29 Oct 2020

On October 27 to 28, the 2020 annual conference of China UNESCO Global Geoparks was held in Guangwushan-Nuoshuihe UGGp. The conference is co-sponsored by National Geoparks Network Center, Global Geoparks Network Office and Bazhong Municipal People's Government, undertaken by Sichuan Guangwushan-Nuoshuihe Global Geopark Administration and co-organized by the regional geological survey team of Sichuan Geological and Mineral Exploration and Development Bureau. Relevant leaders of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, invited representatives from National Geoparks Network Center, representatives from Chinese UNESCO Global Geoparks and candidate UGGps attended the conference. Shilin delegtion, led by Mr.WANG Shuilin, vice director of Shilin Geopark Administrative Bureau attended this conference.

Representatives of China UNESCO Global Geoparks and candidates shared experiences and seek sustainable development of global geoparks. The conference shared and exchanged the experience of the management and construction, application and revalidation, protection and development of the global geoparks, interpreted the evaluation rules of the global geoparks, analyzed the key criteria of the newly revised self-evaluation table of the global geoparks, and launched discussions on the brand operation of the global geoparks, science popularization and education of nature, etc. At the same time, the conference decided that the annual conference of China UNESCO Global Geoparks in 2021 would be held in Xiangxi Global Geopark, Hunan Province. An exhibition on the achievements of China UNESCO Global Geoparks was also held during the conference.