Global Network of National Geoparks

Information Session on the role of National Commissions for the establishment and management of UNESCO Global Geoparks

December 22, 2023

A meeting to highlight the unique role that National Commissions can play for aspiring and current UNESCO Global Geoparks, the most recent UNESCO site designation. The Montserrat mountain range, Cent...

Two new geoparks proposed for endorsement at the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council

December 15, 2023

The second part of the 8th UNESCO Global Geoparks Council session took place last week to assess new geopark applications, revalidations and zone-modification requests.Maestrazgo UNESCO Global Geopark...

UNESCO Global Geoparks Council proposes 16 new geoparks for endorsement

September 12, 2023

The UNESCO Global Geoparks Council accepted 16 applications from prospective UNESCO Global Geoparks during the first meeting of its 8th session, organized under the auspices of M’Goun UNESCO Global G...

UNESCO Global Geopark family reunites in Marrakesh

September 6, 2023

The UNESCO Global Geopark family is set to convene this week, 4-10 September, in Marrakesh, Morocco. This meeting marks the return to face-to-face gatherings, post-pandemic, as well as the f...

UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks

May 26, 2023

UNESCO's Executive Board has endorsed the addition of 18 sites to the UNESCO Global Geoparks network. This brings the total number of geoparks to 195 in 48 countries. Two UNESCO Member States join...

Hong Kong Geopark Promotion and Education Events on the First International Geodiversity Day

December 12, 2022

The first International Geodiversity Day, on 6 October 2022, was marked by a variety of awareness and education activities around the world to raise awareness of geodiversity and the many benefits i...

China-Italy UNESCO Global Geoparks Forum Successfully Held

November 8, 2022

On November 3rd, 2022, the China-Italy UNESCO Global Geoparks Forum was held offline and online in China University of Geosciences, Beijing, this event was jointly organized by the China Universit...

Online Exchange between Shennongjia UGGp, China and Grutas del Palacio UGGp, Uruguay

September 9, 2022Chen Jinxin & Gao Ke

In the evening of September 7th, Shennongjia UNESCO Global Geopark, China and Grutas del Palacio UNESCO Global Geopark, Uruguay held an online meeting to communicate on future cooperation be...

French customs return 998 stolen fossils to UNESCO Global Geopark in Brazil

June 17, 2022

On 24 May, French customs officers returned a palaeontological treasure trove to the Brazilian authorities: 998 fossils dating from the Cretaceous period (145–65 million years ago). These fossils had...

UNESCO designates 8 new Global Geoparks

April 13, 2022

UNESCO's Executive Board has approved the designation of 8 new UNESCO Global Geoparks bringing the number of sites participating in the Global Geoparks Network to 177 in 46 countries. Two new co...

Grants to support the creation of geoparks in Africa and the Arab States

March 1, 2022

UNESCO and the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) have launched a joint initiative to promote the Geopark concept in the Arab States. The deadline for applications is 30 April 2022©Skye McKenzie Op...

Grants to support the creation of geoparks in Small Island Developing States

March 1, 2022

UNESCO and the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) have launched a joint initiative to promote the Geopark concept in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The deadline for applications is 30 April 2022...

UNESCO and IUGS present Earth Futures Festival

February 14, 2022

Are you a geologist with good video skills? A video-maker with a passion for the planet or simply someone who likes to film your adventures across the world? Then maybe this is for you!The Earth Futur...

9th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks successfully held by the Jeju Island UNESCO Global Geopark

December 22, 2021

The DIGITAL 9th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks, with the main theme: “FUN Geopark”, was successfully organized between 12th and 16th of December 2021 by the Jeju Island UNESCO Glob...

UNESCO Global Geoparks Council Proposes 8 new UNESCO Global Geoparks

December 14, 2021

At its sixth statutory meeting held online between the 8thand 11th ofDecember 2021, the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council assessed 18 new applications for UNESCO Global Geoparks (submitted in 2019 and 20...

UNESCO Global Geoparks Events in Central Asia

December 10, 2021

Bakten, Kyrgyzstan, September 18-212021On September 18-21, an international seminar on “UNESCO Global Geoparks in Central Asia: areas for geotourism promotion and sustainable management of geological ...

UNESCO adopts International Geodiversity Day

November 26, 2021

Mark it in your calendar. From now on, 6 October will be International Geodiversity Day. This annual celebration of geodiversity was approved on 22 November by 193 member states attending UNESCO’s bie...

460 million year-old fossil finds a new home at UNESCO

November 18, 2021

A trilobite fossil dated from the Middle Ordovician (~467-458 Ma) ofthe Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark in northern Portugal was donated to UNESCO today. Ambassador António Nóvoa, P...