INTERNATIONAL UNESCO CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL GEOPARKS ABSTRACTS SEPT 19-22, 2014 SAINT JOHN NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA INTERNATIONAL UNESCO CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL GEOPARKS ABSTRACTS SEPT 19-22, 2014 SAINT JOHN NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA

In the following pages, we are pleased to present the abstracts of Oral Presentation presentations and Poster Presentations to be presented at the conference. Abstracts are arranged in alphabetical order by the LAST NAME of the FIRST AUTHOR.

CONFERENCE THEMES 1. Geoparks and sustainable use of natural resources 2. Engaging Communities 3. Education and Interpretation in Geoparks 4. Aspiring Geoparks 5. Mature Geoparks 6. UNESCO Collaboration REVIEW COMMITTEE 7. Intangible Cultural Heritage Jane Fullerton Stonehammer Geopark, Canada Randall Miller, PhD New Brunswick Museum, Canada Godfrey Nowlan, PhD Canadian National Committee for Geoparks, Canada Lee Jolliffe, PhD University of New Brunswick Saint John, Canada Denise Gorfinkiel UNESCO, Latin America & Caribbean Wesley Hill Geological Society of America, United States Kristin Rangnes, PhD Gea Norvegica Geopark & GGN Bureau Member, Norway Nickolas Zouros, PhD Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark & GGN Bureau Member, Greece Claudia Eckhardt Bergstrasse-Odenwald Global Geopark, Germany Patrick Mc Keever, PhD UNESCO, Headquarters Guy Martini Haute-Provence Global Geopark & GGN Bureau Member, France Setsuya Nakada, PhD Unzen Global Geopark, Japan Felix Sadrack Toteu UNESCO, Africa Abraham Hossian, PhD German Development Cooperation, Bangladesh Melanie Border English Riviera Global Geopark, England Kirstin Lemon, PhD Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark, Ireland Flavia Fernanda de Lima GGN Bureau Advisor, Brazil 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 3

______The importance of a Global Geopark in a rural area in Abyaneh: Where the culture and geology meet, a case Denmark study of geology impact on a culture-rich local society ______

THOMAS ADELSKOV KIMIYA SADAT AJAYEBI1 and ALIREZA Mayor of Odsherred Municipality, Odsherred AMRIKAZEMI2 Municipality, Nyvej 22, 4573 Hojby, Denmark 1. Geoheritage Institute of Middle East & Islamic Azad University (Karaj Branch), Iran ¶ 2. Geoheritage Department, Geological Survey of Iran & Geopark Odsherred has applied for acceptance University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran into EGN and GGN and hopes to be accepted into the prestigious network in 2014. For the past six years, Abyaneh is located in central part of Iran in Odsherred Municipality has been a driving force in Isfahan Province, a very famous historical village for gathering and coordinating the county’s key players tourists. One of the characteristics of this village is within tourism, business, culture, and the local geological related architecture. That means because of the communities. Throughout this process, the focus has geological setting (located in red sandstone and arkoses been on results, responsibilities and relationships. It has formations), houses are built from the same materials, been about putting political will behind the visions, and create a reddish landscape in the area. It can be seen about aligning the many varying agendas, and about not only in the old houses, but also the new ones. The capitalizing on diversity as much as possible. outcrops of these formations also created a beautiful A Danish municipality is responsible for a wide landscape in the area. This landscape along with the variety of public services: schools, daycares, health architecture of the village made a rare and attractive services, environmental protection, harbors, sporting combination. There are also Karst features in dolomite facilities, roads, fire and rescue, city/county planning, and limestone formation used by ancient people as unemployment, nursing homes and many more. The temple, shelter, mosque and house. There are many other responsibilities include both carrying out the actual cultural, natural and geological attractions in the area that work, as well as overseeing it at the strategic level, and have made it a popular tourism destination. Attractions are financed through independent tax collection. And include old shrines, Qanat systems, carpet weaving, there is enough to use the money on, since Odsherred is handicrafts, ancient school, special ceremonies and not among the richest of Denmark's counties. Yet, in its celebrities, and the anthropology museum. way, it is an advantage for a project like Geopark GEOHIM and GSI consider Abyaneh as a target Odsherred that the administration is so local, covering, for future developments in the Geotourism subject. as it does, such a broad spectrum. There have been some communications with a local The geopark has turned out to be a gathering point society to raise their knowledge about Geoheritage and for thousands of initiatives and projects within four its importance to use inside their other known tourism main themes: Through its unique ice age landscape, potentials. It will be an introduction for a mid-term Odsherred focuses on our rich cultural history, our art plan forwarding area to a national geopark. history and artistic ambitions and our local produce • Theme 7 – Oral Presentation and products. Sustainability, environmental protection, job creation, education, dissemination, growth, and, not ______to forget, identity, have become the common Protecting Hyderabad’s Natural and Cultural denominator for the area’s collective development. Heritage Geopark Odsherred is looking forward to putting ______in even more energy from both the public and private sectors and the NGO-level into the welfare and growth FARAH NAZ ALAM of Geopark Odsherred and the international geopark Department of Landscape Architecture, AB 226, Ball network. State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 4 Hyderabad, situated on India’s Deccan Plateau, ALIREZA AMRIKAZEMI 1, EQBAL ZOBEYRI2 , S. hosts Archaean-era geology in its majestic denudational MOHAMMAD DAKHTEH3 , and MAZIAR landforms. The city is also a metropolis with high- QASEMINEZHAD A.4 density urban land use growing exponentially – almost 1. Geoheritage Department, Geological Survey of Iran & quadrupling – over the last 30 years. This increased University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran spatial need has resulted in urban development ¶ 2. Qeshm Geopark, Iran displacing Hyderabad’s natural heritage, eroding the ¶ 3. Qeshm Environment Department, Iran ¶ 4. city’s Genius Loci. The ensuing loss has impacted three Piramoon Architects, Iran realms – geological, ecological and cultural. This presentation reports results of a landscape design Qeshm Geopark was among the first GGN project that contributes to protecting Hyderabad’s Members recognized in 2006. For many years, Qeshm cultural identity through the development of an was famous just for its unique and exciting desert educational Geopark that inspires stewardship by landscapes and geological features but nowadays, after a putting Hyderabadis in closer contact with their revolutionary change in management, a wide and environs. inclusive involvement of local communities can be Three criteria informed the Geopark site observed through geopark. selection: recommendations of a non-profit Qeshm society mostly includes traditional and organization, the Society to Save Rocks; Hyderabad devout people. Women always stay at home and are Metropolitan Development Authority’s 2031 Master rarely seen outside. It is not usual for girls and women Plan for Greater Hyderabad; and a critical analysis of to communicate with strangers. Involving women - as a urgent urban threat to select boulder sites in very important part of society - in geopark activities is Hyderabad. The initially chosen 400-Hectare really a challenge. Qeshm geopark management Venkateshwaragutta site was expanded to 600 Hectares prepared some facilities for women to present their to connect relationships between natural systems homemade handicrafts to geopark visitors. In the including a stream corridor, natural lake, and beginning it was just for their simple and traditional municipally conserved forest areas in the vicinity. products and making them interested to be more active Mirroring the city’s dichotomous character, the in society and have income to help their families. site’s existing conflicting land uses are a religious temple Hereafter geopark experts help women to incorporate and a master-balancing reservoir located adjacently on some simple sketches of surrounding landscapes and the site’s tallest hillock. They represent the necessities of nature into their products. In this way local people will cultural living in Hyderabad. The challenge in designing have some awareness about their local geological and this Geopark is to successfully integrate the spiritual, natural features. In addition, they learned simple and practical and ecological in one harmonious whole, while general stories and explanations about land formations educating park visitors about interconnected natural and try to transfer this information to visitors of their environmental systems. This is achieved through an shops. With this simple strategy, Qeshm Geopark interpretive center communicating best practices in involved many girls and women in these activities and geology and urban water use/conservation, a spiritual as a result they made some impact on their children and complex, and recreational trails. The goals of this park husbands. For men, fishing, transportation and small are protecting rockscapes, engaging people physically trades was the main job on the island before and emotionally, and inspiring stewardship through establishing the geopark. After recognition of the education. They are aligned with Global Geoparks geopark, men living in villages inside geopark Network’s emphasis on Conservation, Sustainable discovered that visitors are a good source for their Development and Community Involvement. income. They attended several workshops arranged by • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation geopark in their villages, schools and mosques. During the workshops people learned how to host visitors and ______give them suitable services. They also found out their Inclusive development in local communities, an landscape, geology and nature are their most valuable enterprise in Qeshm Geopark, Iran wealth, and protecting and preserving is necessary to ______keep this wealth. Nowadays there are many local guides to geosites, local accommodation and restaurants in villages inside the geopark.

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 5 • Theme 7 - Poster Presentation submerged were produced within the project; a museum exhibition on palynology and pedo- ______anthracology reconstructing vegetation and landscapes Information belowground: soil as an archive of of Cilento and Vallo di Diano was also set up. information Multimedia materials such as a video on ancient ______landscapes and vegetation and slide shows on methods were also prepared. These materials and exhibitions MARIANA AMATO1,2,3, ANIELLO ALOIA1, constitute a new section of the MIdA museum. ROBERTA ROSSI4, FELICE LAROCCA5, GAETANO Activities with the JSC children involved materials DI PASQUALE6, FRANCESCANTONIO D’ORILIA3, sharing before opening to the public; JCS members of and ANGELO DE VITA1 the elementary school also prepare exhibition 1. Geopark Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni Vallo guidebook for children of their age group. della Lucania (SA). Italy ¶ 2. MIDA (Integrated • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation Environment Museums). Pertosa (SA). Italy ¶ 3. School of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Environmental ______Sciences, University of Basilicata, via dell’Ateneo Lucano, Water conservation and GHG reduction through 85100 Potenza, Italy. ¶ 4. appropriate agriculture Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in ______Agricoltura CRA-SCA. Bari. Italy ¶ 5. “Enzo dei Medici”Center. Roseto Capo Spulico Stazione. Italy ¶ 6. MARIANA AMATO1,2,3, MICHELE PERNIOLA3, Department of Agriculture, University of Napoli Federico STELLA LOVELLI3, ROBERTA ROSSI4, GIOVANNI II. Napoli. Italy BITELLA3, ROCCO BOCHICCHIO3, and ANIELLO ALOIA1 An environmental education project on soils has 1. Geopark Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni Vallo been set up in the Cilento Geopark, based on the focal della Lucania (SA). Italy ¶ 2. MIDA (Integrated geosite “Grotte di Pertosa e Auletta”, through the Environment Museums). Pertosa (SA). Italy ¶ 3. School development of museum exhibits and the involvement of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Environmental of local schools. The geosite consists of a system of Sciences, University of Basilicata, via dell’Ateneo Lucano, caves with a portion of about 3 km and the 85100 Potenza, Italy < [email protected] > ¶ 4. surroundings open to the public. . The MIdA Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in foundation (“Integrated Museums of the Agricoltura CRA-SCA. Bari. Italy Environment”) manages the geosite along with a museum and activities for local development and Appropriate agricultural management in geoparks heritage preservation. MIdA works with a Junior may constitute a tool for the conservation of resources, Scientific Council (JSC): a group of 40 children from the mitigation of climate change and the reduction of local schools participating in museum and geosite Greenhouse Gases (GHG). Scientists from the activities. University of Basilicata and the Council for Research in In 2013, a project has been developed with the aim Agriculture are conducting research and innovation of increasing awareness of geotourists, school children transfer within the Campania Region rural development and the local community on the role and importance of program (psr 2007-2013), through a measure for the soils as links between geology and landscape, but also as cooperation between research and primary production, an archive of information, e.g. on archeology, and for sharing of results and best practices. Two paleoclimate, past management, landscape, vegetation projects are implemented in Cilento and Vallo di Diano and culture. The project is called “Laboratori nella - Southern Italy for the periods 2010-2014 and 2013- natura”, financed by the Campania Region rural 2015 with the aims of: development program (psr 2007-2013 mis.313) and - reducing irrigation water use, as well as the involves collaboration between the local municipality of consequent potential pollution and soil degradation, Pertosa, the MIdA foundation, three local schools, the through precision agriculture with the aid of JSC and the Geopark. geophysical methods. New strategies of differential Three - dimensional models of the bronze-age irrigation within single farm fields are devised on the archeological site buried in the geosite and now basis of soil spatial variability instead of the classical

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 6 sequential vegetation mapping, with a reduction of costs • Encourage the local community and economy and a higher involvement of farmers and decision- though the scientific based sustainable using the makers in the process of resource conservation; regional natural resource - evaluating the genetic resources represented by The local ecological diversity cannot exist without local landraces for reduced water use; local geo-diversity. Furthermore, the local geo-diversity - identifying practices for the storage of provides much of effect for the local people through the belowground carbon and increased N acquisition local ecosystem. Fundamentally, the general ideas of efficiency for the reduction of emissions of N2O (a GHG these two programs are inseparable. On the other hand, with a warming effect). Research approaches are these two programs must be separate in the park oriented towards soil-plant interactions and plant- system. The authors think that it is necessary to atmosphere gas exchange; plant features linked to soil consider the following points for making it possible for behavior such as root systems are identified as crucial these to programs coexist. both for resource conservation, and for the role of For inside of the park: plants as a sink of CO2; soil visualization techniques are • promoting the scientific relationships between considered a key for the identification of uniform zones two programs for appropriate management and also for the • making relationships between organizing effectiveness of participatory approaches of both committees of each program projects, where local farms are involved in project • organizing the TPO for using each brand and implementation and/or in diffusion actions. trademark • Theme 1 – Poster Presentation • organizing budget and human resources For outside of the park: ______• promoting the scientific relationships between Joint Management of Geopark and Biosphere two programs Reserve: The Case Study in the Hakusan Tedorigawa • organizing the methods to advertise these two National Geopark in Japan programs ______• Theme 6 – Oral Presentation

TATSUTO AOKI1,2, TSUYOSHI HIBINO2, and ______HAKUSAN TEDORIGAWA GEOPARK Developing Geopark tour packages in peripheral PROMOTION COUNCIL regions: a Shetland case study 1. School of Regional Development Studies, ______Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan ¶ 2. Hakusan ROBINA BARTON Tedorigawa Geopark Promotion Council, Hakusan, 924- Geopark Shetland, Shetland Amenity Trust, 0865, Japan Garthspool, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, ZE10NY The area of the Hakusan Tedorigawa National Geopark (GP) in Japan is partly overlapped with that of Geopark Shetland is working with Magma Hakusan Biosphere Reserve (BR). The organizing Geopark, Katla Geopark and Stonehammer Geopark on committee of the Hakusan Tedorigawa GP has started a tourism project funded by the Nordic Atlantic to manage Hakusan BR to allow these two programs to Cooperation Fund. The partners, linked by a ‘Northern coexist within the same region. Georoutes’ brand, are developing an online holiday As is well known, both programs are controlled by booking system through which package tours to each of UNESCO, and the purposes of these programs have the Geoparks can be promoted and sold. The project become almost the same after the Sevilla strategy of BR aims to: in 2002 as follows. • promote the Geoparks to a niche market by • Conservation the regional nature and natural offering unique, high quality visitor experiences at heritage affordable prices • Encourage the scientific research and education • support local businesses through coordination of for regional nature tourism activities

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 7 This paper will highlight some challenges faced local stakeholders and territory inhabitants seems to be by peripheral regions in the development and sale of a logic and necessary step in the project. tourism packages, and outline potential solutions using The labeling process is building thanks to the the Geopark Shetland experience as a case study. There participation of many local stakeholders. The richness have been four key stages to the development process: of the territory is enhanced by its people, who hopefully 1) Engaging and maintaining stakeholder interest will become greeters, volunteers sharing knowledge In spring 2013, Northern Georoutes partners sent about places they love with visitors. Indeed, since its an online questionnaire to tourism businesses in each launch, each action seeks to rely on territorial initiatives region to establish whether they would be interested in that already exist, and impulse a dynamic between working in partnership to develop package tours. them. Thus, it permits overcome the isolation of Following results analysis, some suggested package initiatives on the territory, despite they already exist. options were outlined for consideration. The participatory forum of the 28th of February, 2013 is 2) Deciding who will sell packages one example to show that. It aims at giving a voice to There are currently no Shetland-based tour the inhabitants, best ambassadors of their own cultural operators offering a range of package deals. The richness, and finest experts on them. The governance of Geopark worked with government development agency the Geopark project has been built with the same Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to explore the philosophy: working groups bringing together elected pros and cons of becoming a licensed tour operator, or representatives, technicians and civil society players, are working with an existing operator on the Scottish today the prime movers of the project. These are mainland. particular tools that may have been developed to 3) Educating stakeholders about group business involve for the best the diversity of local stakeholders. In spring 2014 the Geopark hosted a 1-day In fact, the knowledge of the territory must not be only seminar for stakeholders, led by experts in the tour institutional, and the project ensures a both scientific package field in partnership with HIE and national and territorial coherence thanks to the human tourism body Visit Scotland. It aimed to illustrate the resources. mechanism of developing package tours, the risks and Our participation to the 6th International the benefits. Conference on Global Geoparks is an occasion for 4) Addressing gaps in market provision presenting the different tools implemented to ensure Analysis of market trends and product availability the participatory governance and the obstacles it is showed potential for business development in Shetland necessary to overcome in order to make alive the to cater for the adventure tourism market. territorial dynamic related to the Geopark project of the • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation Beaujolais. • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation ______The engagement of local communities in the Geopark ______project of the Beaujolais, France Fundy: the Biosphere Reserve defined by Champlain ______400 years ago ______CHARLOTTE BESOMBES1, ARTHUR BARBARY2, and MARYLISE BAILHACHE2 PAUL A. BOGAARD 1. Syndicat Mixte du Beaujolais, 172 boulevard Hart Massey Professor, Emeritus, Mount Allison Victor Vermorel, 69400 Villefranche-sur-Saône, University Founding Director, Fundy Biosphere Reserve France ¶ 2. Syndicat Mixte du Beaujolais When Champlain landed at Quaco Head on June The Geopark project seeks to make people 20th 1604, it was the first recorded landing of any understand their richness. Linked to history of the European in what is recognized today as the Fundy Earth, geology of the territory shapes their current lives Biosphere Reserve (FBR) in New Brunswick, Canada. and most human and economic activities. As there is a Describing how Champlain’s maps and accounts help strong bond between geoheritage and people, engaging define this Biosphere Reserve tells us something about how UNESCOs’ MAB (Man and the Biosphere)

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 8 program differs from UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites aspiring Causeway Coast Geopark in Northern Ireland, and other programs of international significance, like this project aims to improve conservation of the Global GeoPark Network. But it can also lead us to geoheritage by ensuring that technology supports rather appreciate ways in which Stonehammer and the FBR than substitutes practical conservation measures. As a can, and should, collaborate in our highlighting the tourism ‘honeypot’, the Giant’s Causeway and promontory near St. Martin’s that we happen to share – Causeway Coast WHS represents Northern Ireland’s Quaco Head. most significant natural heritage resource site. Located Champlain not only landed at Quaco, seeking within the Causeway Coast Area of Outstanding valuable ore and minerals, he coasted the FBR, named Natural Beauty (AONB), the site is beset with several features, and recorded Mi’kmaq testimony that conservation designations and legal requirements that the Memramcook and Missaguash rivers were have an overwhelming focus on the protection of bio- traditional means of travelling across to the Gulf. These rather than geo- diversity. As such, it represents a features on his, the first detailed maps of this area, contested space, around and within which stakeholders delineate the outer perimeter of the Fundy Biosphere capitalise on its' world-class values. The Causeway Reserve. No one of these features, by itself, matches the Coast and Glens Heritage Trust and Queen's University “world heritage” significance of the Joggins Cliffs. And Belfast demonstrate how 'Digital Documentation' of while Stonehammer lists St. Martin’s and the Quaco natural heritage data within a single Geographical formation as one of their 12 geosites, what can be seen Information System (GIS), combined with 3D laser there are not remnants of Champlain’s landing. They scanning, can facilitate development of simple left little trace on the landscape. Despite Champlain’s integrated tools which provide managers with legacy being so intangible, however, it helps us define a information necessary to make informed decisions seam of cultural heritage that runs rich and deep. about conservation of the area's outstanding The MAB program faces the inherently difficult geodiversity. Results from the project feed directly into challenge of bringing out such intangibles. They help the development of a geoconservation education us map out those human values worth sustaining, program and associated field guides for teachers especially when imbedded in a landscape which has throughout the UK and Ireland. The aim is to enhance fostered them and from which they cannot easily be the quality of geological education through 'hands-on' extracted. Such is the landscape delineated by training for teachers and students in the appropriate use Champlain. A line drawn round the river systems he and conservation of geoheritage sites. first recorded, from the dyked lands of the Tantramar, • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation reaching around the Petitcodiac to the highlands which stretch to Quaco Head, includes all those watersheds ______which harboured native peoples, generations of Percé: Aspiring Geopark Acadians, and the British resettlement of these same ______hills and valleys… including today the fastest growing communities in the Canadian Maritime Provinces. IRENE M. BRIAND 1 and PIERRE JUTRAS 2 • Theme 6 - Oral Presentation 1. Percé Geopark Application Committee, Percé, Quebec G0C 2L0, Canada ¶ 2. St. ______Mary’s University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada Expanding the Geoconservation Toolbox in Northern Ireland The Percé area includes two iconic Canadian ______tourist destinations, both shaped by geology: the majestic Percé Rock and Bonaventure Island, which ANDREW BRATTON1,2 hosts one of the world's largest gannet colonies. Visitors 1. Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust, Armoy, are greeted by further landscape features of stunning BT53 8SL, Northern Ireland ¶ 2. beauty, such as Cap Blanc, the red cliffs of Mont Sainte- School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Anne, La Grotte, Les Trois-Soeurs, Pic de l’Aurore and Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland the Cannes-de-Roches Cove. The site already welcomes 175,000 visitors per year, which allows for a splendid Focusing on the Giant's Causeway and Causeway opportunity to promote the earth sciences. A geopark Coast World Heritage Site (WHS), located within the would in turn enrich the visitor's experience.

