The European Geoparks Network today...

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2 The European Geoparks Network today... The Network consists of 37 Geoparks in 15 European countries (April 2010) 1. Reserve Geologique de Haute - Provence FRANCE 2. Vulkaneifel European Geopark GERMANY 3. Petrified Forest of Lesvos GREECE 4. Maestrazgo Cultural Park ARAGON, SPAIN 5. Psiloritis Natural Park GREECE 6. Terra.Vita Naturpark GERMANY 7. Copper Coast Geopark IRELAND 8. Marble Arch Caves European Geopark NORTHERN IRELAND & IRELAND 9. Madonie Geopark ITALY 10. Rocca di Cerere Geopark ITALY 11. Naturpark Steirische Eisenwurzen AUSTRIA 12. Naturpark Bergstrasse Odenwald GERMANY 13. North Pennines AONB ENGLAND, UK 14. Park Naturel Regional du Luberon FRANCE 15. North West Highlands SCOTLAND, UK 16. Geopark Swabian Albs GERMANY 17. Geopark Harz Braunschweiger Land Ostfalen GERMANY 18. Hateg Country Dinosaurs Geopark ROMANIA 19. Beigua Geopark ITALY 20. Fforest Fawr Geopark WALES, UK 21. Bohemian Paradise Geopark CZECH REPUBLIC 22. Cabo de Gata - Nijar Natural Park ANDALUCIA, SPAIN 23. Naturtejo Geopark PORTUGAL 24. Sierras Subbeticas Natural Park ANDALUCIA, SPAIN 25. Sobrarbe Geopark ARAGON, SPAIN 26. Gea Norvegica Geopark NORWAY 27. Geological, Mining Park of Sardenia ITALY 28. Papuk Geopark CROATIA 29. Lochaber Geopark SCOTLAND, UK 30. English Riviera Geopark ENGLAND, UK 31. Adamello - Brenta Nature Park ITALY 32. Geo Mon WALES, UK 33. Arouca Geopark PORTUGAL 34. Shetlands SCOTLAND - UK 35. Chelmos Vouraikos GREECE 36. Novohrad - Nograd Geopark HUNGARY & SLOVAKIA 37. Magma Geopark NORWAY

3 9th European Geoparks Conference 2010 GEOPARKS: Learning from the Past Building a Sustainable Future Celebrating 10 Years of Innovation Lesvos Island - Greece 1 5 October 2010 Under the auspices of United Nations Educacional Scientific and Cultural Organization Programme 3

4 PROGRAMME Friday 1 October Municipal Theatre of Mytilene Registration Welcome SESSION 1 Geoparks - Global strategy for Geoconservation and Sustainable Development Coffee break SESSION 2 Geoparks Aspect Diversity Light Lunch break SESSION 3 Principals on Geopark development Coffee break Official opening of the Conference Transfer to the restaurant Official Conference Dinner Saturday 2 October University of the Aegean ROOM 1 SESSION 4 Global Geoparks Network - Regional Development SESSION 5 Aspiring Geoparks ROOM A ROOM B ROOM C ROOM D SESSION 8 Geoparks and International collaboration SESSION 11 Geoparks - Best practice in Geoconservation and Sustainable Development EDUCATIONAL FORUM SESSION A Environmental education Coffee break SESSION 6 Aspiring Geoparks SESSION 9 Geoparks - Interpretation and Communication SESSION 12 Geoparks and Nature tourism development EDUCATIONAL FORUM SESSION B Educational programmes on abiotic nature Light Lunch break 4

