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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.
[2] Today the geopark is virtually synonymous with the UNESCO geopark, which is defined and managed under the voluntary authority of UNESCO's International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme (IGGP). [3] UNESCO provides a standard for geoparks and a certification service to territories that apply for it. The service is available to member states ...
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.
Latin America [a] is represented under the Global Geoparks Network by the geoparks of the Latin American Geoparks Network (Red GEOLAC). As of 2024, it includes 12 UNESCO Global Geoparks and further projects are in progress seeking UNESCO status or that of national geopark in South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
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 ...
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 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]
Created in 2015 the park is a member of the European Geoparks Network, [1] which is a regional organization of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network. [2] Geopark management was added to the responsibilities of a governmental agency, the Municipal Organization for Socio-Cultural Development of Sitia (DOKAS, abbreviation of the Greek name).