Call for Evaluators

UNESCO Global Geoparks Programme

Deadline 5 January 2026

UNESCO, together with the Global Geoparks Network, is inviting qualified experts to join its roster of evaluators to support field missions and revalidation visits of UNESCO Global Geoparks.

The UNESCO Global Geopark Bureau selects evaluators who are on this roster to carry out field evaluations of new applications for aspiring UNESCO Global Geoparks and revalidation missions of established UNESCO Global Geoparks.

These evaluators have combined and proven professional and/or research-teaching experience relevant for UNESCO Global Geopark development, such as:

· Geological heritage

· Geoconservation

· Environmental management

· Community engagement and territorial projects

· Sustainable development

· Tourism development and promotion

· Public education and communication of geoscience

You can find all the documents, criteria and further information through the official call for geoparks evaluators by UNESCO in the following link:

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/call-unesco-global-geopark-evaluators

Applications, including CV and supporting documentation, must be submitted by 5 January 2026

Each individual wishing to become an evaluator for UNESCO Global Geoparks should fill in the application form for evaluators for UNESCO Global Geoparks and send it, together with their CV and the necessary documentation and references, to the following four contacts:

• UNESCO:

  • Kristof Vandenberghe: k.vandenberghe@unesco.org

  • UNESCO Global Geopark Secretariat: iggp@unesco.org

• GGN Association:

  • Artur Agostinho de Abreu e Sa: presidentggn@globalgeoparksnetwork.org

  • GGN Secretariat: secretariat@globalgeoparksnetwork.org

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to one of UNESCO’s fastest-growing programmes and support the recognition and sustainability of geoparks around the world.