UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKS

SC-2017/WS/7 REV - CLD 1596.17

AUSTRIA 47 Haute-Provence UNESCO Global Geopark MOROCCO
United Nations UNESCO
1 Styrian Eisenwurzen UNESCO Global Geopark 48 Luberon UNESCO Global Geopark 92 M'Goun UNESCO Global Geopark Educational, Scientific and Global
2 Carnic Alps UNESCO Global Geopark 49 Massif des Bauges UNESCO Global Geopark NETHERLANDS Cultural Organization Geoparks
3 Ore of the Alps UNESCO Global Geopark 50 Chablais UNESCO Global Geopark 93 De Hondsrug UNESCO Global Geopark
BRAZIL 51 Monts d'Ardèche UNESCO Global Geopark NORWAY
4 Araripe UNESCO Global Geopark 52 Causses du Quercy UNESCO Global Geopark 94 Gea Norvegica UNESCO Global Geopark
CANADA GERMANY 95 Magma UNESCO Global Geopark
5 Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark 53 Vulkaneifel UNESCO Global Geopark PORTUGAL
6 Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark 54 TERRA. vita UNESCO Global Geopark 96 Naturtejo da Meseta Meridional UNESCO Global Geopark

UNESCO Global Geoparks

CHINA 55 Bergstraße-Odenwald UNESCO Global Geopark 97 Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark
7 Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark 56 Swabian Alb UNESCO Global Geopark 98 Açores UNESCO Global Geopark
8 Huangshan UNESCO Global Geopark 57 Harz, Braunschweiger Land UNESCO Global Geopark 99 Terras de Cavaleiros UNESCO Global Geopark
9 Lushan UNESCO Global Geopark GREECE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
10
11
12
Shilin UNESCO Global Geopark
Songshan UNESCO Global Geopark
Wudalianchi UNESCO Global Geopark
58
59
60
Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark
Psiloritis UNESCO Global Geopark
Chelmos Vouraikos UNESCO Global Geopark
100
101
Jeju UNESCO Global Geopark
Cheongsong UNESCO Global Geopark
ROMANIA
Celebrating Earth Heritage, Sustaining Local Communities
13 Yuntaishan UNESCO Global Geopark 61 Vikos - Aoos UNESCO Global Geopark 102 Haţeg UNESCO Global Geopark
14 Zhangjiajie UNESCO Global Geopark 62 Sitia UNESCO Global Geopark SLOVENIA
15 Hexigten UNESCO Global Geopark HUNGARY 103 Idrija UNESCO Global Geopark
16 Taining UNESCO Global Geopark 63 Bakony-Balaton UNESCO Global Geopark SPAIN
17 Xingwen UNESCO Global Geopark ICELAND 104 Cabo de Gata-Níjar UNESCO Global Geopark
18 Yandangshan UNESCO Global Geopark 64 Katla UNESCO Global Geopark 105 Sierras Subbéticas UNESCO Global Geopark
19 Fangshan UNESCO Global Geopark 65 Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark 106 Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geoparkss
20 Funiushan UNESCO Global Geopark INDONESIA 107 Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark
21 Jingpohu UNESCO Global Geopark 66 Batur UNESCO Global Geopark 108 Sierra Norte de Sevilla UNESCO Global Geopark
22 Leiqiong UNESCO Global Geopark 67 Gunung Sewu UNESCO Global Geopark 109 Villuercas Ibores Jara UNESCO Global Geopark
23 Taishan UNESCO Global Geopark IRAN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 110 Central Catalonia UNESCO Global Geopark
24 Wangwushan-Daimeishan UNESCO Global Geopark 68 Qeshm Island UNESCO Global Geopark 111 Molina & Alto Tajo UNESCO Global Geopark
25 Longhushan UNESCO Global Geopark IRELAND 112 El Hierro UNESCO Global Geopark
26 Zigong UNESCO Global Geopark 69 Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark 113 Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark
27 Axla Desert UNESCO Global Geopark 70 Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark 114 Las Loras UNESCO Global Geopark
28 Qinling Zhongnanshan UNESCO Global Geopark ITALY TURKEY
29 Ningde UNESCO Global Geopark 71 Madonie UNESCO Global Geopark 115 Kula Volcanic UNESCO Global Geopark
30 Leye Fengshan UNESCO Global Geopark 72 Beigua UNESCO Global Geopark UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN
73 Parco Geominerario della Sardegna UNESCO Global Geopark AND NORTHERN IRELAND
31 Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark
74 Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark 116 North Pennines AONB UNESCO Global Geopark
32 Tianzhushan UNESCO Global Geopark
75 Adamello-Brenta UNESCO Global Geopark 117 North-West Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark
33 Sanqingshan UNESCO Global Geopark
76 Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni UNESCO Global Geopark 118 Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark
34 Shennongjia UNESCO Global Geopark
77 Tuscan Mining Park UNESCO Global Geopark 119 English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark
35 Yanqing UNESCO Global Geopark
78 Alpi Apuane UNESCO Global Geopark 120 GeoMôn UNESCO Global Geopark
36 Mount Kunlun UNESCO Global Geopark
79 Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark 121 Shetland UNESCO Global Geopark
37 Dali-Cangshan UNESCO Global Geopark
80 Pollino UNESCO Global Geopark URUGUAY
38 Dunhuang UNESCO Global Geopark
JAPAN 122 Grutas del Palacio UNESCO Global Geopark
39 Zhijindong Cave UNESCO Global Geopark
81 Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark VIET NAM
40 Arxan UNESCO Global Geopark
82 Unzen Volcanic Area UNESCO Global Geopark 123 Dong Van Karst Plateau UNESCO Global Geopark
41 Keketouhai UNESCO Global Geopark
83 Toya - Usu UNESCO Global Geopark AUSTRIA & SLOVENIA
CROATIA
84 San'in Kaigan UNESCO Global Geopark 124 Karawanken/Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark
42 Papuk UNESCO Global Geopark
85 Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark GERMANY & POLAND
CYPRUS
86 Oki Islands UNESCO Global Geopark Muskauer Faltenbogen / Łuk Mużakowa
43 Troodos UNESCO Global Geopark 125
UNESCO Global Geopark
CZECHIA 87 Aso UNESCO Global Geopark
HUNGARY & SLOVAKIA
44 Bohemian Paradise UNESCO Global Geopark 88 Mt. Apoi UNESCO Global Geopark
126 Novohrad-Nógrád UNESCO Global Geopark
DENMARK MALAYSIA
IRELAND & UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN
45 Odsherred UNESCO Global Geopark 89 Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark AND NORTHERN IRELAND
FINLAND MEXICO 127 Marble Arch Caves UNESCO Global Geopark
46 Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark 90 Comarca Minera, Hidalgo UNESCO Global Geopark
FRANCE 91 Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca UNESCO Global Geopark
Cover: Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark © Liu Jiaqingi

