UNESCO Geopark Action. How to manage Geoparks!

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1 Regional Geoparks Meeting November 2011 Trinidad, Flores, Uruguay Dr Margarete Patzak UNESCO, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences UNESCO Geopark Action How to manage Geoparks! Araripe Geopark, Brazil

2 1999 General Conference 2000 Launch of the EGN 2001 Executive Board no Geoparks Programme but ad hoc support (C/5) 2009 General Conference Global Geoparks Network 2011 Executive Board 2x and General Conference UNESCO activities and Geoparks (Uruguay) 2012 Executive Board

3 Global Geoparks Network st International Geoparks Conference, Beijing, China - GGN nd International Geoparks Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland rd International Geoparks Conference, Osnabrück, Germany th International Geoparks Conference, Langkawi, Malaysia th International Geoparks Conference, Unzen Geopark, Japan th International Geoparks Conference.America, Europe, Asia, Africa

4 Global Geoparks Network 87 members spread across 27 countries. This includes 48 in Europe as part of the European Geoparks Network (founded in 2000) and 39 in the Asia-Pacific region as part of the Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network (founded in 2007).

5 Management of Geoparks 26 GGN members GGN 183 National Geoparks in China

6 National Geopark Committees China, set up 11 National Geoparks in 2000 Greece, founded in 2011, press articles, meeting planned in October, assisting to three areas wishing to become GGN member Ireland: founded in 2010 under auspices of the two Irish Geological Surveys, regular meetings Italy: founded in 2009, regular meetings and workshops, discussing normative instruments eventually new law on geo-heritage Portugal: founded in 2011, strong support of UNESCO NatCom, officialized the Committee with the Minister of foreign affairs Spain: under preparation, meeting in May fixing the structure of the Committee and statutes, now being studied by the Spanish Geoparks UK: formed in 2011, including all UK GGN members and different national heritage organizations, main aim support aspiring Geoparks, share good practice Other counties committees under preparation

7 Global Geoparks Network Portuguese Forum of Geoparks April 2011 UNESCO NatCom, Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation -Geopark Naturtejo -Geopark Arouca -Aspiring Geoparks -NGO dealing with geological heritage (ProGEO) -Members from tourism area -Universities -Members of Geological Societies

8 coordinate Portuguese Forum of Geoparks promote (web, newsletter, press, magazines, workshops) assist (technical and scientific support) cooperate (EGN/GGN, Portuguese Language Countries)

9 Global Geoparks Network National Forum of Italian Geoparks -GGN members (8 Italian Geoparks) -most important national organizations which deal with geological heritage, environmental and cultural protection Adamello Brenta Geopark, Italy

10 Global Geoparks Network CANADIAN National Committee for Geoparks under the auspices of the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences Membership Stonehammer Geopark, Canada earth scientists with an interest in geoheritage, geotourism experts, Parks Canada, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Natural Resources Canada, ex officio, the Executive Director, Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences.

11 Geopark candidate Some ideas before starting managing Geosites Geosites

12 The Geoparks FACTORY

13 The Geoparks FACTORY - physical and managerial needs: building access and roads raw material products (edu., sust. dev.) budget different kinds of contracts agreements knowledge human resources director management team staff association workers cleaning personnel

14 Geosites Geopark candidate Geosites Geosites Geosites Geosites Let s make a Geopark!

15 Geopark candidate Geosites Geosites Geosites Geosites Not before having the Geoparks FACTORY installed! Geosites

16 Geosites Geosites Geopark candidate

17 Essentials: Significant geological heritage Geoconservation activities Sustainable tourism activities Educational activities Community involvement products Strong management structure (partnership agreements) Secure basis (e.g. financial) Infrastructure, and activities

18 Aspiring Geopark Geopark candidate Aspiring Geopark project

19 Geosites GGN member Geopark Geosites Geosites Geosites Geosites

20 How to manage a Geopark size size content

21 Management of Geoparks 26 GGN members GGN China 9,640,011 km 2 Yunan Province Brazil 8,514,877 Argentina 2,780,400 Peru 1,285,216 Chile 756,102 Germany 357,114 Uruguay 176,215 Ireland 70, National Geoparks in China