5 SESSION 7 Aspiring Geoparks SESSION 9 b Geoparks - Interpretation and Communication SESSION 10 Geoparks and Climate Change adaption Cultural event of the Conference Medieval Castle of Mytilene SESSION 13 Geoparks, local participation and sustainable development Sunday 3 October University of the Aegean EDUCATIONAL FORUM SESSION C Geoparks and Environmental Education ROOM 1 SESSION 14 Geoparks and World Heritage ROOM 1 ROOM A ROOM B ROOM SESSION 15 Aspiring Geoparks SESSION 18 Research in Geoparks SESSION 21 Geoparks Best practice in management, geotourism and education SESSION 23 Geo-conservation : Policy and practices Coffee break SESSION 16 Aspiring Geoparks SESSION 19 Research in Geoparks SESSION 22 Geoparks Best practice in management, geotourism and education SESSION 24 Evaluating Earth Heritage Light Lunch break SESSION 17 Aspiring Geoparks SESSION 20 Research in Geoparks SYMPOSIUM 1 Coastal Geoparks ROOM C SYMPOSIUM 4 Mining Geoparks SYMPOSIUM 5 Tectonic - Alpine Geoparks SYMPOSIUM 2 Geoparks and Fossils SYMPOSIUM 3 Glacial - Periglacial Geoparks ROOM D SYMPOSIUM 6 Volcanic Geoparks INTENSIVE COURSE ON GEOPARKS Monday 4 October Field trip in the Lesvos Petrified Forest Tuesday 5 October Field trip Volcanoes and local culture in Lesvos island 5

6 Friday 1 October Municipal Theatre of Mytilene Registration Welcome by Assoc. Prof. N. Zouros, President of the Organizing Committee (Greece) Welcome by Prof. A. Kelepertzis, President of the NHMLPF SESSION 1 Geoparks - Global strategy for Geoconservation and Sustainable Development Guy Martini Akindinos Kelepertzis European Geoparks and Global Geoparks Networks KEYNOTE Dr. Patrick Mc Keever, Geological Survey of Northern Ireland UNESCO Geoparks Bureau Member EGN Vice-Coordinator UNESCO and Geoparks KEYNOTE Dr. Margarete Patzak, UNESCO Impressive Geosites in the Aegean Archipelago Potential for geo-tourism KEYNOTE development Prof. Demosthenes Mountrakis, University of Thessaloniki Coffee break SESSION 2 Geoparks Aspect Diversity Richard Watson - Demosthenes Mountrakis Milagros Pérez Villalba The integrated management strategy for geodiversity of Andalusia Zhang Yuan Hai, Wei Ye Lie and Wang Ping Yong The development of Leye-Fengshan Geopark in China Kirstin Lemon and Richard Watson Caves, karst and conservation: effective management of geological sites at the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark (Ireland) Tony Ramsay The cultural history of Fforest Fawr geopark: an educational and recreational resource Mahito Watanabe Recent Activities of the Japanese Geoparks Network Maurizio Burlando The National Forum of Italian Geoparks Light Lunch break SESSION 3 Principals on Geopark Development Ibrahim Komoo - Mahito Watanabe Geo-Geopark-Geotourism: Basic concepts KEYNOTE Guy Martini and Marie Luise Frey, UNESCO Geoparks Bureau Members Community Involvement in Geoparks From Participation to Ownership KEYNOTE Claudia Eckhardt, Bergstrasse Odenwald Geopark, Germany Sylvie GIRAUD Geopark and Land Art for tourism development 6

7 Athanasaki Katerina & Fassoulas Charalampos Intangible aspects of Geoparks. Local names, toponyms and geoheritage in Crete (Greece) Liao Xiaojun and Li Lin Landscapes of Granite and Volcanic Rocks, Water Erosion, Ningde Geopark, China Coffee break Official opening of the Conference Municipal Theatre of Mytilene Arrival of the participants from their hotels Welcome Greetings from the Organizing Committee Greetings from the National and Local Authorities Greetings from the International Organizations Official opening of the Conference Ceremony and Awards to the European Geoparks Transfer to the restaurant Conference Official Dinner 7

