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...
On May 12th, Wangwushan-Daimeishan UNESCO Global Geopark Administrative Bureau and Henan Geological Museum signed an agreement on establishing paleontology scientific investigation base. Pu Hanyong, C...
Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark responds to increased activity of Mt. YakeyamaItoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark is located atop a massive fault line. This location, straddling the border between the Eu...
The Geoscience Capacity-Building Programme 2016, designed to promote science popularisation in Mainland China and Hong Kong and to develop high-calibre geoscience talent, was successfully hosted in...
At the beginning of April 2016, 33 primary school pupils from Lions Clubs International Ho Tak Sum Primary School of Hong Kong visited Zigong Global Geopark, and participated school activities with Zi...
Geopark Araripe, extension of the Regional University of Cariri (URCA) through the Institutional Program for Scientific Initiation Scholarships (PIBIC) opened with public notice called for 15 scholars...
