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The works of design and planning of conservation actions and enhancement of geodiversity in the province of Córdoba has been completed with the drafting of three works projects that involve the intervention in eight localities of geological interest.
The projects are framed in the context of the Program of Actions on Geological Resources of Andalusia, a regional initiative which aims: firstly to provide a system of interpretation of geological heritage in the Andalusia area and, secondly, to undertake conservation measures, protection and environmental improvement of the most representative landmarks of the geology of Andalusia.
The criteria for the selection of the locations and the layout of the actions were chosen by the regional Ministry of Environment, the Provincial Delegation of Environment and the Management of Sierras Subbéticas Geopark.
The construction work raises the implementation of interpretation infrastructures and equipment in five geological resources of Sierras Subbéticas Geopark: The La Nava polje, Los Lanchares Karren, El Picacho de Cabra, la Fuente del Rio Spring and the grabben of Santa Rita. It is also planned the intervention in three localities of the province: the Baths of Popea and the Loma de los Escalones, near the city of Cordoba and the Incised Meander of Guadalquivir River in its passage through the municipality of Montoro.
The Program of Actions on Geological Resources of Andalusia has been completed in the province of Granada, and it’s near the end in the province of Cadiz. In Jaen are currently in the stage of design work and writing projects, while in Almeria, Huelva and Seville are in the phase of evaluation and preparation studies.
01- The Geological Resources Action Programme in Sierras Subbeticas Geopark has been Completed02- New timeline for Geopark proposals and evaluation procedure02- New Geopark film in the Libraries03-"Discover Psiloritis Natural Park" - Pupil's contest still open04- Second Circular: Symposium on Conservation of Geological Heritage05- Second Circular: 4th International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks06- Inauguration of the National Forum of Itaalian Geoparks08- Annual Conference 2009 of China's GGN Members09- Presentation of Papuk Geopark in Post offices
The Geological Resources Action Programme in Sierras Subbeticas Geopark has been completed
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At the Global Geoparks Bureau
meeting in Taihsan, China, August 2009, the Bureau decided to set up timelines which set a clear time frame for Geopark submissions and evaluation missions, this will clarify the duration of the application process from the date of submission to approval of membership.
The timelines are:
- submission of applications between 1 october and 1 December
- verification check on completeness of documents - desktop evaluations until 30 April - field evaluation missions starting 1 May
- decisions on applications during the following next Bureau meeting in autumn
New timeline
for Geopark
proposals
and
evaluation
procedure
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Access to the social networking
phenomenon You Tube at local libraries has been opened. The council says this opens the door for viewing the new films which celebrate the English Riviera's Geopark status.
The 'we Love our Geopark' film, which premiered at Kents Cavern, Torquay, combines animation and live action to trace the unique geology of the area, from the formation of the planet 4.6 billion years ago to industries and the environment.
In addition, there are four shorter films which have been produced by Torbay Library Services with
New Geopark film in the Libraries
the English Riviera Geopark and westaway Films, with funding from the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council learning revolution fund.
The council says in response to growing public demand there will be more on offer onl ine as the restrictions are lifted for all customers with an adult membership. Previously the public were unable to access the site, even though the terminals are free for residents to use for up to an hour a day.
People wishing to join can visit their local Torbay library to enrol, and full members can borrow more items but will need to show proof of address.
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Psiloritis Natural Park organizes
an open, pupil’s art contest titled “Discover Psiloritis Natural Park”.
The contest is addressed to primary and elementary school pupils of Crete and visitors under the topics of digital photographs, video and painting. The themes refer to the animals, plants, rocks, landscape and the scenery in general of Psiloritis Natural Park.
Each participant can submit only one artifact per topic, but can participate in all three topics. In each topic there will be two categories, one for primary school and one for elementary school pupils except the topic of video where only elementary school pupils will participate.
The contest will last from January, 1st 2010 till May 31st 2010 which is the deadline for submission.
In each topic and category the first six artifacts will be awarded with special gifts (like digital camera, digital picure frame and toys) and the most important will be exhibited during the summer events of the park.
Technical specifications
A. Photorgaphs
Photos should be in digital format (jpg or tiff) and should be ready to be printed at 20X25 cm dimension
"Discover Psiloritis Natural Park" - Pupil's contest still open
(resolution at least 5Mpixel)
B. Video
Videos should be in any known format (avi, wmf, mp4, mpg, mov etc.) and not longer than 5 min.
C. Painting
Paintings can be in any material (paper, wood etc.), any style (carbon, tempera, oil, collage etc.) and in dimensions between 21X30 and 30X42 cms.
The Natural Park can use submitted artifacts in any non-commercial activity. Submission of artifacts indicates acceptance of all contest rules.
The gifts and further details on the evaluation process will be announced later.
Submission
Artifacts should be submitted to Park’s headquarters at the following addresses. It is suggested that submissions should be accompanied by full personal information of
contributors and their parent (including corresponding email and phone numbers), the category and topic addressed, as well as the school name.
All personal data will be protected.
Send to:
For the Contest
PSILoRITIS NATURAL PARK
AKoMM «Psiloritis” S.A.
