UNESCO’s Executive Board has approved the designation of 8 new UNESCO Global Geoparks bringing the number of sites participating in the Global Geoparks Network to 177 in 46 countries. Two new countries, Luxembourg and Sweden, this year join the Global Network with the designation of their first...
UNESCO Global Geoparks Global Geoparks Network Asia Pacific Geoparks Network Chinese Geoparks Network ZIGONG UNESCO GLOBAL Geopark ZIGONG UNESCO GLOBAL Geopark Add:No.4, Binjiang Road, Ziliujing District, Zigong City, Sichuan, P.R. China, 643000phone: +0813-2218611fax: +0813-2218611 在附近...
This has been also a period of significant development for UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps), on one hand with the creation of the International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme, and the other, in the number and diversity of UGGps recognised across the world. Geoparks have particular ...
It is in this context and through various case studies that this book questions the aims of the UNESCO global geoparks ? in terms of heritage inventory and conservation, the participation of local populations, the local development of a territory and its enhancement through heritage interpretation....
Professor Zheng introduced the work related to the evaluation of UNESCO Global Geoparks. He pointed out that the UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) focus on the conservation and promotion of the preservation of geological heri...
PARIS, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese geoparks have officially been added to the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization announced on Thursday. The decision was made during the 221st session of the Executive Board of UNESCO, which ap...
There are 195 UNESCO Geoparks around the world, and four of these parks are located in Norway. What is Magma UNESCO Global Geopark? In Magma Geopark, you enter an area that was once over 20 kilometres below the earth's surface and covered by a mountain range the size of the Himalayas....
Aspects of geoheritage have interested the general public for centuries. Since the global growth of geotourism and geoparks, the importance of geoheritage
CHANGCHUN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- With six Chinese geoparks newly designated as Global Geoparks by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday, China is now home to 47 Global Geoparks. Among the newly designated sites, the Mount Changbaishan Geopark ...
【Itoigawa Global Geopark Official Website】Itoigawa is a worldwide valuable area where you can see wonderful landscapes and precious geological features that show how the Japanese islands were formed, represented by the Fossa Magna.