8 Saturday 2 October University of the Aegean Geography Amphitheatre - ROOM 1 SESSION 4 Global Geoparks Network - Regional Development Patrick Mc Keever Charalambos Fasoulas Geopark Development in the Asia Pacific Region KEYNOTE Ibrahim Komoo, Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), UKM, Malaysia, Asia Pacific Geoparks Network Coordinator SESSION 5 Aspiring Geoparks Kristin Rangnes Prof. Min Huh Geopark development in Latin America and the Caribbean KEYNOTE Denise Gorfinkiel, Oficial de Programa UNESCO - Montevideo Setsuya Nakada Volcano Geoparks in Japan Giuseppe Ottria, Alessia Amorfini and Antonio Bartelletti Apuan Alps: a possible European Geopark in the Northern Apennines (Italy) Patricio Contreras Territorial Aspects in the Establishment of the First National Geopark in Chile Irini Theodosiou, Antonis Kostalas, Adonis Photiades Lavreotiki aspiring geopark in Greece Coffee break SESSION 6 Aspiring Geoparks Milagros Pérez Villalba Setsuya Nakada Ma Ngoc Giang Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark (Vietnam) Aniello Aloia, De Vita Angelo, Guida Domenico, Andrea Toni and Valente Alessio National Park Of Cilento and Vallo of Diano: geodiversity, geotourism, geoarcheology and historical tradition (Italy) Ungsan Ahn Jeju Island Geopark: The first aspiring geopark in Korea Eva A.Lima, João C.Nunes, Manuel P.Costa and Andrea Porteiro Main Geosites of the Azores Geopark project (Portugal) Min Huh Cretaceous dinosaur coast in jeollanam-do province of Korea as potential geopark Ivona Cimermanov Geoparks in Slovakia Noritaka Matsubara San in Kaigan Geopark - Geological features, the natural environment, peoples lives, and the formation of the Sea of Japan Light Lunch break 8

9 SESSION 7 Aspiring Geoparks Wolfgang Eder - Henning Zellmer Ronan Hennessy, Patrick J. O Connor, Carol Gleeson, Cormac McGinley, Colin Bunce, Brigid Barry, Emma Glanville, Frances Connole, Frank O Grady and Phil Deegan The Burren and Cliffs of Moher an Atlantic Edge Geopark in the West of Ireland Bill Merrifield - Jane Fullerton Building Community Connections for the first proposed Geopark in North America. Stonehammer Geological Project, New Brunswick, Canada Andre Guerraz, Michel Delmas, B. Tiberghien, J.F.Lopez, N.Cayla, F.Hoblea, Carine Peisser and Pierre Renau Becoming a Geopark, a sustainable development project for the Bauges Massif natural regional Park, France Margaretha Roelfs, Willem Markenstein and Harrie Wolters The Hondsrug Geopark: connecting geological heritage, cultural and ecological heritage and regional development André Weissheimer de Borba, Luiz Fernando de Souza, Nelson Sambaqui Gruber and Sergio Rebello Dillenburg Threatened geomorphic processes and landforms in the coastal plain of he Rio Grande do Sul State, South Brazil Jean-Pierre Fillion, Anne Guyomard, Sophie Justice The Chablais and Water, a Geopark Candidate Manjit Kumar Mazumdar and Paramananda Majumdar Sri Sri Surya Pahar of Assam, NE India - An instance of geoconservation in a cultural landscape Cultural event of the Conference Medieval Castle of Mytilene Arrival of the participants at the Castle of Mytilene Welcome by Mrs Cristiana Loupou, Chief Archaeologist of the 14th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities Guided tours in the Castle Concert by the Santouria ensemble of the Anagnostirio of Agiassos 9

10 Saturday 2 October University of the Aegean Geography Amphitheatre - ROOM A SESSION 8 Geoparks and International collaboration Sylvie Giraud - Jutta Weber Jutta Weber, Zhu Dong E, Zheng Xiang & Reinhard Diehl Global Cooperation and Partnership: the Geoparks Mt. Lushan (PR China) and Bergstrasse-Odenwald (Germany) Wei Yelie Progress plan of Leye-Fengshan geopark and proposal for a Geopark Universal Expo Claudia Eckhardt Ranger Training for the Hong Kong Geopark in the Global and European Geopark Bergstrasse-Odenwald Artur Sá, Flávia Lima, Teresa Mota, José Patrício Melo, Antônio lamo Saraiva, Francisco Idalécio Freitas and António Carlos Duarte Networking cooperation between Araripe (Brazil) and Arouca (Portugal) Geoparks: a bridge of cooperation spoken in Portuguese Sebastian Willman, Heikki Bauert, Sara Eliasson and Erika Thalheim Generating Geoparks a Central Baltic initiative Coffee break SESSION 9 Geoparks - Interpretation and Communication Marco Firpo - Brian Gregson Communicating geological diversity (Norway) KEYNOTE Kristin Rangnes, Gea Norvegica Geopark Vesa Krökki Interpretation and Communication in the proposed Rokua Geopark Luis Alcalá and F. Javier Millán Geopark Corner Joana de Castro Rodrigues, Carlos Neto de Carvalho and Eddy Chambino There s Gold at Foz! and other geotourism products for raising awareness of the Naturtejo Geopark geomining heritage Vladislav Rapprich, Tomáš Řídkošil, Marcela Stárková and Vladimir Prouza Volcanological interpretation for public in the Bohemian Paradise Geopark Tamas Koruhely Promoting a cross-border geopark Novohrad-Nograd Geopark Light Lunch break 10