Anogeia, 74051 Rethimnon, Crete, Greece
Phone:00302834031402
Email: [email protected]
www.psiloritis-natural-park.gr
Information:
Mr Patakos, 28340 31402, [email protected]
Mr Fassoulas, 2810 393277, [email protected]
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14. Internationale Jahrestagung der
Fachsektion GeoTop in der DGG
and 6th International Symposium on
Conservation of Geological Heritage
Please see the following link for more information: ht tp: / /www.globalgeopark.org/P o r t a l s / 1 / 0 1 - N e w s _ E v e n t s /GeoSecondCircular.pdf
Second Circular
GeoTop 2010Geosites: Resources for the Public
Palaeontology and Conservation of GeositesMay 29th 2010 – June 2nd 2010 in Hagen (westf.), Germany
organisation: GeoPark Ruhrgebiet e.V. with support of The City of Hagen, Dept. of
Environment, and HAGEN Touristik
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Please see the following link for more information: www.geoparks2010.com
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INAUGURATION OF THE NATIONAL FORUM OF ITALIAN GEOPARKS
The National Forum of Italian Geoparks was inaugurated on wednesday 17th February 2010 by the new Nature House of the Park in Villa Santi in the very fascinating winter landscape of Adamello Brenta Geopark. The inauguration of the National Forum follows a request of the EGN after the 23rd Meeting in Sardinia Geominerario Geopark.
To the inauguration took part the official representative of the five Italian Geoparks (Adamello Brenta, Beigua, Madonie, Rocca di Cerere, Geominerario Sardinia) and the representative of the most important national organizations which deal with geological heritage and environmental and cultural protection: the Italian National Commission for UNESCo, the National Geological Survey at Ispra (Superior Institute for Protection and Environmental Research), the GeoItalia FIST (Italian Federation of Earth Science, which gathers all the scientific associations that deal with Earth Sciences in Italy),
the Italian Federation of Parks and Natural Reserves (Federparchi), which constitutes also the Italian Section of EURoPARC Federation and has also the function of General Secretariat of Italian Committee of IUCN).
The inauguration was chaired by the EGN Coordinator Prof. Nickolas Zouros.
During the meeting has been approved a proper regulation about the functioning of the National Forum and there has been defined the aims of the Forum, which are:
- to best coordinate the Italian Geoparks’ initiatives;
- to promote the development of new Italian Geoparks;
- to promote new projects for the valorisation of the geological heritage
Source:Beigua Geopark By Dott. Maurizio Burlando
at a national level;
- to provide information and popularize the International Network of Geoparks (EGN/GGN) through the various communication tools (website, specialized magazines, newsletters, newspapers, etc);
- to create new opportunity of integration between the many national activities direct to the growing of geological heritage’s policy and to the development of geotourism;
- to provide a technical and scientific support to the territories who want to submit to the EGN/GGN;
- to organize an annual workshop in order to exchange best practice and to popularize the various projects and activities of the Geoparks, the geological heritage conservation and the realization of virtuous actions for the sustainable development.
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Consistently with the advice given from the EGN Coordination Committee, it has been decided that, in some occasions, representative of other national organizations for tourism, Universities dealing with research, geoconservation and geotourism can take part to the Forum.
Among the various initiatives which will carry out, the Forum decided some activities:
- implementation of the official website of the EGN (www.europeangeoparks.org) in the Italian language
- dissemination of information about EGN and GGN through the official web-sites of the Italian National Commission for UNESCo, the Geoitalia FIST, the National Geological National Survey at ISPRA and the Italian Federation of Parks and Nature Reserves
- organization of a common activities plan for the year 2010 in range the "Decade oNU of Training Sustainable Development"
- common participation in the major conferences and workshops related to the Earth Sciences which will take place in Italy in the years 2010-2011
- arrangement of popular common information material.
The Forum has appointed a National Coordinator, Maurizio Burlando, director of the Regional Nature Park of Beigua - Beigua Geopark and member of the Advisory Committee of the EGN, which will implement its charge for the next two years. The secretary’s office of the National Forum was established at the headquarters of Beigua Geopark in Arenzano (GE).
It was finally decided that the next Forum of National Italians Geoparks will take place next December in Rome.
2nd woRKSHoP oF ITALIAN GEoPARKS
In the next two days – the 18th and February 19th 2010 - also by Villa Santi, the Adamello Brenta Geopark Nature House, was held the 2nd workshop of Italian Geoparks.
Forty representatives of Geoparks and protected areas from Lazio, Marche, Sicily, Sardinia, Piedmont, Tuscany, Lombardy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna, Liguria, Campania and Tuscany - all of them entities involved in the protection and enhancement of the geological heritage - are going to be members of the EGN.
The two strong working days have allowed the Italians Geoparks’ network, which under the auspices of UNESCo is growing around the world knowing each other better, exchanging the various experiences undertaken in the planning and communication and setting conditions and methods of working together for the future.
The workshop also focused the recent awarded of the Dolomites as new site of the world Heritage List of UNESCo, the "Via Geoalpina" initiative as example of international
co-operation included in the activities organized for the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) and the Italian Applications which will be assessed by the EGN during the year 2010.
