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

Global Geoparks Network …

1999 General Conference 2000 Launch of the EGN 2001 Executive Board no ‘Geoparks Programme’ but ad hoc support (C/5) 2009 General Conference 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

2nd International Geoparks Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland

2008

3rd International Geoparks Conference, Osnabrück, Germany

2010

4th International Geoparks Conference, Langkawi, Malaysia

2012 5th International Geoparks Conference, Unzen Geopark, Japan 2014 6th 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

GGN 26 GGN members

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

● earth scientists with an interest in geoheritage,

Stonehammer Geopark, Canada

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

Geopark candidate Geosites Geosites

Let‟s make a Geopark !

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Not before having the Geoparks FACTORY installed! Geosites

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Essentials:

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Significant geological heritage

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Geoconservation activities

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Sustainable tourism activities

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Educational activities

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Community involvement products

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Strong management structure (partnership agreements)

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Secure basis (e.g. financial) Infrastructure, and activities

Aspiring Geopark Geopark candidate Aspiring Geopark project

GGN member Geopark Geosites Geosites

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How to manage a Geopark

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Management of Geoparks

GGN 26 GGN members

China 9,640,011 km2 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:

Who:

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

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

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Contact and Meet with existing Geoparks

Evidence of existance Aspiring Geopark Project

GGN

How to manage a Geopark Araripe Geopark, Brazil

A Financial* support to get started

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 5th 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

Muchas gracias! Merci! Dankeschön! Muito obrigado!