11 SESSION 9 b Geoparks - Interpretation and Communication John Conway Janos Tardy Ralf Nielbock and Henning Zellmer The Unicorn Cave Experience with a private show cave and Geopark Information Centre lead by a nonprofit association Koumoutsou E, Topouzidis N., Iatrou G The Chelmos-Vouraikos Geopark SESSION 10 Geoparks and Climate Change adaption Tony Ramsey - Á. Belmonte-Ribas John Conway Anglesey Geopark and Climate Change impacts and adaptation Carlos Neto de Carvalho and Joana de Castro Rodrigues Naturtejo Geopark initiatives for climate change consciousness Elizabeth Silva, Daniela Rocha and Manuela Catana Climate Change & Biodiversity School Contest: a tool on Education for Sustainable Development in Portuguese Geoparks 11

12 Saturday 2 October University of the Aegean Geography ROOM C SESSION 11 Geoparks - Best practice in Geoconservation and Sustainable Development Hartmut Escher - Elizabeth Silva Inger Christensen Geoparks as tools for regional development. Magma Geopark Norway Brian Gregson Geopark Shetland (UK) Carlos Neto de Carvalho and Joana de Castro Rodrigues Managing delicate socio-environmental impacts: Naturtejo European Geopark and the building of Alvito Reservoir at Almourão geosite (Portugal) Luis Alcalá, Ángel Hernández, José Antonio Andrés and Ainara Aberasturi Improving the facilities of palaeontological sites in the Maestrazgo Geopark (Spain) Alexandru Andrasanu Geopark initiatives in Romania Coffee break SESSION 12 Geoparks and Nature tourism development Alexandru Andrasanu Athanasios Kizos Measuring sustainability in tourism destinations A UNEP/MAP study KEY NOTE Spilanis Ioannis, Vayanni Lena, University of the Aegean Hartmut Escher Enjoying a Geopark by E-bike, a new infrastructure for TERRA.vita Marco Firpo, Matteo Vacchi, Cristiano Queirolo and Maurizio Burlando Via GeoAlpina : an international geotouristic trail in Beigua Geopark to discover the Alpine Geological Heritage Jon Paul Llordés, Cristina Iturriagagoitia and Joan Poch Geotourism to Geopark: From the Flysch Coastal Route to the Basque Coast Geopark Project John Conway The Anglesey long distance coastal footpath Teresa Mota Brazilian National Plan of Tourism: new challenges for the Araripe Geopark Management Structure Susana Martins and João Pinho Geoparks and Local Development - Case study of the project Geoparks and Geotourism Leader Approach Light Lunch break 12

13 SESSION 13 Geoparks, local participation and sustainable development Carlos Neto de Carvalho - Martina Pásková Emiliano Oddone, Sandro Furlanis, Gianluca Piccin The value of the synesthetic approach to Geological Heritage, considering active participation and community involvement Milagros Pérez Villalba Natural Park of Andalucia Brand : A tool for sustainable development in a Geopark Baldomero Moreno Arroyo and Alicia Serna Barquero Salt from Tethys Sea : An example of local development in a Geopark Sara Gentilini The Geopark as a Participatory Project Juliane Nauck Participation of Adolescents in European Geoparks 13