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UNESCO Global Geoparks include sites
and landscapes of international geological
significance which are managed in a way
that promotes sustainable tourism which
respects both local people and the traveller,
geological, natural, cultural and intangible
heritage and the environment.
UNESCO Global Geoparks are single,
unified geographical areas where sites and
landscapes of international geological
significance are managed with a holistic
concept of protection, education and
sustainable development. A UNESCO
Global Geopark uses its geological
heritage, in connection with all other
aspects of the area’s natural and
cultural heritage, to enhance awareness
and understanding of key issues facing
society, such as using Earth’s resources
sustainably, mitigating the effects of
climate change and reducing the impact
of natural disasters. By raising awareness
of the importance of the area’s geological
heritage in history and society today,
UNESCO Global Geoparks give local
people a sense of pride in their region
and strengthen their identification with
the area. The creation of innovative
local enterprises, new jobs and high
quality training courses is stimulated as
new sources of revenue are generated
through geotourism, while the geological
resources of the area are protected.
2017 International Year of Sustainable
Tourism for Development
UNESCO Global Geoparks
showcase the beauty and
diversity of planet Earth in 127
extraordinary places spread out
across the world. Explore the
magnificent cliffs of the Basque
Coast, Spain; admire dinosaur
fossils of millions of years old in
Zigong, China; or hike around one
of the largest volcanic calderas in
Indonesia. Go beyond the usual
tourist experience!
All UNESCO Global Geoparks development for the wellbeing
combine geology with the
empowerment of local
of people.
By creating greater awareness
communities and create
of the rich natural, cultural and
opportunities for sustainable
intangible heritage of people
tourism. By declaring 2017
around the world, UNESCO Global
International Year of Sustainable
Geoparks contribute to a better
Tourism for Development,
understanding of the inherent
implemented under the
values of different cultures.
guidance of the World Tourism
They work together under the
Organization, the United Nations
umbrella of UNESCO, and as
recognized the importance
such contribute to global peace-
of tourism and sustainable
building.
© Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark
 United Nations
Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
UNESCO
Global
Geoparks
U N E S CO G LO BA L G EO PA R K S 2 0 1 7
Greenland

