Global Geoparks

Connected Sites: 27

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. See: link

Connected Sites

Jeju

Republic of Korea

Inscribed: 2007

3.52

118

10

2010
See www.globalgeopark.org
Cilento and Vallo di Diano

Italy

Inscribed: 1998

3.39

169

5

2010
Pico Island

Portugal

Inscribed: 2004

3.34

58

4

2013 - Azores Global Geopark
See ens-newswire.com
Messel Pit

Germany

Inscribed: 1995

2.22

180

9

Bergstrasse-Odenwald
Mogao Caves

China

Inscribed: 1987

4.08

59

5

Dunhuang (2015): "The Geopark also encompasses the Mogao Caves,.."
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

Republic of Korea

Inscribed: 1995

3.32

140

10

Gyeongbuk Donghaean UNESCO Global Geopark
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats

Republic of Korea

Inscribed: 2021

2.71

41

6

Jeonbuk West Coast UNESCO Global Geopark
See www.globalgeopark.org
Wulingyuan

China

Inscribed: 1992

4.03

56

5

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park was listed as a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2004
South China Karst

China

Inscribed: 2007

3.88

129

8

Shilin Geopark
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy

Italy

Inscribed: 2003

2.98

187

10

2013 - Sesia - Val Grande Global Geopark (includes the three sacred sites of Sacro monte in Domodossola, Sacre Monte of Varallo and Sanctuary of Ghiffa)
See ens-newswire.com
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

France

Inscribed: 1998

2.82

302

14

Rocamadour lies in Causses du Quercy Global Geopark (2017)
Rammelsberg and Goslar

Germany

Inscribed: 1992

3.20

205

11

Harz
See www.harzregion.de
Painted Churches in the Troödos Region

Cyprus

Inscribed: 1985

3.42

161

10

Troodos (2015)
Ngorongoro

Tanzania

Inscribed: 1979

4.36

129

4

Ngorongoro Lengai UNESCO Global Geopark (2018)
See www.unesco.org
Mount Taishan

China

Inscribed: 1987

3.61

71

7
Mount Sanqingshan

China

Inscribed: 2008

3.31

36

3

Sanqingshan Global Geopark (2012)
See www.unesco.org
Meteora

Greece

Inscribed: 1988

4.32

240

10

Meteora Pyli (2024)
Lushan National Park

China

Inscribed: 1996

2.92

54

3
Kinabalu Park

Malaysia

Inscribed: 2000

3.25

93

6

Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark
Hubei Shennongjia

China

Inscribed: 2016

2.64

18

3
Huangshan

China

Inscribed: 1990

3.79

84

6
Heritage of Mercury

Slovenia, Spain

Inscribed: 2012

2.65

152

8

2013 - Idrija Global Geopark; Calatrava Volcanoes. Ciudad Real (2024)
See ens-newswire.com
Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen

Republic of Korea

Inscribed: 2000

2.23

87

13

Mudeungsan Area (2018) includes the Hwasun Dolmen Site. Also Jeonbuk West Coast UNESCO Global Geopark.
See www.globalgeopark.org
Dolomites

Italy

Inscribed: 2009

4.08

252

7

Adamello Brenta
China Danxia

China

Inscribed: 2010

3.23

55

3

Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark, Longhushan UNESCO Global Geopark
See en.unesco.org
Bali Subak system

Indonesia

Inscribed: 2012

3.16

211

6

Batur Global Geopark (2012)
See www.unesco.org
Badain Jaran Desert

China

Inscribed: 2024

2.69

7

1

Part of Alxa Desert UNESCO Global Geopark