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The Global Geoparks Network (GGN) (also known as the Global Network of National Geoparks) is UNESCO assisted network established in 1998. Managed under the body's Ecological and Earth Sciences Division, the GGN seeks the promotion and conservation of the planet's geological heritage, as well as encourages the sustainable research and development by the concerned communities.
As of July 2020, there are five UNESCO Global Geoparks in Canada and several aspiring geoparks projects going on, under the framework of the Canadian Geoparks Network. [1] In the United States, there are no active UNESCO Global Geoparks so far, but there are certain plans to establish geoparks, [2] applying for this label.
The European Geoparks Network is a founding member of the Global Geoparks Network and it functions as a regional geopark network of it. As of November 2022, there are 94 UNESCO Global Geoparks in 28 European countries and there are several territories in an aspiring or planned phase, or in a national geopark status. [ 2 ]
The volcano-sedimentary deposits of the "Camaqu basin," which date from the Ediacaran to the Cambrian and give a full and well-exposed record of the South American Platform's transition stage between 600 and 500 Ma, are what define the geology of the Caçapava UNESCO Global Geopark. Numerous surveys have identified several geosites in the ...
The geopark secured membership of both the European Geoparks Network and the UNESCO-assisted Global Network of National Geoparks in 2011. Global status must be renewed every four years and was successfully renewed in 2015. The geopark won the National Geographic World Legacy Award for Destination Leadership in 2016. [3]
The UNESCO Global Geoparks Network co-ordinates the activities of the many UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp's) around the world. It is divided into regional networks, such as the European Geoparks Network. The EGN historically preceded the UGGN, being founded in 2000 with the first four geoparks.
The Black Country UNESCO Global Geopark is a geopark in the Black Country, a part of the West Midlands region of England. Having previously been an ‘aspiring Geopark’, it was awarded UNESCO Global Geopark status on 10 July 2020.
The English Riviera Geopark (ERG) in Torbay is one of eight UNESCO Global Geoparks in the United Kingdom, and one of over one hundred and seventy worldwide. [1] It is one of only two urban Geoparks in the UK, [2] and joined the Global Geoparks Network on 16 September 2007. [3] [4] The Geopark covers 6,200 hectares of land and 4,100 hectares of ...