Iceland

Faroes Sweden Finland R u s s i a n F e d e r a t i o n

Norway
Estonia
United Kingdom Latvia
of Great Britain and
C a n a d a Northern Ireland Denmark
Lithuania

Poland Belarus
Ireland Netherlands
Belgium Germany Ukraine
Luxembourg Czechia
Austria Slovakia K a z a k h s t a n
Hungary Republic
France Switzerland Liechtenstein M o n g o l i a
Slovenia Romania of Moldova
San Marino Croatia
Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Andorra Monaco
Italy Montenegro Bulgaria
Holy See F.Y.R.O.M. Georgia Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan
Spain Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Democratic
U n i t e d S t a t e s o f A m e r i c a Turkey People’s Republic
Portugal Greece Turkmenistan Tajikistan of Korea
C h i n a
Tunisia Malta Republic of Korea Japan
Cyprus Syrian Arab Republic
Lebanon I ra q Iran (Islamic Republic of) Afgh an ist an
Palestine
Morocco Israel Jordan
Kuwait
Alger ia Nepal
Pa kist a n Bhutan
Libya Egy pt Bahrain
Qatar
Bahamas Bangladesh
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia Oman
Mexico Cuba
Myanmar
I n d i a Lao P.D.R.
Cayman Islands Haiti Dominican Republic
Jamaica
British Virgin
Puerto Rico Islands Anguilla Maur it a ni a
Saint Kitts andMontserrat
Sint Maarten
Nevis Antigua and Barbuda Mal i Niger
Belize
Cabo Verde S u da n Yemen Thailand Philippines
Guatemala Honduras Dominica Senegal Ch a d Eritrea
Saint Lucia Gambia Viet Nam
El Salvador Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados Cambodia
Nicaragua Aruba Curaçao
Burkina Faso
Grenada Guinea-Bissau Djibouti
Trinidad and Tobago Guinea Benin Marshall Islands
Costa Rica Nigeria
Sierra Leone Togo Et hio pia
Panama Venezuela South Sudan
Côte d'Ivoire Ghana Sri Lanka Palau Micronesia (Federated States of)
(Bolivarian Republic of) Liberia Central African Republic
Guyana
Cameroon Brunei Darussalam
Kiribati Colomb ia Suriname Malaysia
Somalia Maldives
Equatorial Guinea Kenya
Uganda Singapore
Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Gabon Nauru
Ecuador D e mo c rat ic R epu bli c Rwanda
of t h e Co ng o I n d o n e s i a
Burundi
Seychelles
Tanzania Papua New Guinea
Peru B r a z i l
Tokelau Timor-Leste Solomon Islands

Comoros
Ango la
Samoa Malawi
Zam bia Vanuatu
Bolivia
Mozambique
(Plurinational State of)
Niue Z i mba bwe
Madagascar Mauritius
Tonga Cook Islands Na mibia B o t swa na
Paraguay

A u s t r a l i a
Swaziland

Lesotho
S o ut h Afr ic a
Uruguay

Chile A r g e n t i n a
See country index on back side of map for site listings.
Number indicates site order by year of inscription within each country.

Only Member States of UNESCO are labelled on this map.

United Nations country boundaries shown as of August 2016.
New Zealand
The reduced scale of the map and the cartographic projection have resulted in
approximate locations of some sites

Land cover data: Tom Patterson, US National Park Services

Map editing and lay-out: Katrien Heirman
Text: Thomas Doesselaere & Katrien Heirman
Composed and printed in the workshops of UNESCO
© UNESCO Printed July 2017

Map projection: Robinson

Scale: 1 : 70 000 000

The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the
expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status
of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its
frontiers or boundaries. Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu
and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has
not yet been agreed upon by the parties. Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan
and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.

