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Proceedings of the 10Th European Geoparks Conference 2011 Proceedings of the 10th European Geoparks Conference 2011 Sustainability through Knowledge – Communicating Geoparks Langesund, Norway 16-20 September 2011 Under the auspices of: Gea Norvegica Geopark Kjølnes Ring 30 3918 Porsgrunn Edited by: Kristin Rangnes Papers in this publication were presented during the 10th European Geoparks Conference Editorial changes were made to some papers, refereeing has been extended to typographical errors or to graphic quality as far as this was possible. This document may be cited as follows: Rangnes, K. (ed.) 2011. Proceedings of the 10th European Geoparks Conference. European Geoparks Network, Porsgrunn, Norway. ISBN: 978-82-93189-00-8 Printed by: Erik Tanche Nilsen, Skien 2 Organized on behalf of the European Geoparks Network by Gea Norvegica Geopark Norway Under the auspices of 3 Organizing committee Kristin Rangnes, Gea Norvegica Geopark Ingeborg Klepp, Gea Norvegica Geopark Mette Lilleberg, Visit Grenland Ingrid Grandum Berget, Bamble Municipality Mona Holte, Gea Norvegica Geopark Anne Aasmudsen, Gea Norvegica Geopark Jane Karine Lønne Dolven, Gea Norvegica Geopark Eva Kittelsen, Gea Norvegica Geopark/County Governor of Vestfold Scientific committee Nickolas Zouros, EGN Co-ordinator and Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark GREECE Patrick McKeever, EGN Vice Co-ordinator and Marble Arch Caves N. IRELAND-REP. OF IRELAND Margarete Patzak, UNESCO Kristin Rangnes, Gea Norvegica Geopark, Norway Sven Dahlgren, Geological advisor, Telemark and Vestfold County, Norway Martina Pásková, Bohemian Paradise Geopark, Czech Republic Tony Ramsay, Fforest Fawr Geopark, UK Andreas Schüller, Vulkaneifel Geopark, Germany Hans Arne Nakrem, University of Oslo, Natural History Museum Kåre Kullerud, University of Tromsø Gunn Mangerud, University of Bergen, Gea Norvegica Board Rolv Magne Dahl, Geological Survey of Norway 4 European geoparks member list This list is organized after year of admittance and is updated pr October 2010. The first four geoparks are the funding members. 1. Réserve Géologique de Haute Provence – FRANCE 2. Vulkaneifel European Geopark – GERMANY 3. Petrified Forest of Lesvos – GREECE 4. Maestrazgo Cultural Park – Aragon, SPAIN 5. Psiloritis Nature Park – GREECE 6. Terra.Vita Nature Park – GERMANY 7. Copper Coast Geopark– IRELAND 8. Marble Arch Caves European Geopark– NORTHERN IRELAND, UK 9. Madonie Geopark – ITALY 10. Rocca di Cerere - ITALY 11. Nature Park Steirische Eisenwurzen – AUSTRIA 12. Nature Park Bergstrasse Odenwald – GERMANY 13. North Pennines AONB – ENGLAND, UK 14. Park Naturel Régional du Luberon – FRANCE 15. North West Highlands – SCOTLAND, UK 16. Geopark Swabian Albs – GERMANY 17. Geopark Harz Braunschweiger Land Ostfalen Geopark – GERMANY 18. Hateg Country Dinosaurs Geopark – ROMANIA 19. Beigua Geopark - ITALY 20. Fforest Fawr Geopark – WALES, UK 21. Bohemian Paradise Geopark – CZECH REPUBLIC 22. Cabo de Gata – Nijar Nature Park – Andalucia, SPAIN 23. Naturtejo Geopark – PORTUGAL 24. Sierras Subbeticas Nature Park – Andalucia, SPAIN 25. Sobrarbe Geopark – Aragon, SPAIN 26. Gea Norvegica – NORWAY 27. Geological, Mining Park of Sardinia – ITALY 28. Papuk Geopark - CROATIA 29. Lochaber Geopark – SCOTLAND, UK 30. English Riviera Geopark – ENGLAND, UK 31. Adamello – Brenta Nature Park – ITALY 32. Geo Mon – WALES, UK 33. Arouca Geopark – PORTUGAL 34. Shetlands – SCOTLAND, UK 35. Chelmos Vouraikos – GREECE 36. Novohrad - Nograd Geopark - HUNGARY and SLOVAKIA 37. Magma Geopark – NORWAY 38. Basque Coast Geopark, Pais Vasco - SPAIN 39. Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano, Campania - ITALY 40. Rokua Geopark - FINLAND 41. Tuscan Mining Park, Toscana - ITALY 42. Vikos – Aoos Geopark - GREECE 43. Muskau Arch Geopark – GERMANY/POLAND 5 European Geoparks Network – Structure ADVISORY COMMITTEE (2011-2013) Margarete Patzak -UNESCO [email protected] Prof. Jacques Charvet [email protected] IUGS Tim Badman - [email protected] IUCN Guy Martini - Réserve Géologique de Haute Provence FRANCE - [email protected] Nickolas Zouros - Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark GREECE - [email protected] Andreas Schueller - Vulkaneifel Geopark GERMANY - [email protected] Patrick Mc Keever - Marble Arch Caves N. IRELAND-REP. OF IRELAND [email protected] Maurizio Burlando – Beigua geopark – ITALY - [email protected] Charalambos Fassoulas / [email protected] Martina Paskova / [email