14 Saturday 2 October University of the Aegean Marine Science Amphitheatre - ROOM D EDUCATIONAL FORUM SESSION A Environmental education Michael Kapiotas - Irene Dona - Dimitrios Karadimitriou Opening of the educational forum by the Director of the Education in North Aegean Region M. Kontelli Maria Papapetrou Natural monuments Built space: a relation of cultural development Michael Kapiotas, Ilektra Kaldelli, Prokopis Maistrellis Collaboration between the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest and the Environmental Educational Centre of Evergetoulas (Lesvos, Greece). Creating synergies among environmental education institutions for the promotion of sustainability and local development Christos Bimpitsos & Constantinos Gavrilakis Planning and evaluation frame of environmental communication actions: Critical presentation of the environmental information material for the mountain area of Pella (Greece) in the frame of the EU initiative Interreg III Dimitrios Karadimitriou, Georgios Lazaridis Environmental education programmes at terraces of travertine. The case of Aspri Petra Promachon (Pella, Greece) Coffee break SESSION B Educational Programmes on abiotic nature Georgios Lazaridis - Maria Papapetrou - Constantinos Gavrilakis Dimitrios Karadimitriou Speleological educational programme by the environmental group of Promachon Secondary School Irene Dona, Dimitris Tsakstaras The educational program Fossils and prehistoric giants of Grevena of Grevena Centre for Environmental Education (Greece) Anna Tsoukala and George Kofopoulos Climate change in education Anastasia Hatzizisi, Kalliopi Bonta, Konstantinos Tilaveridis, Panagiotis Perpesas, Stergios Antoniadis The paleontological collection of Trampantzion Secondary School of Siatista and its development in the programs of Environmental Educ. Cent. of Siatista (Greece) 14

15 Klonari Katerina and Tzoura Maria Young researchers in environmental path Discovering natural features and creating geographic data using GPS and GIS: creation of educational material Dimitra V. Mantzouka Special educational program for people with eyesight problems at the natural history museum of the Lesvos petrified forest: the petrified forest and the hero grandfather prodeinous. (Greece) Nickolas Zouros, Konstantina Mpentana, Ilias Valiakos Educational activities in Lesvos Geopark Light Lunch break SESSION C Geoparks and Environmental Education Vesa Krökki - Kirstin Lemon - Konstantina Mpentana Kirstin Lemon and Martina Magee Spreading the word: developing new educational resources at Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark Alexandra Paz, Daniela Rocha and Artur Sá Environmental Education in Arouca Geopark (Portugal): the Scientific Culture Week 2009 as an example Katharina Weiskopf Children discover geology. Geo-projects with local schools in the Eisenwurzen Geopark, Austria Rita Lima Bezerra, Maria Tereza Bezerra Farias Sales and José Patrício Melo Environmental Education at Araripe Geopark (Ceará, NE Brazil) Alexandra Paz, Daniela Rocha and Artur S Educational Programs in Geoparks: new opportunities for geologists. The case of the Arouca Geopark (Portugal) Abel Amaral, Ana Cunha, Ana Ferreira, Joana Teixeira, João Ferreira, Bárbara Machado and Alexandra Paz Arouca Geopark in the school: modelling tailings pile and evaluating the contamination of the Regoufe and Rio de Frades mines 15

16 Saturday 2 October University of the Aegean Geography POSTER SESSION 1. Neda Torabi Farsani, Celeste Coelho and Carlos Costa Rural development via geotourism and innovative strategies 2. Grzegorz Pieńkowski and Anna Mader The Kamienna Valley Geopark (Holy Cross Mts., Poland) a unique geoeducational area 3. Nickolas Zouros, Kostantina Mpentana, Ilias Valiakos Educational activities in Lesvos Geopark Understanding Earthquakes 4. Katerina Vasileiadou, Nikolaos Zouros Introducing paleontology to the broad public through exhibitions. Fossils of the Aegean - Mammal Biodiversity: From the Deinothere of the Lesvos Petrified Forest to the Man of the Petralona Cave 5. Michel Macedo Marques, Sarah Menezes Pereira and Flavia Fernanda de Lima Communication in Araripe Geopark (Ceará State, Brazil): a new reality to widespread the Geoparks concept at national level 6. Flávia Fernanda de Lima, Francisco Idalécio Freitas and José Artur de Andrade A new approach to the inventory, characterization and evaluation of the Araripe Geopark geological heritage (Brazil) 7. Lúcia Vasquez, José Brilha, Artur Sá Planning a valuation strategy for selected geosites in Arouca Geopark (Portugal) 8. Michał Poros Chęciny-Kielce Geopark - an aspiring projected geopark (Poland) 9. Fassoulas Charalampos & Iliopoulos George Karstic features: a unique fossil record for Psiloritis Geopark and Crete (Greece) 10. Dimitriou-Nikolakis Panagiotis & Fassoulas Charalampos Quantitative assessment of geosites in a potential geopark territory: Lassithi mountains(crete, Greece) 11. Vladimira Jakouběov The documentation of the folk architectural objects in the Bohemian Paradise Geopark 12. Tomáš Řídkošil and Jiří Vlasák Use of tagging in Bohemian Paradise Geopark information system 16

