GGN Annual General Assembly for Accounts | Intensive Course on Geoparks - 6/2025

11th GGN Annual General
Assembly for Accounts

Following the article 10 of the Global Geopark Network Statutes all members of the Association are invited to participate in the 11th GGN Annual General Assembly for Accounts, which will take place virtually, via written statements on April 30th, 2025.

This General Assembly will deal with the 2024 GGN Accounts and the 2025 GGN Annual Budget.

The Annual GGN General Assembly for Accounts can be made by written statements sent by the GGN members in good standing by e-mail to the Executive Board within one month after receiving the Report on the accounts.

Written statements should reach the GGN Executive Board at info@globalgeoparksnetwork.org and president@globalgeoparksnetwork.org till April 29th, 2025 the latest!

YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED

The GGN Executive Board

INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKS 2025

UNESCO Global Geoparks Management and Sustainability

Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark
20-29 June 2025

UNESCO and the Global Geoparks Network are co-organizing the International Course on UNESCO Global Geoparks 2025 which will deal with the topic “UNESCO Global Geoparks Management and Sustainability”.

The Course on UNESCO Global Geoparks will be held from 20th to 29th of June 2025 in Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark (Greece) and it is organized in collaboration with the University of the Aegean-Department of Geography and the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest / Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark.

The course provides an opportunity to discover how UNESCO Global Geoparks can make a real impact in local communities and on society as a whole but also provides conceptual issues on UNESCO Global Geoparks.

Lectures will be given by Geoparks experts and academic staff with long experience on Geoparks management and development, geoheritage – geodiversity protection and conservation, education for sustainability and sustainable local development.

The course is open to Geopark’s managers, Geoparks’ staff members with a degree in Geosciences, to PhD and Master students working on Geoparks, geotourism, geosites, geomorphosites and landscape topics, as well as to Geoscientists having a special interest on the topic.

For more information and registration please visit the course website: http://www.petrifiedforest.gr/geoparks2025

Application deadline 30th of April 2025.