The philosophy and main objectives of the territories that form part of the EGN and GGN are written in the European Charter of Geoparks that the candidate territories sign and to which they commit when they request to be included in the network. These...

The initiative of the geo-parks is under the auspices of UNESCO. In 2001 The European Geo-park Network signed a first formal agreement with the Division of Earth Sciences in UNESCO, by reason of which the institution gave its support to the Network. The...

The Global Network of National Geoparks (GGN - Global Geoparks Network) is a voluntary network of Global Geoparks supported by UNESCO. The GGN is a dynamic network where members are committed to work together and exchange ideas of best practise and join...

The European Geopark Network (European Geopark Network, EGN) is a voluntary association of territories under the auspices and tutelage of the UNESCO and committed towards the same methods of working to promote and care for the natural and cultural values...

Recently, the EGN took the decision to work together at a national level and, thus, asked all the countries participating to constitute the corresponding forums to bring together all the geo-parks in the territory, working with the national commission...

The best definition of a Geo-park, perhaps, is an inhabited territory, with significant geological heritage of scientific value, uniqueness or educational merit, besides other cultural and natural heritage elements. These territorial values are managed...