UNESCO Global Geoparks and the Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda 2030

28h March 2025, 11:00 – 13:00 h (GMT)

Participants: Managers and management team members of UNESCO Global Geoparks

Aim: Lessons learned and future work for achieving the 17 SDGs 

- What is the contribution of UNESCO Global Geoparks to the Agenda 2030 and their activities toward achieving the SDGs? – The 2023 SDG Reporting exercise.

- How do UNESCO Global Geoparks contribute to the SDGs? 

- What makes UNESCO Global Geoparks ideal model territories for the SDG implementation? 

- Which lessons learned from the 2023 SDG Reporting?

- How UNESCO Global Geoparks will proceed for the 2024 SDG Reporting?

Agenda

A. Welcome Greetings

1. Welcome and introduction (5 min) by Dr Sofie Justice, EGN Coordinator
2. Welcome (5 min) by Driss Achbal, AUGGN
3. Welcome (5 min) by Prof. Nickolas Zouros, President of GGN
4. Welcome by UNESCO (5 min) by Kristof Vandenberghe, Chief of Earth Sciences and Geoparks Section.

B.UNESCO Global Geoparks’ SDGs Reporting exercise for the year 2023 - The statistics 

(10 min) 
Marie Luise Frey, Jutta Weber & Elisabeth Silva GGN WG on SDGs

C. 17 SDGs - good practice examples from UNESCO Global Geoparks (2023 Reports) (80 min) 

SDG 2 - Barnabás Korbély, Bakony-Balaton UGGp (Hungary)

SDG 2 - Driss Achbal, M’Ghoun (Morocco) 

SDG 6 – Alessia Amorfini, Apuan Alps UGGp (Italy)

SDG 7 – Sigurður Sigursveinsson, Katla UGGp (Iceland)

SDG 8 – Babbis Fassoulas, Psiloritis UGGp (Greece)

SDG 9 – Carol Gleeson, Burren & Cliffs of Moher UGGp (Ireland)

SDG 10 – Kristin Rangnes, Gea Norvegica UGGp (Norway)

SDG 11 – Michał Poros, Holy Cross Mountains UGGp (Poland)

SDG 12 – Cristina Partal, Buzău Land UGGp (Romania)

SDG 14 – Rasmus Casper, The South Fyn Archipelago (Denmark)

SDG 15 – Agness Gidna, Ngorongoro Lengai UGGp (Tanzania)

SDG 16 – Suzana Fajmut, Karawanken / Karavanke (Slovenia)

SDG 17 - Nancy Sauer, Muskau Arch UGGp (Germany / Poland) – Transborder UGGp

SDG   4 - Mikko Kiuttu, Rokua UGGp (Finland)

SDG 13 – Kirstin Lemon, UK Committee for UGGps (UK)

SDG 15 - Lilian Car, Luberon UGGp (France)

SDG 15 - Artur Sá, Arouca UGGp (Portugal)

D.The SDGs Template for Geoparks Reporting on activities during 2024 (10 min) 

Marie Luise Frey, Jutta Weber & Elizabeth Silva, GGN WG on SDG’s

E..Questions and Comments 

F. Proposals from UNESCO Global Geopark Managers and Managing staff 

G. Closing Remarks

1.Closing Remarks from GGN SDGs Working Group

2.Closing remarks from the GGN