17 Sunday 3 October University of the Aegean Geography Amphitheatre Room 1 SESSION 14 Geoparks and World Heritage Nickolas Zouros - Imre Szarvas World Heritage Sites in Geoparks Sustainable Development KEYNOTE Marie-Luise Frey, Welterbe Grube Messel, Germany SESSION 15 Aspiring Geoparks Artur Sá - Ivona Cimermanov Manjit Kumar Mazumdar Setting up of Geoparks in India Thoughts and Actions Mohammad Bahrami & A,azam Zare Introducing some sites in Fars Province (Iran) for developing the tourism Ferran Climent i Costa Geological and mining park of Central Catalonia (Spain) André Weissheimer de Borba Geodiversity and geoheritage in Caçapava do Sul (RS), Brazil: potential for education, tourism, and sustainable development (research project funded by CNPq, Brazil) Brahim GÜNER, Mustafa ERTÜRK, Hilmi DEMÝRKAYA An evaluation of travertines in respect of sustainable eco-tourism in Pamukkale geopark Coffee break SESSION 16 Aspiring Geoparks Patrick J. O Connor - Manjit Kumar Mazumdar Voropaeva Inga, Voloboy Alexey Initiation of Geoparks in Russian Federation André Weissheimer de Borba & Luiz Fernando de Souza The Pampa of southernmost Brazil: a region requiring geoconservation and geopark strategies Mojca Kavčič, Bojan Režun, Martina Peljhan Activities for raising public awareness of Idrija Geopark Project (Slovenia) Gülpınar AKBULUT & Kamile GÜLÜM A Suggested Geopark Site: Kapodokya José María Barrera Martín-Merás and José María Corrales Vázquez Villuercas - Ibores la Jara: A candidate to European Geopark Pérez Villalba, Milagros and Gil Toja, Alberto A new Geopark in Andaluc a: Rio Tinto Geopark candidate Spyros Gatsios and George Koumoundouros Sinkholes and caverns of Kefalonia: A new potential Geopark in Greece Luca Agresti and Alessandra Casini The Tuscan Mining Geopark. The development of the geological and mining landscape 17

18 Light Lunch break SESSION 17 Aspiring Geoparks Irini Theodosiou - Ferran Climent i Costa Cristina Iturriagagoitia, Joan Poch & Jon Paul Llordés Progress on the Basque Coast Geopark Project (Gipuzkoa, Spain) since its application submission in November Michal Krobicki, Marek Doktor, Jan Golonka and Tadeusz Slomka Selected parts of the Polish Carpathians as potential regions for geoparks Martina Pásková Rio Coco Geopark Formation (Nicaragua) Mohammad Bahrami & A,azam Zare Zagros Salt Domes as Attractive Geoparks in South of Iran Maria Piccarreta and Sara Gentilini The Polo Tiburtino's Geopark: a realistic challenge? Nuran Sevimli AKKOÇ, Gonca GÜRLER, Mutlu GÜRLER A new candidate for the Global Geopark Network: Burned Country Geopark (Turkey) Paschos P., Nicolaou E., Papanikos D., Theodosiou Ir., Papailias G, Papaioanou H. Vikos Aoos aspiring geopark in Greece University of the Aegean Geography Room A SESSION 18 Research in Geoparks Luis Alcalá - K. Papadopoulou-Vrynioti Artur Sá, Pedro Correia, Daniela Rocha and Alexandra Paz Increasing the scientific knowledge of the Arouca Geopark: the discovery of the fossil flora of the Gzhelian (Carboniferous) Loïc Costeur, Christine Balme, Stéphane Legal, Olivier Maridet New fossil sites with mammal footprints in the Oligocene of south-eastern France Katerina Vasileiadou and Nickolas Zouros Lesvos Petrified Forest: new data on its small-sized inhabitants Antônio Álamo Feitosa Saraiva and Flavia Fernanda de Lima Paleontological digging in the geosite Park of the Pterosaurs (Araripe Geopark, Brazil): in situ observation of a Fossil Lagerstätten Jari Nenonen and Tapani Tervo Geo-studies in Rokua Geopark project region Coffee break 18

