Published March 1, 2022
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UNESCO Global Geoparks in the "World after": a multiple-goals roadmap proposal for future discussion

Creators

  • 1. Global Geoparks Network Association, Haute Provence Geopark, Musée Promenade, 10 Montée Bernard Dellacasagrande, BP 156, 04005 Cedex Digne les Bains, France
  • 2. University of the Aegean
  • 3. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
  • 4. Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 26 Baiwanzhuang Road, Beijing 100037, P.R. China
  • 5. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • 6. English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark, Floor 3-Roebuck House, Abbey Road, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
  • 7. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
  • 8. Welterbe Grube Messel gGmbH, Rossdörferstr. 108, 4409 Messel, Germany
  • 9. Gea Norvegica Geopark, Porselensveien 6A, 3920 Porsgrunn, Norway
  • 10. Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resouces; Km9 Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 11. Regional University of Cariri (URCA), R. Coronel Antônio Luíz, 1161, Pimenta, Crato - CE, 63105-010, Brazil
  • 12. Section on Earth Sciences and Geo-Hazards Risk Reduction Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences Natural Sciences Sector, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France
  • 13. Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark, Ifar kalea 3, Deba, 20820 Spain
  • 14. National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), Tennodai 3-1, Tsukuba 305-0006, Japan
  • 15. UNESCO Chair on Geoparks, Sustainable Regional Development and Healthy Lifestyles, Department of Geology and Pole of the Geosciences Centre (CGeo), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal

Description

The new challenges posed to UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps), resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, require a guiding reflection and the presentation of a proposal for a roadmap, to be discussed and implemented in the shortmedium term. The proposal presented in this work is the result of careful reflection and discussion among the authors, with the purpose of providing the UGGps with tools and lines of action that will allow them to face the new reality of the "World after". These proposals are aligned with the new global dynamics, mainly with those that are seen as strategic for these territories. It is also based on the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda, with particular emphasis on Climate Action. The new reality must therefore also include a paradigm shift and a strengthening of networking activities, which should include a new dynamic of participation and sharing, appropriate to the more frequent use of tools for effective long-distance teamwork.
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