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…
The two associations of ‘raiers’ (timber rafting) of Catalonia (Ribera del Segre and Noguera Pallaresa) inside the UNESCO Global Geopark Conca de Tremp-Montsec will support a European candidacy for their trade to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. As explained the president of the Association of Raiers of the Ribera del Segre, Aleix…
The stay of the Tanzanian representative in the territory included the visit of different facilities, sites and trails. One of the pillars of the UNESCO Global Geoparks is networking and the exchange of experiences and good practices between territories. A member of Ngorongoro Lengai UNESCO Global Geopark (UGGp) of Tanzania (Africa) visited Conca de Tremp-Montsec…
The Geoparks stand The presence of the Geoparks stand and activities in FITUR 2019, one of the biggest tourism fairs in the world, was very successful and contributed significantly to our common efforts to raise the profile and visibility of the UNESCO Global Geoparks as quality brand in tourism and sustainable tourism destinations! Naturtejo UNESCO…
Visit of the landslide of Puigcercós and Workshop of Geological Risks, two activities for awareness population of geological risks In the UNESCO Global Geopark Conca de Tremp – Montsec we organized a guided tour to the landslide of Puigcercós the 13th October. About 50 participants of all ages discovered the history of Puigcercós inhabitants who…