{"id":25528820,"date":"2022-06-17T00:57:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T19:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=25528820"},"modified":"2022-06-20T12:22:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T06:52:51","slug":"unesco-global-geopark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/unesco-global-geopark\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO Global Geopark &#8211; Features and List"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d37cbeee664\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d37cbeee664\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/unesco-global-geopark\/#About_UNESCO\" >About UNESCO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/unesco-global-geopark\/#LIST_OF_UNESCO_GLOBAL_GEOPARKS\" >LIST OF UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/unesco-global-geopark\/#About_UNESCO_Global_Geoparks\" >About UNESCO Global Geoparks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>UNESCO Global Geoparks are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development. China is the country with the largest number of global geoparks. Notably there are not yet any global geoparks in the United States\u00a0or\u00a0South Asia and most of Africa.\u00a0<sup id=\"cite_ref-11\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In this article we will discuss about United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its list of Global Geoparks, it is an important topic for upcoming IAS Exam. For the ease of candidates preparing for the UPSC exam list of UNESCO Global Geoparks are listed below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Attempt Free GK Mock test ! Download Entri App!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_UNESCO\"><\/span><strong>About UNESCO<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is an important program under the United Nations and is headquartered in Paris, France.<\/li>\n<li>UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to construct peace thru worldwide cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture.<\/li>\n<li>UNESCO&#8217;s programmes make a contribution to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals described in Agenda 2030, followed with the aid of using the UN General Assembly in 2015.<\/li>\n<li>UNESCO-IOC (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) is main a worldwide attempt to set up ocean-primarily based totally tsunami caution structures as a part of an standard multi-danger catastrophe discount strategy. Recently, UNESCO-IOC accepted the popularity of groups of Odisha viz., Venkatraipur and Noliasahi as Tsunami Ready Communities.<\/li>\n<li>It has 193 Members and eleven Associate Members. India joined UNESCO in 1946.<\/li>\n<li>In 2019, america and Israel officially end UNESCO. It is situated in Paris, France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"block-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LIST_OF_UNESCO_GLOBAL_GEOPARKS\"><\/span><strong>LIST OF UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKS<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Country\/Territory<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>UNESCO Global Geopark<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Austria<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ore of the Alps UGGp &#8211; 2004<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Styrian Eisenwurzen UGGp &#8211; 2014<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Karawanken \/ Karavanke UGGp* (Austria and Slovenia) &#8211; 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Belgium<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Famenne-Ardenne UGGp &#8211; 2018<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Brazil<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Araripe UGGp &#8211; 2006<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Serid\u00f3 UNESCO Global Geopark<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Southern Canyons Pathways UNESCO Global Geopark<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Canada<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perc\u00e9 UGGp &#8211; 2018<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stonehammer UGGp &#8211; 2010<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tumbler Ridge UGGp &#8211; 2014<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cliffs of Fundy UGGp &#8211; 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discovery UGGp &#8211; 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Chile<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">K\u00fctralkura UGGp &#8211; 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>China<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alxa Desert UGGp &#8211; 2009<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arxan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dali-Cangshan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Danxiashan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dunhuang UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fangshan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Funiushan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guangwushan-Nuoshuihe UGGP\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hexigten UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hong Kong UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Huanggang Dabieshan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Huangshan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jingpohu UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jiuhuashan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keketuohai UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leiqiong UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leye Fengshan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Longhushan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lushan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Kunlun UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ningde UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Qinling Zhongnanshan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sanqingshan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shennongjia UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shilin UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Songshan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taining UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taishan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tianzhushan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wangwushan-Daimeishan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wudalianchi UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xiangxi UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xingwen UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yandangshan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yanqing UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yimengshan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yuntaishan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zhangjiajie UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zhangye UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zhijindong Cave UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zigong UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Croatia<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Papuk UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vis Archipelago UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Cyprus<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Troodos UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Czechia<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bohemian Paradise UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Denmark<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Odsherred UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vestjylland UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Ecuador<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imbabura UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Finland<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rokua UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lauhanvuori-Haemeenkangas UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saimaa UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Salpausselk\u00e4 UNESCO Global Geopark<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>France<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beaujolais UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Causses du Quercy UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chablais UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Haute-Provence UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Luberon UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massif des Bauges UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monts d&#8217;Ard\u00e8che UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Germany*<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bergstra\u00dfe-Odenwald UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harz, Braunschweiger Land UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Swabian Alb UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/global-geoparks\/terra.vita\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">T<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ERRA.vita UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vulkaneifel UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thuringia Inselsberg -Drei Gleichen UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Muskauer Faltenbogen \/ \u0141uk Mu\u017cakowa UGGp* (Germany and Poland)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Greece<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chelmos Vouraikos UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lesvos Island UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Psiloritis UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sitia UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vikos &#8211; Aoos UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grevena &#8211; Kozani UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kefalonia-Ithaca UNESCO Global Geopark<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Hungary*<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bakony-Balaton UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Novohrad-N\u00f3gr\u00e1d UGGp* (Hungary and Slovakia)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Iceland<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Katla UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reykjanes UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Indonesia<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Batur UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ciletuh &#8211; Palabuhanratu UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gunung Sewu UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rinjani-Lombok UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Belitong<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toba Caldera UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Iran (Islamic Republic of)<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Qeshm Island UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Ireland*<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Burren &amp; Cliffs of Moher UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copper Coast UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marble Arch Caves UGGp* (Ireland &amp; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Italy<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adamello-Brenta UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alpi Apuane UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beigua UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madonie UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pollino UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sesia Val Grande UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rocca di Cerere UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tuscan Mining Park UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aspromonte UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maiella<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Japan<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aso UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Itoigawa UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Izu Peninsula UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mt. Apoi UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Muroto UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oki Islands UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">San&#8217;in Kaigan UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toya &#8211; Usu UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unzen Volcanic Area UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Luxembourg<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M\u00ebllerdall UNESCO Global Geopark<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Malaysia<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Langkawi UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Mexico<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Comarca Minera, Hidalgo UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Morocco<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M&#8217;Goun UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Netherlands<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">De Hondsrug UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Norway<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gea Norvegica UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Magma UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trollfjell UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Nicaragua<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rio Coco 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UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Serbia<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Djerdap UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Slovakia*<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Novohrad-N\u00f3gr\u00e1d UGGp* (Hungary and Slovakia)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Slovenia*<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Idrija UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Karawanken \/ Karavanke UGGp* (Austria and Slovenia)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Spain<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Basque Coast UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cabo de Gata-N\u00edjar UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Central Catalonia UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Origens UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Courel Mountains UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">El Hierro UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Granada UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Las Loras UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maestrazgo UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Molina &amp; Alto Tajo UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sierra Norte de Sevilla UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sierras Subb\u00e9ticas UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sobrarbe-Pirineos UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Villuercas Ibores Jara UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Sweden<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plat\u00e5bergens UNESCO Global Geopark<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Tanzania<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ngorongoro Lengai UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Thailand<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Satun UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>T\u00fcrkiye<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kula-Salihli UGGp (formerly known as Kula Volcanic UGGp, extended and renamed in 2020)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland*<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black Country UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">English Riviera UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forest Fawr UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GeoM\u00f4n UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Pennines AONB UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North-West Highlands UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shetland UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marble Arch Caves UGGp* (Ireland &amp; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Uruguay<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grutas del Palacio UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Viet Nam<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dak Nong UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dong Van Karst Plateau UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non nuoc Cao Bang UGGp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/List-of-Global-Geopark.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download List of UNESCO Global Geoparks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #1d1f20;font-size: 1.953em\">Features of UNESCO Global Geoparks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The important features of UNESCO Global Geopark are detailed below:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Management:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>These are controlled through way of way of a frame having felony existence identified below national legislation.