Global Network of National Geoparks

Zhangjiajie Global Geopark successfully organized “International Workshop on Cave Protection and Disaster Prevention in 2017”

December 7, 2017

From 28th to 30th of November, the “International Workshop on Cave Protection and Disaster Prevention in 2017” was held in Zhangjiajie UNESCO Global Geopark, aiming at identifying the approaches to t...

The Last Drifting Apart Project meeting in Magma Geopark

November 23, 2017Sara Gentilini

From 11 to 14th of November our partners from Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust ( Northern Ireland) , Shetland Geopark ( Scotland), Reykjanes Geopark (Iceland) Stonehammer Geopark ...

Graduation Ceremony of the Tai Po Capacity Building Programme and Official Reopening of the Tai Po Geoheritage Centre

November 1, 2017

To benefit the local community through the promotion of responsible and sustainable geo-tourism, Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (HKUGGp), in collaboration with the Environmental Association, provid...

Meeting of the Interreg Danube GeoTour Project Successfully Held in Wildalpen, Austria from 20th – 23rd September 2017

September 27, 2017

Last week the second get-together of the project partners took place in Austria. The UNESCO Global Geoparks Karawanken-Karavanke and Styrian Eisenwurzen had the chance to welcome the 11 pro...

Japanese Geoparks Network (JGN) representatives visit UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGs) of China

September 26, 2017

As a follow up of the first visit of Chinese Geoparks representatives to the Japanese Geoparks Network (JGN) in April this year, representatives from the JGN, Itoigawa UGG, Muroto UGG, San’in Kaigan...

Opening of the geoVR exhibition in the Magma Geopark info centre

September 25, 2017

Magma UENSCO Global Geopark is happy to announce the opening of the geoVR virtual exhibition in the Magma Geopark new info centre.The interactive exhibition is the result of several Regional, National...

Leiqiong Organized 2017 National Science Popularization Day Activities

September 25, 2017

To implement Outline of the Action Plan for the Nation’s Science Literacyand further strengthen Geoscience popularization work, Leiqiong UNESCO Global Geopark organized 2017 National Science Popula...

Itoigawa Geopark Receives Delegation from Iran’s Qeshm Island Geopark

September 22, 2017

On September 20, 2017, a delegation of 11 men and women from Qeshm Island, Iran’s first UNESCO Global Geopark, arrived in Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark on a mi...

7th Student Exchange Programme between Hong Kong and Japanese Geoparks

September 7, 2017

The 7th Student Exchange Programme, jointly organized by Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (Hong Kong Geopark) and the Japanese Geoparks Network, was successfully carried out in July and August 2017. A...

The Japanese Geoparks Network (JGN) welcomes LIONS Nature Education Foundation (LNEF) from Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (UGG) of China

August 28, 2017

Representatives of the JGN met a delegation from LNEF, from Hong Kong UGG of China, on 21 August to express great appreciation of LNEF’s support for regional networking over the years. LNEF is a ma...

Summer Networking between Hong Kong Geopark and Japanese Geoparks

August 28, 2017

Networking among UNESCO Global Geoparks not only builds momentum for the development of the Global Geoparks Network and Asia Pacific Geoparks Network (APGN); it also plays a valuable role in facili...

Three-day mini exchange programme for APGN Geoparks

August 21, 2017

Representatives of Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark (UGG), Hong Kong UGG, Tateyama Kurobe Geopark (GP), Dinosaur Valley Fukui Katasuyama GP and Hakusan Tedorigawa GP met from 18 to 20 August for a th...

Star Viewing Tour in Huangshan Geopark

August 11, 2017

Besides of wondrous pines, shaped rocks, cloud sea, spring and winter scenery, star viewing is also a reason for visiting Huangshan.Huangshan is always engadged in enriching tourists’ experience. A ...

The Suwolbong Trail of Jeju Island Geopark Set as a Model for other Geopark Trails

August 2, 2017

Jeju Island was designated as a Global Geopark in 2010, the first in Korea to be designated as a Global Geopark. The whole island is the Geopark, but there are a total of 12 representative attract...

The first Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark Tourism Magazine is available now!

July 31, 2017

To publicize the unique and diversified experiences Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (Hong Kong Geopark) offers and to bring you the best of Hong Kong Geopark in geological, ecological, cultural and hi...

The announcement on funding the delegates from developing countries to attend the 5th APGN Symposium

July 26, 2017

The 5th APGN SymposiumOrganizingCommitteehasannouncedthe decision to choose ten delegates from developing countries as the representatives to the 5th APGN Symposium.*NAME LIST1. Samuel TETSOPGANG (CAM...

Eight Geological sites in Asia, Europe and Latin America become UNESCO Global Geoparks

May 5, 2017

Paris, 5 May—Eight sites demonstrating the great diversity of our planet’s geology have received the UNESCO Global Geopark label on 5 May, when UNESCO’s Executive Board endorsed the decisions made by ...

CGN & JGN Visit and Exchange Programme

April 24, 2017

The first ever visit and exchange programme between the Chinese Geoparks Network (CGN) and the Japanese Geoparks Network (JGN) came to an end on the 19th of April. The programme took place over one ...

Geopark Response to the Itoigawa Station North Fire of December 2016

April 14, 2017

At about 10:20 a.m. on Thursday, December 22nd, 2016, a fire broke out in historic Downtown Itoigawa, part of the Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark’s Itoigawa Coast Geosite. The fire, which started in th...

“Geoscience Capacity Building Programme 2017” Held in Hong Kong

April 12, 2017

With the success of this programme in the past two years, the Department of Science and Technology & International Cooperation of the Ministry of Land and Resources of China (MLR) again supported ...