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 9 The singular landscape of the Percé peninsula and Faculty of Geology, Complutense University, Madrid, its offshore extension, Bonaventure Island, owes its Spain ¶ 3. Spanish Geological Survey, Ríos Rosas 23 existence to being located in the middle of a late 28003, Madrid, Spain Carboniferous brittle fault system that juxtaposed together rocks with very different levels of resistance to The Molina and Alto Tajo Geopark covers an area erosion, which are currently being individualized by of approximately 4000 km2. Despite its population coastal marine erosion. Rocks in this highly tectonized density being below two inhabitants per km2, it is one of area vary in age from Cambrian to Carboniferous and the larger geoparks. In order to integrally manage it, it is belong to three tectonostratigraphic domains. essential to count with a precise and structured Université Laval has agreed to partner with the cartography, in which superposed shapes are defined aspiring geopark, and professors from the Université du and globally analyzed with a holistic vision. Due to this, Québec à Rimouski and Saint Mary's University have we are developing a Geographic Information System agreed to participate. Both the Miguasha and the (GIS) to schedule, organize, and manage geological, Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock national parks are archaeological, natural and ethnographic heritage, as also invaluable partners. These organizations will help well as creating an online platform connected to a shape the aspiring geopark into a unique cultural and geoserver to commercialize touristic resources of the educational experience. geopark. The GIS has a great use for scientific, touristic, Local businesses, economic development agencies educational and land management purposes. The most and the federal and provincial governments have significant layers created are Points of Geologic, committed to a 7 million dollar budget. The park will be Environmental, mining and Ethnographic Interest. In administered by a cooperative that has been established addition, a layer of degraded areas is created. These by these local partners. areas require human intervention to carry out a Cultural and educational activities will centre restoration of the ecosystem. These interventions are around the main geosites and the pavilion to be built on necessary to restore the ecosystem services and are Mont Sainte-Anne. Multi-media interpretation displays demanded by the local population. This tool (GIS) is and activities, as well as guided visits to geosites, will necessary for an efficient management of the resources, shape the visitors' experience. Public presentations by their protection, maintenance, and cultural geoscientists will enrich this experience and promote dissemination and to contributes to decision making the earth sciences for both local residents and tourists. and problem solving relative to local sustainable Field trips, field schools and research by geoscientists development. The present study shows some practical from our partner institutions will be encouraged and examples of the application of GIS tools in the Molina planned. and Alto Tajo Geopark, analyses of natural risks that Designation as a UNESCO assisted Geopark will can damage the heritage, and detection of touristic ensure that Percé will become an ambassador for points and routes that allow the sustainable geoeducation, and will in turn give Percé a much development of the population of the region. welcomed exposure to international geotourism. • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation • Theme 4 - Oral Presentation ______Saarte Geopark project, Estonia Application of Geography Information System in ______Molina and Alto Tajo Geopark ______VIKTORIA BUBUKIN NGO Saarte Geopark, Lossi Street 1, 93819 Kuressaare OSSIAN DE LEYVA BRIONGOS1, JOSÉ FRANCISCO town, Saare County, Estonia MARTÍN DUQUE2, JUAN LUIS CARCAVILLA3, MANUEL MONASTERIO1, and JOSE ANTONIO A couple of years ago the local conditions for MARTÍNEZ1. founding the Saarte Geopark were very good. Since the 1. Museum of Molina, Pza. San Francisco s/n Molina de Saarte Geopark embraces entirely local nature and Aragón 19300, Guadalajara, Spain includes also heritage sites by not merely focusing on ¶ 2. Department of geological natural resources, the impact of the geopark Geodynamics and Institute of Geosciences (CSIC-UCM),

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 10 to the economic and social development of Saare Natural Science, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, County is much broader than only focusing on its NB E2K 1E5, Canada geological resources. Saarte Geopark was founded by the local municipalities. Geoparks, similar to science centres, zoos, and Saare County is the most western county in Estonia museums, are designed for lifelong learning. Visitors – its area is 2922 sq. km, representing 6.5% of Estonia´s take advantage of the informal learning opportunities territory. In addition to the island of Saaremaa, there presented at these popular destinations and learn about are smaller islands such as Muhu, Ruhnu, Abruka and the local geology. Visitor preferences in Vilsandi, and many small islands in the county. All are communication strategies may affect whether they have learned something about the geology of the area. well-known destinations among tourists. Saaremaa is Communication strategies have evolved over time and unique because of its location and its isolation – a not only include the traditional techniques of print, unique atmosphere and architecture have been radio, television, and in person but have also been conserved (reed roof buildings, stone fences), the enhanced by a variety of social media tools. The inhabitants of island have its own style of speaking and proliferation of smart handheld devices and web 2.0 beautiful traditional costumes. tools allow people to easily access information through The Saare County is rich in natural monuments. these social media communication tools. Our sample of The most important aspect for the creation of the 762 visitors was diverse and included both local and geopark is an internationally well-known geological international visitors who varied in age. They reported monument – the Kaali meteorite crater. The main pillar that their preferred method for receiving information or of Saarte Geopark is based on the presentation of the following a topic of interest was either through online Silurian era. The outcrops of Silurian that are located all tools or print materials with in person information, over the island of Saaremaa allow presentation of such as lectures and tours, following. Our study shows almost ¾ of the Silurian era. Most of them are located that preferences vary among visitors and geoparks on the seashore and form high or low cliffs. Due to thin would benefit from communicating their message in a subsoil there are a lot of old limestone fields and several variety of formats to reach the greatest audience. limestone quarries are currently in use. To have an • Theme 2 - Poster Presentation overview of the Silurian bedding over the time, visitors have to travel through the island of Saaremaa from ______north towards south. The outcrop on the north coast is Stonehammer Global Geopark: The first three years of establishment older, or in other words, of Lower Silurian rocks. ______Towards the south there are gradually younger rocks, up to the Upper Silurian, under the surface by ending at DIANE N. BUHAY1, LISA BEST1, RANDALL F. the latest horizon in Sõrve peninsula. MILLER2, STEFANIE CISZEWSKI1, and DEREK The plan for the Saarte Geopark in terms of GAUDET1 international Geopark status is to apply for admission 1. University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB to the European Geoparks Network and Global E2K 1E5, Canada ¶ 2. Department of Geoparks Network in 2013 and hopefully in 2014 be Natural Science, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, acknowledged as a European Geopark. NB E2K 1E5, Canada • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation Global Geoparks complement museums and ______science centres, and provide visitors with geological, Visitor Preferences for Communicating the Message historical, and cultural stories. Although all are at Geoparks members of the Global Geopark Network (GGN), they ______vary widely in size, include very different geological stories, and have different knowledge histories of DIANE N. BUHAY1, LISA BEST1, and RANDALL F. exploration and cultural connections to the people MILLER2 living in the area. To examine knowledge gains 1. University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB associated with Stonehammer we collected E2K 1E5, Canada ¶ 2. Department of questionnaire data from park visitors during the first

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 11 three years of operation (2011, 2012, 2013). establishment of Langkawi Geopark has generated new Participants completed a short questionnaire that job opportunities, new economic activities and included nine questions measuring concepts central to additional sources of income, especially in rural the Big Ideas outlines by the Earth Science Literacy Langkawi. The paper will focus on investigating the Initiative (2009). In total, 641 participants completed past, present and future challenges faced by Langkawi the survey (NYear 1=309; NYear 2=124; NYear 3=208); 52.2% Geopark; and explore how Langkawi Geopark of participants were from the Saint John area, 6.4% were innovatively responded to those challenges. Reflecting from other areas in New Brunswick, 15% were from on the past, this study provides a brief account of the other parts of Canada, and 23.4% were from countries geopark development covering the geopark concept, other than Canada. Overall, our participants had high heritage conservation and role of Langkawi Geopark in earth science literacy and, on average, were aware of the local community socioeconomic development 7.73 of the Big Ideas. Further, all participants had activities. Present challenges include addressing the similar scores, regardless of their home location. We issue of whether geopark status positively enhances also asked questions to determine if participants were livelihoods and the sustainability of island aware of the establishment of Stonehammer and, as communities, tourist expectation and satisfaction. would be expected, a larger proportion of local visitors Anticipating future challenges, uncontrolled land were aware of the geopark. Interestingly, the percentage development such as development may threaten natural of local participants who were aware of Stonehammer environment and might harm the future of Langkawi as dropped significantly from Years 1 to 3, which could be a tourist destination. Given the economic important of attributed to the fact that there was a media blitz Langkawi Geopark to the country, effective and surrounding the initial establishment of the geopark. It innovative mechanisms are crucial to ensure a is encouraging to note that almost 50% of participants sustainable development programs. On the whole, who were aware that they were visiting a geopark innovative socio-economic activities need to be reported that they learned something during their visit. designed and created with the intention of enhancing • Theme 2 - Poster Presentation the capacity of Langkawi Geopark to generate benefits for local community without neglecting the ______conservation efforts and sustainable economic Innovation of Langkawi Geopark: Embracing Past, development of Langkawi Island. All stakeholders must Present and Future Challenges realize that Langkawi Geopark will no longer hold ______much charm for visitors if its natural beauty is gone. • Theme 5 – Oral Presentation AZMIL MUNIF MOHD BUKHARI1 and MOHD FAIZ HILMI2 ______1. Langkawi Development Authority (LADA,) The Columbia Gorge Scenic Area (Oregon / 07000 Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia Washington – United States): ¶ 2. Universiti Sains Malaysia, A Geopark by Any Other Name 11800 Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia ______

The tourism industry played an important role in ROBERT C. BURNS1 and JASMINE CARDOZO the economic well being of the Langkawi Island's MOREIRA2 community. One of the major tourist attractions in 1. Recreation, Parks and Tourism Resources Program, Langkawi is the geopark that serves as a tool for heritage College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, conservation as well as income generation for the local West Virginia University, USA community. Langkawi Geopark is positioned as an ¶ 2. Department of archipelago of 99 islands. In 2007, it was awarded the Tourism, Ponta Grosse State University, Brazil Global Geopark status by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation It is common knowledge that the Unites States (UNESCO) for its geological history dating back some has no Geoparks. With a vast array of unique geological 550 million years. Langkawi Geopark has been settings, from the Grand Canyon to the many volcanoes providing benefits and opportunities related to socio- in the western US, to special geological settings, such as economic, resource and knowledge. In addition, the the John Day Fossil Beds, in Oregon, or the Needles

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 12 National Forest setting, in South Dakota, the US clearly possesses areas that would be appropriate for Geopark Geoparks, like many other federal, state/provincial, status. The Columbia River Gorge (CRG), located near or local parks, often suffer from a lack of identity. Portland, Oregon, has been acknowledged as one of the When visitors do not know they are visiting a Geopark most significant natural landscapes in the nation. In it is nearly impossible to educate them about the region 1986, the CRG was designated as the first National and its offerings to the community. This study sought to Scenic Area (NSA), with the purpose of protecting and understand awareness of the Geopark Harz- enhancing its unique cultural, natural, recreation, and Braunschweiger Land-Ostfalen, located in north-central scenic resources. Today millions of visitors enjoy the Germany as part of a larger study of visitors at the Harz impressive scenery and variety of recreation National Park. The first question asked if the visitors opportunities that the CRG offers. Within the CRG lie were aware that the Harz National Park was a part of several cities, with the largest being Hood River/The the Geopark. The majority (60%) indicated they were Dalles (pop. 100,000). Management agencies in the aware that the Harz National Park was a part of the CRG work collaboratively and engage recreation Geopark. A follow-up question asked when the stakeholders to develop a recreation strategy to help respondent had learned about the Geopark. Over half land managers make decisions that address the needs (57%) of the respondents had known about the Geopark and demands of their agency in a politically charged for more than one year, one-third (33%) had known environment while balancing recreation, about the Geopark for less than one year, and just 10% natural/cultural resources, and the economy. The learned about the Geopark on this trip. Finally, a strategy would be a mechanism to leverage skills, question about the visibility Geopark information facilities, and/or assets to maximize each agency’s within the Harz National Park visitor center was asked. effectiveness as recreation providers while protecting The vast majority of the respondents (82%) who went to the Crag’s values. We will discuss the similarities the visitor center had seen the Geopark information. between a Geopark and the CRG, making use of the The discussion will focus on understanding what self-evaluation document used by all Geoparks that methods the Geopark used to ensure visitors were wants to join the Global Network under the auspices of aware of the Geopark, how they interacted and UNESCO. Our results show that the CRG fits nearly all communicated with the Harz National Park of the criteria, suggesting the CRG would easily qualify management, and suggestions for increasing awareness as a Geopark. of Geoparks. Findings from many previous research • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation efforts suggest awareness of a park (and this case the Geopark) can help increase stewardship of the area, as ______well as a concern for the environmental and financial Community Awareness of Geopark Harz- health of the organization managing the park. Our Braunschweiger Land-Ostfalen discussion will include implications for managers who ______may want to increase awareness to support these and other causes that may be important to managers. ROBERT C. BURNS1, JASMINE CARDOZO • Theme 2 - Poster Presentation MOREIRA2, HENNING ZELMER3, EICK von RUSCHKOWSKI4, and ARNE ARNBERGER5 ______1. Recreation, Parks and Tourism Resources Program, Moving geosites: how landslides can become focal College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, points in a Geopark West Virginia University, USA ______ ¶ 2. Department of Tourism, Ponta Grosse State University, Brazil ¶ 3. DOMENICO CALCATERRA1, ANIELLO ALOIA2, Geopark Harz-Braunschweiger Land-Ostfalen , PAOLO BUDETTA3, ANGELO DE VITA2, Germany, Henning Selmer ¶ 4. Head of the Department PANTALEONE DE VITA1, DOMENICO GUIDA4, and for Nature Conservation and Environmental Policy, SEBASTIANO PERRIELLO ZAMPELLI1 NABU, Germany ¶ 5. Landscape 1. Department of Earth Sciences, Environment and Development/Recreation and Conservation Planning, Resources, Federico II University of Napoli, Italy Department of Landscape/Spatial Infrastructure ¶ 2. National Park of Sciences, BOKU, Austria Cilento, Vallo Diano and Alburni - Geopark, Italy ¶ 3.

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 13 Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental results could be shared with other landslide-prone Engineering, Federico II University of Napoli, Italy ¶ 4. geoparks around the world, where similar projects Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, could be an additional issue of their core mission within Italy research, education and dissemination actions. • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation Landslides are both landforms and geomorphic processes contributing to the long-term landscape ______evolution and one of the deadliest sources of natural Geoheritage sites: the starting point for Global hazard that endanger lives, property and activities. Geoparks Many peoples in the world have experienced historical ______coexistence with landslides and related hazards, adapting settlement location and typology, land use and JOHN CALDER best practices. At large, local cultural identity is strongly Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box influenced by this adaptation, while in a few cases 698, Halifax, NS, Canada B3J 2T9 landslides are expressions of both geodiversity and cultural identity. In these cases, it seems appropriate to The spectrum of geoheritage recognition ranges refer to “moving geosites”, where academic research from simple interpretive signage to the complex supported by geoparks provide insights to educational undertakings of Global Geoparks and the ultimate systems and dissemination to the public designation of World Heritage status. In all of these, administrations, both as geodiversity functioning and the construction of a geoheritage list is key. Seldom will effective approach to landslide risk reduction by raising a Global Geopark encompass all geoheritage sites in a public awareness. This was one of the focal points given jurisdiction. Where then to draw the boundaries? discussed during the 12th EGN 2013 Conference In the case where a comprehensive inventory of organized by the Cilento, Vallo Diano and Alburni geoheritage sites has been documented, the selection of Geopark. In Cilento, about 13,500 landslides have been possible Global Geoparks has the greatest chance of inventoried, affecting about 300 km2 of territory and 80 being made on sound grounds, with an over-arching, municipalities. In this context, the aim of the CVDA connecting theme. Such a unifying theme, which can be Geopark is to convert some landslide areas into publicly expressed as a ‘tag line’, will give an aspiring Global accessible geosites, considering this as an effective way Geopark a sense of unique identity, and one that can be to strengthen general awareness and knowledge of all effectively marketed. Models employed in Ireland, the possible relevant geological assets, singular Québec and Nova Scotia illustrate the range of geomorphological evolution and historical cohabitation approaches in establishing a list of geoheritage sites. The experience: Velia-Ascea, Petrosia-Roccagloriosa, Irish model requires a formal process of evaluation by Caporra-Caselle, Civitella-Moio, S. Severino-Red Marls specialist teams for a large number of provisional sites and S. Giovanni-Yellow Marls, are only a few examples (circa 1200), which has proven to be a multi-decadal of “moving geosites”. The most representative “moving undertaking. Québec has enshrined geoheritage in geosite” in the Geopark is Roscigno, also known as “the legislation, which places responsibility for identification walking village”. The old village, recognized as a of sites with the provincial geological survey. An open UNESCO Heritage site, was completely abandoned nomination process is employed in Québec, but the list since the early 20th century, due to a reactivated began modestly and is growing incrementally. The landslide, dormant since 4th century BC, when a Nova Scotia approach has been to develop a list using a previous reactivation affected the ancient, italic simple, universally applicable rubric that has been settlement located on Mt. Pruno. Following the 2010 vetted through consensus of the geoscience community; partial reactivation, an experimental, interdisciplinary, like Québec, the process invites open nominations. integrated and inter-institutional project, named Public awareness of the process of building a list and of “Roscigno Laboratory”, is going to start, involving the the very concept of geoheritage has promoted interest Geopark as focal institutional support to the project. and identified partnerships at different sites, both key to The latter represents the first implementation of the a successful Global Geopark. Sample evaluation tables Geopark Action Plan in providing a different perception demonstrate how the list can then be used to assess the of what usually is felt as hazardous, by using geodiversity geoheritage values of prospective candidate regions, as knowledge tool in public awareness raising. Incoming

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 14 providing a strong foundation that will serve aspiring Research and Education of Natural Hazards, Shizuoka Global Geoparks well. University, Japan • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation This paper discusses the prospects and challenges of ______designing holistic geoconservation schemes through History and Environment: Geosites, Education, geotourism, mainly through a case study of the Izu Tourism and Local Development Peninsula Geopark in Japan. It has been variously ______argued that geoconservation is a ‘holistic’, ‘integrative’ and ‘multidimensional’ conservation paradigm, and one RÚBIA M. M. CAVALCANTI1, FRANCISCO I. that upholds the rights of ‘abiotic nature’. However, all FREITAS2, and TIAGO E. S. D. LISBOA3 these aspects must be grounded in the local society for 1. Department of History, Regional University of Clara, the paradigm to effectively deliver, and for this, the Crate, Rue Cell. Antonio Luis, CEP: 63.100-490, Ceará, participation and association of human actors, notably Brazil ¶ 2. Department through geotourism is deemed highly important. It is of Geoconservation, Araripe Geopark, Regional clear that geotourism must always be careful on possible University of Ceará, Crato, Rua Carolina Sucupira s/n, impacts on geosites and geodiversity, while it should CEP: 63.100-490, Ceará, Brazil ¶ 3. Department of also be ambitious enough to attract more visitors and Geoconservation, Araripe Geopark, Regional University expand geoheritage profiles in other ways. Two of Ceará, Crato, Rua Carolina Sucupira s/n, CEP: pertinent questions in this regard are: how to ‘monitor’ 63.100-490, Ceará, Brazil geotourism impacts on geodiversity, and what flexible or ‘adaptive’ management framework is necessary. This Studies involving environmental issues have research in the Izu Peninsula Geopark explores how become common in different areas of knowledge, existing hiking or nature trails can be integrated to particularly in the humanities like historiographical provide a holistic geotourism experience for visitors. In debates, human geography, biology, economics, this way, geoparks spread across large geologically tourism and related fields. What is certain is that diverse areas can utilize existing nature tourism capitals definitely the environment • Theme passed to the order of the region for more efficient geotourism of the contemporary debates. Accordingly, this article is management and increased community involvement. In an element that highlights part of the research being Izu Peninsula, the overall geopark • Theme is based on developed in university PIBID project (a federal tectonic motion and land formation, but a diversity of scholarship program) in the areas of History and landforms including submarine volcanic landform, Environment, which has as a partner Araripe Geopark terrestrial and monogenetic volcanism and erosional (first Geopark in the continent), which provides activities on the crust is present. Freshwater and forest didactic and pedagogical supports for the scholars and resources are also rich in the area. In the geopark, our others involved in the project. The text offers shorts effort is to integrate individual nature trails on these reflections on the questions. This proposal intends to aspects into the overall theme, and so far the support discuss issues as geosites, education, tourism and local from the local community has been heartening. development for the better comprehension and However, a robust monitoring framework and an understanding of the reader. adaptive decision-making mechanism are needed, • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation which we believe are not only issues facing our geopark but challenges for the global geoconservation ______movement as well. Geotourism and Geoconservation: Prospects and • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation Challenges ______Xingwen Global Geopark: A Local School ABHIK CHAKRABORTY1, YUSUKE SUZUKI1, and Involvement in Geo-Education Success MASATO KOYAMA2 ______1. Researcher, Izu Peninsula Geopark Promotion Council, Japan ¶ 2.Center for Integrated

