Regional Geoparks Meeting 13-15 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
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
Global Geoparks Network 2004 1st International Geoparks Conference, Beijing, China - GGN 2006 2 nd International Geoparks Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2008 3 rd International Geoparks Conference, Osnabrück, Germany 2010 4 th International Geoparks Conference, Langkawi, Malaysia 2012 5 th International Geoparks Conference, Unzen Geopark, Japan 2014 6 th International Geoparks Conference.America, Europe, Asia, Africa
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).
Management of Geoparks 26 GGN members GGN 183 National Geoparks in China
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
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
coordinate Portuguese Forum of Geoparks promote (web, newsletter, press, magazines, workshops) assist (technical and scientific support) cooperate (EGN/GGN, Portuguese Language Countries)
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
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.
Geopark candidate Some ideas before starting managing Geosites Geosites
The Geoparks FACTORY
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
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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
Aspiring Geopark Geopark candidate Aspiring Geopark project
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How to manage a Geopark size size content
Management of Geoparks 26 GGN members GGN China 9,640,011 km 2 Yunan Province 394.100 Brazil 8,514,877 Argentina 2,780,400 Peru 1,285,216 Chile 756,102 Germany 357,114 Uruguay 176,215 Ireland 70,273 183 National Geoparks in China
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
How to manage a Geopark - bottom-up potential of people, local identity, connecting people Langkawi Geopark, Malaysia - geological heritage promoted Araripe Geopark,Brazil
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
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
GGN logo / UNESCO logo What are our regulations?
Global Geoparks Network UNESCO temple logo rules: www.unesco.org/new/en/name-and-logo/
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
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, e-mail)
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)
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
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.
E Interest and arguments for joining the GGN E Interest and arguments for joining the GGN
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 https://www.yousendit.com/
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
Global Geoparks Network Celebrating Earth Heritage Sustaining Local Communities worldwide 5 th International Geoparks Conference 12-15 May 2012 Unzen Geopark, Japan www.geoparks2012.com Africa-Arab Geoparks El Jadida, Morocco, 21-28 Nov. www.aawg.org
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