19 SESSION 19 Research in Geoparks Jari Nenonen, Jean Bottazzi A. Belmonte-Ribas, A. Pérez-Sanz, A. Moreno, P. González- Sampériz, B.L. Valero-Garcés, C. Sancho-Marcén Holocene geomorphological and climatic evolution of a high mountain basin from a lake sediment core (Basa de la Mora, Pyrenees, Spain), first results Enno Bregman and Margaretha Roelfs Geological setting of the Hondsrug Geopark Jean Bottazzi The benefit of cave explorations in Leye-Fengshan Geopark Martina Stupar Karst Conservation, how we do it in Slovenia Papadopoulou-Vrynioti K. and I. Kampolis Karstic-Speleological Geopark in the Area of Messinian Manis and Speleotourism Nguyen Dai Trung, Tran Tan Van and Michel Dusar Research to evaluate the potential of geo-heritages and geo-parks in Vietnam Gonca GÜRLER, Gonca NALCIOĞLU, Mutlu GÜRLER Model studies of turkey geological heritage research group Light Lunch break SESSION 20 Research in Geoparks Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Ronan Hennessy Papadopoulou-Vrynioti K. Morphogenetic Study Of Mavri Limni Valley Polylimnio In Messinia (Greece) And Its Emergence As Geotope Fassoulas Charalampos and Mpoutsikaki Athina Geological and geo-archaeological features of Agioi Apostoloi bay, Chania province (Crete, Greece) Brigitta Tóth, László Lévai, Béla Kovács, Szilvia Veres Industrial produce and environmental protection 19

20 Sunday 3 October University of the Aegean Geography Room B SESSION 21 Geoparks Best practice in management, geotourism and education Stéphane Legal, Nguyen Dai Trung Pål A. Thjømøe and J. Richard Wilson The Moon, Meteorites, Geological Time and Magma Geopark Carlos Neto de Carvalho Fossil Art : scientific, educational and tourist importance of the palaeontological diversity from Naturtejo Geopark (Portugal) Tony Ramsay Fforest fawr geopark: an ice age geopark José Patrício Melo Management of the Araripe Geopark (Ceará, NE Brazil): old and new challenges Coffee break SESSION 22 Geoparks Best practice in management, geotourism and education José Patrício Melo, Bill Merrifield Thanasis Kizos, Stelios Themelakis and Nickolas Zouros Recording and Mapping Traditional Features of the Agricultural Landscape of the Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark in Sigri, Greece Javier Ávila Elviro and Pablo Rivas Palomo Geotouristucal interpretation course and Geoparks an edu-cational and employment commitment Martina Pásková Ecotourism and Geotourism as an Instrument of Biodiversity and Geodiversity Interpretation. Case Study: Katako Kombe (Maniema Province) Mutlu GÜRLER, Gonca GÜRLER, Gonca NALCIOĞLU, Mustafa MERCAN, Faruk OCAKOĞLU, Okan TÜYSÜZ, Raif KANDEMİR, Erol TİMUR An Institutional Structure Model for Providing Willing Expert Support in National Scale R&D Projects: The Protocol for Turkish National Geological Heritage Inventory Antonio Édio Callou and José Patrício Melo Geotourism: partnerships for development of micro and small enterprises in the Araripe Geopark territory (Ceará, Brazil) Ana Pinto, Helena Reimão, Liliana Pereira, Inês Correia, Filipa Teixeira, Bárbara Machado and Daniela Rocha The Monastery of Arouca: monumental Geology Dan Palcu Creating a Tourism Development Vision in the context of a Geopark Light Lunch break 20