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 15 1. Xingwen Global Geopark, Sichuan, 644400, China that helped to achieve the geopark objectives. It was the <[email protected];[email protected] > ¶ 2. flexibility, efficiency and professionalism of the NGO School of Humanities and Economic Management, that reinforced the Hong Kong Government’s China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China determination to make possible the establishment of a geopark, as well as the implementation of geopark The purpose of this paper is to illustrate local guidelines. The NGO started playing active roles from schools’ empowerment for education programs in the initial preparation of proposal to final submission of Xingwen Global Geopark area. Xingwen Geopark nomination. Its initial presentations to government covers an area of 156km2 in the southwest of China, and departments, institutions and the public have aroused offers a broad variety of locations of geological and extensive interest. Concerns raised during planning cultural importance. It has densely and widely were carefully attended, to avoid future management distributed limestone formations of all ages embodied problems. In addition, the NGO offered networking by Stone Forest, Stone Sea and Karst caves. In 2005, it and liaison for the government with national geopark became a member of the Global Geoparks Network. It and global geopark bureaus. It also advised the overall has long been considered that education plays a design of the Hong Kong Geopark to achieve its main fundamental role in empowering the community, goal of introducing geological conservation in Hong particularly schools, to become agents of change. A Kong. After the establishment of the geopark, the NGO local school called Fu’an Primary School, the campus of engaged in setting up and managing geoheritage which is characterized by karst landforms, participated centers, initiated the Recommended Geopark Guide in various educational programs in order to promote System to enhance the overall standard of geopark the concept of geopark and spread awareness of guides and geopark tours. Promotion and publicity geological heritage. Indoor and outdoor activities, activities associated with geoconservation, earth including interpreter training courses for children, and sciences popularisation, geotourism and sustainable drawing competitions, were operated successfully. In development are the on-going efforts pursued by the addition, educational materials such as textbooks, NGO. It successfully secured sponsorship of private interpretive signs on campus, geopark songs, etc., were enterprises in running free geopark tours to raise public also done as supplementary activities to achieve the awareness of geoconservation, to train secondary school main purposes of Earth sciences education. After the students to become young ambassadors to disseminate accomplishment of the actions stated above, school geopark message, and organize a geotourism conference students and teachers have been enhanced to recognize in support of the global geopark movement. A NGO the value and to appreciate and protect the geological can be extremely useful in assisting the government in heritage of their area. geopark development. There is no single formula for • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation how to engage an NGO. However, the one thing that makes collaboration work is trust. ______• Theme 2 - Oral Presentation Engaging NGO to achieve geoconservation, earth sciences popularisation and sustainable ______development: the case of Hong Kong Geopark Geopark Quadrilatero Ferrifero, Iron Quadrangle ______Minas Gerais Brazil ______CINDY CHOI Association for Geoconservation, Hong Kong, Suite RENATO R. CIMINELLI1, MARCIA M. MACHADO2, 1001-1003, 245 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong and URSULA RUCHKYS3 1. Instituto Quadrilatero, Av. Afonso Pena 3111/611 Belo horizonte 30.130-008, Brazil The success of a geopark builds on engagements of ¶ 2. various stakeholders. However, it is extremely Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Campus challenging as Geopark is a relatively new concept that Pampulha - IGC, Belo Horizonte 31.270-901 Brazil ¶ 3. can easily cause misunderstanding, distrust and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais,Campus disagreement. The example of Hong Kong Geopark Pampulha - IGC, Belo Horizonte 31.270-901 Brazil demonstrates the successful collaboration with an NGO

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 16 The Geopark Quadrilatero Ferrifero - Geopark Université du Québec à Rimouski, 300 Allée des Iron Quadrangle was officially recognized as an Ursulines, Rimouski, QC, G5L 3A1 ¶ 3. Université de Aspiring GGN Geopark in 2011. In September of the Lausanne, Switzerland ¶ 4. 804-1490, boul. de l’Entente, same year the Program was officially launched, with its Québec, QC G1S 4V3 inaugurating initiatives supported by the State Government of Minas Gerais, the professional and The Haute-Gaspésie geopark project is the institutional members of the 1st version of the initiative of the Municipalité de Mont-Saint-Pierre and managerial system appointed. The gold rush and the the Corporation du Tourisme de Mont-Saint-Pierre. barroco style heritage, the local geology and world-class These two organisations were looking for new ways to contemporary iron ore mining and steel production improve the tourism offer of the region by using its determine the original genesis of the Geopark. Over 50 most outstanding resource that is its natural geosites have been compiled, described and are in the environment. At the same time, researchers from process of being prepared for visitation. From a Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) had been geological perspective the QF is perhaps the most studying the glacial history of the area for many years intensively studied region of Brazil. The Geopark and the people of Mont-Saint-Pierre had seen this as an Quadrilateral has consolidated itself as a opportunity to enhance their tourism offer by multidisciplinary geo-scientific network, empowered proposing interpretation activities based on geosciences with the aim of catalyzing an ambitious agenda for the and original research results. It became self-evident that sustainable development of the region. The Program the best model to achieve the objectives of the town of Mission Bassin Minier, in the Nord Pas de Calais Mont-Saint-Pierre was a geopark. Thus it became a Region of France, recognized by UNESCO as ´Paysage partnership between the Municipality of Mont-Saint- culturel évolutif´, is a formal partner, and a Pierre and UQAR. Other regional and provincial benchmarking in strategic and operational planning. In partners were added : the Centre local de 2012 the Steering Committee established a set of développement de la Haute-Gaspésie, the Société d’aide strategic directions for the Geopark in the coming 5 au développement de la Gaspésie, the MRC de la Haute- years: of major interest at this time are the Mountain Gaspésie and the Parc national de la Gaspésie and the Ranges Serra da Moeda and Serra de Ouro Branco as Centre géoscientifique de Québec. the territorial priorities, a more definitive and powerful The original thematic of that geopark is the Governance Model and the empowerment of a Local evolution of the landscape from mountain building to Sustainable Agenda as priority issues. These priorities the glacial and erosional processes. The present-day have been implemented adopting the Alto Paraopeba Appalachians are the relics of two giants mountain region and its seven municipalities and associated ranges that were completely leveled in a few millions Development Consortium CODAP as a pilot territory years by erosion. The understanding of landscape story and pilot regional governance. Supporting Family can be seen in a geoscenic tour that comprises Farming is one of the leading initiatives for a more "geomorphosites". Each site is presented to explain one diversified and sustainable local economy. A list of most part of the long story of landscape evolution. The recent achievements and an evaluation of the current geomoprphosites are landforms or landscapes with status of local recognition is discussed. scientific, cultural, historic, esthetic and socio-economic • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation value because of the way they are perceived or exploited (Reynard and Panizza, 2005). This approach, developed ______in Europe and largely used to support and create The Haute-Gaspésie geopark project geopark was adapted to Quebec (Vigneault et al., 2011) ______and it is applied for the first time here in the development of Haute-Gaspésie. ROBERT COULOMBE1, KAREN GUIMOND1, Some of the highlights include marine terraces, MAGELLA ÉMOND1, BERNARD HÉTU2, ANTOINE glacial valleys and stone pillars, a thrusted oceanic crust MORISSETTE2 ÉLODIE BOUVIER3, and PIERRE (ophiolite), marine volcanic and sedimentary rocks, VERPAELST4 granitic and metamorphic rocks, Other scientific 1. Municipalité de Mont-Saint-Pierre, 102 rue Prudent attractions of the geopark project include the Gaspesie Cloutier, C.P. 38, Mont-Saint-Pierre, QC G0E 1V0 National Park, interpretation trails, sea museum, a Canada ¶ 2. copper museum and an agate mine.

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 17 • Theme 4 – Poster Presentation increased collaboration in the future between FBR and Stonehammer Geopark. ______• Theme 3 - Poster Presentation Historic and Amazing Places of the UNESCO Fundy Biosphere Reserve ______The long and special history of the marble quarry of Candoglia (Italy) MEGAN DE GRAAF1,, BEN PHILLIPS1,2,3, DONALD ______ALWARD1,3, PAUL BOGAARD2, and YVES GAGNON4 EDOARDO DELLAROLE 1. UNESCO-designated Fundy Biosphere Reserve, Sesia - Val Grande Geopark, Italy Moncton, NB E1C 9X5 biosphere.ca> ¶ 2. Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB E4L 1E2 ¶ 3. Albert County Museum, Hopewell The Milan Cathedral (Duomo), one of the largest Cape, NB E4H 3J8 ¶ 4. Université de Moncton, Moncton, cathedrals in the world, is not only one of the most NB E1A 3E9 famous Italian monuments, but it represents a perfect example of the strong connection between stone and In 2011, the UNESCO-designated Fundy human heritage. The Duomo of Milan is one of the few Biosphere Reserve (FBR) launched the Amazing Places cases in which the construction material influenced not project. Since its launch, this project has identified and only the architecture and the building statics, but also promoted 50 Amazing Places (e.g. beautiful viewscapes, all the ornamental part. The fascinating pink marble of geologic features, waterfalls) of the FBR to visitors and Candoglia was the best stone for construction of the residents via brochures, interpretive-content webpages, Cathedral, due both to the possibility of obtaining very a Google Earth application, and smartphone-enabled fine sculptural work and its structural features. signs at each location. The project was designed to draw It all started in 1387 when Gian Galeazzo attention to the spectacular natural assets of the Upper Visconti, the Duke of Milan, gave permission for this Bay of Fundy region (in New Brunswick, Canada), the strong, beautiful marble to be used free of charge by the hiking trails, and outdoor exploration opportunities for “Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo”, the cathedral local residents and visitors alike. The project also building committee which was set up to supervise the supports the communities of the FBR, since these ambitious plan to build a cathedral in Milan to rival communities largely depend on seasonal tourism and with the major cathedrals of northern Europe. From resource-extractive industries. In 2013, the FBR that moment on, the Candoglia quarry began to operate launched phase 2 of the project, which included with one unique goal: build and maintain the Duomo of creating short Planet Earth-style documentary videos Milan. about some of the Amazing Places, to highlight hidden The marble blocks were transported from features and unusual perspectives of each site, which Candoglia to Milan by means of the waterways from the entice the viewer to get outside and visit these places. river Toce to Lake Maggiore, along the Ticino and the These videos promote sustainable tourism that respects “Naviglio Grande” canal and then into the city docks. nature and local culture, and encourages active outdoor In the last seven centuries many things changed, exploration. Based on the model and successes of the but Candoglia quarry continues to provide the building Amazing Places project, FBR has begun a similar material to maintain the extraordinary charm of the project to catalogue and promote Historic Places of the Duomo. The blocks are no longer transported by Biosphere Reserve, in particular those sites of historic waterways, but the strong link between the quarry and significance that may not be represented by a physical the Cathedral is still alive. Visiting the quarry workshop structure or are not curated already by another today is possible to see, as in the medieval age, carvers organization. Several Historic and Amazing Places are reproducing perfectly the damaged blocks, spire and found in the Quaco region of the FBR, which is a sculptures. The stone becomes culture, daily from the territory that also forms part of the Stonehammer XIV century. Geopark. It is our belief that mutual recognition of this • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation naturally- and culturally-important area will lead to ______

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 18 Sesia - Val Grande Geopark toward a new image 1. Posgrado en Geografía, UNAM, Circuito de Posgrados, ______Cuidad Universitaria Unidad de Posgrado, Edificio "E", Coyoacán, C.P. 04510, México D.F. EDOARDO DELLAROLE1 and TULLIO BAGNATI2 México ¶ 2. Instituto de 1. Sesia - Val Grande Geopark, Italy Geografía. U.N.A.M. Circuito de la Investigación ¶ 2. Parco Nazionale Científica S/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510. Val Grande, Italy México, D.F.

Last year the Sesia-Val Grande Geopark was In the past two decades, creating Geoparks has included in the GGN network. A successful conclusion largely benefited people living in areas characterized by for the candidacy procedure carried out over the last a valuable geological heritage. Geoparks aim at years by the Valsesia and Val Grande communities. In achieving conservation, provide education, and the early beginning they announced their candidacies promote sustainable economic development through separately, but in the last two years they start working the practice of geotourism. Currently, through this together jointing their candidacies and expressing the global initiative one hundred geoparks have been desire to become one whole Geopark. The two neighbor established, which are located primarily in Europe and territories share the same geological heritage and the China, while in America there are geoparks only in same strong will to protect and boost the value of their three countries: Canada, Brazil and Uruguay. In Mexico natural as well as cultural heritages. there is still no geopark despite some attempts. The Geopark's territory consists of 85 In this work, the Mexican state of Quintana Roo municipalities, over four administrative provinces and (QR) is proposed as a suitable region for establishing includes 3 regional parks, one National Park and two Geoparks, since it has the geological heritage and other UNESCO world heritage sites. The Geopark was born natural, historical and cultural elements, essential from a strong bottom-up process thanks to an requirements for creating Geoparks, and also has strong enthusiastic engagement of all the involved stakeholders development tourism for four decades. QR has 44,705 (municipalities, parks, associations, companies, square kilometers. Geomorphologically, it is a plain volunteers, etc). This dynamic and polyhedral structure formed of limestone with karst features such as represents the beating heart of the Geopark, but to sinkholes (locally known as “cenotes”), and large and increase the national and international Geoparks complex cave systems. The southern portion is 300 awareness a new integrated and coordinated image is meters above sea level, while the northern part does not needed. exceed 30 meters. Its surface hydrographic network is Starting from December 2013 a competitive design sparse, while the underground network is complex, tender of logo, image and communication plan has been interconnected and very long (up to 310 km). promoted among five professional consulting groups The entire state of QR has geological and already involved in development studies on the geomorphological features that have to be protected Geopark area. The final tender results are expected by and possesses an enormous geotourist potential. The the end of the first quarter of 2014. The final goal is to objective of the project is to find potential sites to provide Sesia Val Grande Geopark with a new logo, new establish geoparks based on the identification and website, coordinated and integrated image and assessment of its geosites (systems of caverns and communication plan to be used both to enhance cenotes) of QR based on a new methodology supported geopark awareness and to strengthen the link to all the by geographical analysis, involving local indigenous involved stakeholders. communities. Finally, with this approach, it is possible • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation to achieve conservation and geological heritage of Mexico in the context of sustainable development. ______• Theme 4 – Poster Presentation First step: Quintana Roo (Mexico) is looking for Geoparks! ______The model preparation of a visitor centre on the example of the Železné hory National Geopark (Iron EDUARDO DOMINGUEZ1 and JOSE, L. PALACIO2 Mountains National Geopark), Czech Republic ______

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 19 [email protected]> ¶ 2. Geological Survey of Canada, 601 JAN DOUCEK Booth Street, Ottawa Ontario K1A 0E8, Canada Vodní zdroje Chrudim Company, U Vodárny 137, Chrudim, 53701, Czech Republic One traditional challenge of many international organizations, including the ‘International Union of The Železné hory National Geopark is located in Geological Sciences’ (IUGS) and UNESCO, is the the heart of the Czech Republic, approximately 100 km promotion of knowledge and understanding of our east of Prague. Its area (777 km2) is not too large, but its Planet Earth and to further elucidate the importance of geological diversity is one of the most interesting areas earth sciences to society – thereby also fulfilling an in our country. In the Geopark you can see a number of educational mission. UNESCO’s mandate (and geological phenomena in two or three days. It is an privilege) is to integrate undertakings related to open-air geological textbook. Education, Science, Communication and Culture – in Geology is presented in different ways in the cooperation with many partners; whereas IUGS’s Geopark. There are geological nature trails connected to mandate (and privilege) is similar but with a strict focus the network, museum exhibitions, outdoor exhibitions on geosciences. Quite recently “Geoheritage” has been of stone blocks and individual geotourism selected by these and other bodies as an excellent theme attractiveness. The next step for the support of to meet the anticipated goals on an international geotourism is the building of visitor centres as agenda. “Geoparks”, as a new ‘brand’, are best defined imaginary gateways to the Geopark. Podhůra – through the criteria and guidelines of the ‘Global the Educational and Visitor Centre (VNC Podhůra) is Geoparks Network’ (GGN) – in length the ‘ad hoc the North gate entrance, which was created in Global Network of National Geoparks supported by cooperation of Chrudim City, Protected Landscape UNESCO’ that seems to be well on its way to become Area of the Železné hory and the Geopark. the ‘International UNESCO Geoparks Initiative’. The new visitor centre is building up in one of the Complementary to UNESCO’s geological ‘World most frequent places at the entrance to the city forest. Heritage Sites’ ‘Geoparks’ have proven to be excellent Near here there are also lots of popular tourist tools to educate the public about “Earth Sciences” destinations. Since its inception there is some premise within a socio-cultural realm. Geoparks can also be to interconnect three components - geology, nature shown to be areas for recreation and significant untouched by humans, and the cultural forest sustainable economic development mainly through ecosystem. The upgrade of the exhibition is a passive geotourism. Apart from their important role of energy demand of the whole object, so the building will protection of geological resources, Geoparks address be concurrently the exposition. The preparation of the through their activities a holistic view of landscapes and project is the perfect “cookbook” for other objects of the society, and thus reflect a wider approach to ‘Nature’ same or similar using. The exhibitions emphasize to the than other protective designations, such as National interactivity, childlike playfulness and variability. Parks, Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage Sites. The aim of the Železné hory National Geopark is Herein we propose that the diverse and dispersed to build up a network of gateways from the main undertakings of all geoscientists should envisage a cardinal points. All visitor centres will be focused on better coordination and synergy in the realm of different topic, so that they will not compete with each promotion of Earth sciences. Through individual other. Their connection will create meaningful projects all geoscientists could contribute to an increase geotourism products. of appreciation and value of Earth Sciences, and thus • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation support activities related to the overarching UNESCO Geoparks Initiative or the World Heritage Programme. ______• Theme 6 - Oral Promotion of Earth Sciences through Geoparks and World Heritage Sites ______‘Bring in the White Coats’ – The GeoCollective 2014 ______WOLFGANG EDER1 and PETER BOBROWSKY2 1. Department of Earth Sciences, University Munich, MISCHA ELIGOLOFF 1 and MELANIE BORDER 2 Luisenstrasse 37, 80333 München, Germany

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 20 1.Torbay Council, Lower Ground Floor, Town Hall, HARTMUT ESCHER Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3DR, UK Nature- and Geopark TERRA.vita, Am ¶ 2. English Riviera Schölerberg, 49082 Osnabrück, Germany Global Geopark, Lower Ground Floor, Town Hall, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3DR, UK Today’s Nature and Geopark TERRA.vita, located The English Riviera Global Geopark is committed to in northwestern Germany, started as “Naturpark working in partnership with creative and performing Nördlicher Teutoburger Wald, Wiehengebirge in 1962. artists on a range of projects that inspire local people In 1998 a new management was implemented and and stimulate an interest in our Geopark and its organized a complete relaunch. Recalling that the interrelated geology, heritage and culture. naturepark was one among almost 100 other parks in Geoquest, as profiled at the 2012 conference in Germany, it was obvious that the region needed a USP Unzen, has developed into a GeoCollective who have to be special. Supported by a professional consulter, the been working on a GeoOpera project which has seen parks significant geological heritage was easily young residents work with the GeoCollective Artists identified as its outstanding feature. As discussions and Welsh National Opera to begin to create a new progressed, the invitation to the first European opera inspired by our Global Geopark and our Geoparks Conference in the year 2000 in Spain was relationship to it. circulated. Two naturepark representatives joined the A scratch (work in progress) performance of Act 1 of meeting and identified the new Geopark concept as a the Opera was performed in July 2014 as the curtain perfect fit. One year later an application was sent to the raiser for a performance by the Welsh National Opera new founded European Geopark Network and was in front of a packed auditorium. accepted for three years. Another year later the USP was Thanks to an Arts Council grant and inspired by the integrated in the parks daily work, based on very basic prospect of giving Act 2 an international Geopark strategic plan and new CD/CI manual. TERRA.vita dimension, some of the GeoOpera performers are here Geopark was born. in Stonehammer and will be working with students and Meanwhile, TERRA.vita has successfully passed delegates to initiate a Global Geopark wide project. three international revalidations as a European Geopark With your help, on return to the UK the full and was awarded three so called “green cards” in a row. GeoOpera participants (local young people) will pick up As we have learned, a continuous improvement process the contacts made and start conversations with and a participation in common Geopark projects are communities and musicians across the Global Geopark crucial to pass geopark audits, which are conducted Network, connecting and collecting raw materials that now every forth year. The presentation delivers a deep will drive, influence and inform the development of the insight into TERRA.vita´s daily work as a Geopark, GeoOpera Act 2. focusing on project development processes, the Through connecting with musicians from around monitoring of the parks success, the promotion of the world, the process of creating Act 2 will give the geological heritage and Geoparks in general, supporting participants experience of working with multiple a regional sustainable development, installation and international partners to create a new piece of work improvement of geotouristic infrastructure, which will premier in 2016. environmental education activities, the active role in the The benefits of this project are multiple: tangible and European Geopark Network. All these efforts are intangible! The creative process inspires our young achieved with limited resources and are possible as the people to access information about our Geopark and Geopark exploits its great potential as a networker in the wider network, it creates social capital, a sense the Geopark territory belonging and pride in our Geopark. • Theme 5 - Oral Presentation • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation ______Sustainable Geoparks – Scoping Studies in 4 Key TERRA.vita - 13 years of experience as a European Activity Areas Geopark ______

