>127 Geoparks of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network ! European & Asia Pacific & Latin America + Caribean Global Geoparks Networks
UNESCO AIM:
Creating PEACE in the hearts of women and men … To serve the needs of future generations …
GLOBAL GEOPARKS NETWORK & Partner’s Global, APGGN European Geoparks Network - World Heritage + …
Start with 4 partners – 2000 European Geoparks Network
Example: Hexigten Global Geopark, PR China Erosion phenomena, Arshihaty Geo-region
GLOBAL GEOPARKS NETWORK Mount Songshan, Henan Province, PR China
Example: Northwest Highland Global Geopark, Scotland/UK Precambrian rock sequences & glaciation
Example: Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark, PR China
Panels at the Global Geopark Gea Norwegica, Norway
Rokua Geopark, Finland
Geotourism brings together: Territory – different science disciplines … Culture – differenct disciplines … Todays Life - … People of Today - … Demands of PEOPLE of Today MOSAIC that needs respect, exchange, collaboration, emotions, …
Geotourism is about science popularization collaboration and common marketing! ITB Berlin – geopark corner etc.
UNESCO Welterbestätten – Deutschland – 42
Grube Messel – Messel Pit
Wattenmeer
Lokalité: Messel
● Beach-Dschungel Forests Frankfurt/Main Odenwald Tourism & Bergstraße-Odenwald Geopark
Bergstraße-Odenwald Landscape
Folie kindly by Dr. J. Weber
Example: UNESCO WHS Messel Pit, Germany
Outstanding universal location with infrastructures 1. Messel Pit 42 ha Size 22,5 ha Bufferzone ca. 1 km Diameter 1992 State of Hesse
2. Viewing platform since 1997/98
3. New visitor centre (VC) „Time and Messel Worlds“ Launc: 26. August 2010
4. Discovery areas Time garden at VC „Discovery design“ Project SGN (Konjunkturpaket II, BBSR, Federal Government Germany+State of Hesse)
Cut off with fossils – no digging for visitors !!!
UNESCO-World Heritage Messel Pit Diversity of species and quality
45 (!) Mammal species
Originale: Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Frankfurt/M.; Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Naturkundemuseum, Oslo
UNESCO-World Heritage Messel Pit Diversity of species and quality
Originale: Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Frankfurt/M.; Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt
UNESCO-World Heritage Messel Pit Diversity of species and Quality
Originale: Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Frankfurt/M.; Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt
A hidden treasure telling a story: Fish: a lake, frogs: a border; palm blossoms: a tropical rainforest – climate witness!
Take your residents and visitors with you into the 3D and the 4th dimension: Processes and TIME of Earth! Let them discover the treasures of Earth!
Guides tours: different ages & different duration + a guide + a souvenir + … = TOURISM BENEFIT
Aim – 5Cs of World Heritage -
Credibility
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Conservation
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Communication
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Collaboration
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Community
Vision -
We within dynamics of Earth Respect at Nature Messel Pit links up human beings Science means fun
Book of earth history - oilshale sheets
Effective use infrastructures – combining !
Promoting scientific data to be understood by people! Leaflets, panels, information, games, artistic approaches, girl‘s day, cube-mosaik, to be used in programme offers for visitors ‌
Sustainable Development
Inventory of intangible heritage Hong Kong UGGp
New use of intangible heritage
Geotourism & Education activities in Geoparks, WHS and across Geotourism
PRODUCTS – Souvenirs – NO SALE OF FOSSILS e.g.Volcaneifel UGGp, Germany Fossil replica: trilobites
Candles like fossils
Willi Basalt - 1996
Creating new products: Geo-Souvenirs
Benefit: Science Society knowledge transfer by ambassadors + mascotts ‌ -> fun - souvenirs!
1996 Willi Basalt R Time Travel Crew Messel Pit, 2004 Geofolks, Hong Kong Geopark, 2009
Vulkaneifel UGGp Chip, Crystal and fossil Stonehammer UGGp
Products - Visitors want to show where they have been !
Geo-Cakes Bakery Collaboration with Naturtejo UGGp
Satisfaction + Benefit:
Science Society knowledge transfer by Mascots, embassadors + ‌ Example: Tianshushan UNESCO Global Geoparks, PR China
Happy children with knowledge on their valuable EARTH!
Welcome to collaboration with 127 partners + ‌ around the globe for a common, peaceful future !