14 Apr 2022

UNESCO’s Executive Board has approved the designation of 8 new UNESCO Global Geoparks bringing the number of sites participating in the Global Geoparks Network to 177 in 46 countries. Two new countries, Luxembourg and Sweden, this year join the Global Network with the designation of their first geoparks.

•Ries (Germany);

•Platåbergen (Sweden);

•Mëllerdall(Luxembourg);

•Buzău Land(Romania);

•Salpausselkä (Finland);

•Kefalonia-Ithaca (Greece);

•Caminhos dos Cânions do Sul (Brazil);

•Seridó (Brazil).

For more information：

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-designates-8-new-global-geoparks