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 21 HANS-HARTMUT ESCHER1, PÅL THJØMØE2, It is intended to present selected results of the GRETHA ROELFS3, and scoping studies (and potentially further activities KRISTIAN PETRICK4 carried out in the course of 2014) at the 6th Global 1. Geopark TERRA.vita, Am Schölerberg 1, DE- Geoparks Conference in order to inspire other 49082 Osnabrück, Germany ¶ 2. Geoparks to join the initiative. Magma Geopark AS, Sokndalsveien 26, NO-4370 • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation Egersund, Norway ¶ 3. Geopark Hondsrug, Bronnegerstraat 12, 9531 TG Borger, Netherlands ¶ 4. ______All Green Energies, Sant Honorat 32; ES-08870 Sitges, Tourists and local community’s attitude on geo-park Spain as a geo-tourism ______At the end of 2013 representatives of seven European Geoparks expressed their will to set up a joint SADRADDIN ESLAMI1, ZAINAB BINTI KHALIFAH 1 project in the area of sustainable development. To that SEYED MOHAMMAD HASHEM DAKHTEH2 end they participated in interviews that showed all EGHBAL ZOBEIRI3 Geoparks aim to promote themselves as sustainable 1. Faculty of Management and human resource, UTM, tourist destinations, and that there is an interest in Jalan Iman, 81300, Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia sharing best practices and experiences with other ¶ 2. Environment Office, 3nd Geoparks. Three of the Geoparks (TERRA.Vita, floor, Geopark building, Imam Qoli Khan Blvd, Nakhl Germany; Magma, Norway; Hondsrug, Netherlands) Zarrin, Qeshm Island, Hormozgan, Iran ¶ 3. Qeshm commissioned individual scoping studies (carried out Island Geopark Office, 2nd floor, Geopark building, Imam by Kristian Petrick, All Green Energies) with the Qoli Khan Blvd, Nakhl Zarrin, Qeshm Island, objective to establish a baseline in four key activity Hormozgan, Iran areas: i) Sustainable mobility: Access concepts and Purpose- The purpose of this research is to focus information to geo sites with public transport or bikes on identifying the socio-cultural effects of geo-tourism (modal switch, mobility points), introducing e-bike, e- in the Qeshm geo-park through evaluating the attitude Vehicles and e-Buses, charging infrastructure of the local people of Qeshm toward the growing ii) sustainable hotel businesses: industry of geo-tourism, and evaluating the certification/labelling of hotel businesses, criteria for stimulations and the level of satisfaction of eco-tourists appropriate labels (e.g. EU Ecolabel), promotion traveling to, and visiting Qeshm geo-park, as well as the activities, combination with the European Tourism factors influencing them. Indicator System ETIS; Design/methodology/approach- In this study, iii) geothermal energy from Geoparks: shallow which is based on the Social Exchange Theory, and deep geothermal potential, information and maps qualitative and quantitative methods are used. From available from other EU projects, guidelines for qualitative point of view, tens of interviews were promotion activities, stakeholders and pilot project conducted among tourists, and local people staying identification; nearby the sites of Qeshm geo-park, and in terms of iv) energy & climate strategy: review of strategic quantitative method, we distributed questionnaires plans of Geopark jurisdictions, definition of own among the locals and tourists, thereafter the data were competencies, inclusion in EGN/GGN Charter. collected and analyzed according to the level of The scoping studies help the Geoparks satisfaction of geo-tourists; and for the local residents, developing further ideas and activities together with we analyzed the data based on evaluating their point of their stakeholders by using a common approach, and at view in terms of the socio-cultural effects of geo- the same time they serve as preparation for a potential tourism. joint project which may be submitted within a public Findings- 1-According to geo-tourists, visiting funding program (e.g. Horizon 2020, INTERREG V). natural sites in the Qeshm geo-park is the most The other Geoparks (Burren & Cliffs of Moher, Ireland; important factor for their trip. Most of the tourists are Reykjanes, Iceland; Idrija, Slovenia; Azores, Portugal) satisfied by traveling to Qeshm and factors such as may join the project at a later stage. interest to visit natural sites, tourism activities, and

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 22 duration of their stay, show the highest level of Line 1: Yangyuan Rock Quay—Danxia Power Station satisfaction among geo-tourists. (tour about 1 hr); Line 2: Sister Peak—Goddess of 2- Local residents of geo-park have also a positive Mercy Rock (tour about 1.5 hr) and satisfied view toward the geo-tourists. And this 6. Geological route 6: (About 1 hr) view is at a higher level among those who are at higher Tong Tai Bridge—Lion Rock cultural, social and economic levels. The majority of the • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation population nearby the geosites is rural and has a traditional life style. They were significantly satisfied, as ______both visitors and authorities respect and help them Analysis of Features of Granitic Geomorphologic maintain their cultural and traditional values. Landscape in Mt. Chaya • Theme 1 – Poster Presentation ______

______JIANHUA FANG1, FUJIN SONG2, FENGMING Six Classic Geological Routes of Danxiashan Geopark SHANG2, and ZHENG ZHANG1 ______1. Henan Institute of Geological Survey , Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China ¶ 2. Mt. CHEN FANG and PENGYAN Chaya National Geopark, Zhumadian 463100, Henan, Administrative Committee of Danxiashan Geopark, China Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, China This paper discusses the types and features of granitic geomorphologic landscape in Mt. Chaya Danxiashan, one of the first Geoparks, is located in National Geopark, and compares the features of granitic Guangdong Province of south China, covering a total geomorphologic landscape in Mt. Chaya, with those of area of 292 km². On August 1st, 2010, Danxiashan, as granitic geomorphologic landscapes in China and in the one part of China Danxia, was listed the World world. Features of granitic geomorphologic landscape Heritage by the UNESCO. It is the place where the term in Mt. Chaya include: (1) granitic geomorphologic “Danxia Geomorphology” on a worldwide basis is landscapes are mainly geomorphologic landscapes of given. Its typicality, diversity and irreplaceability is granite pictographic stones, which have more than one embodied in its research work and has been a national hundred granite pictographic stones in all forms. even worldwide base for academic research, popular Affected by minerals composition, degree of science tourism and teaching practice. During crystallization, spherical weathering of medium-coarse development of more than 30 years, six different grained syenogranite, the surface of majority of geological routes cover great landforms, beautiful pictographic stones of granite are smooth and edgeless. scenes, ancient buildings and unique culture, etc. Therefore, they look more vivid and realistic instead of 1. Geological route 1: (About 2.5 hr) abstract; (2) The granitic mass in Mt.Chaya appeared in Mid-mountain Gate—E Yu Shang Shan—Entrance of stocks and are distributed in a small area, which make Zhanglao Peak Ticket Station—Mid-mountain the whole granitic geomorphologic landscape as delicate Pavilion—Mengjue Pass—Bai Zhang Canyon—Jin Shi and elegant as a “natural potted landscape”; (3) The Yan Temple terrain is unique because Mt. Chaya rises straight from 2. Geological route 2: (About 2 hr) the ground and borders the plain, making it very Sun-viewing Pavilion—Xue Rock—Hong Qiao Yong magnificent; (4) Mt. Chaya has many geomorphologic Cui (Rainbow Bridge Embracing Green)—Scale Cave— landscapes of granite caves, cave in cave, cave link cave; —Shao Yin Platform—Bao Zhu Peak—Rudder Rock the length of a cave can be as long as dozens of meters 3. Geological route 3:(About 2 hr) or even a hundred meters. Yangyuan Rock—Breast Stone—Drying-cloth Rock— The granitic geomorphologic landscape in Mt. Jiu Jiu Tian Ti (Ninety-nine Stairs to Heaven)—Ximei Chaya has a very high aesthetic value and it is embodied Fortress in the following aspects namely beauty, uniqueness, 4. Geological route 4:(About 2.5 hr) majesty, peril and illusion. The features of granitic Xianglong Lake—Yinyuan Rock—Wo Long Gang geomorphologic landscape in Mt. Chaya is thought to (Crouching Dragon Hill) be formed by medium-coarse syenogranite, the 5. Geological route 5:(About 1.5 hr) relatively coarse mineral crystallizations and the

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 23 uniform lithology, joint fissures developing in moderate and we have the means to help them reach their goals density, unique geomorphologic position and the on what they need, we have the knowledge. But like special climate condition in the transitional zone from almost everything in life, there is a factor that is the north subtropical zone to warm temperate zone, which most subtle, the human behavior. In our region there is a powerful witness to the significant zonality of are several associations and non-governmental granitic geomorphology. This paper provides references organizations that work with destitute communities. for finding similar granitic geomorphologic landscapes Araripe Geopark leads this partnership project, between with the aesthetic value. those organizations and our nine communities, that • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation claim the creation of a network platform that can provide the knowledge they need, and a locale where ______they can change experiences, in an easy way. A network platform for communities to be forceful • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation ______FRANCISCO I. FREITAS1, TIAGO E. S. D. LISBOA2, Benefit Chains at Messel Pit World Heritage Site – and RÚBIA M. M. CAVALCANTI3 Creating a Geotourism Highlight in the Tourism 1. Department of Geoconservation, Araripe Geopark, Destination Odenwald, Germany Regional University of Ceará, Crato, Rua Carolina ______Sucupira s/n, CEP: 63.100-490, Ceará, Brazil ¶ 2. Department of MARIE-LUISE FREY Geoconservation, Araripe Geopark, Regional University Welterbe Grube Messel gGmbH, Roßdörferstr. 108, of Ceará, Crato, Rua Carolina Sucupira s/n, CEP: 64409 Messel, Germany Regional University of Ceará, Crato, Rua Cel. Antônio Luiz, CEP: 63.100-490, Ceará, Brazil. What is behind the miracle to become a geotourism star for a destination that leads to additional Araripe Geopark provides the means for those who numbers of valuable visitors? The geotourism shown want to live in a sustainable way of life to develop their through the collaboration of Messel Pit UNESCO work and grow by themselves. In the interior of Brazil, World Heritage Site (WHS) together with the tourism 600 km from Fortaleza inside the territory, the nine destination Odenwald is a process, which builds a Araripe Geopark communities near by the geosites are common appearance through a corporate design with no longer totally isolated from the rest of the world, quality offerings of walking activities, overnight stay they have all the technology they need to connect with packages, and public transportation with quality tour us. Mainly the satellite internet and others; like modern guide offerings, locality specific, and showcases regional roads, shops, etc. This creates great opportunities for products. The later to offer enjoyable earth discoveries people, but can also bring unbalance. The differences and geotourism products like e.g. a “rain forest cake” they find between the things they hold and the things with a cup of coffee, a “Maar crater soup” or Messel Pit they discover might create a strong wish to get those revived fossils to former animal shape cookies or too things they have seen and that they do not yet possess. merchandise products like a rainforest painting book, a This is a reality repeated all over the globe. Those set of playing cards in a quartet or a “Safari plate” for communities do not have the social structure to solve children after their guided time-travel tour across e.g. problems brought by the difficulty of adaptation to the the Messel Pit WHS. Like the saying “a swallow does new technology and quick economic development. The not make spring” – an offering, a museum, and a hotel practice they know does not bring them the things they do not create the benefit in geotourism. It is the desire, to achieve welfare. They have to learn how to get interaction, exchange and combination of experiencing it. They have to work. But the societies where they live the destination by its obvious geotourism highlights in does not give them the choice, neither the work, or in context with the today’s society that makes the success the limit they migrate. A lot of them cannot afford that. and benefit chains. They see themselves withdraw to a reality they do not These are chains of different contributing partners, like. Often they revolt and their cultural roots are the exchanging, promoting and benefiting by the quality of first to be dismissed. We know how to help those people

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 24 their products and service for visitors. Answering the which are “rain forest”, “fossils”, “volcanoes”, and call to such demands, each partner has to establish “below the surface”. The young participants also receive quality standards. The different partners will have the Geopark and Messel quartet – playing cards which different aims: economic direct or economic indirect, reflect the territory in a holistic overview with nice others an identity aim and image, and some are not photos and short phrases to be read to all, thus training aware of the side effect – a pride aim like the local oral communication. The Messel Pit has also developed residents at a destination. Finally, there is a benefit promotional collaboration with the regional tourism chain comprising all who participate “a bit”. “Bits” organization “Odenwald-Tourismus” with the WHS as come together to formulate flow of revenue, etc. a lighthouse for the tourism destination. Funded by the Descriptive and quantitative data on this development German Federal Government and the State of Hesse is presented. this collaboration also promotes awareness of the • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation Global Geopark. All these activities have led to a mutual benefit for both partners and also to economic ______development of the territory as the visitor numbers Ten years of exchange – Messel Pit WHS & Geo- from the Messel Pit prove this. Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald, Germany • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation ______MARIE-LUISE FREY 1 and JUTTA WEBER2 Proposal and Problem of Geopark Concept to Small 1. Welterbe Grube Messel gGmbH, Roßdörferstr. 108, Islands: A case Study of the Mishima Village Geopark 64409 Messel ¶ 2. Geo- Concept, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald, Nibelungenstr. 41, ______64325 Losch SATOSHI FUKAMI A close collaboration with the Global Geopark Faculty of Environmental Studies, Nagasaki Univ., Bergstraße-Odenwald has been developed, in exchange Nagasaki City, Bunkyo-machi 1-14, Japan to implement guided tours, the training of Geopark Rangers, and a wide range of public relations and geo- educational tools. The WHS integrated his partner in Purpose: This paper focuses on geotourism as a the development and implementation of a visitor centre new form of tourism, and aims to further the debate on based on a holistic Geopark concept of connecting the potential for introducing geoparks and geotourism geological, natural and cultural heritage to strengthen as a form of sustainability, especially for small, close- the “Geo-identity” of the people. knit island communities struggling with aging and Both partners integrate each other in their annual declining populations. The specific focus centers on the magazines and publications as well as into regular Mishima Village Geopark concept, the only small island activities and events like the European Geoparks week. complex, as of September 2013, aiming for designation This annual event acts as a huge platform to as a Japanese geopark. communicate the regional geological, natural and Methods: The definitions and basic features of cultural heritage to the public. Too it promotes other geoparks and geotourism found in the literature are first Global Geopark partners in Europe. Messel Pit acts as presented. The opinions of both Mishima Village Office northern entrance gate to the Geopark with employees and Satsuma Iojima residents are then information about the territory and other European reported to highlight different perspectives on the and Global Geoparks. Related to public events like the potential of introducing geoparks to small islands. German-wide “Day of the Geotopes”, Messel Pit was Results: Debate still surrounds “the earth’s awarded as “Geotope of the year” from the Global heritage” and the basic questions regarding the proper Geopark Bergstrasse-Odenwald. focus of geoparks and geotourism. The opinions of In the field of geo-education, both partners have those living on small islands reveal the need for developed programs as well as corresponding tools. The continued debate aimed at building consensus among “Geo-workshops for kids with the Geopark rangers”, administrators and local residents on the proper follow e.g. geo-scientific themes of the Messel Pit, introduction of geopark and geotourism, taking full

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 25 account of the characteristics of an aging population, people. This is the realization of “union with the depopulation, and a close-knit community. volcano,” something very rare throughout the world. Conclusions: In the development of geoparks, • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation especially those on small islands, geotourism can be an important means of building sustainable communities. ______• Theme 4 – Poster Presentation Monuments and memories of the people who live with volcano, Sakurajima Geopark, Japan ______An Introduction to Sakurajima-Kinkowan Geopark ______DAISUKE FUKUSHIMA1, AKIRA IWAMATSU2, and KENICHI HASHIMURA3 DAISUKE FUKUSHIMA1 and HIROYUKI MORI2 1. Sakurajima Museum, Nojiri 205, Kagoshima, Japan 1. Sakurajima Museum, Nojiri 205, Kagoshima, Japan ¶ 2. Kagoshima University, ¶ 2. Mayor of Kagoshima City, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, Japan ¶ 3. Kagoshima 11-1 Yamashita-cho, Kagoshima, Japan Immaculate Heart College, Toso 4-22-1, Kagoshima, Japan The Sakurajima-Kinkowan Geopark is located in Kagoshima, which rests at the very southern tip of Sakurajima is one of the most active volcanoes in mainland Japan. The geopark area includes the active Japan. Small eruptions have been occuring since 1955. volcano, Sakurajima, and the sea born of volcanic The average number of the small explosive eruptions is activity, Kinkowan. 832 times a year in last five years. 5,000 people live in Sakurajima was born 26,000 years from our present Sakurajima volcano, and 600,000 people live in day. Until now, it has had 17 major eruptions. It Kagoshima city that is located within 20 km of the presently has approximately 1,000 smaller eruptions per volcano. People have calm and regular lifestyle, even if year and, for more than half a century, has been ashes fall more than 800 times a year. considered a rarity throughout the world because of the The last big eruption of Sakurajima volcano ash which showers the surrounding areas as a result of occurred in 1914. Lava buried the eight small villages, its frequent activity. and many people had to migrate to different area after Kinkowan, which surrounds Sakurajima, is a bay the eruption. They told the experience and lesson that endowed with an undersea caldera, the Wakamiko they learned to their descendants orally. Details of the Caldera, and a depth of over 200 meters. The incident have been forgotten as time goes by, but the Wakamiko Caldera releases volcanic hydrothermal gas outline is still transmitted. On the other hand, the stone on a daily basis. Kinkowan itself is home to over 1,000 monuments with carved inscriptions about the species, including dolphins. incidents are found all over Sakurajima, and it tells the Working with the Theme of, “the bonds between story of the time in detail. the volcano, people, and nature,” the Sakurajima- We can find 80 monuments in and around Kinkowan Geopark crosses through time and space to Sakurajima, the record of the inscriptions, tie together nature, history, culture, and industry. interpretation of the incidents after the event, and also Because of this, the Geopark has earned recognition for summarized as variety of books. We also mapped all the lasting impression it leaves with its visitors. monuments and remains of the eruptions on Google This Geopark’s most unique feature, however, is Maps. It makes it easier for the visitors to Sakurajima to that for nearly 60 years, right before the lively and find each memorial spot and learn about the history in a actively erupting Sakurajima there lays a city with a more active and accurate way. For example, the map population of 600,000 people who take the frequent can tell the monuments are distributed more to the east eruptions and clouds of smoke as daily occurrences. side of Sakurajima, corresponding to the leeward side at Japan’s highest-level volcanic monitoring system is in that time. place here, including concrete evacuation plans, and We also held a geo-tour to take people and explain disaster prevention practices that have been carried out the monuments. It is possible to imagine a state of for many years. These plans help create a complete eruption based on the inscription carved in the stone understanding of disaster counter-measures for many monument. Participants were able to enjoy the tour,

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 26 and have an experience just like with the people in those Irish Geoparks – the sustaining role of EU funded days. projects • Theme 7 – Poster Presentation ______

