GEOPARKS: Learning from the Past – Building a Sustainable Future
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AEGEAN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT of GEOGRAPHY 9th European Geoparks Conference 2010 GEOPARKS: Learning from the Past – Building a Sustainable Future Celebrating 10 Years of Innovation Lesvos Island - Greece 1 – 5 October 2010 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF Programme PROGRAMME Friday 1 October Municipal Theatre of Mytilene 08.30 – 09.40 Registration 09.40 – 10.00 Welcome by Assoc. Prof. N. Zouros, President of the Organizing Committee (Greece). Welcome by Prof. A. Kelepertzis, President of the NHMLPF. SESSION 1 Geoparks - Global strategy for Geoconservation and Sustainable Development Chair Guy Martini – Akindinos Kelepertzis 10.00 – 10.30 European Geoparks and Global Geoparks Networks KEYNOTE Dr. Patrick Mc Keever, Geological Survey of Northern Ireland UNESCO Geoparks Bureau Member – EGN Vice-Coordinator 10.30 – 11.00 UNESCO and Geoparks KEYNOTE Dr. Margarete Patzak, UNESCO 11.00 – 11.30 Impressive Geosites in the Aegean Archipelago – Potential for KEYNOTE geo-tourism development Prof. Demosthenes Mountrakis, University of Thessaloniki 11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break SESSION 2 Geoparks – Aspect Diversity Chair Richard Watson - Demosthenes Mountrakis 12.00 - 12.20 Milagros Pérez Villalba The integrated management strategy for geodiversity of Andalusia 12.20 – 12.40 Zhang Yuan Hai, Wei Ye Lie and Wang Ping Yong The development of Leye-Fengshan Geopark in China. 12.40 - 13.00 Kirstin Lemon and Richard Watson Caves, karst and conservation: effective management of geological sites at the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark (Ireland). 13.00 – 13.20 Tony Ramsay The cultural history of Fforest Fawr geopark: an educational and recreational resource 13.20 – 13.40 Mahito Watanabe Recent Activities of the Japanese Geoparks Network 13.40 – 14.00 Maurizio Burlando The National Forum of Italian Geoparks 14.00 – 15.00 Light Lunch break SESSION 3 Principals on Geopark Development Chair Ibrahim Komoo - Mahito Watanabe 15.00 – 15.30 Geo-Geopark-Geotourism: Basic concepts KEYNOTE Guy Martini and Marie Luise Frey, UNESCO Geoparks Bureau Members 15.30 – 16.00 Community Involvement in Geoparks – From Participation to KEYNOTE Ownership Claudia Eckhardt, Bergstrasse Odenwald Geopark, Germany 16.00 – 16.20 Sylvie GIRAUD Geopark and Land Art for tourism development 16.20 – 16.40 Athanasaki Katerina & Fassoulas Charalampos Intangible aspects of Geoparks. Local names, toponyms and geoheritage in Crete (Greece) 16.40 – 17.00 Liao Xiaojun and Li Lin Landscapes of Granite and Volcanic Rocks, Water Erosion, Ningde Geopark, China. 17.00 Coffee break Friday 1 October Official opening of the Conference Municipal Theatre of Mytilene 18.45 Arrival of the participants from their hotels 19.00 -20.00 Welcome Greetings from the Organizing Committee Greetings from the National and Local Authorities Greetings from the International Organizations Official opening of the Conference 20.00 – 21.00 Ceremony and Awards to the European Geoparks 21.30 Transfer to the Restaurant 22.00 Conference Official Dinner Saturday 2 October University of the Aegean – Geography Amphitheatre - ROOM 1 SESSION 4 Global Geoparks Network - Regional Development Chair Patrick Mc Keever – Charalambos Fasoulas 9.00 – 9.30 Geopark Development in the Asia Pacific Region KEYNOTE Ibrahim Komoo, Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), UKM, Malaysia, Asia Pacific Geoparks Network Coordinator SESSION 5 Aspiring Geoparks Chair Kristin Rangnes – Prof. Min Huh 09.30 – 10.00 Geopark development in Latin America and the Caribbean KEYNOTE Denise Gorfinkiel Oficial de Programa UNESCO - Montevideo 10.00 - 10.20 Setsuya Nakada, Volcano Geoparks in Japan. 10.20 – 10.40 Giuseppe Ottria, Alessia Amorfini and Antonio Bartelletti Apuan Alps: a possible European Geopark in the Northern Apennines (Italy). 10.40 – 11.00 Patricio Contreras Territorial Aspects in the Establishment of the First National Geopark in Chile. 11.00 – 11.20 Irini Theodosiou, Antonis Kostalas, Adonis Photiades Lavreotiki aspiring geopark in Greece 11.20 – 11.40 Coffee break SESSION 6 Aspiring Geoparks Chair Milagros Pérez Villalba – Setsuya Nakada 11.40 – 12.00 Ma Ngoc Giang, Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark (Vietnam). 12.00 – 12.20 Aniello Aloia, De Vita Angelo, Guida Domenico, Andrea Toni and Valente Alessio National Park Of Cilento and Vallo of Diano: geodiversity, geotourism, geoarcheology and historical tradition (Italy). 12.20 - 12.40 Ungsan Ahn Jeju Island Geopark: The first aspiring geopark in Korea. 12.40 - 13.00 Eva A.Lima, João C.Nunes, Manuel P.Costa and Andrea Porteiro Main Geosites of the Azores Geopark project (Portugal). 13.00 – 13.20 Min Huh Cretaceous dinosaur coast in jeollanam-do province of Korea as potential geopark. 