Recent years, the book Tourism Shaping Tomorrow has been chosen several times as material for the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) training courses. The book was made by Monitoring...
The United Nations (UN) has declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The resolution, recognizes the importance of international tourism, and particularly of the ...
UNESCO Global Geoparks celebrate the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, 2017. Well-designed and well-managed tourism can make a significant contribution to sustainable developm...
On December 7th 2016, three European UNESCO Global Geoparks gain recognition at the European parliament and awarded the “European Charter for Sustainable Tourism”.Cilento Vallo di Diano and Alburni Na...
In May, 2016, the Japanese Geoparks Network (JGN) commenced the “Capacity development to stimulate networking activities between geoparks in the Asia-Pacific” Project 2016 which is subsidized by the (...
Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (HKUGG) is constantly looking for innovative ways to support local economic and cultural activities in the geopark and local communities. In order to publicise geotouri...
The astronauts from the European Space Agency (ESA), Luca Parmitano (Italy) and Pedro Duque (Spain), and the Eurocom (link of astronauts and cosmonauts in orbit) Matthias Maurer (Germany), have partic...
The Global Geoparks Network is glad to announce thatthe 8th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks is going to take place at the Adamello-Brenta UNESCO Global Geopark in Trentino, Italy ...
GLOBAL GEOPARKS NETWORKBEST PRACTICES AWARD 2016The Global Geoparks Network (GGN) Best Practices Award aims to promote, enhance and encourage the development of innovative initiatives in UNESCO Glob...
The 1st Forum of Shennongjia UNESCO Global Geopark was held in Muyu Town, Shennongjia Forestry District on October 10th – 13th, 2016.At opening ceremony, Ms. Chen Xiaoning, Deputy Director of the Depa...
On Saturday, September 24th at Kanazawa University, the Japanese Association of Mineralogical Sciences announced their selection of jade as Japan’s National Stone.Raw jadeite from Itoigawa UNESCO Glob...
With the support of the Chinese Geoparks Network and in collaboration with English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark, one of our sister geoparks, Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (HKGP) is involved in a ...
The more than 1,800 UNESCO designated sites around the world – World Heritage sites, biosphere reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks – are impacted by climate change, and can play a significant role in ...
Since its designation, Hong Kong Geopark has established partnerships with academic institutes, research institutes and museums both in Hong Kong and overseas. Making inroads in furthering collabor...
Recently, a sister relationship was officially formed between Unzen Volcanic Area UNESCO Global Geopark and Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark. Since establishing a cooperation agreement...
Great technology trends grow quickly. In 2013, Magma UNESCO Global Geopark, alongside technology- and communications agency Doublethink embarked on an ambitious project with support...
Expanding Networks in Eastern Asia from Niigata, Japan The Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark, located in the Japanese Prefecture of Niigata, is in close proximity to two Japanese National Geopark...
We call sea deeper than 200 m the “Deep Sea.” Sunlight can hardly reach there and the temperature is around 2-4 ℃. It’s just like being in a refrigerator. This extreme “Deep Sea World” is very close t...
Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark strives to promote geo-tourism in collaboration with different stakeholders in innovative ways. Geo-tourism is a tourism activity centred on geological heritage, whi...
Recently, over 40 professors and students from the Department of Geography and Environment Management of University of Waterloo(UW), Canada and the School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nan...