______SARAH GATLEY1 and KIRSTIN LEMON2 Creating new Geotourism in cooperation with local 1. Geological Survey of Ireland, Beggars Bush, people, Geo-guide, Geo-masters in Muroto Geopark Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland ¶ 2. ______Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, Colby House, Stranmillis Court, Belfast, BT9 5BF, Northern Ireland KANA FURUSAWA and KOJI WADA Muroto Geopark Promotion Committee, 25-1, Ukitsu, Three Irish Global Geoparks have built their Muroto-shi, Kochi-ken 781-7815, Japan foundation and ongoing success on the bedrock of mostly EU funded projects. Copper Coast Geopark and Marble Arch Caves were early members of the Muroto Geopark Promotion Committee (MGPC) European Geoparks Network in 2001. Marble Arch was organized in 2008 by local groups such as the Caves later expanded into County Cavan to become the Association of Commerce and Industry and the first international Global Geopark. The Burren and Tourism Association; it also included research Cliffs of Moher joined the network in 2011. institutions such as Kochi University, Kochi University The Geoparks have developed EU and other of Technology, and JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for project partnerships within Ireland and outside – Marine-Earth Science and Technology). Politicians, mainly in the INTERREG Atlantic Area (including UK, researchers, and local administration officials Spain, Portugal) and the NEED Northern Atlantic cooperated in organizing the Committee. However, Periphery (including Norway, Iceland). EU funding discussions among the Committee members were not has helped secure the foundation of the Geoparks, as in very active. When we introduced workshops for the the purchase and refurbishment of a deconsecrated discussion of our action plan, it worked very well. As a church, now serving as the Copper Coast visitor hub, next step, we decided to make geopark promotion which was achieved through INTERREG and LEADER teams. funding. The Burren and Cliffs of Moher established its In July 2013, the first meeting of the Muroto educational resources with a suite of booklets, maps and Geopark Geotourism Promotion Team was held. We school packs under a NEED project. The Marble Arch announced to the committee members and local Caves developed and expanded through various cross- citizens that they were able to join the team if they were border projects under EU Peace Programmes (SEUPB), really interested in creating new geo-tourism. We kept most recently enabling the enhancement and addition announcing that anyone interested can join and can do of information centres. so whenever they please. Geopark partnerships with local authorities and In November 2013, we conducted 2 tours; one of state bodies such as Failte Ireland (tourism), Heritage the tours took place in a fishing port, and the other was Council, National Parks and Wildlife Service, as well as in the sweet potato field on the marine terrace. Both of universities, have also been crucial in developing them were successful, but at the same time showed projects and attracting funding. The two geological further challenges. After the tours, we gathered and surveys of Ireland, GSI in Dublin and GSNI in Belfast, discussed what we found out from the tours and are long-standing partners of established and aspiring decided what to do next. Now, we are planning to create geoparks, and GSI has supported Geopark geologist new geo-tours for each season. employment since 2008. The members of the team are really active and we Irish Geoparks and aspiring projects have aim to create more jobs for younger generations in the attracted an estimated 20 million euro total EU funding area. Hopefully these activities will leads to a sustainable since 2001. The overall financial benefit to their local development. development would appear obvious. However, there are • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation questions relating to the administrative burden of successfully facilitating projects to realize full funding. ______Careful selection and management of projects and

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 27 programme regions are therefore important considerations. ______• Theme 2 - Oral Presentation The Charlevoix Astroblem Geopark Project ______Geodiversity as a tool for the better management of JEAN-MICHEL GASTONGUAY1, and PIERRE geoheritage VERPAELST2 ______1. Observatoire astronomique de Charlevoix,Centre d’études collégiales en Charlevoix, 855, rue Richelieu, La LICHAO GAO1,2, YUAN ZHENG1,2, ZHIZHONG Malbaie, QC, G5A 2X7 Canada ZHAO1,2, MIN WANG1,2, and ZHIGUANG ZHANG1,2 ¶ 2. 804-1490, 1. Chinese Geoparks Network, 26 Baiwanzhuang Road, boulevard de l’Entente, Québec, QC G1S 4V3 Beijing 100037, P.R.China <[email protected]> ¶ 2. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 26 Charlevoix is a popular tourist destination, mainly Baiwanzhuang Road, Beijing 100037, P.R.China because of its terrain, climate and more importantly its cultural heritage. But few people know that Charlevoix With the rapid development of geoparks in China, is geologically unique in Quebec and even Canada geologists have begun to focus on the exploration of because of its geological history and the tectonic and geoconservation and sustainable utilization of catastrophic events that shaped and still model its geoheritage. With the aim to make a comprehensive landscape today. framework for better management, experts have been Three major geological provinces of North aware of the importance of geodiversity, which has been America occur in the Charlevoix: gradually known to the public and widely used in • Precambrian rocks of the Canadian Shield north geological research in recent years. The concept of of the St. Lawrence geodiversity can be expressed as the diversity of the • Paleozoic rocks of the platform of the St. special places and objects in nature, which includes Lawrence, which is just south of the Shield and mainly concrete manifestation of the natural range of near the north shore of the St. Lawrence and geological strata, structure, lithological characters, • Appalachian rocks which we find traces of in Isle- fossils and geomorphic landscape, and processes, as well aux-Coudres. as reflecting their regular patterns and interrelation. All these rocks have witnessed a meteoritic impact Research regarding geodiversity is complex and which transformed profoundly the geology from Petite- challenging, but is an essential part in the process of Rivière-Saint-François to Saint-Siméon on the Upper providing guidance for geoheritage planning and North-Shore of the Saint-Lawrence River. The meeting new requirements of development of the Charlevoix astroblem was discovered in 1966 and geological resources. As demanded, the establishment several impact structures and typical meteorite impact of an evaluation index will promote the sustainable rocks have been identified. The central peak and ring utilization of geoheritage resources. There is an grabens are among the most visible and accessible abundance of geological heritage in China, among impact structures in the world. Charlevoix is still an which three geoparks have been chosen as research active seismic zone as well, which significantly areas (Hexigten Global Geopark, Xingwen Shihai influences its landscape. Global Geopark, Mt. Funiushan Global Geopark). In addition to highlighting the astroblem and the Certain laws and regulations have been issued to ongoing seismic activity, the proposed geopark also protect geological landscapes in China, and the wants to highlight the current processes that change the identification and conservation of geodiversity has landscape and which are natural hazards such as bank become an important and effective measure in doing so. erosion and landslides. From this perspective, the theoretical definition of • Theme 4 - Oral Presentation geoheritage and practical conservation find common ground. Geodiversity reflects the diversity of nature ______resources and also shows us the possibility to secure the Northern Georoutes: Geoparks develop North natural values in combination with human utilization. Atlantic tourism brand • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation ______

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 28 could be a precursor to a wider ‘Global Georoutes’ SARA GENTILINI1 and ROBINA BARTON2 brand involving Geoparks from around the world. 1. Magma Geopark AS, Sokndalsveien 26, 4372 • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation Egersund, Norway ¶ 2. Geopark Shetland, Shetland Amenity Trust, Garthspool, ______Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, ZE10NY FLAG – A Community Initiative in Popularizing Tthe Geopark Concept in Langkawi Geopark Magma Geopark in Norway is leading a tourism- ______based project funded by the Nordic Atlantic KAMARULZAMAN ABDUL GHANI1, MOHD Cooperation Program (NORA) in partnership with SHAFEEA LEMAN1,2, and IBRAHIM KOMOO3 Geopark Shetland (Scotland), Katla Geopark (Iceland) 1. Institute for Environment and Development, and Stonehammer Geopark (Canada). The partners are Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, working with a range of stakeholders, to develop a Malaysia ¶ 2. Faculty of Science holiday booking system to connect tourist routes in this and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 area. They aim to: Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia ¶ 3. Universiti Malaysia • promote the North Atlantic Region as the Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, ‘destination of choice’ for a niche tourist market Malaysia through development and promotion of a distinct brand Langkawi Islands received its Global Geopark • support local businesses in each Geopark status in 2007 with minor comments for improvement. through coordination of tourism activities Despite this huge success, the 2011 revalidation reports • contribute to sustainable and affordable global revealed many weaknesses, particularly in its tourism. management, promotion and visibility. Awareness and The project is capitalizing on the unique understanding of the Geopark and geotourism potential landscapes and natural assets in the Geoparks to remained low in various segments of the community. In stimulate geo-tourism by developing tour packages that order to overcome these issues, an NGO, namely the can be promoted and sold online. Tours will be FLAG or Friends of Langkawi Geopark was established enhanced by innovative new tourism products, in February 2014 by a small group of enthusiastic including app based guides and games developed by stakeholders, comprising private individuals and Icelandic software developer Locatify. corporate members. Its primary objective is to garner The first phase of the project involved a community interest for the Geopark and to convince questionnaire to potential stakeholders, such as them that Geopark is the best concept in achieving the accommodation and hospitality providers, tour islands’ goal for sustainable development and the best operators, transport businesses and marketing tool for local socioeconomic enhancement through organisations. It aimed to gauge interest in the project, geotourism endeavor. FLAG strives to defend Langkawi discover what stakeholders could bring to the project, Geopark’s global status and aspires to make Langkawi a and find out what they would hope to gain from better Geopark in the future. Under its official slogan participation. The information was used to develop a 3- and motto, Love Langkawi Geopark – Assist Not Resist, day themed tour package for each Geopark. The FLAG intensified Geopark awareness programmes for ‘Northern Georoutes’ brand was established – logo, various target groups in different sub-districts of website, tour search engine and Facebook page – to Langkawi in collaboration with local authority. FLAG promote the packages . has proposed several measures and projects that can This year an online booking system is being increase the visibility of the Geopark in Langkawi. implemented, in accordance with relevant legal Today, FLAG is steadily gaining its momentum and it is requirements, along with the development of associated perceived that this organization can be a powerful tourism products. medium to mobilize peoples’ interest in popularizing Phase three will involve development of further Geoparks and assisting Geopark managers. packages and dissemination of project results to a wider • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation audience – specifically members of the Global Geoparks Network. Potentially the Northern Georoutes project ______

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 29 Cultural geology in the Sesia-Val Grande Geopark ______(NW-Alps, Italy) ______BRUNO GONÇALVES1, PAULO PEREIRA2, DIAMANTINO PEREIRA2,3, and JOSÉ BRILHA2 E. GIORDANO 1, L. GHIRALDI 2, T. BAGNATI3, E. 1. MSc in Geological Heritage and Geoconservation, DELLAROLE3, M. GIARDINO 1, Minho University, Portugal, and L. PEROTTI1 ¶ 2. Geology Centre of the University of Porto, Earth 1. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Sciences Department, University of Minho, Portugal ¶ 3. 10135, Italy ¶ 2. Natural Terras de Cavaleiros Geopark, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Sciences Museum of Turin, 10123, Italy ¶ 3. Sesia - Val Portugal Grande Geopark, Vogogna, 28805, Italy. Terras de Cavaleiros (Land of Knights) is an Landscape is a complex dynamic combination of aspiring Geopark located in northeastern Portugal. The landforms and processes. These elements are memories main geological features are related to Variscan of the history of the Earth and enable us to understand tectonics and allochthonous terrains. The 42 geosites the evolution of our world. The paper describes first the inventoried in the geopark were assessed for their conceptual framework and the methodology followed in tourism value. A methodology was applied based on order to investigate the relationships between four main criteria (availability, use, logistics and landscape’s geodiversity, environmental dynamics and perceptiveness) and 13 sub-criteria (accessibility, man in the Sesia-Val Grande Geopark (Northern sector visibility, safety, indications, use of geological values, of Piemonte Region, Italy), and then the suggestions for use of other values, land status, cleanness, toilet a program of appraisal and popularization of facilities, food facilities, accommodation, aesthetics and geoheritage. understanding of contents). This method was Sesia-Val Grande Geopark offers a wide variety of previously tested before at the Arouca Global Geopark, geological and geomorphological elements, and holds also in Portugal. Twenty-five of the 42 geosites have a stories of different people, who founded their tourism value below 50%, in 15 geosites this value independence in the mountain environment by using ranges from 50% to 75%, and only two geosites have the available local resources and even suffering the more than 75%. According to the results obtained in difficulties. There are traces of human activity starting this assessment and their relation with previous results from the Neanderthal man on the Fenera Mountain; concerning the scientific value and vulnerability, the 42 Walser settlements from the 13th Century (in the upper geosites were ranked following a star classification part of the Sesia and Ossola valleys) and several mines (from 1 to 5), resulting in a more widespread value. dating back to period of Savoy Kingdom (19th Century). Twnety-nine geosites were rated with 1 star, 7 with 2 In this perspective, the physical landscape of the Sesia- stars, 5 with 3 stars, and only 1 geosite with 4 stars. Val Grande Geopark has been analyzed and geosites Based on the data obtained, on the assessed criteria and individualized as available resources for human activity sub-criteria, and on the identified issues, some actions and settlement. Comprehensive interpretation of were proposed to enhance the geosites tourism value geosites showed that local community suffers, models, and to support the geotourism policies of this aspiring works, enhances and destroys part of the landscape, geopark. giving it a "personality" that can be defined as landscape • Theme 4 - Poster Presentation culture. Culture proved to be not only the "activities of human being" but also the "the product of the ______interactions with the environment in which people Geoparks and Indigenous Cosmology lives". Geosites described may, therefore, be proposed as ______elements of sustainable tourism, aware of local resources and respectful of local traditions. NELSON GRABURN • Theme 7 – Poster Presentation Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA ______Geosites of Terras de Cavaleiros Aspiring Geopark Geoparks have been identified as some of the (Portugal): tourism value assessment geologically and topographically most interesting places

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 30 on Earth. They are defined by their geographic 25 ways in which geology benefits society and discuss uniqueness and their relationship to nearby human how this approach can be utilized in a flexible way to inhabitants. These special places are recognized by the explain to geopark visitors how geology benefits them scientists and authorities of the countries where they are both within the geopark and beyond. found, and they are often important tourist attractions. • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation This paper intends to examine the meaning of these special places for the original indigenous human ______inhabitants. Geoparks are awesome features, such as Advancing in geo-scientific management volcanoes, caves, waterfalls and rapids, faults and cliffs, in the Cilento, Vallo Diano and Alburni Geopark places that leave human beings with a sense of wonder. (southern Italy) These features are usually recognized by indigenous ______peoples as places of power, fear and origination, revealing common human cosmological beliefs that DOMENICO GUIDA1, ANIELLO ALOIA2, cross boundaries between very different and often DOMENICO CALCATERRA3, ANGELO DE VITA2, distant cultures, beliefs that have endured throughout ALESSIO VALENTE4, CRISTINA MURARO5, and history, migrations and civilization changes. This paper MARIANA AMATO6 suggests that UNESCO seek out and display these unique cultural commonalities and ways of believing 1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of about these centres of power in the Earth's crust which Salerno, Italy ¶ 2. National Park of all humans find so inspiring. Cilento, Vallo Diano and Alburni - Geopark, Italy • Theme 7 – Oral Presentation ¶ 3. Department of Earth Sciences, Environment and Resources, Federico II ______University of Napoli, Italy ¶ 4. Department of Geological Explaining why geology matters to geopark visitors: and Environmental Studies, University of Sannio, Italy ¶ an ecosystem services approach 5. Geological Survey of Italy - Institute for ______Environnemental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Italy ¶ 6. School of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and MURRAY GRAY Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Italy Queen Mary University of London During the 12th EGN Conference, held in Ascea- Velia, Cilento, Vallo Diano and Alburni European and The ecosystem services approach has gained Global (CVDA) Geopark, Southern Italy, the local geo- momentum since the international Millennium scientific community supporting the Geopark activities Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) was published in 2005. and promoted the “Cilento Model”, as an innovative This approach is now a major means of assessing, approach in raising public awareness and consciousness qualitatively and quantitatively, the value of nature to in the Geopark about risk, resources and climate change society and as such is being used by politicians and management, education and dissemination. In planners in making decisions about the environment. particular, at the Conference the geo-scientific Ecosystem services are the goods (e.g. materials derived premises, ongoing experiences and future perspectives from nature) and services (e.g. functions performed by about the above subjects were discussed as to support nature) that benefit humans. The MEA classified them local sustainable development. The methodology into Regulating Services, Supporting Services, proposed was based on the link between geoheritage Provisioning Services and Cultural Services. The conservation, geodiversity preservation, geotourism approach has usually been restricted to assessing the promotion and fruition with biodiversity, ecosystem value of biological goods and services to society (e.g. functioning and ecological services, adopting trans- food and forestry as provisioning services, woodland disciplinary approaches, integrated procedures, walks and ecotourism as cultural services). However, adaptive modeling and participative processes. geology is also part of nature and by omitting its Therefore, the CVDA Geopark experiences within the contribution to the well-being and prosperity of society, EGN and GGN Network can constitute an interesting the value of nature is grossly underestimated. Using the point to be resumed during the 6th International MEA classification, this presentation will outline about UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks, discussing

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 31 about the geological key areas as basic factors for “geo- Strabo (63BC-24AD) Geographica: …After this identity, geo-diversity and geo-networking” in the region one comes to the Catacecaumene country… The Cilento Geopark grand-strategy shared with other surface of the plains is covered with ashes, and the geoparks. Since its establishment, the CVDA Geopark mountainous and rocky country is black, as though from has directed efforts in the following projects: conflagration… There are to be seen three pits, which are Geodiversity supporting Biodiversity, through the called Physse, or breathing holes… Above them lie rugged creation of the Bio-Geodiversity Network, for research, hills, which are reasonably supposed to have been heaped education and dissemination; Geoheritage up by the hot masses blown forth from the Earth… Management, through the construction of the Kula Geopark area is awarded by high Geodiversity Risk & Resource Monitoring Systems, geodiversity representing 200 million years of earth starting with karst systems, “landslides as moving history including volcanic structures like spatter cones, geosites”, risks and resources in coastal geodiversity; maars, successive lava flow plains, lava caves and tubes, intangible heritage project, as link between geodiversity craters, basalt columns, dykes, 79 monogenic cinder and traditional landscape best practices, local products cones aligned through a fissure as far as active karstic and Mediterranean diet and life-style. In the 2014 caves, badlands, fairy chimneys, mesa structures and planning, the CVDA Geopark will address the up-to- schist tor topography. In addition to these outstanding date geo-scientific knowledge in the multi-level geological heritages, Kula Geopark hosts 15,000 year old educational system using, as “occasion”, the European prehistoric human footprint fossils, which were Geopark Week and, as “locations”, the Educational conserved in the ash deposits. Local Center Network and, finally, as “tools”, supports The Kula Geopark Project was initiated in 2011 and grants offered to geo-scientists and students dealing by PhD Erdal Gumus. In September 2013 the Kula with CVDA geodiversity. As in past experiences, during Geopark became the first Turkish member of the the Geopark Week a variety of activities will be carried European and Global Geoparks Network. out (e.g.: seminars, field trips, a fair, etc.), addressed to a Kula Geopark offers indoor and outdoor guided wide audience (researchers, public administrators, tours for tourists and regular geo-education programs professional geologists, students, tourists, local people). for students via thematic geotrails and the Geopark • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation Visitor Centre “Katakekaumene” which serves as a mini Geology Museum within the Kula town. ______• Theme 7 – Oral Presentation Kula Geopark: Turkey’s First European and Global Geopark ______Using Technology for Education: A geopark partnership ERDAL GUMUS1 and NICKOLAS ZOUROS2 ______1. Kula Jeopark Koordinatörlüğü, Kula Belediyesi, Pbx 45170, Manisa / Turkey ¶ STEINUNN ANNA GUNNLAUGSDÓTTIR 2. University of the Aegean, Department of Geography, Locatify, Strandgata 31, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland Pbx GR81100, Lesvos / Greece

The Kula Geopark is situated in the Aegean Locatify is an Icelandic company founded in 2009 Region of Turkey at Western Anatolia, within Manisa committed to deliver GPS games and personal-guided province, covering an area of 300 km2. Kula is the audio tours for Smart devices. Locatify is a service youngest volcanic field in Turkey where Quaternary provider for technology and digital platforms, allowing volcanism (1.1ma, 300ka & 10ka) prevailed up to our Partners in the fields of tourism, education, and prehistoric times. entertainment to publish their location-aware content The outstanding volcanic structures of Kula on Smart Devices. Geopark area are well known at least for 2000 years. Locatify’s SmartGuide technology uses GPS The great ancient Greek Geographer Strabo (63BC- location data and augmented reality to offer guided 24AD) in his majestic book “Geographica” named Kula audio tours with pictures, maps and treasure hunt as “Katakekaumene” (fire-born) because of the coal games. The system’s design tools are suitable for black lava. amateur and professional designers alike. They can

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 32 create and publish their material on Smartphones and the main activities of geotourism are similar to tourist pads. The system is available to all game and tour activities in other tourism contexts. designers, wherever they want to create, edit, and Against this background, conducting a systematic publish guided tours and treasure hunt games. review of the current state of knowledge on the carrying Locatify has created branded apps with games and capacity imperative applied in the members of Global guides for Magma Geopark and Gea Norvegica Geoparks Network since 2004 when “Geoparks” was Geopark, which have profited the geoparks to great first proposed as a UNESCO programme would be extent. In cooperation with four geoparks the aim is set appropriate. This paper thus purports to examine (1) to create an app in which all geoparks that are interested how the generic carrying capacity imperative minimizes could take part. In the oral presentation we want to the environmental degradation associated with present this goal and show how it can benefit geoparks geotourism and maximizes the sustainable use of around the world. natural resources in global geoparks, and (2) what kind Locatify has taken part in the project Northern of adaptation is called for in the application of Georoutes in creating a website where geoparks can sell conventional carrying capacity imperative associated specialised packages to travellers to discover Northern with geological heritage. Based on these, we hope to areas. The booking system developed in this project will advance the methodological innovation of carrying also be available though a website in the app and will be capacity imperative related to global geoparks for the used for the app noted earlier. sustainable management of geotourism resources in the • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation future. • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation ______The application of carrying capacity imperative in ______sustainable geopark planning Langkawi Global Geopark ‘s Education Initiative in ______Raising Geopark Awareness ______WEI GUO and SHANSHAN CHUNG Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, RASANUBARI ASMAH RAHMAH ABD HAMID, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong KHAIRUL NIZAM ABDUL GHALIM, MOHAMAD ZUHRI ABD RASHID, and NAZATUL RUHAIZA ABDUL WAHAB Carrying capacity is a concept related to the Langkawi Development Authority optimum number of visitors and the engagement of their activities without creating environmental degradation. This concept has been widely employed in Since the inclusion of Langkawi as Global nature tourism for managing outdoor recreation by Geoparks Network member in 2007, Langkawi tourism managers, researchers, and policymakers for Development Authority (LADA) has been planning sustainability and conservation reasons. As a stream of both on physical and software development on nature tourism, geotourism involves visiting fragile Langkawi Geopark along with other agencies and natural areas in the form of hiking, trekking, and organization in Langkawi. Langkawi Geopark has been camping. The unique aspect of geotourism is that it actively organizing several prominence programs with specifically focuses on landscapes with geological and the school children in Langkawi and also other schools geomorphological features, such as weathering, erosion, outside Langkawi District. Among the programs are deposition, igneous processes, and tectonic activity. Geopark Camp, Geopark Goes To School, School Goes Properly run geotourism activities should instill visitors To Geopark, GeoExpo and GeoXPDC, together with with a sense of appreciation for particular geological cooperation of Langkawi District Education structures and physiognomic characteristics of fossils, Department and Malaysia Nature Society’s rocks, sediments, landforms, and landscapes in addition Environment Education Centre. Teachers in Langkawi to commonly found tourism motivations. To apply the also have been involved with the Geopark’s training carrying capacity concept in such unique landforms and program. Geopark Club also been integrated as new for the said purposes, adaptation to the conventional club for school in Langkawi where this club will play the carrying capacity approaches is required even though role to disseminate information and program on

