European Magazine Ú Issue 17 YEARS

2000 - 2020 74 Geoparks | 24 Countries

Haute-Provence , Vulkaneifel Geopark, Lesvos Island Geopark, Psiloritis Geopark, GREECE TERRA.vita Geopark, GERMANY

Copper Coast Geopark, Geopark, IRELAND & UK Madonie Geopark, Rocca di Cerere Geopark, ITALY Styrian Eisenwurzen Geopark,

Bergstraße- Geopark, GERMANY North Pennines AONB Geopark, UK Luberon Geopark, FRANCE North West Highlands Geopark, Scotland, UK Swabian Albs Geopark, GERMANY

Harz – Braunschweiger Land Geopark, GERMANY '@ƅDF©"NTMSQX©#HMNR@TQR©&DNO@QJ ©1., -( Beigua Geopark, ITALY Fforest Fawr Geopark, UΚ Bohemian Paradise Geopark, CZECHIA THE EUROPEAN GEOPARKS NETWORK www.europeangeoparks.org 2020 2-8 March 2020: International Geological Congress – IGC European

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he European Geoparks Network (EGN) is one of jo Islands, Rocca di Cerere and Sobrarbe – Pireneos. Tthree regional networks designated as UNES- English Riviera UGGp highlights its new “Associate CO Global Geoparks (UGGps). Partners” scheme. Cooperation with the new Jom- The European Geoparks Network’s main achieve- fruland National Park protects the landscape for ments during 2019 include the very successful 15th the future in Gea Norvegica UGGp. In the North European Geoparks Conference, hosted by the Nat- Pennines AONB and UGGp a traineeship involving ural Park Sierra Norte de Sevilla UGGp (),the protection was funded by the UK’s creation of the “The transnational Geoparks Fo- National Lottery Heritage Fund and the INTERREG rum” initiated in Muskau Arch UGGp (Germany/Po- Atlantic Area Programme. land) and the addition of Courel Mountains UGGp Geoparks also engage in marketing and pro- &QAMCE Ø 4QNKKÙØEKKØ 5''OØ .NQVAX Ø AMDØ 6IRØ !QCHI motional initiatives for sustainable development. pelago UGGp (Croatia) to the EGN’s list of mem- Arouca and Magma UGGps use local food produc- bers. However, 2020 is a very special year because tion for developing a sustainable local economy. it marks the EGN’s 20th anniversary. Through 20 “The Local Quality Pact” ensures the quality of ser- years of suc