<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance and preservation of Geoparks by involving local communities and combining conservation with sustainable development of the region.<\/li>\n<li>It desires to be noted that\u00a0UNESCO Global Geopark repute does not recommend guidelines on any monetary interest interior a UNESCO Global Geopark\u00a0wherein that interest complies with indigenous, network, nearby and\/or national legislation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Visibility:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Geoparks are sustained through\u00a0geo tourism activities\u00a0like excursions, nature trails, guided tours, trekking and educational meets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Networking:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cooperating with the network people\u00a0(bottom-up approach) dwelling withinside the geopark area and with\u00a0unique UNESCO Global Geoparks\u00a0through the\u00a0Global Geoparks Network (GGN).<\/li>\n<li>GGN, of which club is compulsory for UNESCO Global Geoparks, is a legally constituted not-for-income organisation with an annual club fee. It was based totally absolutely in 2004.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Designation Period:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A UNESCO Global Geopark is given this designation for a length of 4 years and then the functioning and fantastic of every UNESCO Global Geopark can be very well re-tested in the course of a revalidation process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Attempt Free GK Mock test ! Download Entri App!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_UNESCO_Global_Geoparks\"><\/span><strong>About UNESCO Global Geoparks<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At present there are 161 UNESCO Global Geoparks in 44 countries across the world, India is yet to have one of its own. UNESCO Global Geoparks single, unified geographical areas of international geological significance, and are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education, and sustainable development. UNESCO\u2019s work with geoparks began in 2001. In 2004, 17 European and 8 Chinese geoparks came together at UNESCO headquarters in Paris to form the\u00a0Global Geoparks Network (GGN)<span class=\"ext\"><span class=\"element-invisible\">(link is external)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0where national geological heritage initiatives contribute to and benefit from their membership of a global network of exchange and cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The 195 Member States of UNESCO ratified the creation of a new label, the UNESCO Global Geoparks, during the 38th General Conference of the Organisation since November 2015 and enhance recognition of the importance of managing outstanding geological sites and landscapes in a holistic manner. The Organization supports Member States efforts to establish UNESCO Global Geoparks all around the world.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A UNESCO Global Geopark enhances awareness and understanding of key issues facing society, such as using our earth\u2019s resources sustainably, mitigating the effects of climate change and reducing natural disasters-related risks.<\/li>\n<li>The creation of innovative local enterprises, new jobs and high quality training courses is stimulated as new sources of revenue are generated through geotourism, while the geological resources of the area are protected.<\/li>\n<li>A set of criteria as established by UNESCO must first be met for a geopark, as nominated by the corresponding government, to be included in the GGN:\n<ul>\n<li>the existence of a management plan designed to foster socio-economic development that is sustainable (most likely to be based on agritourism and geotourism);<\/li>\n<li>demonstrate methods for conserving and enhancing geological heritage and provide means for teaching geoscientific disciplines and broader environmental issues;<\/li>\n<li>joint-proposals submitted by public authorities, local communities and private interests acting together, which demonstrate the best practices with respect to Earth heritage conservation and its integration into sustainable development strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Global Geoparks Network (GGN)<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Global Geoparks Network (GGN), of which membership is obligatory for UNESCO Global Geoparks, is a legally constituted not-for-profit organization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The GGN was founded in 2004 and is a dynamic network where members exchange ideas of best practice to raise the quality standards of a UNESCO Global Geopark.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the GGN as a whole comes together every two years, it functions through the operation of regional networks, such as the European Geoparks Network that meets twice a year to develop and promote joint activities.It is managed under the UNESCO\u2019s Ecological and Earth Sciences Division.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The first batch of members to the GGN were announced during the first International Conference on Geoparks in 2004.<\/li>\n<li>There are now GGN member sites situated in 5 of 7 continents and there being none currently in either\u00a0Antarctica\u00a0or\u00a0Australasia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3MWTnuS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grab Study Materials to Strengthen your Knowledge in GK!! Register Here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Global Geoparks vs Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage Sites<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>UNESCO Global Geoparks: <\/strong>Give international recognition for sites that promote the importance and significance of protecting the Earth\u2019s geodiversity through actively engaging with the local communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biosphere Reserves:<\/strong> Focus on the harmonised management of biological and cultural diversity.India has 12\u00a0biosphere reserves under the\u00a0World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR).<\/p>\n<p><strong>World Heritage Sites:<\/strong> Promote the conservation of natural and cultural sites of outstanding universal value. India has 38 world heritage sites, including 30 cultural properties, 7 natural properties and 1 mixed site.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>UNESCO Global Geopark in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>India is among one of the countries which do not have Global Geopark registered and recognized under UNESCO Global Geopark list. It is coastal red sediment mounds located between Visakhapatnam and Bheemunipatnam. Visakhapatnam and 34 National Geological Monument Sites notified by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) were featured.<\/p>\n<p>Erra Matti Dibbalu or the coastal red sediment mounds, which are sand dunes located between Visakhapatnam and Bheemunipatnam, have been chosen as India&#8217;s representation for UNESCO Geopark in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>INTACH organised a strategy to create public awareness on geologically and culturally important spots in the region in July 2019. INTACH\u00a0was founded\u00a0in 1984 in New Delhi\u00a0with the vision to spearhead heritage awareness and conservation in India.<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/List-of-Global-Geopark.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download List of UNESCO Global Geoparks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Role of UNESCO Global Geopark<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>UNESCO Global Geoparks encompasses local communities and give them the idea to develop cohesive partnerships with the common goal of promoting the area&#8217;s significant geological processes, features, periods of time, historical themes linked to geology, or outstanding geological beauty.<\/p>\n<p>UNESCO Global Geopark plays an important role in protecting our geological and natural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>UNESCO Global Geoparks give response people about the\u00a0need and sustainable use for natural resources, whether they are mined, quarried or harnessed from the surrounding environment, while at the same time promoting respect for the environment and the integrity of the landscape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Attempt Free GK Mock test ! 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