22 How to manage a Geopark What: activities, area alive, tourist activities, training guides, teachers, interpretation and research activities, info-centres, info material, museum, activities on geo-theme, local products, crafts, link to culture and traditions Who: bottom-up potential of people, local identity, connecting people Local multiple partnerships, Different partners adhere to common work, agreements, Land owners, managers, business, tourism interests, local organisations How team effort responsible, partnerships, legislation

23 How to manage a Geopark - bottom-up potential of people, local identity, connecting people Langkawi Geopark, Malaysia - geological heritage promoted Araripe Geopark,Brazil

24 Global Geoparks Network Planning Planning process takes time! Contact Government Communicating Contact UNESCO GGN Secretariat Contact and Meet with existing Geoparks GGN Evidence of existance Aspiring Geopark Project

25 How to manage a Geopark A Financial* support to get started Araripe Geopark, Brazil B Financial* support for the running of the Geopark and the activities * and in kind support

26 GGN logo / UNESCO logo What are our regulations?

27 Global Geoparks Network UNESCO temple logo rules:

28 about the Application Application Form 2010 Format of e-file: Max. 10 MB Hard copy format: Application dossier max. 50 pages Annex 1 - self evaluation document Annex 2 - an additional and separate copy of section B Geological Heritage of the application, prefaced by a geological summary (a maximum of 150 words) Annex 3 - a letter of support from the relevant governmental authorities linked to UNESCO in the country where the proposed Geopark project is located

29 A Identification of the Area A Identification of the Area 1. Name of the proposed Geopark 2. Surface area, physical and human geography characteristics of the proposed Geopark 3. Organization in charge and management structure (description, function and organigram) of the proposed Geopark 4. Application contact person (name, position, tel./fax, )

30 B Geological Heritage B Geological Heritage 1. Location of the proposed Geopark (please include a geographical map and the geographic coordinates longitude and latitude coordinates) 2. General geological description of the proposed Geopark 3. Listing and description of geological sites within the proposed Geopark 4. Details on the interest of these sites in terms of their international, national, regional or local value (for example scientific, educational, aesthetic)

31 C - Geoconservation C Geoconservation 1. Current or potential pressure on the proposed Geopark 2. Current status in terms of protection of geological sites within the proposed Geopark 3. Data on the management and maintenance of these sites 4. Listing and description of non-geological sites and how they are integrated into the proposed Geopark

32 D - Economic Activity & Business Plan (including detailed financial information) 1. Economic activity in the proposed Geopark 2. Existing and planned facilities for the proposed Geopark (e.g. geo-education, geo-tourism, tourism infrastructure etc) 3. Analysis of geotourism potential of the proposed Geopark 4. Overview and policies for the sustainable development of: - geo-tourism and economy - geo-education - geo-heritage Please include examples illustrating activities in these sectors 5. Policies for, and examples of, community empowerment (involvement and consultation) in the proposed Geopark 6. Policies for, and examples of, public and stakeholder awareness in the proposed Geopark.

33 E Interest and arguments for joining the GGN E Interest and arguments for joining the GGN

34 Annexes Annex 1: Self evaluation document Annex 2: An additional and separate copy of section B Geological Heritage of the application, prefaced by a geological summary of a maximum of 150 words (this will be used only for the geological desktop evaluators from IUGS International Union of Geological Sciences) Annex 3: A letter of support from the relevant governmental authorities linked to UNESCO in the country where the Geopark project is located The full application must not exceed 50 pages (including all photographs, maps, figures and diagrams) and the electronic version must not exceed a file size of 10MB. As the UNESCO mail server only takes up to 5 MB files we propose that you post the e-file via a sending engine like

35 Global Geoparks Network Timeline for applications submission between 1 October and 1 December check of documents desktop evaluation until 30 April missions 1 May onwards decisions during the next GGN Bureau meeting autumn

36 Global Geoparks Network Celebrating Earth Heritage Sustaining Local Communities worldwide 5 th International Geoparks Conference May 2012 Unzen Geopark, Japan Africa-Arab Geoparks El Jadida, Morocco, Nov.

37 Muchas gracias! Merci! Dankeschön! Muito obrigado!