Geoparks
and UNESCO

Après des années de travail, le Beaujolais vient d'obtenir le label Geopark de l'UNESCO. Daniel PACCOUD, président du Syndicat Mixte du Beaujolais est très fier d'annoncer cette bonne nouvelle pour le territoire et son tourisme.

La denominación reconoce a la provincia como un territorio con una notable diversidad geológica, digna de admiración, de ser conservada, aprovechada estudiada e investigada científicamente. Esto estimula la inversión en proyectos, ayuda a la creación de nuevas fuentes y oportunidades de ingresos a través del geoturismo y, a la vez, se protegen los recursos existentes. #PrefecturaDeImbabura #ImbaburaGeoparqueMundial

Le Géoparc de Percé confirme que sa mise en candidature en vue d’une certification en tant que « Géoparc mondial UNESCO » en 2018 est maintenant complétée. Thierry Haroun a couvert cette annonce pour nous. Reflet d'ici estivale 28 septembre 2017

Baringo county is set to host a global geopark, the second in African after Morocco and the first in the Sub-Saharan region. Kenya National Commission for Unesco chairperson Rashid Aman said the Baringo ecosystem qualifies for the event because it has all the features needed to be a Unesco global geopark. He spoke during the World Peace Week at Kapsois Primary, Baringo South, on Friday. Aman said the plan also involves five counties in the North Rift region. He added that one of the key features required for an area to become a geopark is that it must have “geological features of universal importance”. Mountains, rocks and several other geographical features make Baringo the best place to be listed as a geopark. Aman said the fact that Baringo is in the Rift Valley, a geological feature, is an added advantage. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more great videos: https://www.youtube.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KTNNews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KTNNewsKenya For more great content go to http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews and download our apps: http://std.co.ke/apps/#android KTN News is a leading 24-hour TV channel in Eastern Africa with its headquarters located along Mombasa Road, at Standard Group Centre. This is the most authoritative news channel in Kenya and beyond.

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Speaking with Carolyn Stokes of CBC, Jack Matthews discusses the UNESCO evaluation of the Discovery Aspiring Geopark, and the many benefits it could bring to the communities of the Bonavista Peninsula

[Anchor Lead] Efforts are underway to designate the area around the Hantanggang River in Cheorwon as a UNESCO Global Geopark for its famous basalt columnar jointing forms. Get a look at these impressive natural structures in our next story. [Pkg] Formed over hundreds of millions of years, these basalt columnar joints along with the surrounding gorges and waterfalls create a breathtaking spectacle. The 163km Hantangang River originates in Pyeonggang County in the northern part of Gangwon-do Province and flows through Cheorwon-gun County and Gyeonggi-do Province into the Yellow Sea. Efforts are underway to designate the Hantangang River area as a UNESCO global geopark for its high geological value. [Soundbite] Prof. Kim Chang-hwan(Kangwon National Univ.) : "This area has a lot of potential because it's the only place in the world that has a demilitarized zone and geological resources." The governments of Gangwon-do Province and Cheorwon-gun County have launched academic research into the area in a joint effort with the local governments of Yeoncheon and Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do Province. [Soundbite] Hong Jung-pyo(Director, Cheorwon Facilities Management Office) : "We will ensure legal protection for the columnar joints with the help of geological experts, and create hiking trails around the columnar joints for tourists." If the area is designated as a global geopark, it will be able to attract international tourists and promote tourism in the demilitarized zone.

Satun Geopark has been named as Thailand’s first Unesco Global Geopark for its renowned natural beauty and geological significance. On April the seventeenth the Unesco executive board in Paris officially endorsed Satun one of the 13 new sites around the world. Unesco said the Satun Geopark covers an area of over two thousand five hundred square kilometers and contains over 500 million years of geological and natural history, as well as being home to many ethnic groups with rich cultural traditions. Pataraphon Ratanapichetchai, Satun’s governor, expects more tourists after the announcement and said Satun has been preparing for this for the last 2 years.

China's Jiuhuashan National Geopark are listed as UNESCO global geoparks on Wednesday. It is a major source of the fresh water that feeds the Yangtze River system in addition to their religious, historical and cultural significance #AmazingChina

Expected to make a leap into a global tourist site based on geological resources [International i Journal = Reporter Ma Hyeseong from Yeoui Peak, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea] Cheongsong-gun, a geological repository having natural conditions, was registered for the UNESCO Global Geoparks for the 2nd time in Korea next to Jeju Island. ▲ Cheongsong-gun registered for the UNESCO Global Geoparks at last! ⓒIIJ As a result, Cheongsong-gun will be entitled to the status as the UNESCO Global Geoparks for 4 years from May 5, 2017. Cheongsong County, which was recommended to be registered by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Committee last December, was finally adopted as the UNESCO Global Geoparks at the UNESCO Executive Council held in Paris, France at 4:30 pm on May 1, 2017 local time. A total of 33 places have been designated as UNESCO Global Geoparks over 127 countries in the world, and 8 places in 8 countries including France, Iran, and Spain were newly added to the list of Global Geoparks along with Cheongsong. As a result, Cheongsong-gun paved the way for growing into a tourist site whose geological value is recognized through nature conservation and utilization of its tourism resources. Preserving lithium-bearing tosudite minerals massively, which are present in a very small amount only in less than 10 regions of the world and possessing spherulitic rhyolite, the so-called "flower stone", Cheongsong-gun has been evaluated as the optimum place for geology study in the world in the screening course of Global Geoparks. In particular, the Juwangsan National Park is made up of one of the thickest volcanic ash layers in the world, and the Juwangsan Valley Geology Trail has been highly appreciated by the evaluation committee because the convenience facilities are designed well enough to facilitate the visit of the elderly or handicapped. Also, Beopsudoseok (Stone) Geosite, the home of Cheongsong Porcelain raw materials, is an area where geology, history, and culture are mixed well to become a region that suits the concept of Geoparks most. Apples, one of the representative resources of Cheongsong, are worthy of being used as geological food because they are grown on a hardened ground where the ejecta from volcanic activities that shook the southeastern part of the Korean Cretaceous Peninsula has been piled up. However, as the Global Geoparks should be re-certified every 4 years, we are also under pressure to make constant efforts and achievements in order to revitalize this Global Geoparks. With regard to the registration for Global Geoparks, Cheongsong County Governor Han Sang-soo said, "We will utilize the brand value of UNESCO to improve the awareness of Cheongsong and attract tourists" and added, "We will induce stay type tours to create income and open the era of sustainable future development.”