Global Network of National Geoparks

Group determined to get geopark label

October 15, 2009

he bid to make southern New Brunswick the first geopark in North America will really begin to rock at a meeting in the city later this month.

World’s largest Dinosaur fossil group discovered in Zhucheng, Shandong

October 15, 2009

A 500-meter-long, 26-meter-deep dinosaur fossil gallery has been found in Shandong’s Zhucheng Dinosaur Stream

Geoparks a new strategy: Geology for Development

October 10, 2009

UNESCO’s support for national GEOPARKS responds to the strong need expressed by the geoscientific community in numerous countries around the world for an international framework of geoconservation to ...

Two New Geoparks in the European Geoparks Network

October 10, 2009

The Coordination Committee of the European Geoparks Network has accepted two new members to the European Geoparks Network at its meeting in Naturtejo Geopark, Portugal, September 2009

Geoparks Ireland Forum

October 10, 2009

The Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) and the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI) wish to contribute to the future development of Geoparks as a major tourism resource in Ireland and Northern...

The 24th meeting of the EGN Coordination committee

October 10, 2009

24th Coordination Committee Meeting of the European Geoparks Network (Provenca-a-Nova) and the 8th European Geoparks Conference (Idanha-a-Nova) were held from 11th – 16th September 2009 in the Naturte...

Successful re-evaluation for Psiloritis Geopark

October 10, 2009

During the 24th Meeting of the European Geoparks Network (EGN) that was held in Naturtejo Geopark, Portugal, from 11th to 13th September, Psiloritis Natural Park was successfully re-evaluated to conti...

North Pennines Pocket Guide 2009/10

October 10, 2009

This free, A5-sized, pocket guide is your comprehensive guide to the North Pennines AONB and UNESCO European and Global Geopark. It's packed full of useful information to make your stay in this fantas...

£12m scheme to turn cavern into national education centre

October 10, 2009

PLANS to create a £12million visitor and education centre at Torquay's Kents Cavern, to tell the story of prehistoric man in Britain, were unveiled on Monday

Shetland becomes a European Geopark

September 21, 2009

It was announced on 15 September 2009 that Geopark Shetland has been welcomed as a member of the European Geoparks Network (EGN)...

Succesful Celebration of EGN Week in Psiloritis Natural Park

September 16, 2009

The celebration was dedicated to the underground and invisible world of Psiloritis mountains; the caves...

Cave dig unearths important finds

September 16, 2009

Teeth and bones from late Ice Age animals, including hyenas, deer and woolly rhinos, have been discovered by archaeologists at a cave in Devon

New timeline for Geopark proposals and evaluation procedure

September 4, 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...

Public Lecture: Geoconservation and Geopark

September 3, 2009

The Hong Kong Wetland Park will organise a public lecture on “Geoconservation and Geopark” on 19 September 2009.

Geopark has potential to provide tourism boost

September 3, 2009

LOUTH'S potential as the heart of a proposed 'Geopark' will be explored with a cross border tour taking place next week.

Monthly Report of the Geopark Naturtejo Meseta Meridional-Issue 35

August 28, 2009

In this issue: – “Mineralogists” from all ages found gold – Teachers enjoy the Geopark- Naturtejo Geopark in the Nature Conservation National Fair – Adventure and Emotion in the Geopark for adolescent...

THE DARWIN ORIGINS DIG RETURNS TO KENTS CAVERN

August 27, 2009

The team of archaeologists is back at Kents Cavern, Devon's award winning caves, on Monday 31st August to continue their major excavations underground, the first for over 80 years...

5 geoparks approved as GGN members

August 25, 2009

Five geoparks in China and Japan have been newly approved as the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) members.

Monthly Report of the Geopark Naturtejo Meseta Meridional-Issue 34

August 17, 2009

In this issue: – Naturtejo shares experience in Turkey – Naturtejo goes for a new Geopark in Brazil- The first revalidation of Naturtejo Geopark –Geoenvironmental party - Geointerview with Casa do For...

Treasures found in the countryside

August 12, 2009

Mississippi Mills created the first municipal Geoheritage Park in Canada last year. It is located at Metcalfe Park in Almonte, beside the hydro reconstruction project.