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The best way to visit the Situated in the northern Italian People living in the Shimabara ITOIGAWA UNESCO GLOBAL One of the essentials of all Striking red sandstones and For thousands of years, the South The local Jomon-Ainu tribe in the You can discover breath-taking Prehistoric artists painted UNESCO Global Geoparks are The art of Golabaton, needlework and
BURREN AND CLIFFS OF Alps, the ADAMELLOBRENTA Peninsula in Japan have coped GEOPARK is surrounded by the UNESCO Global Geoparks is to conglomerates make up the Wutai, located in the QINLING TOYAUSU UNESCO GLOBAL landscapes from a different geometric shapes on the rocks living laboratories and open portraying of mostly flower patterns, is
MOHER UNESCO GLOBAL UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK repeatedly with the volcanic Sea of Japan and the towering educate the community, students landforms which characterise the ZHONGNANSHAN UNESCO GEOPARK in Japan has always perspective on horseback and of the GRUTAS DEL PALACIO classrooms. Visitors and local a long tradition passed on from mother
GEOPARK in Ireland is by bicycle. encourages low impact tourism eruptions of Mount Unzen. The Japanese Alps. The elevation ranges and visitors about the Earth in a landscape of the DANXIASHAN GLOBAL GEOPARK in China, lived with the philosophy of “living enjoy a morning reconnection UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK school children can learn about to daughter in the QESHM ISLAND
To promote the Geopark as a activities and tries to enhance UNZEN VOLCANIC AREA from 0 to nearly 3000 meters, fun and engaging manner. You can UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK has been known for the monastery together with an ever-changing to nature in the MASSIF DES in Uruguay thousands of years the natural, cultural and intangible UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK in the
bicycle friendly destination, several climate change awareness. The UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK creating a beautiful landscape explore, discover and enjoy Earth’s in China. The Geopark is named of Avalokiteshvara. These magical Mother Earth”. Their records and BAUGES UNESCO GLOBAL ago. Now you can taste history! heritage of LANGKAWI UNESCO Islamic Republic of Iran. You can take
a small piece of this tradition home as
businesses offer a free cup of tea total area of the 41 glaciers on the features this active volcano along treasured by hikers, campers and history in the STONEHAMMER for the resemblance of its rocks to granite mountains have been memories of past disasters actively GEOPARK in France. You can The cave paintings inspired local GLOBAL GEOPARK in Malaysia
these traditional handicrafts are sold
to anyone who arrives to their Geopark’s territory has decreased with the natural blessings of a other eco-tourists. UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK rosy red clouds. You can admire considered sacred since ancient teach us about ways to reduce enjoy an open-air lunch made up cheese producers and instead of through the Geopark School by the local women’s cooperative
business by bicycle. Stimulating by at least a third in the last volcanic active region which of Canada. Here, two children the shapes of the mountains times. Mountain formation and disaster risks for future generations. from the local breads, cheeses, painting rocks, they now draw and the Geopark Community of the Star Valley visitor centre. This
© Itoigawa Geopark Council / Theodore Brown
visitors to explore the Geopark on 40 years. Guided glacier-tours include a natural environment rich are being taught about different which seem to have been created landslides created this outdoor hams and honey for which the area these pictographs on the locally Programme. Also you can become cooperative also runs the local café and
© Toya-Usu UNESCO Global Geopark
a bicycle, this initiative encourages allows you to witness the impact in spring water, fertile soil and hot lifeforms that lived during the by master sculptors, but in fact “geological museum” where you is renowned. produced cheese. one of Earth’s best ambassadors by provides catering to one of the many
sustainable development of of climate change on the glaciers. springs which all help to encourage Earth’s past. this has been crafted by sublime can discover this old temple, which discovering the stories behind all Geopark guesthouses. This way the
© Patrick Mc Keever © Grutas del Palacio UNESCO Global Geopark /
tourism in harmony with nature local people to live in coexistence geological processes. reflects the profound essence of César Goso wonders of the Geopark. local women can actively contribute to
© Giuliana Pincelli © Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark
and local people. with nature. Buddhist culture. the life of the community and obtain
© Liu Jiaqing © Patrick Mc Keever
an additional income in their own area
© The Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global © Unzen Volcanic Area Geopark Promotion Office © Qinling Zhongnanshan Geopark / Yinsheng Wei
Geopark / Arthur Ellis and on their own terms.
© Asghar Besharati