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UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKS

AUSTRIA

FRANCE

NETHERLANDS

1

Styrian Eisenwurzen UNESCO Global Geopark

45

Haute-Provence UNESCO Global Geopark

87

2

Carnic Alps UNESCO Global Geopark

46

Luberon UNESCO Global Geopark

NORWAY

3

Ore of the Alps UNESCO Global Geopark

47

Massif des Bauges UNESCO Global Geopark

88

Gea Norvegica UNESCO Global Geopark

BRAZIL

48

Chablais UNESCO Global Geopark

89

Magma UNESCO Global Geopark

4

49

Monts d'Ardèche UNESCO Global Geopark

GERMANY

90

Naturtejo da Meseta Meridional UNESCO Global Geopark

5

Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark

50

Vulkaneifel UNESCO Global Geopark

91

Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark

6

Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark

51

TERRA. vita UNESCO Global Geopark

92

Açores UNESCO Global Geopark

CHINA

52

BergstraĂ&#x;e-Odenwald UNESCO Global Geopark

93

Terras de Cavaleiros UNESCO Global Geopark

7

Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark

53

Swabian Alb UNESCO Global Geopark

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

8

Zhangjiajie UNESCO Global Geopark

54

Harz, Braunschweiger Land UNESCO Global Geopark

94

9

Yuntaishan UNESCO Global Geopark

GREECE

ROMANIA

10

Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark

55

Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark

95

11

Songshan UNESCO Global Geopark

56

Psiloritis UNESCO Global Geopark

SLOVENIA

12

Shilin UNESCO Global Geopark

57

Chelmos Vouraikos UNESCO Global Geopark

96

13

Huangshan UNESCO Global Geopark

58

Vikos - Aoos UNESCO Global Geopark

SPAIN

14

Lushan UNESCO Global Geopark

59

Sitia UNESCO Global Geopark

97

15

Hexigten UNESCO Global Geopark

HUNGARY

98

Sierras SubbĂŠticas UNESCO Global Geopark

16

Taining UNESCO Global Geopark

60

99

Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geoparkss

Bakony-Balaton UNESCO Global Geopark

Cabo de Gata-NĂ­jar UNESCO Global Geopark

Xingwen UNESCO Global Geopark

ICELAND

100

Yandangshan UNESCO Global Geopark

61

Katla UNESCO Global Geopark

101

Sierra Norte de Sevilla UNESCO Global Geopark

19

Jingpohu UNESCO Global Geopark

62

Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark

102

Villuercas Ibores Jara UNESCO Global Geopark

Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark

20

Leiqiong UNESCO Global Geopark

INDONESIA

103

Central Catalonia UNESCO Global Geopark

21

Taishan UNESCO Global Geopark

63

Batur UNESCO Global Geopark

104

Molina & Alto Tajo UNESCO Global Geopark

22

Wangwushan-Daimeishan UNESCO Global Geopark

64

Gunung Sewu UNESCO Global Geopark

105

El Hierro UNESCO Global Geopark

23

Fangshan UNESCO Global Geopark

IRELAND

106

Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark

Funiushan UNESCO Global Geopark

65

Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark

TURKEY

25

Zigong UNESCO Global Geopark

66

Burren and Clis of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark

107

26

Longhushan UNESCO Global Geopark

ITALY

27

Alxa Desert UNESCO Global Geopark

67

Madonie UNESCO Global Geopark

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN ANDÂ NORTHERN IRELAND

28

Qinling Zhongnanshan UNESCO Global Geopark

68

Beigua UNESCO Global Geopark

108

North Pennines AONB UNESCO Global Geopark

29

Ningde UNESCO Global Geopark

69

Parco Geominerario della Sardegna UNESCO Global Geopark

109

North-West Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark

Kula Volcanic UNESCO Global Geopark

30

Leye Fengshan UNESCO Global Geopark

70

Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark

110

31

Tianzhushan UNESCO Global Geopark

71

Adamello Brenta UNESCO Global Geopark

111

32

Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark

72

Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni UNESCO Global Geopark

112

GeoMĂ´n UNESCO Global Geopark

33

Sanqingshan UNESCO Global Geopark

73

Tuscan Mining Park UNESCO Global Geopark

113

Shetland UNESCO Global Geopark

34

Shennongjia UNESCO Global Geopark

74

Alpi Apuane UNESCO Global Geopark