protected] Tony Ramsay / [email protected] Marie Luise Frey WHS Messel Pit GERMANY - [email protected] External Advisor CO-ORDINATOR (2011 - 2013) Νickolas C. Zouros [email protected] Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest VICE CO-ORDINATOR (2011 - 2013) Patrick Mc Keever [email protected] Geological Survey of Northern Ireland COORDINATION CELLULE OF THE EUROPEAN GEOPARKS NETWORK Sylvie Giraud [email protected] Réserve Géologique de Haute Provence France 6 Coordination committee Arouca Geopark Arthur Abreu Sá /[email protected] Antonio Carlos Duarte / [email protected] Basque Coast Geopark Cristina Iturriagagoitia / [email protected] Joan Poch / [email protected] Bergstrasse-Odenwald Geopark Claudia Eckhardt / [email protected] Jutta Weber / [email protected] Bohemian Paradise Martina Paskova / [email protected] Tomas Ridkosil / [email protected] Cabo de Gata – Nijar Natural Park Javier Avila / [email protected] Milagros Peres Villalba / [email protected] Pablo Rivas / [email protected] Chelmos – Vouraikos Geopark Nikos Topouzidis / [email protected] Eleni Koumoutsou / [email protected] Copper Coast Geopark John Galloway / [email protected] Mike Sweeney / [email protected] English Riviera Geopark Mel Border / [email protected] Nick Powe / [email protected] Fforest Fawr Geopark Julian Atkins [email protected] Tony Ramsey [email protected] Gea Norvegica Geopark Kristin Rangnes / [email protected] Ingeborg Elise Klepp / [email protected] Geo and Naturpark Terra Vita Hartmut Escher / [email protected] Timo Kluttig / [email protected] Geological Mining Park of Sardinia Luciano Ottelli / [email protected] Francesco Muntoni / [email protected] GeoMôn GeoPark Margaret Wood / [email protected] Geopark Harz-Braunschweiger Land Klaus George / [email protected] Ostfalen Henning Zellmer / [email protected] Geopark Shetland Brian Gregson / [email protected] Paul Harvey / [email protected] Hateg Country Dinosaurs Geopark Dan Grigorescu / [email protected] Alexandru Andassanu / [email protected] Lochaber Geopark Jim Blair / [email protected] ; [email protected] Keith Hoole / [email protected] Luberon Parc Naturel Regional Viviane Dargery / [email protected] Stéphane Legal / [email protected] Magma Geopark Pål Thjømøe / [email protected] Marble Arch Caves European Geopark Richard Watson / [email protected] Patrick Mc Keever / [email protected] Muskau Arch Geopark Manfred Kupetz / [email protected] Nature Park Eisenwurzen Heinz Kollmann / [email protected] Naturtejo Geopark Carlos Neto de Carvalho / [email protected] Armindo Moreira Palma Jacinto / [email protected] North Pennines AONB European Elisabeth Pickett / [email protected] Geopark North West Highlands Geopark Donald Fisher / [email protected] 7 Novohrad-Nograd Geopark Imre Szarvas /[email protected] Tamas Koruhely / [email protected] Papuk Geopark Goran Radonic / [email protected] Goran Pavic / [email protected] Parco del Beigua Maurizio Burlando / [email protected] Marco Firpo / [email protected] Parco delle Madonie Paquale Li Puma / [email protected] Parco Nationale del Cilento e Vallo di Aniello Aloia / [email protected] Diano Andrea Toni / [email protected] Parco Naturale Adamello Brenta Claudio Ferrari / [email protected] Vajolet Masse / [email protected] Parque Cultural de Maestrazgo Luis Alcalá / [email protected] Angel Hernandez / [email protected] Petrified Forest of Lesvos Nickolas Zouros / [email protected] Ilias Valiakos / [email protected] Psilioritis Natural Park Charalambos Fassoulas / [email protected] Dimitris Patakos / [email protected] Reserve Geologique de Haute-Provence Guy Martini / [email protected] Sylvie Giraud / [email protected] Rocca di Cerere Geopark Francesco Chiaramonte / [email protected] Viviana Ingrasciotta / [email protected] Rokua Geopark Vesa Krökki / [email protected] Jari Nenonen / [email protected] Sobrarbe Geopark Ana Ruiz Conde / [email protected] Anchel Belmonte Rivas / [email protected] Subbeticas Geopark Baldomero Moreno Arroyo / [email protected] Milagros Perez Villalba / [email protected] Alicia Serna Barquero / [email protected] Swabian Alb Geopark Elmar P.J. Heizmann / [email protected] Kathrin Schiller / [email protected] Tuscan Mining Park Alessandra Casini / [email protected] Riccardo Cinelli / [email protected] Vikos-Aoos Geopark Haritakis Papaioannou / [email protected] Panayiotis Pashos / [email protected] Vulkaneifel Geopark Andreas Schüller / [email protected] Uli Buchs / [email protected] 8 EUROPEAN
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