Global Geoparks Network Online Workshop
UNESCO Global Geoparks and Gastronomy

25th February 2025, 12:00 – 14:00 h (GMT)

Participants: Managers and management team members of UNESCO Global Geoparks

Aim: Lessons learned and future work on Geopark’s Gastronomy

• What is the contribution of UNESCO Global Geoparks to local Gastronomy?
• How do UNESCO Global Geoparks contribute to the Gastronomy of different countries and cultures? 
• What makes UNESCO Global Geoparks ideal model territories for the Gastronomy promotion? 

Agenda

12:00 – 12:05 Welcome and introduction (5 min) by Prof. Nickolas Zouros, President of GGN

12:05 – 12:10 Welcome by UNESCO (5 min) by Kristof Vandenberghe, Chief of Earth Sciences and Geoparks Section

12:10 – 12:25 Introduction about the Geopark Gastronomy - Definitions Criteria (15 min) by Alireza Amrikazemi

12:25 – 12:35 Geopark Gastronomy Categories (10 min) by Emmaline Rosado

12:35 – 13:05 Presentations of good practices concerning Gastronomy in UNESCO Global Geoparks (30 min / Coordinator: Kana Furusawa)

            - Local dishes related to Geological heritage (Nikolai Kantovitz - Unzen Volcanic Area Geopark, Japan)

            - Cooking on Geological Heritage site (Salomé Meneses – Azores Geopark, Portugal)

            - Women Cooperatives (Bentana Konstantina – Lesvos Geopark, Greece)

            - Food Festival (Patricia Herrera – Kütralkura Geopark, Chile)

            - Geopark Gastronomy and Geopark Events (Driss Achbal - M’Goun Geopark, Morocco)

13:05 – 13:15 Intangible Heritage of Mediterranean Diet and UNESCO Global Geoparks (10 min) by Anielo Aloia

13:15 – 13:25 Geopark Gastronomy WG Action Plan (10 min) by Soma Sayedyounesi

13:25 – 13:55 Questions - Comments – Proposals from UNESCO Global Geopark managers

13:55 – 14:00 Closing remarks from the GGN

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