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 33 Langkawi Geopark. For a long-term goal, Langkawi Apoi’s valuable and beautiful flowers for over 15 years. Geopark aims to introduce Geopark Modul in the Their activities initially focused on responses to damage school curriculum endorsed by Ministry of Education caused by the illegal removal of plants, and included especially to schools in Langkawi. A new interpretive patrols, networking with other regions and regulatory center called Geopark Discovery Center is being built as improvement. Recently, however, their work has a one-stop center for students and tourists to get centered on exploring the possibility of reviving flower information about Langkawi Geopark and other Global habitats through artificial environmental modification Geoparks in the world. This center would be the first of efforts such as flower restoration experiments and the its kind interactive interpretive center in Malaysia. removal of dwarf stone pines. Meanwhile, Mt. Apoi Several other programs, such as Langkawi Geopark continues to attract some 6,000 climbers and Carnival dan GeoHunt have been organized annually to researchers annually, and serves as the heartland of engage and educate with the community in a more education and tourism in Mt. Apoi Geopark. responsive way. With the Langkawi Research Center This paper highlights the current situation of establishment, we are hoping that community in alpine plant conservation initiatives promoted in Mt. Langkawi will be get benefit and involve in ‘service Apoi Geopark and their utilization in the context of based learning’, ‘community based research’ and geotourism and geological heritage education as well as problem based learning to help improve their livelihood conservation activities. and embrace the geopark concept in their live. • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation ______Study of Recharge Area for Supporting Geopark Alpine plant communities on Mt. Apoi and their Conservation on the Slopes of Batur Volcano Based conservation and utilization on Geological Setting, Content of Deuterium and ______Oxygen Isotopes of Groundwater Chemistry ______TAKUMI HARADA, KATO SATOMI, and BARLOWS A. ALLISON HENDARMAWAN1, NANA SULAKSANA1, SAPARI Mt. Apoi Geopark Promotion Council, Mt. Apoi Geopark HADIAN1, and SATRIO2 Visitor Center, Hirau Samani-cho Hokkaido, 058-8501, 1. Faculty of Geology, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Japan Indonesia. Jl. Raya Bandung-Sumedang Km -21, Jatinangor, Sumedang, Indonesia The Hidaka Mountains of Hokkaido – the ¶ 2. Isotope Technology northernmost island in the Japanese Archipelago – were and Radiation Applied Center, National Atomic Energy formed by a collision of crustal plates approximately 13 Agency (BATAN) Jl. Cinere Pasar Jumat, Jakarta Selatan million years ago. Situated in the southwestern part of 12440, Indonesia the mountains, Mt. Apoi is made up of peridotite formed when part of the upper mantle was thrust up Bali Island where the Batur Volcano is located has from the depths of the Earth. Despite its low altitude high precipitation. Due to the growth of population, a (810 meters), Mt. Apoi provides habitats for large change of public housing has developed toward the numbers of alpine plants. This mountain of flowers has slopes of the volcano. However, the Batur Volcano been designated as a special natural monument of belongs to the International Geopark, therefore it is Japan. important to conserve the groundwater for this area. Alpine vegetation thrives on this low-altitude This proposed study is related to determination of the mountain due largely to the presence of ultrabasic recharge area by combining geological setting, stable peridotite rock, which forms a barrier preventing the isotopes and chemistry content of groundwater, as well penetration of flatland plants. In recent years, however, as the experiences for other conservation studies on rapid vegetation changes that cannot be prevented by volcanic areas in Indonesia. Until now, previous studies this barrier have been taking place, presumably as a on Batur Volcano have only been based on the result of global warming. conventional approach. Therefore, the accurate Local government officials, researchers and area determination of recharge area becomes a key factor for residents have worked together closely to protect Mt.

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 34 the groundwater sustainability to supporting Batur Geopark. The Tumbler Ridge Aspiring Geopark Steering • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation Committee submitted an application to become a member of the Global Geoparks Network in 2013 (the ______second from North America and the first from the Becoming a geopark through the co-construction of a west). Tumbler Ridge is a small, remote, community on geopark festival the eastern flanks of the northern Rocky Mountains in ______northern British Columbia. The proposed geopark area is 7,822km2, centred around Tumbler Ridge. PAYA HAUCH FENGER Sedimentary rocks of the Western Canada Foreland The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Basin predominate, from Precambrian to Cretaceous. Design, Department of Co-Design. Philip de Langes Allé Till and alluvial deposits from the Wisconsin glaciation 10, DK-1435 Copenhagen C, Denmark of the Late Pleistocene are also present. Metallurgical coal-mining forms the mainstay of the local economy, Raising citizens’ awareness and improving their along with natural gas and forestry. knowledge of the geopark they live in are among the The proposed geopark is rich in palaeontology. important functions of a geopark. This is normally done Cretaceous dinosaur bones and trackways, and Triassic using a variety of methods, such as educational fishes and marine reptiles are of particular significance. activities, sporting activities and trips on which a guide The Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre is the or researcher tells about a specific topic. Geopark only museum that supports the research of British festivals (geopark days) are another method of raising Columbia’s vertebrate palaeontology heritage. It boasts local awareness of a geopark, but to a lesser degree it is a large collection of vertebrate fossils from the Triassic used as a concrete tool – as a method - to engage local to the Pleistocene, and is the central institution of the communities in the (re)construction of a geopark. proposed geopark, with public interpretive displays in Starting with the theoretical approach, participatory the Dinosaur Discovery Gallery, guided tours to design Geopark Odsherred has managed to exploit its dinosaur tracksites (including evening lantern tours) annual geopark festival as a catalyst, not only to raise and educational camps. awareness of the geopark, but as a specific method of There is a network of thirty hiking trails to engaging local communities throughout the area in the geological and natural features that include dinosaur construction of the geopark festival, hence in the trackways, waterfalls, canyons, caves, rock formations, geopark itself. From being a top-down idea the festival alpine lakes and mountain summits. All these has now become a rich event where citizens, council attractions were featured in 2013 at a symposium in officials, the cultural and scientific elite co-constructs. Tumbler Ridge that brought together representatives of For this reason, this paper argues, that the annual established and aspiring geoparks in Canada. The geopark festival in particular is key when it comes to initiative is volunteer-driven, and is supported by expert engaging local communities, but also as a means of scientific advisors. engendering identification with the geopark and • Theme 4 - Oral Presentation making the citizens active geopark ambassadors of the geopark. ______• Theme 2 – Oral Presentation Connecting Brabant’s aeolian sand regions through landscape history ______Tumbler Ridge aspiring geopark ______ERIK HESKES1, HANNEKE VAN DEN ANCKER2, JAAP HARTHOORN1, PIM JUNGERIUS2, KAREL CHARLES W. HELM1 and RICHARD T. MCCREA2 LEENDERS3, BERT MAES4, GER VAN DEN 1. Tumbler Ridge Aspiring Geopark Steering Committee, OETELAAR5, and SJOERD KLUIVING6 Box 1600 Tumbler Ridge, BC, V0C 2W0, Canada 1. Provincie Noord-Brabant’s-Hertogenbosch, PO box ¶ 2. Peace Region Palaeontology 90151, NL-5200MC, The Netherlands, Research Centre,Box 1540, Tumbler Ridge, BC, V0C ¶ 2. Geoheritage NL / 2W0, Canada. Geomorfologie en Landschap, Ede, Oude

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 35 Bennekomseweg 31, NL-6717LM, The Netherlands ¶ 3. • the sand landscapes with remnants of the Freelance historical geographer, The Hague, Elspeetstraat extensive moorlands, reclaimed for fuel as early as the 13, NL-2573HM, The Netherlands ¶ 4. Ecologisch 1300s; adviesbureau Maes, Utrecht, Achter Clarenburg 2, NL- • the cliff with dunes and drowned villages, 3511JJ, The Netherlands ¶ 5. Streekhuis Het Groene invaded by the sea through burning of peat for salt; Woud, Liempde, Kleefheuvel 1a, NL-5298AH, The • the 19th century landscape painting colonies of Netherlands ¶ 6. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Heeze and Kalmthout with dune heathlands and active Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, NL-1081HV drift sands as important painting themes. Amsterdam, The Netherlands • Theme 4 – Poster Presentation

At the moment, the communities in Brabant each ______have their approach in attracting tourists. We propose a Wells Gray and North Thompson-Robson Valley common landscape-historical approach for a European Global Geopark Proposal Geopark “Brabant’s aeolian sand landscapes” ______(provisional title), to connect and promote their territories. Each community focuses on a specific part of CATHERINE HICKSON1, GOWARD, TREVOR2, TAY Brabant’s landscape history that stretches from the BRIGGS3, TOM DICKINSON4, TOD HAUGHTON5 Weichselian polar desert up to the modern bio- AND JENNIFER HOUIELLEBECQ6 engineered landscapes. We divided Brabant’s landscapes into geo-natural 1. Geoscientist,1503 4194 Maywood Street, Burnaby BC, and geo-cultural landscapes. Many of these landscapes V5H 4E9 ¶ 2. Naturalist, 5369 are unique in Europe and some have a geology that Clearwater Valley Road, Upper Clearwater, BC, V0E remains virtually untouched. Examples of geo-natural 1N1 ¶ 3. Wells Gray Park Information Centre, 11 phenomena of interest are: Davoren Road, Clearwater, V0E 1N1 ¶ 4. Thompson • the different types of sand dunes from huge Rivers University, Thompson Rivers University, 900 linear dune systems, large parabolic dunes up to McGill Road, Kamloops, BC, Canada, V2C 0C8 ¶ 5. modern small-scale shadow dunes; Thompson Northern Forests, BC Ministry of • loam forests developed on loams deposited in Environment, Thompson Regional Office, 1259 periglacial lakes; Dalhousie Drive, Kamloops B.C. V2C 5Z5 ¶ 6. Tourism • “donken” embedded in river clay: the summits Planning Group and representative of the Thompson of large parabolic dunes, that were buried due to the fact Okanagan Tourism Association that Brabant is situated on the border of a geological basin; On the map of British Columbia, Wells Gray • “wijst”, the geological phenomenon which Provincial Park is a large green spot 340 km northeast causes higher grounds to be wetter than adjacent lower of Vancouver. At 540,000 ha, this magnificent ones, due to aeolian sands blown against re-activated wilderness preserve is as large as one in every five faults of Caledonian origin; nations on earth. The boundaries of the park • huge active driftsands, Weichselian dune areas circumscribe nearly the entire drainage of the that were re-activated during medieval droughts. Clearwater River and encompass a region of Part of Brabant’s geo-cultural landscapes tremendous geological diversity. East and north, Wells maintained their original geological structure and show Gray bristles with unnamed peaks and ice fields, the way humans used the geo during the ages. Examples interrupted by long fjord-like lakes. South and west the are i.e.: landscape is more subdued, with rolling, flower-strewn • prehistoric mounds on the fringe of sand highlands, scattered summits, and the broad, flat- plateaus; bottomed Clearwater Valley itself. Periodic volcanic • the small-scale cover sand topography, earth outpourings over the past three million years have banks and ancient woodlands preserved in “Het Groene transformed this landscape into a wilderness showcase Woud”; of volcanic features: lava flows, cinder cones and • “bolle akkers”, agricultural fields with numerous remarkable volcanoes that erupted under characteristic “plaggen” soils; glacial ice or even into glacial lakes. With 18 named volcanoes, many of them shaped by ice contact, and 25

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 36 km3 of erupted lavas, Wells Gray is a landscape of smartphones in teaching geology, but we will focus on international geological significance. Superimposed the applications called TurfHunt and Smartguides made over this volcanic activity are numerous meltwater- by the Icelandic company Locatify. carved canyons and waterfalls for which Wells Gray – TurfHunt is a game with a set of geographic the “waterfall park” – is justly famed. The Murtle River locations, created by a “game owner”. People can be (the world’s largest river captured within the boundary invited to join the game, and must physically reach the of a park) is punctuated by six major waterfalls locations in the game in order to score points. For including iconic Helmcken Falls, experienced annually additional points there may be a set of multiple-choice by thousands of national and international visitors. The questions on each location that must be answered. A geology captured in Wells Gray, now celebrating its scoreboard is continually updated to reflect the score of 75th anniversary, is augmented by a rich diversity of each player/team. plants and animals. As one of the world’s most Smart Guide is a guided audio tour including accessible assemblage of ice-contact features, this photos and maps. Smart Guide can be enjoyed on fascinating landscape clearly merits recognition in the location using the GPS activation or from anywhere else global GeoPark arena as the ‘flagship’ attraction within (e.g. in the classroom) by browsing the photos, maps a designated ‘regional destination corridor’ that and listening to the guides. stretches almost 300 km from Mount Robson (a Both applications give us the opportunity to UNESCO World Heritage Site), southwards – a introduce geology in a fun but still informative way. corridor renowned for experiences associated with its The two applications can be used separately, but also unique geomorphology, biodiversity, cultural heritage, together, e.g. to find an answer to the TurfHunt game in and wilderness values. the Smartguide info. • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation Gea Norvegica Geopark has, during Autumn 2013, tested these two applications on school children in local ______schools, and will continue this work during Spring and Using smartphones in the field to hunt geological Summer 2014. They have also been tested on a broader treasures – experiences from Gea Norvegica Geopark audience at various geopark locations. So far it has been (Norway) a success in making learning fun. The school children ______immediately paid attention to the tasks and actually worked hard to find ways to find information for MONA HOLTE and JANE DOLVEN correctly answering the TurfHunt questions. The most Gea Norvegica Geopark, Kjølnes ring 30, 3918 frequently asked question has actually been: when can Porsgrunn, Norway we do it again? Are there other TurfHunts and audiotours in the area, and can we play this outside Being out in the field is essential in learning about school as well? geology. Individual observations in the field and hands- • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation on geology give an extra dimension to indoor classroom teaching. A classic way of teaching in the field is to let ______the students observe by themselves and take notes, Employee Training Program of Zigong Global and/or the teacher guides the students around. This Geopark works well as long as the teacher knows the geology and ______is a good mediator, or if the arrangements are thought through and the students are well prepared. TAO HONG and SUN LI Unfortunately, the enthusiasm of learning has a Administrator Office of Zigong Global Geopark, 63 tendency to decrease with the age of the students, and Anquanxiang, Ziliujing District, Zigong, P.R.China this combined with the general comprehension that geology is difficult and abstract, makes the approach to geology in many cases difficult. To afford more opportunities for employees, Today’s technology of mobile devices makes it Zigong Global Geopark has implemented a series of possible to approach geology in new ways, which in the employee training activities. Firstly, several professional field will add another dimension to the learning experts were invited to attend the training program in experience. There are several ways of using Zigong, make presentations and explain geoscience

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 37 knowledge for park employees, including Professor world for their large number, height and fairly pure Dong Zhiming, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences composition. However, they were discovered not long Institute of vertebrate paleontology and ago and there has been a lack of sound scientific paleoanthropology, Chen Anze, the Vice Chairman of knowledge on the physical mechanisms and Geological Society of China Tourism geology and evolutionary processes underlying the formation of geological park Research, and Zhao Zhizhong, these landforms. As a result, confused interpretations of Researcher at the Chinese Academy of geological the landscapes have been given. To clarify the sciences. Secondly, the Park held a development and confusion, detailed research work has been undertaken construction academic seminar, with a call for papers in the geopark recently. Based on the progress of the from employees, and encouragement of employees to research, a scientific interpretation of the landscapes share experiences about the Park development. So far, can be presented. The distinct landscapes are we have held the first session in 2012 yet. The third was characterized not only by pillars, peaks and walls of to invite representatives to visit other parks in countries sandstone but also by tableland, natural bridges, gorges, such as Thailand, South Korea, and Australia as well as lakes, waterfalls, gullies and streams. They are the visits to Xingwen Global Geopark, the Mount results of flow down-cutting relative to regional gradual Longhushan Global Geopark, Yanqing Global Geopark uplift, following a pathway of down-cutting the initial to hold a discussion meeting, and exchange experiences tableland by flow and then developing into gullies. With on park construction and management. Fourth, the the continual down-cutting, gullies turn into narrow Park sent employees to participate in national and steep creeks and run over a number of knickpoints. geological park guide training, to visit other parks and Eventually all the creeks merge into a stream wandering learn their knowledge and experiences. Fifth, the Park in wide and flat valleys and moving a large amount of supported employees to continue education, and has eroded sediments out of the drainage basin. It is already sent employees to complete the MLR graduate through this process that various distinct landforms are courses. According to the Employees Training Program, resulted from in Zhangjiajie Geopark. Taking this the research level has been greatly improved. There intepretation as the Theme of the geopark, a number of have been 53 research papers published during 2008- science popularization activities are planned and 2012, covering geology, paleontology, geological implemented in the geopark. heritage, museology, in addition to the publication of • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation eight monographs, as well as several popular science books. ______• Theme 3 – Oral Presentation Tianzhushan Global Geopark Strongly Propels The Community Development ______Challenges in interpreting the landscapes of Zhangjiajie Global Geopark of China WEN HUANG1, XIAOQING CHEN2, GUOSHENG ______YU3 , and WEIPING WU 1. Global Geopark office, Tianzhushan administrative HE QING HUANG1 and LIANGQUN XIANG2 committee, No. 112 Tianzhushan Road, Qianshan, 1. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Anhui, R.P. China ¶ 2. Global Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Geopark office, Tianzhushan administrative committee, ¶ 2. Administrative Office of No. 112 Tianzhushan Road, Qianshan, Anhui, R.P. Zhangjiajie Global Geopark, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan China ¶ 3. Global Geopark office, Tianzhushan Province, China administrative committee, No. 112 Tianzhushan Road, Qianshan, Anhui, R.P. China ¶ 4. Geology Survey Zhangjiajie Global Geopark is a top-listed tourist Institute of Anhui province, China destination of China, famous for beautiful landforms composed of around 3000 vegetated sheer vertical In recent years, Tianzhushan Global Geopark has sandstone pillars and peaks, some of which extend up to rapidly developed the tourism economy, and the 350 m high, while more than 1000 are higher than 200 reception capacity of tourists has been constantly rising. m. Quartz is the predominant material of the sandstone The park administrative agency has strongly propelled landforms, around 90%. These landforms are rare in the community development through establishing co-

