• This herbivorous dinosaur was about 18 meters in length and weighted 14 tons• The research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution is led by researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont and the Conca Dellà Museum (Catalonia, Spain)• The history of the finding was captured in the documentary “Europe’s last giant“ Researchers…
The Orígens Unesco Global Geopark participated to the first edition of the Film Festival organised by the Global Geoparks Network. It had to be celebrated in 2020 but it had to be postponed since today. The awards have been announced today (16th December 2021)El during the celebration of the 9tyh International Conference of the Unesco…
Two UNESCO evaluators have come to Orígens Geopark for 5 days to assess the progress done in the last years. very 4 years, UNESCO Global Geoparks must undergo a revalidation process. Orígens Geopark, in the catalan Pyrenees, is one of the 15 UNESCO Global Geoparks in Spain, designated in 2018. Last week, two UNESCO evaluators…
Orígens Geopark presents a new ecotouristic guide with more than 50 local business that offer different experiences to enjoy the Geopark in a more sustainable and responsible way., The guide can be downloaded at the Geopark website and it is a perfect complement of the Touristic guide “A jounewy back in time” also available there.
Last 7th July, 15 territories joined the Global Geoparks Network, after a candidature process and, this year, with some delay due to COVID-19. To welcome these new territories, it was organised a virtual event the 16th July. It was preseted by Nicholas Zouros, President of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, Assistant Director General…
The scientific coordinator of the Orígens Geopark participates in the UNESCO International Intensive Course on World Geoparks. A total of 136 participants from 40 different countries have participated in this edition The topic covered has been “Geoparks, territories of resilience” to face crises such as COVID-19. The scientific coordinator of the Orígens Geopark participated in…
The 22nd April UNESCO Global Geoparks celebrates the Earth Day that this year arrives at its 50th anniversary. The Orígens Geopark participates in this celebration to claim that we must take care of our planet. This year there was a celebration was about to be in la Tremoluga, a natural area near the village of…
The Origins Geopark was recognized by UNESCO on April 17, 2018. It has been two years since its acknowledgement, which has meant placing this Catalan territory in the world, for its geological importance and its natural and cultural values. In these two years, progress has been made with different projects to give cohesion to this…
The meetings of the European Geoparks Network are held every two years. The 13 Spanish Geoparks participated in the meetings. Conca de Tremp-Montsec UNESCO Global Geopark participated in two oral presentations and in the education workshop Two delegates of the UNESCO Global Geopark Conca de Tremp-Montsec participated in the 44th meeting of the Coordination…
The Geopark Assembly is renewed with an increase of women in their representatives On Wednesday, September 4, it was established the new General Assembly of partners of the UNESCO Global Geopark Conca de Tremp-Montsec. During the meeting the members of the Board and Assembly were updated. They are representatives of the municipalities and regional councils…