URUGUAY

35

Yanqing UNESCO Global Geopark

75

Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark

114

36

Mount Kunlun UNESCO Global Geopark

76

Pollino UNESCO Global Geopark

Grutas del Palacio UNESCO Global Geopark

VIET NAM 115

Dong Van Karst Plateau UNESCO Global Geopark

37

Dali-Cangshan UNESCO Global Geopark

JAPAN

38

Dunhuang UNESCO Global Geopark

77

Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark

AUSTRIA & SLOVENIA

Zhijindong Cave UNESCO Global Geopark

78

Unzen Volcanic Area UNESCO Global Geopark

116

CROATIA

79

Toya - Usu UNESCO Global Geopark

GERMANY & POLAND

40

117

80

San'in Kaigan UNESCO Global Geopark

CYPRUS

81

Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark

41

82

Oki Islands UNESCO Global Geopark

Papuk UNESCO Global Geopark Troodos UNESCO Global Geopark

CZECHIA

83

Aso UNESCO Global Geopark

42

84

Mt. Apoi UNESCO Global Geopark

Bohemian Paradise UNESCO Global Geopark

DENMARK

MALAYSIA

43

85

Odsherred UNESCO Global Geopark

MOROCCO

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: UNESCO Global Geoparks Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences UNESCO 7, place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP France unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/earth-sciences/ pj.mckeever@unesco.org SC-2017/WS/7

Karawanken/Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark Muskauer Faltenbogen / Ĺ uk MuĹźakowa UNESCO Global Geopark

HUNGARY & SLOVAKIA 118

Novohrad-NĂłgrĂĄd UNESCO Global Geopark

IRELAND & UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 119

Marble Arch Caves UNESCO Global Geopark

Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark

FINLAND Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark

Celebrating Earth Heritage, Sustaining Local Communities

HaĹŁeg UNESCO Global Geopark Idrija UNESCO Global Geopark

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UNESCO Global Geoparks

Jeju UNESCO Global Geopark

17

24

UNESCO Global Geoparks

PORTUGAL

CANADA

M'Goun UNESCO Global Geopark

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Araripe UNESCO Global Geopark

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UNESCO Global Geoparks include sites and landscapes of international geological significance which are managed in a way that promotes sustainable tourism which respects both local people and the traveller, geological, natural, cultural and intangible heritage and the environment.

2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

UNESCO Global Geoparks showcase the beauty and diversity of planet Earth in 119 extraordinary places spread out across the world. Explore the

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. A UNESCO Global Geopark uses its geological heritage, in connection with all other aspects of the area’s natural and cultural heritage, to enhance awareness and understanding of key issues facing society, such as using Earth’s resources sustainably, mitigating the effects of

climate change and reducing the impact of natural disasters. By raising awareness of the importance of the area’s geological heritage in history and society today, UNESCO Global Geoparks give local people a sense of pride in their region and strengthen their identification with the area. 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.

All UNESCO Global Geoparks

development for the wellbeing

combine geology with the empowerment of local communities and create

of people.

magnificent cliffs of the Basque

opportunities for sustainable tourism. By declaring 2017

Coast, Spain; admire dinosaur

International Year of Sustainable

fossils millions of years old in Zigong, China; or hike around one of the largest volcanic calderas in

Tourism for Development, implemented under the guidance of the World Tourism

Indonesia. Go beyond the usual tourist experience!

Organization, the United Nations recognized the importance of tourism and sustainable

By creating greater awareness of the rich natural, cultural and intangible heritage of people around the world, UNESCO Global Geoparks contribute to a better understanding of the inherent values of different cultures.

