UNESCO Global Geopark
UNESCO Global Geopark is a geological site or landscape of international geoscientific importance according to UNESCO . The award was created in 2015. UNESCO Global Geoparks are thus under the World Heritage sites and biosphere reserves , the third category of sites of the UNESCO Cultural and Natural Heritage .
As of April 2018, 140 Geoparks in 38 countries have been selected and are therefore members of the Global Geoparks Network .
See also
List of UNESCO Global Geoparks
Web links
- UNESCO Global Geoparks on the website of UNESCO to list the current Geoparks (English)
- UNESCO Global Geoparks on the website of the German UNESCO Commission
Individual evidence
- ↑ 13 Sites in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America Receive UNESCO Global Geopark Label. In: News on en.unesco.org. UNESCO, April 17, 2018, accessed April 18, 2018 .
UNESCO World Heritage : Overview | Africa | America | Asia | Australia / Oceania | Europe | without continent | transnational | mixed | endangered | former | Country Statistics
Biosphere Reserves : Overview | Africa | America | Asia | Australia / Oceania | Europe | without a continent
UNESCO Global Geoparks : Overview | Africa | America | Asia | Europe | without a continent
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage : Representative List | List of cultural heritage in need of conservation | Register of good practice examples
Other: Underwater cultural heritage | World Document Heritage | World Document Heritage List | New admissions to the UNESCO cultural and natural heritage