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 38 construction, co-management and co-sharing systems, Provincial Government, Jeju 690-700, Republic of Korea skill training, authorized strength and executed ¶ 3. Mt. Mudeung Eco-Office, Gwangju, Republic of planning, financial support, propagandizing and Korea ¶ 4. Faculty of Earth Systems and Environmental popularizing, holding competition and other methods, Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500- obtaining obvious comprehensive benefits. There has 757, Republic of Korea ¶ 5. Mokpo Natural History been newly increased opportunities of employment and Museum, Mokpo 530-839, Republic of Korea more than 50,000 tourism practitioners all over the county. Broadened channel of employment has Korea has more than five tentative global promoted the farmland transfer and scale operation, geoparks and one Global Geopark (Jeju Island). Among and has sprung up a batch of family farms and farmers’ them, unique geopark sites with universal scientific specialized cooperatives, becoming one of “national key values are located in the southwestern part of Korean hundred strong counties of tea production”. peninsula: Jeju Island, Mt. Mudeung. and Jeonnam Trichosanthes seed of Tianzhushan has won the Dinosaur Coast Geoparks. national geographical indication products protection Jeju Island is the emergent portion of an certification, accelerating the agricultural efficiency. The intraplate basaltic volcanic field developed during the administrative agency has sponsored Tianzhushan last 1.8 Ma in the southern coast of Korea. The island is prose, photography, painting and calligraphy, singing made up of a broad and gently sloping lava shield and competition and other activities to greatly mobilize the also dotted by at least 360 volcanic cones and craters. culture creation enthusiasm of communities. Couples of The geopark includes 9 geosites: Mt. Hallasan, cultural communities have successively set up. Cultural Manjanggul Lava Tube, Seongsan Ilchulbong Tuff scenic spots have been built up and opened in sequence, Cone, Seogwipo Formation, Cheonjiyeon Waterfall, and nonphysical cultural heritages have been passed on Jungmun Daepo Columnar-Jointed Lava, Mt. and developed. Local government and park Sanbangsan Lava Dome, Yongmeori Tuff Ring, and administrative agency have strongly propelled the Suweolbong Tuff Ring. Jeju Geopark became one of the construction of “tourism city, charming town, beautiful Global Geoparks Network in 2010. village and happy homeland”, not only improving Located near the center of Gwangju Metropolitan residents’ living condition, but also attracting more City, Mt. Mudeung has a wide range (> 11 km2) of tourists to check in and take a vacation. Residents have columnar joints in high altitude (> 750 m). The further improved their awareness of environment columnar joints are made up of Welded Tuff (or protection, and have firmly established green and low- Dacite), which is thought to be a result of a large-scale carbon development concept, farmers have paid high volcanic activity during the Late Cretaceous. The length attention to develop eco-friendly industry, and private of one column surface measures 1 m to maximum 7 m. invested scenic spots have emerged in large numbers, This is much larger in scale than any other columnar expediting the ecological cultural construction. joints reported around the world. Also there is a variety • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation of geo-heritage sites located near the area, including the Hwasun Dinosaur Track Site, Hwasun Dolmen Park, ______Rock Cliffs, Hot Springs, Coalfield, Caves, Talus Slopes Scientific values of unique geopark sites in South etc. Korea: Jeju Island, Mt. Mudeung and Jeonnam The dinosaur fossil sites of Jeollanam-do province Dinosaur Coast Geoparks are well known by its universal and scientific ______significance, and are listed as a tentative site for the UNESCO World Heritage. The tentative name for this MIN HUH1, YONG MUN JEON2, geopark is 'Jeonnam Dinosaur Coast Geopark (JDCG)'. CHUNGWAN LIM3, CHANGYEOL LEE4, BO SEONG JDCG consists 40 geosite locations, which are under KIM5, JIN-YOUNG PARK1, YEON WOO1, and eleven main geosite groups. BYUNG-DO CHOI1 • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation 1. Faculty of Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences & Korea Dinosaur Research Center, Chonnam National ______University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea Current Geological Education Program at Aso ¶ 2. World Natural Heritage Geopark, Japan Management Department, Jeju Special Self-Governing ______

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 39 activities and geological features comprises of SHIN’ICHIRO IKEBE1, AKINOBU ISHIMATSU2, pyroclastic flow, volcanic ash and lava, all of which can AKIRA KATAYAMA2, AND MARIKO YAMAUCHI2 be observed. These features create special climatic 1. Aso Volcano Museum, 1930-1 Akamizu Aso city conditions. While receiving blessings from the volcano, Kumamoto 869-2232, Japan ¶ 2. there is high tendency for occurrence of climate Aso Geopark Promotion Council, 1F Aso Volcano disasters such as landslides, floods due to high overall Museum, 1930-1 Akamizu Aso city Kumamoto 869- rainfall and frequent torrential rains, and also volcanic 2232, Japan disaster. The climate disaster is likely to occur in the rainy season and may affect mainly the local Curators at Aso Volcano Museum, one of the base communities. On the other hand, the volcanic disaster facilities of Aso Geopark, have developed a unique may impact tourists as they visit the Nakadake crater. It variety of geological education programs for elementary seems that eruptions may occur once in several years to high school students in the area of Aso Geopark. The and decades. The crater releases huge amount of museum staff supports school educational activities volcanic toxic gas a day even during calm periods. In through lectures and field trips, using unique geological the past, gas-poisoning accidents occurred frequently at and topographic features around the school, as well as the site. Moreover, the disaster also brings serious natural bounty and disasters. Teachers and students impact to agricultural crops in the region. work closely to develop an educational curriculum that Overall, most natural disasters in the Aso region encourages students’ interests, and stimulate their ideas relate to the volcano. Its cause, sites of occurrence, on regional resources and their preservation. At the end disaster victims and occurrence tendency is varied. As of this educational program, students organize a long as we share the natural bounty of the volcano, a symposium to present and share their work with deep understanding of various natural disasters related students from different schools. to the volcanic background is essential. Raising These programs increase students’ attachment to awareness of disaster prevention for the local the regional resources, and provide a chance to learn community as well as visitors is important role for Aso and discover Aso’s precious nature through sharing Geopark activities. ideas with other students. At the same time, the • Theme 1 - Poster Presentation student’s messages also deliver huge impact to adult’s ideas concerning their local communities. ______Apart from these museum educational activities, Initiatives for Local Development in San’in Kaigan learning grasslands is also delivered through Aso Geopark Geopark activities. A variety of subjects related to the ______regional geological resources tend to widen to this educational program. KATSUNORI ISHIDA • Theme 3 – Poster Presentation Director of San’in Kaigan Geopark Promotion Council, 7-11, Saiwai-cho, Toyooka City, Hyogo, 668-0025,Japan ______ Understanding Various Geohazards ______San’in Kaigan Geopark is located in western Japan and spans a total of 3 cities and 3 towns in 3 prefectures. SHIN’ICHIRO IKEBE1, AKINOBU ISHIMATSU2, About 17 million tourists visit in a year and enjoy hot AKIRA KATAYAMA2, and MARIKO YAMAUCHI2 springs, sea bathing and skiing in the area. When our 1. Aso Volcano Museum, 1930-1 Akamizu Aso city geopark was admitted as a member of the Global Kumamoto 869-2232, Japan ¶ 2. Geoparks Network in October 2010, many local Aso Geopark Promotion Council, 1F Aso Volcano residents rediscovered regional resources and developed Museum, 1930-1 Akamizu Aso city Kumamoto 869- local products. 2232, Japan In Mio district, Shin’onsen Town, Hyogo prefecture, where aging and depopulation are going on, a village Aso volcano is an active volcano with the world- revitalization group has been set up, and wakame leading gigantic caldera. Active Nakadake crater, with seaweed and squid nare-zushi has been produced. unique topography formed by continuous volcanic San’in Kaigan Geopark Promotion Council dispatched

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 40 business experts to this district to advice about the sales If it were not for the caldera-forming eruption, there of wakame seaweed products. As an effect, the yield of would not be rural landscape at the Ebiono area, them increases twice higher than the previous year. The northern foot of KVG. Large-scale subsidence group has also launched water taxi since last May. associated with the huge eruption made originally steep In Kyotango City, landlady group has started to mountains into a vast basin suitable for cultivating rice. serve Geo-Dinner at each hotel. One of the members In addition to this topography, abundant-water has begun a water taxi, allowing visitors enjoy beautiful resource in the basin has also supported lives of people seaside scenery from the boat. The number of visitors in who live inside a caldera. 2013 is five times higher than that in 2012. • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation Geopark tours using canoe have been attracting interest as a new sport especially in Takeno of Toyooka ______City. In Toyooka City, two NPOs related to geopark Promotion materials for local communities guides have been set up in 2013. A total of 10 people ______work daily and some projects, such as “Genbudo Cave Light Up Event” and “Nature Experience Plan for AKINOBU ISHIMATSU, AKIRA KATAYAMA, and Mothers and Children” have been launched. MARIKO YAMAUCHI As mentioned above, in many places in San’in Aso Geopark Promotion Council, 1F Aso Volcano Kaigan Geopark, people are taking initiatives for local Museum, 1930-1 Akamizu Aso city Kumamoto 869- development using regional resources. We, the council, 2232, Japan continue to provide the place for sharing various experiences between groups or organizations that put in Aso Geopark Promotion Council contracts with active effort on local development, and dispatch local advertising agencies for publishing promotion specialists to support. materials of the geopark activities to local communities • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation as one of interaction tools between the local and the geopark. ______One of its PR materials, ‘Asolulu’ a tabloid Geo-stories created by volcanic activities in the newspaper is published by combined investments of Kirishima Geopark, SW Japan private sectors and the geopark promotion council, a ______public interest incorporated foundation. Contents of the paper include special topics of Aso TORU ISHIKAWA Geopark as a headline and latest news from entire areas The Council for the Promotion of the Kirishima Geopark, of Aso Geopark for every issue. Many people who relate Japan to the geopark activities or regional resources and communities contribute to its writing and editing. If it were not for the peak, Takachihonomine About 40,000 quarterly papers are mainly distributed to volcano located at the eastern Kirishima Volcano Group all houses in the area of Aso geopark and also some for (KVG), SW Japan would not become the object for tourists. Local communities and visitors can share the people’s faith. Considering that mountain worship is same information. Moreover news and reports about not seen in the western KVG where violent features of the geopark activities are posted regularly on the park’s craters are conspicuous, the influence brought about by official website, facebook page and twitter account in the beautiful shape of Takachihonomine volcano is multiple languages. However, as increasing aging obvious. Such an elegant appearance was formed by the population in the region, there are many people who do cone-like lava dome covering the summit area. not use Internet. Therefore distribution of the paper to If it were not for many craters, there would not be the entire household is highly effective to share the variety of vegetation in the present KVG. Though information with the elderly as well as a comprehensive each crater has been activated independently over the promotion tool to the all areas of Aso Geopark. last decades in KVG, various stages of vegetation • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation succession can be seen similarly in narrow areas. The 2011 eruption of Shimmoedake volcano newly brought ______about the opportunity for observing renewal vegetation Geological field excursion courses in the Muroto succession after the eruption. Geopark: Examples from the 113th Annual Meeting

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 41 of the Geological Society of Japan and International PETER JOHANSSON1, VENLA KARKOLA2, and symposium on Gondwana Evolution and Dispersal JANNE SEURUJÄRVI2 ______1. Geological Survey of Finland, FIN-96101 Rovaniemi, Finland ¶ 2. Inari Municipal MASAO IWAI1,2, SHIN-ICHI YOSHIKURA1,2, and Business & Development Nordica, FIN-99800 Ivalo, TADAHIRO SHIBATA2 Finland 1. Department of Natural Science, Kochi University, Akebono-cho 2-5-1 Kochi, 780-8520 Japan The proposed “Golden Geopark of Lapland” in ¶ 2. Muroto Geopark Promotion northern Finland and inside the Arctic Circle is one of Committee, 25-1, Ukitsu, Muroto, Kochi, 781-7815 the most unique wilderness areas in northern Europe. It Japan comprises dozens of rounded and rocky fells crossed by the deep river valleys of Ivalojoki and Lemmenjoki. It An Excursion guidebook, including following four consists of 23 geological sites and 22 cultural historical field trips in the Muroto Geopark region, have been sites of various types. The distinction between them is published as a supplemental issue of the Journal of the often blurred, since many geological sites have cultural Geological Society of Japan. aspects, too. Most of them are related to the 140-year Trip A: Quaternary crustal movement and history of gold mining. Finnish Lapland’s gold history coseismic uplift along Muroto Peninsula begins with the Ivalojoki River in 1868, when the first Trip B: Stratigraphy and paleontology of Pliocene discoveries of gold nuggets in the soil were made there. Tonohama Group (Astronomically tuned time scale The discovery led to a great gold rush amid the and high resolution paleoceanography) uninhabited wilderness. Close to 500 men could be Trip C: Melanges and dikes of the Miocene Nabae counted in the area, digging and panning for gold. complex, Muroto Peninsula Rocky gullies, glacial melt water channels and sandy Trip D: Murotomisaki gabbroic Complex- Field river terraces were transformed into colourful gold- observations of magmatic differentiation processes. panning communities. Gold-bearing quartz veins in All four courses are designed as one-day field trips Precambrian bedrock were also prospected. Mine shafts to understand the relationship between; Holocene tens of metres deep were dug in solid rock with marine terrace and sea level change by rudimentary tools. paleoseismological uplift (Trip A); and geological For centuries, people have been fascinated by the processes recorded in the Shimanto belt which is one of peculiar landforms, and many popular beliefs and the best-documented on-land accretionary complexes myths are linked to them. Boulders and cliffs situated in in the world (Trip B to D). The guidebook is accessible peculiar places have been thought to be sacred places. online via following URL; The rugged Ukko Island and the fells of Nattaset, with http://www.geosociety.jp/faq/content0007.html (in rocky tor-formations on their summits, are visible from Japanese) a distance of tens of kilometres. They are known to have The excursion courses and guidebook were been the ceremonial sites of the old Sámi, who are now prepared originally for professional scientists, engineers the only indigenous people of the EU. Fish and reindeer and students, however, it is available to arrange and use were sacrificed in order to ensure success in fishing and for undergraduate course study, scientific camps for hunting, and to appease the unseen spirits. Geological high school through upper grades of elementary school, formations related to the history of gold prospecting etc. Maps, figures and tables in the excursion guidebook and sacred places are at present famous tourist have been used also for international conference and destinations, too. symposium trips. • Theme 7 – Oral Presentation • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation ______The Picture Book about Geo-Stories of Toya-Usu Cultural aspects of geological sites in the Golden Global Geopark Geopark of Lapland ______NIRE KAGAYA1, HATA YOSHIAKI1, NAKAYA ASAMI1, ENDO KAZUYA1, TAKEKAWA MASATO1,

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 42 HIROSE WATARU1, SASAKI HIKARU2, and SASAKI as ‘Volcano Eruption Remains’ to teach about the MAYUKO2 consequences of volcanic eruptions. 1. Toya-Usu Global Geopark Council c/o Toyako-cho We always have geo-hazard risks no matter where Town Office 58 Sakaemachi, Toyako-cho, Abuta-gun, we are on the living Earth. However, geo-hazards such Hokkaido, Japan ¶ 2. as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur SESENSITKA 5-12-22 Kjino-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo, infrequently, and it is difficult for us to understand the Japan risks without experiencing them firsthand. Therefore, Volcano Eruption Remains are a highly effective tool to Toya-Usu Global Geopark is a volcanic geopark vividly see how the damage of a natural disaster will located in Hokkaido in northern Japan. There are major affect our lives by viewing the real devastated structures. farms producing vegetables and fruits in this area, and Here we will present the Volcano Eruption Remains in the lands the crops are grown on contain a moderate Toya-Usu as case examples to share. amount of alkaline ash and pumice from the Toya • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation volcano and the Usu volcano. Therefore, the soil is well suited for cultivation, with a balanced pH and good ______runoff of water. There are also forests in various Volcano Meister as an Interpreter of the Toya-Usu transition stages around Mt. Usu. This produces bio- Global Geopark and Disaster Prevention diversity with each environmentally accepted creature ______due to frequent disturbance and restoration by the eruptions of Usu volcano in recent years. NIRE KAGAYA, HATA YOSHIAKI, NAKAYA Because of this, we can find a lot of hidden tales ASAMI, ENDO KAZUYA, and TAKEKAWA "Geo-Stories", associated with the activity of the living MASATO Earth when we focus on the different aspects of local Toya-Usu Global Geopark Council c/o Toyako-cho industry, people's livelihood, and the natural habitats of Town Office, 58 Sakaemachi, Toyako-cho, Abuta-gun, living things. Hokkaido, Japan In 2014, Toya-Usu global geopark produced the picture book Toya-Usu Global Geopark Storybook in Toya-Usu global geopark is a volcanic geopark order to comprehend the relationship between the located in Hokkaido, in northern Japan. It shows worlds above and under the ground world. It is edited collapsed structures, which we present elsewhere as to include easy-to-understand text and illustrations to Volcano Eruption Remains with educational potential. reach local people of all ages. However, in order to really understand what happen • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation here, it is important to go beyond preservation just for beauty, and learn from the experience and knowledge of ______local guides. Using Volcano Eruption Remains to Teach about the At Toya Caldera and Usu volcano, the global Consequences of Volcanic Eruptions in Toya-Usu geopark is accrediting local residents as ‘Volcano ______Meisters’ who can tell the history of eruptions and disasters of Usu volcano. (Meister means expert in NIRE KAGAYA, HATA YOSHIAKI, NAKAYA German). Many such meisters are also used in guide ASAMI, ENDO KAZUYA, AND TAKEKAWA activity because they are knowledgeable about disaster MASATO prevention, but also about the charms of the geopark. Toya-Usu Global Geopark Council c/o Toyako-cho Over the past six years, twenty-nine Meisters have been Town Office 58 Sakaemachi, Toyako-cho, Abuta-gun, accredited. They have been active in various ways, such Hokkaido, Japan as workshop lecturers, tour guides, guidebook writers, etc. The number of applicants for Volcano Meister Toya-Usu global geopark is a volcanic geopark accreditation is growing and activities in the geopark located in Hokkaido, in northern Japan. Usu volcano is are increasing each year. active and has erupted four times in the 20th century (in Here we present the accreditation system of 1910, 1944-45, 1977-78, and 2000). On the advice of ‘Volcano Meister’ and the performance of the geopark. academia, local municipalities have preserved collapsed • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation apartments, a hospital, a public bath, roads, and bridges

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 43 ______The Golden Geopark of Lapland is a project aimed “Let’s have a fun on the earth in Happo Shirakami at establishing a Geopark in northern Finnish Lapland. Geopark in Japan!” The main themes will be gold and geology, with side ______themes of culture and nature. Geology and human culture go hand in hand in the area of the future Golden YASUHIKO KAMIGAKI Geopark. It includes several geologically interesting 1. Promotional meeting for Happo-Shirakami Geopark , sites, some of which have international value. The area 116 Nokesori,Hachimori,Happo-cho, Akita, 018-2612 is rich with placer gold deposits, a fact that caused a gold rush in the 1860s. Gold prospecting is a significant part of the area’s history, and the main remnants of the Both children and adults like playing at the foot of gold history are chosen as geosites in the future Shirakami Mountain area. Long ago, Marco Polo Geopark. Gold prospecting still continues today. introduced Japan to Europe as a country of illusion. In Geology in the area also plays an important role in this country, Happo Shirakami Geopark is located on other human culture, as the indigenous Sámi people the seashore in the northwest of Japan Island Arc. used some geologically interesting places as places of The east side of Happo Town borders the worship. Shirakami mountain area with Mt.Shirakami rising high The aspiring Golden Geopark is located 300 km in the center of this mountain range. These mountains north of the Arctic Circle, so the nature and climate are are composed of granite that was formed in the late unique. In summer, the midnight sun lasts for six Cretaceous Period, and the surface is covered with weeks, and in winter the sun does not rise for a month natural undisturbed forests. Many kinds of animals and a half. During this dark period it is possible to see such as Asiatic black bears find sanctuary living in this the Northern Lights. The sites of the future Geopark protected area. have been chosen so that there is something for The west side spans all the way to the Japan Sea. everybody – sites in the wilderness reached only by a On the seashore we can see granite, tuff and lava giving two-day hike, as well as sites that are accessible by car. evidence of tremendous shallow volcanic activities There are excellent possibilities for recreation and referred to as the “Green Tuff Movement” which was outdoor activities, and the area has a ready involved in forming the Japan Sea. Along with this infrastructure for travelling: there are good transport movement, black ore was formed in the seabed. People connections, and 17,000 accommodation places. made use of this black ore as valuable mineral resources. Supporting local businesses and getting them After the Green Tuff Movement had subsided, involved in the Geopark activities will be a focus of the through the Quaternary period up to the present, aspiring Golden Geopark. sedimentary rocks were mainly formed, but in a part of • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation this area, andesitic magma occurred. During that period, oil was accumulated in Subari andesite and for ______nearly thirty years oil was mined at the Hachimori Oil Intangible cultural heritage, landscape and Field. livelihoods – ‘More than just a sideshow’ • Theme 1 - Poster Presentation ______

______JONATHAN KARKUT1, JULIE SCOTT1, and Golden Geopark of Lapland – A Geopark with a STEINGERÐUR HREINSDÓTTIR2 Golden Theme 1. Touch TD Ltd., Studio 5, 155 Commercial Street, ______London E16BJ UK ¶ 2. Katla Geopark, Fjölheimar, Þekkingasetur Suðurlands, VENLA KARKOLA1, PETER JOHANSSON2, and Tryggvagarði, 800 Selfossi, Iceland JANNE SEURUJÄRVI1 1. Inari Municipal Business & Development Nordica, There is growing recognition within the Global FIN-99800 Ivalo, Finland, ¶ 2. Geoparks Network (GGN) of the contribution made by Geological Survey of Finland, FIN-96101 Rovaniemi, intangible cultural heritage (ICH) as an important Finland additional element in helping a geopark to generate a more complete presentation of its landscapes. However,