It was very relevant and useful the presentation of the Director of the Adamello Brenta Geopark Claudio Ferrari and his staff about the new Adamello Brenta Geopark’s Action Plan, easy but at the same time great and strategic tool, which Nickolas Zouros, the EGN’s coordinator, described as an excellent starting point for building a common Action Plan format for all the Geoparks of the EGN and GGN.
By the Adamello Brenta Geopark will be created the database of communication tools adopted by the various Italian Geoparks.
Finally, it was a very pragmatic workshop where new working initiatives were discussed and agreed to improve the networking of different actors in Italy to protect and enhance the geological heritage.
The 3rd workshop of Geoparks will be held in Italy in the spring of 2011 and will be hosted in the Madonie Geopark in Sicily.
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The Annual Conference 2009
of China’s GGN Members was sponsored jointly by the Department of Geological Environment - the Ministry of Land and Resources, P. R. China and the Global Geoparks Network Office on January 15 to 16, 2010 in the Haikou Sub-park of Leiqiong Geopark, in which more than 120 representatives from 22 GGN members and their regional authorities were present. In the Conference, what China’s GGN members did in 2009 was reported; the completed revalidation of GGN members in recent two years was summarized; the work requirements for next step were raised; and such topics as the geotourism
development, the promotion of local economy development and the exchange and cooperation among GGN members were discussed. At last, all representatives proposed and discussed the annual action plan of China’s GGN members; meanwhile, they concluded the “Haikou Proposal of China’s Geotourism”. After the Conference was closed, the representatives made a field investigation on the status of geoheritage conservation and eco-environmental protection in the Haikou Sub-park as well as on the positive role of the Geopark played in local economy.
Annual Conference 2009 of China's GGN Members
Haikou Proposal of China’s Geotourism
In order to develop geotourism
extensively, representatives from 22 China’s GGN members summarized their achievements in 2009, discussed geotourism development, promotion of local economy development, exchange and cooperation among GGN members and other matters and offered the following proposals in the
Annual Conference 2009 of China’s GGN Members held on January 15 to 16, 2010 in Haikou City, Hainan Province.
1. To conserve the geoheritage resources, develop the geotourism and promote the sustainable development of local economy2. To intensify the research of geosciences, advance the scientific connotation of geotourism, popularize the knowledge of geosciences and improve the scientific literacy of the
whole people;3. To perfect the facilities of geotourism, strengthen the promotion and marketing of geotourism and create the favorable conditions for geotourism development; and4. To bring forth new ideas of the mechanism of exchange and cooperation among geoparks, explore new approaches of geopark construction, establish a new platform of geotourism and set up a new image of China-specific geotourism.
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Since Papuk Geopark is located on
the territory of two counties, Požeško-Slavonska and Virovitičko-podravska, Papuk Geopark, in cooperation with the Croatian Post Inc., set up an exhibition of Park souvenirs in post offices in Požega and ViroviticaIn mid-December last year show was set in the post office Požega, and in early February it moved to the post office in Virovitica.Visitors to the exhibition were given the opportunity to closely learn about the biological, geological and historical and cultural features of the Park, and special emphasis was put on the offer of Park´s souvenirs. Papuk Geopark and Croatian Post Inc. agreed on mutual cooperation in efforts to include Park´s souvenirs in the offer of post offices in the area of the Park.
Presentation of Papuk Geopark in Post offices
Papuk Geopark is situated in
the Slavonia region of eastern Croatia,a mainly flat, lowland agricultural landscape. Papuk, however, islocated in part of the Slavonian Mountains, in distinct contrast withthe surrounding lowlands. The Geopark is centred upon the Papuk Nature Park, an area of 33.600 hectares designated as a protected area by the Croatian
Government in 1999 on account of its exceptional geological, landscape, biological and cultural diversity, rarely seen elsewhere in Croatia.Papuk is, geologically, situated in the southernmost part of the Tisia tectonic Unit, which forms part of the Pre-Neogene crystalline basementof the Pannonian Basin. Most of Papuk Mountain is composed ofmetamorphic and igneous Alpine rocks which are considered to bethe best outcrops of the Tisia Unit in
the wider Pannonian Basin area.There are significant remains of cultural heritage in the Papuk NaturePark associated with two historical periods, the pre-historic period andthe Middle Ages. In the vicinity of the village of Kaptol, there is an important archaeological find from the Hallstatt culture of the Early Iron Age period, dating back to the 8th to 3rd Century BC. There are remains of eight mediaeval towns in the Nature Park, of which the most beautiful and the best preserved is Ružica, a town in the vicinity of the village of orahovica. Numerous hiking trails enable visitors to stroll throughout the Park and enjoy its year round, scenic beauty. For sports enthusiasts, there are free-climbing sites, a paragliding lift off site and 104 kilometers of marked bicycle trails. Three educational paths with educational panels provide visitors with an introduction to the natural and cultural heritage of the area. The Geopark offers guided tours for organized groups of visitors, and for children we have prepared several educational “School-in-the-nature” programmes.
G. RADONIÇ & G. PAVIÇ
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