21 University of the Aegean Marine science Amphitheatre - Room 2 SESSION 23 Geo-conservation : Policy and practices Murray Gray - Claudia Eckhardt Murray Gray A classification of geoconservation methods Claudio Ferrari and Vaiolet Masè Action Plan of the Adamello Brenta Geopark António Duarte, João Pinho and Artur Sá Arouca geopark action plan (2008/2013): foresight and strategic planning Margaretha Roelfs and Marion Speelman A policy on geological heritage in the Netherlands Erdal Gumus and Nickolas Zouros Landscape Diversity of Lesvos Island and European Landscape Convention Coffee break SESSION 24 Evaluating Earth Heritage Dr. Maurizio Burlando - Joan Poch Joan Poch Proposal on organising the geopark stakeholders for the self-evaluation of geological heritage management Lisa M. King Strengthening the Global Geoparks Brand Through Marketing Strategies Aimed At Set Collection Lynette Hogan Stories in Stone: Communicating geological heritage Nájila Cabral, Marcela Girão and Teresa Mota Index of Environmental Sustainability as another tool for assessing the ustainability of Geopark Araripe (Ceará, Brazil) Alda Mesquita Valuation and interpretation of (geo)heritage as a basis for local sustainable development - the example of the Peneda-Gerês National Park (NW Portugal) Nikolaos Zouros and Ilias Valiakos Geosites assessment and management in Lesvos Geopark Tomáš Řídkošil and Lilian Švábenická, Project "The Bohemian Paradise European Geopark UNESCO development of a geoscientific information system for region s development and geological heritage protection" Light Lunch break 21

22 Sunday 3 October University of the Aegean Geography Room A Symposium 1 Coastal Geoparks Maurizio Burlando Kristin Rangnes Introduction to the Coastal Geoparks Thematic Network activities Group member contributions and discussion Room B Symposium 2 Geoparks and Fossils Carlos Neto Carvalho Introduction to the Fossil Geoparks Thematic Network activities Group member contributions and discussion Symposium 3 Glacial - Periglacial Geoparks Hartmut Escher Introduction to the Glacial Geoparks Thematic Network activities Group member contributions and discussion Room C Symposium 4 Mining Geoparks Pasquale Li Puma Introduction to the Mining Geoparks Thematic Network activities Group member contributions and discussion Symposium 5 Tectonic - Alpine Geoparks Jutta Weber Introduction to the Glacial Geoparks Thematic Network activities Group member contributions and discussion Room D Symposium 6 Volcanic Geoparks Ilias Valiakos Javier Ávila Elviro and Pablo Rivas Palomo Volcanic group results Group member contributions and discussion 22

23 Monday 4 October Field trip 1 Field trip The Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark Departure from the Hotel to the Lesvos Geopark Earth heritage in Lesvos Geopark: 300 million years in 96 km Examples of geosite interpretation for the public along the Lesvos Petrified Forest European and Global Geopark Ass. Prof. N. Zouros, University of the Aegean (Greece) The Lesvos Petrified Forest Park Guided tour by N. Zouros and I. Valiakos, Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest Coffee break Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest Guided tour to the Petrified Forest Museum permanent exhibitions Interpreting Earth heritage for the broad public Guided tour by N. Zouros and I. Valiakos, Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest Lunch in the Museum by the Anemotia Woman s Cooperative Sigri Petrified Forest Park Visit to the Eresos Volcanic Geotopes The Ancient Eresos Acropolis and Sappho The Aristoteles Theophrastus walk Ass. Prof. N. Zouros, University of the Aegean (Greece) Departure to Mytilene Tuesday 5 October Field trip 2 Field trip Volcanoes and local culture in Lesvos Departure from the hotel to Agia Paraskevi The ancient temple of Messon The Museum of Industrial Olive Oil Production in Lesvos at the Agia Paraskevi traditional olive press EUROPA NOSTRA Award The 1867 Agia Paraskevi earthquake geosite The Lepetymnos volcanic centre Lunch break The Lepetymnos volcanic centre The Molyvos volcanic dome and castle The sunset from Molyvos/Ancient Mythimna, the mythological birthplace of Arion Departure for Mytilene 23

24 YEARS European Geoparks Network Thirty seven European Geoparks working together on the conservation and the appreciation of their geological heritage for sustainable territorial development, are pleased to welcome you. We hope that you will enjoy a visit. European Geoparks Network