27 March 2024

UNESCO’s Executive Board has endorsed the addition of 18 sites to the UNESCO Global Geoparks network. This brings the total number of geoparks to 213 in 48 countries.

The newly designated UNESCO Global Geoparks are:

Belgium and Kingdom of the Netherlands:Schelde Delta UNESCO Global Geopark Brazil: Uberaba UNESCO Global Geopark

China: Enshi Grand Canyon-Tenglongdong Cave UNESCO Global Geopark

China: Linxia UNESCO Global Geopark

China: Longyan UNESCO Global Geopark

China: Mount Changbaishan UNESCO Global Geopark

China: Wugongshan UNESCO Global Geopark

China: Xingyi UNESCO Global Geopark

Croatia: Biokovo-Imotski Lakes UNESCO Global Geopark

Denmark: The South Fyn Archipelago UNESCO Global Geopark

Finland: Impact Crater Lake – Lappajärvi UNESCO Global Geopark

France: Armorique UNESCO Global Geopark

France: Normandie-Maine UNESCO Global Geopark

Greece: Meteora Pyli UNESCO Global Geopark

Hungary: Bükk Region UNESCO Global Geopark

Poland: Land of Extinct Volcanoes UNESCO Global Geopark

Portugal: Oeste UNESCO Global Geopark

Spain: Calatrava Volcanoes. Ciudad Real UNESCO Global Geopark

For more information :

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-names-18-new-geoparks