The Adamello Brenta Nature Park from Italy has affiliated the GGN (Global Geoparks Network) and EGN (European Geoparks Network)officially in April 2008. The area of the Adamello Brenta Nature Park which has applied to become the Adamello Brenta Geopark includes both the protected area itself and neighbouring municipalities for a total of 1146 km². The Global Network of National Geoparks under UNESCO has now 56 members up to now, which are present in 17 Member States.