Global Network of National Geoparks

GGN express solidarity to Chinese Global Geoparks

February 12, 2020

FIGHT AGAINST CORONA VIRUSGGN express solidarity to Chinese Global GeoparksDear colleagues from the Chinese Global Geoparks,At this special moment, when the Chinese people are making heroic efforts to...

New Mobile Friendly Website for Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark

January 20, 2020

The Hong Kong Geopark website is welcoming the new year with a new face. After connecting with cyber visitors for nearly 10 years, the geopark website is now being ungraded with a simpler web design...

Fundatory Declaration for the creation of the African UNESCO Global Geopark Network

November 29, 2019

On Friday 22th November 2019, during the 2nd National symposium of Morocco Geological Heritage held in Rabat (Morocco), the official ceremony for the signing of the Fundatory Declaration for the creat...

10th National Geoparks Conference in Japan

November 13, 2019

The 10th National Conference of the Japanese Geoparks Network (JGN) was held from November 2 to 5, 2019 in Oita, Japan. Over 1000 participants gathered from all over Japan mainly from 9 UNESCO Global ...

Experts from the 9th Hutton Symposium on the Origin of Granites and Related Rocks Took Part in the Post-conference Field Trip in Longyan Aspiring Global Geopark

November 5, 2019

During 19-22 October, nine experts from China, Germany, France, Morocco, South Africa and Canada taking part in Post-conference Field Trip-2b of the 9th Hutton Symposium went to Longyan City to ins...

2019 Annual Conference of Geotourism and Geopark & Fujian Longyan Geopark Construction and Tourism Development Seminar was Successfully Held

November 29, 2019

From November 11th to 12th, 2019 Annual Conference of Geotourism and Geopark & Fujian Longyan Geopark Construction and Tourism Development Seminar was successfully held in Longyan. This annual confere...

10th National Geoparks Conference in Japan

November 13, 2019

The 10th National Conference of the Japanese Geoparks Network (JGN) was held from November 2 to 5, 2019 in Oita, Japan. Over 1000 participants gathered from all over Japan mainly from 9 UNESCO Global ...

The 5th International Training Course on UNESCO Global Geoparks Management and Development

November 13, 2019

The 5th International Training Course on UNESCO Global Geoparks Management and Development, which is supported by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Secretariat & UNESCO Beijing Office, the Global Geoparks Ne...

1st World Forum on Nature Conservation - China

November 13, 2019

Due to climate change we are facing major challenges regarding nature and biodiversity conservation. While wildlife populations are supposed to be resilient to shocks in their ecosystems, catastrophic...

UNESCO Global Geoparks Council examines new applications

October 8, 2019

UNESCO Global Geoparks are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and susta...

Exchange Weeks for APGN Geopark Schools from Japan and Hong Kong

August 23, 2019

It has been a special summer for 125 students from 5 UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps) – Unzen Volcanic Area, Oki Islands, Itoigawa, San’in Kaigan and Hong Kong – as they took part in student-exchange ac...

Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark communities attend a field trip to learn about Chinese medicinal plants

June 11, 2019

Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (HKUGGp) partnered with local Chinese medicine practitioners and herbal plant experts from the Hong Kong Chinese Medicine and Herbs Association to lead villagers of geo...

Shennongjia Establishes Golden Snub-nosed Monkey Conservation Foundation

May 5, 2019

On April 26th, 2019, Shennongjia Golden Snub-nosed Monkey Conservation Foundation registered by Shennongjia UNESCO Global Geopark(UGGp) was established. The first donations from enterprises and indivi...

Eleven sites and extensions in Asia, Europe, and South America receive UNESCO Global Geopark Label

April 17, 2019

© Vis Archipelago UNESCO Global Geopark/ Ivo pervanUNESCO’s Executive Board today approved the designation of eight new sites demonstrating the diversity of the planet’s geology as new Geoparks. ...

Geo-routes Downloads and Visits Record Number To Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark

March 4, 2019

Boltaña February 2, 2019. During 2018, Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark, located in the Castillo of Aínsa, registered 23 277 visits, overcoming in more than 14% the visits of the previous y...

Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark presents “Subterranean waters and climate change”

March 4, 2019

The PIRAGUA PROYECT in collaboration with the Comarca de Sobrarbe and the Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark , organized a conference about “Subterranean waters and climate change”. The impact...

UNESCO includes the knowledge and techniques of the art of construction in dry stone in the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity

March 4, 2019

Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark has scheduled a dry stone construction workshop for next spring, funded 90% by the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Government of Spain. The ONU cultu...

Follow National Geographic photographer Matthieu Paley as he explores Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark

February 14, 2019

Hong Kong is seen mainly as a modern metropolis by many. In a collaboration between National Geographic and Hong Kong Tourism Board, National Geographic photographer Matthieu Paley explores the Sai Ku...

Winter fishing began in Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark

January 10, 2019

Winter fishing began on the ice surface of the Third Lake in Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark on December 28, 2018. The old winter fishing attracted a great number of tourists.Sacrifice was one of...