They work together under the umbrella of UNESCO, and as such contribute to global peacebuilding.

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U N E S CO G LO BA L G E O PA R K S

UNESCO Global Geoparks

Greenland

Iceland 62

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Finland

Sweden

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C a n a d a 66

112 110 111

France

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93 91 90 102

A m e r i c a

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Belarus

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Netherlands 51 54 Belgium50 Germany

5 100 Andorra 99 103 Spain104

Poland

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52 53

Czechia

Slovakia

Ukraine

Austria 118 Republic 3 2 1161 60 Hungary Romania of Moldova 96 Slovenia 40 95

Switzerland

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M o n g o l i a

Bulgaria Albania F.Y.R.O.M. 58

Greece

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Malta

56 59

Tunisia

Cyprus 41 Syrian Arab Republic Lebanon Palestine Israel Jordan

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Libya

Egypt

Mexico

C h i n a

Afghanistan

Iraq

Pakistan Nepal

25 17

Bhutan 37

Bangladesh

I n d i a

Belize Guatemala

Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama

Guinea

Colombia

CĂ´te d'Ivoire

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Japan 81

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Yemen

Eritrea

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Benin Ghana Togo

Nigeria

Ethiopia

Sri Lanka

South Sudan

Central African Republic

Equatorial Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Gabon

Ecuador

Palau

Uganda

Brunei Darussalam Singapore

Kenya

Malaysia

Congo Rwanda D emocratic Republic Burundi of the Congo

I n d o n e s i a Seychelles Tanzania

Papua New Guinea

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Peru

Micronesia (Federated States of)

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Maldives

Somalia

Kiribati

Viet Nam Cambodia

Cameroon

Suriname

Philippines

Thailand

Djibouti

Liberia Guyana

Sudan

Chad Burkina Faso

Sierra Leone

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

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77 80

Niger

Mali Senegal Gambia Guinea-Bissau

31 14 13 33 26

8 39

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Lao P.D.R.

Mauritania Cabo Verde

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Myanmar

Oman

Haiti Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados Grenada Trinidad and Tobago

Republic of Korea

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Cuba Jamaica

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229 11 24

28

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Bahrain Qatar United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia

Bahamas

27

Tajikistan

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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Kuwait Algeria

105

Kyrgyzstan

36

Morocco

106

Uzbekistan Turkmenistan

Turkey

107

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Georgia Armenia Azerbaijan

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47 48 75 71 49 45 68 San Marino Croatia Serbia 74 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina Monaco 73Italy Montenegro 69

Portugal 101 98

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Latvia Lithuania

Denmark43

Luxembourg

F e d e r a t i o n

Estonia

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Ireland 65

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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R u s s i a n

Norway

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B r a z i l

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Timor-Leste

Solomon Islands

Comoros

Angola

Malawi Zambia

Vanuatu

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Mozambique

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Z i m b a bwe Cook Islands

Namibia Paraguay

Madagascar

Mauritius

B otswana A u s t r a l i a Swaziland

A r g e n t i n a

S o u t h Af r i c a

Lesotho

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Uruguay 114

Chile

See country index on back side of map for site listings.

Number indicates site order by year of inscription within each country.

New Zealand

Only Member States of UNESCO are labelled on this map.

United Nations country boundaries shown as of August 2016.

The reduced scale of the map and the cartographic projection have resulted in approximate locations of some sites Land cover data: Tom Patterson, US National Park Services Map editing and lay-out: Thomas Doesselaere Text: Thomas Doesselaere & Katrien Heirman Composed and printed in the workshops of UNESCO Š UNESCO Printed December 2016

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Map projection: World Winkler I Scale: 1 : 70 000 000 The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The ďŹ nal status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.

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66 The best way to visit the BURRENÂ AND CLIFFS OF MOHER UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK in Ireland is by bicycle.

