New timeline for Geopark proposals and evaluation procedure
Source :http://www.globalgeopark.org
Published :September 4, 2009
Annual submission: 1 October - 1 December 2009
At the Global Geoparks Bureau meeting in Taihsan, China, August 2009, the Bureau decided to set up timelines which set a clear time frame for Geopark submissions and evaluation missions, this will clarify the duration of the application process from the date of submission to approval of membership.
The timelines are:
- submission of applications between 1 October and 1 December
- verification check on completeness of documents
- desktop evaluations until 30 April
- field evaluation missions starting 1 May
- decisions on applications during the following next Bureau meeting in autumn