National Geopark Committees
National Geopark Committees bring together representatives of local geoparks, relevant governments and ministries, and geologists. These local pools of expertise guide geopark projects on their individual journey.
Last update:21 August 2024
A number of countries have established, or are currently in the process of establishing, national committees responsible for coordinating Geoparks at national level and the submission of candidates for UNESCO Global Geopark designation.
Members
Possible members of National Geopark Committees:
- Governmental body in charge of relations with UNESCO
- UNESCO Global Geoparks
- National Geoparks
- National geological organization or survey
- National environmental/protected area organization
- National cultural heritage body
- National committee for IGCP
- Any additional members that may be relevant for the Committee
- Coordinating Geopark initiatives and pre-selecting UNESCO Global Geopark candidates
Mission
Its work at national level may consist of:
- Identifying the geological heritage and raising public awareness of its importance
- Promoting new UNESCO Global Geoparks projects, endorsing revalidations and extensions
- Observing the evaluation and revalidation missions in their country
- Presenting all UNESCO Global Geopark applications to the governmental body in charge of relations with UNESCO
- Assisting the withdrawal of a UNESCO Global Geopark
- Promoting international cooperation between UNESCO Global Geoparks
Statutes of the International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme
2015
UNESCO
National Geopark Committees: contacts
Country | Contact | Email Adress |
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Austria | Heinz Kollmann | heinz.kollmann@NHM-WIEN.AC.AT |
Canada | Frances Heydeman | Frances@stonehammergeopark.com |
China | Xiaohong Yuan & Zhiguang Zhang | yxh8302@163.com & zhiguangzhang@foxmail.com |
Croatia | Igor Kreitmeyer & Danijela Bokarica | igor.kreitmeyer@mzoe.hr & danijela.bokarica@mzoe.hr |
Czechia | Martina Paskova | Martina.Paskova@mzp.cz |
Ecuador | Dr. Jose Luis Sanchez | jose.sanchezco@ug.edu.ec |
Egypt | Dr. Manal Fawzy | dm_fawzy@yahoo.com |
Finland | Terttu Hermansson | terttu.hermansson@lhgeopark.fi |
France | Jean Simon Pages | jspages.ughp@gmail.com |
Germany | Dr. Gösta Hoffmann | geoparks@unesco.de |
Greece | Nickolas Zouros | nzour@aegean.gr |
Indonesia | Anton Setyo Nugroho | antonsn.maritim@gmail.com |
Ireland | Kirstin Lemon | Kirstin.Lemon@detini.gov.uk |
Italy | Alessia Amorfini | aamorfini@parcapuane.it |
Japan | Setsuya Nakada | jgc@geopark.jp |
Jordan | M. Amani Azzam | Generals@memr.gov.jo |
Korea (Republic of) | Korea Geoparks Committee | kgn@knps.or.kr |
Kuwait | Eqbal Eenzi | eenezi@kisr.edu.kw |
Lebanon | Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO | info@lncu.org |
Libya | Nuri Fello | nuri.fello@nafusah.com |
Mauritania | Mohammad Abdullah & Sarah Sal | sarraabdelmomin@gmail.com |
Morocco | Mohamed Boutakiout & Idriss Achbal | mboutakiout@gmail.com & drissachbal70@gmail.com |
Netherlands | Marike Bontenbal | mbontenbal@unesco.nl |
Nigeria | Dr. Aminu Abdullahi Isyaku | aminu.isyaku@uniabuja.edu.ng |
Norway | Kristin Rangnes | kristin.rangnes@geanor.no |
Oman | Muti Ben Salem Al Muati | MuatiM@mht.gov.om |
Portugal | Ana Paula Santos | ana.osantos@mne.pt |
Qatar | Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science | qnc@edu.gov.qa |
Russia | Oleg Petrov & Mikhail Fedonkin | vsgdir@vsegei.ru & mafedonkin@mail.ru |
Saudi Arabia | Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science | aalblihed@moc.gov.sa |
Slovenia | Gasper Hrastelj & Bojan Režun | Gasper.Hrastelj@gov.si & bojan.rezun@gmail.com |
Spain | Ana MarÃa Alonso Zarza & Juana Vegas Salamanca | a.alonsozarza@igme.es & j.vegas@igme.es |
Sudan | Abdelhalim Ahnadi | ahnadi12@hotmail.com |
Sweden | Mugdim Islamovic | Mugdim.Islamovic@sgu.se |
Syria | Rim Shati | rimshati@hotmail.com |
Tunisia | Kamel Hajjam | hajjamkamel@gmail.com |
°Õü°ù°ì¾±²â±ð | Dr. Nizamettin Kazanci | webmaster@unesco.org.tr |
United Arab Emirates | Fatima Alzaabi | fatima.alzaabi@epaa.shj.ae |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Kirstin Lemon | klem@bgs.ac.uk |
Uruguay | Nicolas Pons | npons@mec.gub.uy |
Yemen | Fawaz Bahamish | emanaden1971@yahoo.com |
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