To promote the Geopark as a bicycle friendly destination, several businesses oer a free cup of tea to anyone who arrives to their business by bicycle. Stimulating visitors to explore the Geopark on a bicycle, this initiative encourages sustainable development of tourism in harmony with nature and local people. Š The Burren and Clis of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark / Arthur Ellis

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Situated in the northern Italian Alps, the ADAMELLO BRENTA UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK encourages low impact tourism activities and tries to enhance climate change awareness. The total area of the 41 glaciers on the Geoparks’ territory has decreased by at least a third in the last 40 years. Guided glacier-tours allows you to witness the impact of climate change on the glaciers.

People living in the Shimabara Peninsula in Japan have coped repeatedly with the volcanic eruptions of Mount Unzen. The UNZEN VOLCANIC AREA UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK features this active volcano along with the natural blessings of a volcanic active region which include a natural environment rich in spring water, fertile soil and hot springs which all help to encourage local people to live in coexistence with nature.

Š Giuliana Pincelli

Š Unzen Volcanic Area Geopark Promotion OďŹƒce

77 ITOIGAWA UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK is surrounded by the Sea of Japan and the towering Japanese Alps. The elevation ranges from 0 to nearly 3000 meters, creating a beautiful landscape treasured by hikers, campers and other eco-tourists. Š Itoigawa Geopark Council / Theodore Brown

5 One of the essentials of all UNESCO Global Geoparks is to educate the community, students and visitors about the Earth in a fun and engaging manner. You can explore, discover and enjoy Earth’s history in the STONEHAMMER UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK of Canada. Here, two children are being taught about dierent lifeforms that lived during the Earth’s past. Š Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark

7 Striking red sandstones and conglomerates make up the landforms which characterise the landscape of the DANXIASHAN UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK in China. The Geopark is named for the resemblance of its rocks to rosy red clouds. You can admire the shapes of the mountains which seem to have been created by master sculptors, but in fact this has been crafted by sublime geological processes. Š Liu Jiaqing

28 For thousands of years, the South Wutai, located in the QINLING ZHONGNANSHAN UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK in China, has been known for the monastery of Avalokiteshvara. These magical granite mountains have been considered sacred since ancient times. Mountain formation and landslides created this outdoor “geological museumâ€? where you can discover this old temple, which reects the profound essence of Buddhist culture. Š Qinling Zhongnanshan Geopark / Yinsheng Wei

79 The local Jomon-Ainu tribe in the TOYAďšşUSU UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK in Japan has always lived with the philosophy of “living together with an ever-changing Mother Earthâ€?. Their records and memories of past disasters actively teach us about ways to reduce disaster risks for future generations. Š Toya-Usu UNESCO Global Geopark

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You can discover breath-taking landscapes from a dierent perspective on horseback and enjoy a morning reconnection to nature in the MASSIF DES BAUGES UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK in France. You can enjoy an open-air lunch made up from the local breads, cheeses, hams and honey for which the area is renowned.

Prehistoric artists painted geometric shapes on the rocks of the GRUTAS DEL PALACIO UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK in Uruguay thousands of years ago. Now you can taste history!

The cave paintings inspired local cheese producers and instead of painting rocks, they now draw these pictographs on the locally produced cheese.

Š Patrick Mc Keever

Š Grutas del Palacio UNESCO Global Geopark / CÊsar Goso

85 UNESCO Global Geoparks are living laboratories and open classrooms. Visitors and local school children can learn about the natural, cultural and intangible heritage of LANGKAWI UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK in Malaysia through the Geopark School and the Geopark Community Programme. Also you can become one of Earth’s best ambassadors by discovering the stories behind all wonders of the Geopark. Š Patrick Mc Keever

91 Women actively contribute to the life of Geoparks communities and obtain an additional income on their own terms by selling, for example, handicrafts.

AROUCAÂ UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK in Portugal, in particular, has a special connection between women and geology.

A special type of rock which spontaneously “gives birth�, pops out of a granitic outcrop and has been attributed magical properties in terms of fertility. Š Arouca Geopark Association / Avelino Vieira