13.20 - 13.40 Ivona Cimermanová Geoparks in Slovakia. 13.40 – 14.00 Noritaka Matsubara San’in Kaigan Geopark - Geological features, the natural environment, peoples’ lives, and the formation of the Sea of Japan 14.00 – 15.00 Light Lunch break SESSION 7 Aspiring Geoparks Chair Wolfgang Eder - Henning Zellmer 15.00 – 15.20 Ronan Hennessy, Patrick J. O’Connor, Carol Gleeson, Cormac McGinley, Colin Bunce, Brigid Barry, Emma Glanville, Frances Connole , Frank O’Grady and Phil Deegan The Burren and Cliffs of Moher – an Atlantic Edge Geopark in the West of Ireland. 15.20 – 15.40 Bill Merrifield - Jane Fullerton Building Community Connections for the first proposed Geopark in North America. Stonehammer Geological Project, New Brunswick, Canada. 15.40 - 16.00 Andre Guerraz, Michel Delmas, B. Tiberghien, J.F.Lopez, N.Cayla, F.Hoblea, Carine Peisser and Pierre Renau Becoming a Geopark, a sustainable development project for the Bauges Massif natural regional Park, France. 16.00 – 16.20 Margaretha Roelfs, Willem Markenstein and Harrie Wolters The Hondsrug Geopark: connecting geological heritage, cultural and ecological heritage and regional development. 16.20 – 16.40 André Weissheimer de Borba, Luiz Fernando de Souza, Nelson Sambaqui Gruber and Sergio Rebello Dillenburg Threatened geomorphic processes and landforms in the coastal plain of he Rio Grande do Sul State, South Brazil. 16.40 – 17.00 Jean-Pierre Fillion, Anne Guyomard, Sophie Justice The Chablais and Water, a Geopark Candidate 17.00 – 17.20 Manjit Kumar Mazumdar and Paramananda Majumdar, Sri Sri Surya Pahar of Assam, NE India - An instance of geoconservation in a cultural landscape. Saturday 2 October Cultural event of the Conference Medieval Castle of Mytilene 18.30 Arrival of the participants at the Castle of Mytilene 18.45 - 19.00 Welcome by Mrs Cristiana Loupou, Chief Archaeologist of the 14th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities 19.00 - 20.00 Guided tours in the Castle 20.00 – 21.00 Concert by the “Santouria” ensemble of the Anagnostirio of Agiassos Saturday 2 October University of the Aegean – Geography Amphitheatre - ROOM A SESSION 8 Geoparks and International collaboration Chair Sylvie Giraud - Jutta Weber 09.30 – 09.50 Jutta Weber, Zhu Dong E, Zheng Xiang & Reinhard Diehl Global Cooperation and Partnership: the Geoparks Mt. Lushan (PR China) and Bergstrasse-Odenwald (Germany) 09.50 – 10.10 Wei Yelie Progress plan of Leye-Fengshan geopark and proposal for a Geopark Universal Expo 10.10 – 10.30 Claudia Eckhardt Ranger Training for the Hong Kong Geopark in the Global and European Geopark Bergstrasse-Odenwald. 10.30 – 10.50 Artur Sá, Flávia Lima, Teresa Mota, José Patrício Melo, Antônio Álamo Saraiva, Francisco Idalécio Freitas and António Carlos Duarte Networking cooperation between Araripe (Brazil) and Arouca (Portugal) Geoparks: a bridge of cooperation spoken in Portuguese 10.50 – 11.10 Sebastian Willman, Heikki Bauert, Sara Eliasson and Erika Thalheim Generating Geoparks – a Central Baltic initiative 11.10 – 11.30 Coffee break SESSION 9 Geoparks - Interpretation and Communication Chair Marco Firpo - Brian Gregson 11.30 – 12.00 Communicating geological diversity (Norway). KEYNOTE Kristin Rangnes, Gea Norvegica Geopark 12.00 – 12.20 Vesa Krökki Interpretation and Communication in the proposed Rokua Geopark 12.20 – 12.40 Luis Alcalá and F. Javier Millán Geopark Corner 12.40 – 13.00 Joana de Castro Rodrigues, Carlos Neto de Carvalho and Eddy Chambino “There’s Gold at Foz!” and other geotourism products for raising awareness of the Naturtejo Geopark geomining heritage 13.00 – 13.20 Vladislav Rapprich, Tomáš Řídkošil , Marcela Stárková and Vladimir Prouza Volcanological interpretation for public in the Bohemian Paradise Geopark 13.20 – 13.40 Tamas Koruhely Promoting a cross-border geopark Novohrad-Nograd Geopark 14.00 – 15.00 Light Lunch break SESSION 9 b Geoparks - Interpretation and Communication Chair John Conway – Janos Tardy 15.00 – 15.20 Ralf Nielbock and Henning Zellmer The Unicorn Cave – Experience with a private show cave and Geopark Information Centre lead by a nonprofit association 15.20 – 15.40 Koumoutsou E, Topouzidis N., Iatrou G. The Chelmos-Vouraikos Geopark SESSION 10 Geoparks and Climate Change adaption Chair Tony Ramsey - Á. Belmonte-Ribas 16.00 – 16.20 John Conway Anglesey Geopark and Climate Change –impacts and adaptation 16.20 – 16.40 Carlos Neto de Carvalho and Joana de Castro Rodrigues Naturtejo Geopark initiatives for climate change consciousness 16.40 - 17.00 Elizabeth Silva, Daniela Rocha and Manuela Catana “Climate Change & Biodiversity” School Contest: a tool on Education for Sustainable Development in Portuguese Geoparks. Saturday 2 October University of the Aegean – Geography ROOM B SESSION 11 Geoparks - Best practice in Geoconservation and Sustainable Development Chair Hartmut Escher - Elizabeth Silva 09.30 – 09.50 Inger Christensen Geoparks