Global Geoparks
The Global Geoparks Network (GGN) is a UNESCO programme established in 1998. Managed under the body's Ecological and Earth Sciences Division, the GGN seeks the promotion and conservation of the planet's geological heritage, as well as encourages the sustainable research and development by the concerned communities.
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Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Badain Jaran Desert | Part of Alxa Desert UNESCO Global Geopark | |
| Bali Subak system | Batur Global Geopark (2012) | |
| China Danxia | Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark, Longhushan UNESCO Global Geopark | |
| Cilento and Vallo di Diano | 2010 | |
| Dolomites | Adamello Brenta | |
| Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats | Jeonbuk West Coast UNESCO Global Geopark | |
| Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen | Mudeungsan Area (2018) includes the Hwasun Dolmen Site. Also Jeonbuk West Coast UNESCO Global Geopark. | |
| Heritage of Mercury | 2013 - Idrija Global Geopark; Calatrava Volcanoes. Ciudad Real (2024) | |
| Huangshan | ||
| Hubei Shennongjia | ||
| Jeju | 2010 | |
| Kinabalu Park | Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark | |
| Lushan National Park | ||
| Messel Pit | Bergstrasse-Odenwald | |
| Meteora | Meteora Pyli (2024) | |
| Mogao Caves | Dunhuang (2015): "The Geopark also encompasses the Mogao Caves,.." | |
| Mount Sanqingshan | Sanqingshan Global Geopark (2012) | |
| Mount Taishan | ||
| Ngorongoro | Ngorongoro Lengai UNESCO Global Geopark (2018) | |
| Painted Churches in the Troödos Region | Troodos (2015) | |
| Pico Island | 2013 - Azores Global Geopark | |
| Rammelsberg and Goslar | Harz | |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Rocamadour lies in Causses du Quercy Global Geopark (2017) | |
| Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy | 2013 - Sesia - Val Grande Global Geopark (includes the three sacred sites of Sacro monte in Domodossola, Sacre Monte of Varallo and Sanctuary of Ghiffa) | |
| South China Karst | Shilin Geopark | |
| Wulingyuan | Zhangjiajie National Forest Park was listed as a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2004 |
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