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 44 the deployment of ICH brings with it its own complex the same recognition as Batur area has. So it is not sets of issues. The sustainability of ICH expressions is surprising that the Batur area also has countless places closely linked to the social, cultural and economic of sacred culture that are not only living around the viability of communities living in and from the Mount Batur caldera, but also the island of Bali on the landscapes of the geoparks. Avoiding the drift towards whole. The past culture that was inherited by the static, museumified folkloric expressions, which may ancestors can be found in some villages that are situated struggle to retain their relevance to the daily reality of inside and outside the caldera. Information derived the geopark, means taking seriously the challenges of from the anthropologists study state that some elements ICH safeguarding and management. of the sacred culture are still believed and maintained by Drawing upon experience from a number of the Balinese that is primarily related to the religious geoparks, but most significantly from Katla Geopark in system. This system can be seen in Terunyan village that Iceland, this paper highlights the importance of is known as a Baliaga village and classified as the bringing an understanding of the present day economic, ancient Bali village that was established before the social and political context to the promotion, Hinduism influences on Bali Island. A number past safeguarding and use of ICH in the geopark setting. remains of Pre Hindu artifacts such as the existence of a This may differ substantially from the context out of indigenous tradition handed down from generation to which cultural expressions and traditions initially grew. generation as well as the burial culture that can only be Through ongoing case studies, we explore how ICH found in the village. Furthermore, based on qualitative may be able to adapt to the challenges of being thrust, descriptive method some references or notes of sacred through exposure to international tourism and to heritage from the author, and foreign travelers who networks such as the GGN, from the local to a regional visited the Batur area from the colonial to independence and global stage. Key questions such as ‘how far can a era in Indonesia, will be explored and presented. The “traditional” expression flex whilst maintaining its dream of the region to be investigated is that it be “authenticity”?’ and ‘what stimuli are required to ensure recognized as one of the famous tourist destinations the valorization and transmission of an ICH expression from the past era as a member of the Global Geopark down to future generations?’, are explored in detail. In Network member. As the final result, the sacred cultural so doing, this paper touches on the 2003 UNESCO interpretations that can be used in achieving the dream Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural of the Batur revival as one of the best tourist Heritage to consider whether ICH practice may offer a destinations in Bali and Indonesia in particular, and the further mechanism through which geoparks can world in general. converge with other UNESCO programmes and tools. • Theme 7 - Oral Presentation • Theme 7 - Oral Presentation ______Byeonsanbando National Park The Sacred and Dream Upon the Batur Global ______Geopark ______YOU BONG KIM and CHULHO HEO Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, I WAYAN KASTAWAN1, AKHYARUDDIN2, I MADE Korea GIANYAR3, and HANANG SAMODRA4 1. The University of Udayana, Faculty of Engineering, Since Jeju Island became a member of the Global Denpasar, Bali – Indonesia Geopark Network in 2011, the geopark concept has ¶ 2. The Ministry of been rapidly developed and has generated both the Tourism and Creative Economy, Republic of Indonesia ¶ official recognition of geoparks as distinctive areas, and 3. The Government of Bangli Regency, Bali Province, the increase of interest of new territories to develop Republic of Indonesia ¶ 4. The Geological Agency, geoparks. Among superlative geological heritages of Republic of Indonesia. Korea, Byeonsanbando National Park would deserve another geopark in Korea. The park is located along 35 Bali Island has been known as one of the sacred km coast of southwestern Korea, covering a total area of places in the world where both UNESCO World 155 square kilometers. The park is appreciated as a Heritage and Global Geopark sites are located, and it is multifunctional park with an excellent harmony

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 45 between mountain and sea. Geologically the Cretaceous The project has developed several well-proven Kyokpori Formation and thick deposits of volcanic tuff practices cooperating with schools and other outcrop over the area. The park is divided in two large educational units and inspiring the teachers with sections i.e. the outer Byeonsan in the shore area, and geopark themes. During interactive introductory the inner Byeonsan in the inland area. Among lessons the teachers have gained information about geological and geomorphological attractions at outer geoparks in general and about Rokua Geopark´s aims, Byeonsan are the Chaeseokgang and the nearby values and geological heritage in more detail, and thus Byeonsan Beach. Chaeseokgang is an eroded coastal realized the values of their living nature and the cliff, thus it was named after sedimentary rocks that importance of students to understand the uniqueness of were eroded by the ocean waves, resembling hundreds their home area. of thousands of stacked books. Nearby, the Byeonsan Organizing workshops for teachers has been the Beach is one of the three most beautiful beaches on the next step. The focus has been to search similarities west coast of Korea. Inner Byeonsan on the other hand between geopark themes and curriculums and generate is famous for its valleys, lush woodlands and waterfalls. ideas of materials and methods needed. The workshops Here there are about ten peaks, each over 400 m in have included brainstorming sessions during which the height, including Uisangbong (508 m, the highest peak), teachers have considered how to embed the necessary Sinseonbong (486 m) and Ssangseonbong (459 m). geopark themes in the curriculums. Several historic ancient temples like Gaeamsa, Naesosa, The results of workshops have been both and Wolmyeongam together with historic remains such important and informative. They have been analyzed as the ancient Yucheolli ceramic ware site, Guamni together with the directors of education services of the dolmen site are found in the area. Byeonsanbando municipalities and under consideration has been the National Park is characterised by its well-preserved reality and possibility of including certain themes in the natural ecosystem. A variety of rare animals and plants curriculums. During Autumn 2014 and Spring 2015 the are distributed within the park and many of them are materials and methods will be practiced with teachers designated as natural monuments. and tested with students as a part of the curriculums of • Theme 4 – Poster Presentation the schools. • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation ______Embedding Geopark themes in the curriculums of ______local education Connecting “Geo” and Life for the Sustainability of ______“Geo-life”: A Proposal of an Important Role of Geoparks MIKKO KIUTTU ______Rokua Geopark, Kiviharjunlenkki 4, 90220 Finland DAICHI KOHMOTO School of Tourism, Kobe Shukugawa Gakuin University, Rokua Geopark explores the heritage of the last Ice Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Age. The natural and cultural environments of the area create a special laboratory for environmental education This presentation aims to propose a new concept activities. To enhance these activities Rokua Geopark “geo-life” and relevant ideas for geoheritage has initiated an environmental education project with conservation, education, tourism, and regional the contribution of the European Union Regional development. From a case study on the possibilities and Development Fund during Summer 2013. difficulties in small-scale cattle breeding farmers in The aim is to create a model for permanent Ojiro, a mountainous area of San’in Kaigan Global environmental education actions within Rokua Geopark, Japan, and the author argues how “geo” Geopark and enhance the knowledge and thus aspects of the area affect the ecosystem and human life. strengthen the pride of local identity among students Ojiro is a remote rural area with severe depopulation and inhabitants. A critical point in achieving this aim is issues, but more than 99.9% of all of Wagyu (Japanese embedding the geopark themes in the curriculums of Black) in Japan are the descendants of “Tajiri-go” from local educational units from early childhood to adult Ojiro, and here is known as the homeland of Kobe Beef. education. The methods used in the study are simple, interviewing

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 46 with all 22 cattle breeding farmers and relevant people, published in Europe. Some particular geoparks in and reading relevant documents extensively. Although Europe have rich maps showing the activities of the small scale and family managed farms are facing Earth through geological maps etc. Geoparks in Japan difficulties in many rural areas in all over the world, are characterized by many maps showing access from these farmers had sustained nature-based culture and outside of the geoparks, model course maps, location had managed secondary nature with regional diversity. maps of museums, restaurants, accommodations and so This case study shows that both agricultural production on. On the other hand, there is still great potential in system and farmers’ skills and attitudes had been born geological maps and topographic maps as educational from “life” which had been suited to the “geo” materials if they are on the websites of geoparks. In characteristics of the area. However, due to economic order to enrich the geopark as a "great place for learning reasons, these “geo-lives” are on the verge of extinction geo", roles of map information on the websites can even in the study area. By revaluing and highlighting perform crucial functions. the stories of “geo-lives” and making a system for • Theme 3 - Oral Presentation utilizing them, geoparks will play a role in sustaining the relationship between nature and society. The author ______provides some ideas to geopark activities. OneGeology – Standardized global digital geological • Theme 7 – Oral Presentation data in one place ______Characteristics of Map Information on the Websites MARKO KOMAC1, TIM DUFFY2 and FRANCOIS of Geoparks ROBIDA3 ______1. OneGeology Consortium, OneGeology Secretariat, The British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, DAICHI KOHMOTO Keyworth, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG12 5GG School of Tourism, Kobe Shukugawa Gakuin University, ¶ 2. The British Geological Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG12 5GG ¶ 3. Bureau A map is a fundamental tool to describe and de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, 3 Avenue Claude analyze “geo”-related information. Maps are also Guillemin, 45100 Orléans, France necessary to promote education, research, and tourism on geoparks. However, fewer studies have been OneGeology is an initiative of Geological Survey conducted to analyze the relationships between Organizations (GSO) around the globe that dates back geoparks and maps. Maps of geoparks have many to Brighton, UK in 2007. Since then OneGeology has possibilities for transmission of information if they are been a leader in developing geological online map data on the websites. Most of the geoparks have its own using a new international standard – a geological websites, because they can update them as needed by exchange language known as the ‘GeoSciML’ (currently themselves and many people who become interested in version 3.2 exists, which enables instant interoperability geoparks or relevant areas can casually browse it. For of the data). Increased use of this new language allows these reasons, this study aims to assess characteristics of geological data to be shared and integrated across the map information on the websites of geoparks and planet with other organizations. One of very important discusses its challenges and possibilities. All the goals of OneGeology was a transfer of valuable know- contents on the official websites of GGN (Global how to the developing world, hence shortening the Geoparks Network) and JGN (Japanese Geoparks digital learning curve. In autumn 2013 OneGeology was Network) members were browsed, and varieties and transformed into a Consortium with a clearly defined numbers of maps on the websites were examined. As a governance structure, making its structure more official, consequence, large differences are found in the degree its operability more flexible and its membership more of map information on the websites. Geoparks in Asia open where in addition to GSO also to other type of other than Japan (the majority is China) tend to publish organizations that manage geoscience data can join and small number of maps on the websites, and introduce contribute. The next stage of the OneGeology initiative the contents by only texts and photos. Moreover, many will hence be focused into increasing the openness and maps of the territory and model courses maps are richness of that data from individual countries to create

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 47 a multi-thematic global geological data resource on the volcanologists requested countermeasures for volcanic rocks beneath our feet. Authoritative information on eruptions, their opinions were ignored. hazards and minerals will help to prevent natural The first author (Koyama) realized that the disasters, explore for resources (water, minerals and negative awareness of the government was caused by energy), identify risks to human health on a planetary the citizen’s lack of understanding of geological scale, and to help rising awareness among the general risks/benefits, and started popularization of knowledge public about geodiversity and preservation of geological and education about geological history and associated heritage, also through the relation with the GGN. With human activities in the Izu Peninsula. Open lectures this new stage also renewed OneGeology objectives and excursions by the author were held 75 times during were defined and these are 1) to be the provider of 2004-2013 with the assistance of local NPOs, the geosciences data globally, 2) to ensure exchange of municipal boards of education, and the IPG Promotion know-how and skills so all can participate, and 3) to use Council. The author also wrote geological essays in the the global profile of 1G to increase awareness of the weekly column of a local newspaper during 2007-2012. geosciences and their relevance among professional and These efforts resulted in an increase of people, who general public. We live in a digital world that enables understand risks/benefits balance and consequently in prompt access to vast amounts of open access data. the establishment of the IPG in 2012. Understanding our world, the geology beneath our feet The statement about the role of the IPG and environmental challenges related to geology calls (spreading of knowledge about geological phenomena) for accessibility of geoscience data and OneGeology has been included in the disaster mitigation program Portal (portal.onegeology.org) is the place to find them. since 2011 and the IPG Promotion Council is now an • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation official member of the mitigation council of volcanic disasters in the Izu Peninsula. ______• Theme 2 – Oral Presentation History and role of the Izu Peninsula Geopark in developing social understanding of geological hazards ______for mitigation of natural disasters Promoting Rokua Geopark and the Geoparks ______networks in Finland ______MASATO KOYAMA1, ABHIK CHAKRABORTY2, and YUSUKE SUZUKI2 VESA KRÖKKI 1. Center for Integrated Research and Education of Rokua Geopark, Kiviharjunlenkki 4, 90220 Oulu, Natural Hazards, Shizuoka University, Japan Finland ¶ 2. Izu Peninsula Geopark Promotion Council, Japan Rokua Geopark, the first and only Geopark in Finland, became a member of the European and Global The Izu Peninsula Geopark (IPG), one of the Geoparks networks in 2010. The Geoparks network was Japanese national geoparks, is located on the collision mostly unknown in Finland before the membership. zone between two active volcanic arcs, Japan and Izu- After three years of functioning as a geopark, Rokua Bonin arcs, and is characterized by frequent seismic and Geopark has been able to raise the awareness to a new volcanic activities. Residents and visitors enjoy various level. In 2014 Finland has five areas interested in joining geological benefits, but face the risks of earthquakes, the network and the Finnish Geoparks committee has tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. Especially, in 1989, a been founded to guide the development of these submarine eruption occurred only 3km off the City of aspiring Geoparks. Ito, which is one of the major spa resorts in Japan and The strategic aim of Rokua Geopark is to raise has a population of about 70,000. Although the eruption awareness of its area and services so that the number of soon ceased and gave no physical damage to the city, visitors to the Geopark area increases, creating new job underground magmatic activities have caused opportunities for the local people. With the creation of earthquake swarms about 50 times since 1978. Despite the Geopark the area has been able to attract some new this situation, the local government did not like to let customer groups and to increase the knowledge of the people know the risk of eruptions explicitly, because area as a tourism destination. they feared that tourists might not come. Although

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 48 The main actions so far have been the place where we play and enjoy ourselves on this earth. preparation of a communications strategy, and plan and Our Geopark committee discussed the feedback inform the public accordingly. The brochures, website received from the children and we are impressed with and information panels have been renewed. Events have their astute awareness, and the phrase “To play on the been made, with the Rokua Geopark Challenge earth” that captures the essence of the Geopark. adventure race as the main product. The adventure race • Theme 4 - Oral Presentation has been completed for three years, and it is currently the biggest adventure race in Finland. The Geopark ______Challenge has also been broadcast on national TV for Integrated Management strategy for the UNESCO each of three years. The Geopark has also started protected sites in Jeju Island. cooperating with local businesses in joint marketing ______and in the making of new tourism products. Close cooperation with the local schools is also a valuable tool SOOJAE LEE1, SEONGHOON KIM, CHANGSIK in raising Geopark awareness amongst the local people. KIM2, YOUNGCHEOL GO2, JINSEOK GI2, The communication and promotion actions have YONGCHAN GANG2, SEOKHOON MOON2, and raised the awareness of Geoparks as interesting tourism YONGMOON JEON2 and living areas, but a lot of work is still to be done to 1. Korea Environment Institute ¶ 2. get the Geoparks brand better known inside Finland Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and abroad. • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation Jeju Island has three UNESCO related titles, World Natural Heritage Site (WHS), Biosphere Region (BR), and Global Geopark (GG). It also has a Ramsar site in ______the territory. These kinds of sites are usually classified as The Results of Outdoor-Learning Activities Practiced Global Protected Areas (GPAs) by IUCN. in Happo Geopark Area in Japan As keeping the natural environment in sustainable ______state for a long time compromising the local pressures from economic development is of very importance in HIDEMI KUDOH Jeju Island, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Promotional meeting for Happo-Shirakami Geopark , (JSGSP) organised a special management body, World 116 Nokesori,Hachimori,Happo-cho, Akita ,018-2612 Natural Heritage Center, to effectively implement the 'Nature First Policy' in Jeju Island. In this regard, we are now developing several measures that shall be adopted The Happo-Shirakami Geopark area is located in by JSGSP, Korea central government, and other related the northwest of Akita prefecture in northern Japan. bodies. Some examples are; 1) Consolidating legal The Shirakami-Sanchi, a UNESCO World Nature supporting basis by enacting 'Management and Heritage site registered in 1993, is home to the largest supporting act on the internationally protected area'. untouched beech tree wilderness area in East Asia. Currently, as the legal framework managing the four Nestled between the Shirakami-Sanchi and the Japan sites are scattered in different acts in Korea, we are now Sea is Happo Town. considering a new act to manage all the GPAs. 2) Giving Our community has made it an important goal to financial and other kinds of support when revalidating educate the public and especially the youth about our processes, 3) Setting up supportive system or programs precious surroundings. We send Geopark instructors to to local people near the protected sites who are suffering each of our three elementary and two junior high from difficulties in exercising their right of properties, schools to present lectures and lead educational outdoor 4) Governmental compensation funding for keeping the activities. valued environment sacrificing the development Here we describe activities named ‘Enjoy chances, 5) Providing high quality ecotourism programs Shirakami’ that were performed by the children who prepared by specialized experts etc. We are expecting joined the Geopark course in Hachimori Elementary good ideas on this topic while we are in GGN School. At the conclusion of each outdoor tour, the conference and hope some co-works if possible. instructor asks the students what their definition of the • Theme 6 – Oral Presentation Geopark is. The children commonly answer,” It is the

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 49 ______• Theme 4 – Poster Presentation Outstanding geoheritage values of the Hantangang River Geopark in Korea ______Assessing the Economic Impact of Geoparks ______SOO-JIN LEE1, WOO-SANG LIM1, DONG-WON CHOI1, JEONG-SUK KIM1, KIM LEMKY MAN-KYU JEONG1, KYUNG SIK WOO2, and RYUN University of New Brunswick Saint John KIM2 1. Department of Culture and Tourism, Pocheon City Hall, 87 Jungang-ro, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 487-701 Geopark designations are expected to provide Republic of Korea ¶ 2. positive economic benefits to local businesses, Department of Geology, Kangwon National University, 1 communities and urban areas. In order for a region to Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, 200- retain its International Geopark designation, the 701 Republic of Korea coordinators for the geopark, must demonstrate that the geopark is promoting positive economic benefits to the Hantangang River originates from the Pyeongang region. Given, however, that geoparks are often area in Gangwon province, North Korea and flows ungated, with geographical boundaries on a map rather down to Cheorwon, Pocheon, and Yeoncheon in than on the ground, and the fact that unique geological Gyeonggi province, South Korea. The total length of the sites are promoted rather than a location within a gated river is about 141 km long including the length of about area, this leads to challenges on how to actually measure 81 km in South Korea. About 500,000 to 130,000 years these forecasted benefits. Further to this, the geopark ago, basaltic lavas were erupted from multiple volcanic does not have site managers, instead businesses are activities near Pyeongang area in North Korea. These encouraged to provide activities at various sites that lavas flowed down for over 110 km along low land areas geopark enthusiasts can pay to experience. (pre-Hantangang River), and formed the large area of This paper reviews the literature on the various lava plateau in Pyeonggang-Cheorwon-Pocheon- methods that can be used to assess the economic impact Yeoncheon regions. The beautiful scenery of basalt of geoparks, as well as providing a framework for gorges has been formed by the erosion of the determining which method would be most likely to Hantangang River and its distributaries. The provide the best measurement given the number of Hantangang River Basalt Gorge has very significant tourists, the spatial area that the geopark encompasses geological and geoheritage values to understand the and the numbers, size and type of events that might volcanic activities during the Quaternary Period near occur in the region as a result of the geopark. The convergent plate boundary and the special landforms methods will comprise not only surveys of tourists to produced by river erosion in central part of the Korean the region, but will also provide guidelines on how Peninsula. Along the river, geological features such as businesses can help document the economic impact of multiple lava flow units, basaltic columnar joints, conducting business within the geopark and/or columnar joint-produced waterfall, caves, pillow lavas supporting the designation. Although the literature is and paleosols can be found produced by a combination not prolific with respect to assessing economic impacts of volcanic activities and river erosion processes, of geoparks, information regarding other designated together with Paleolithic remains. The presence of areas such as national and provincial parks, as well as pillow lavas that are larger than 1 meter in diameter gated and ungated events will be examined for examples along the valley, provides significant geoheritage values and best practices. because it is not common to find such a large amount of • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation pillow lavas on land. Pocheon-si, Yeoncheon-gun and Cheorwon-gun have begun to develop a geopark ______program along the river with geotourism and The evolution of a Global Geopark: challenges and sustainable socio-economic development. Strong achievements in the involvement of local residents will assure the strong Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark potential to become a member of Global Network of ______National Geoparks.

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 50 KIRSTIN LEMON1 and RICHARD WATSON2 ______1. Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, Colby House, Belfast, BT9 5BF, Northern Ireland M. LETTIERI1, C. MURARO1, F. PAPASODARO1, S. ¶ 2. Marble Arch Caves D’ANGELO1, A. FIORENTINO1, G. VENTURA1, M.C. Global Geopark, 43 Marlbank Road, Florencecourt, GIOVAGNOLI2, L. BATTAGLINI1, R. CARTA1, S. Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, BT92 1EW, Northern FALCETTI1, A. ALOIA3, D. GUIDA4, V. SIERVO5, S. Ireland FABBROCINO6, C. VIOLANTE7, G.F. RUSSO8, P. PADUANO6, F. DI STEFANO8, and F. TODISCO9 The Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark can trace 1. Geological Survey of Italy/Land Protection and its modern history back to 1985 when Fermanagh Georesources Department – Italian National Institute for District Council opened the Marble Arch Caves as a Environnement Protection and Research ( ISPRA) ¶ 2. tourist attraction in a rural part of Co. Fermanagh in Department of Nature Protection – Italian National Northern Ireland. Together with the adjacent Cuilcagh Institute for Environnement Protection and Research ( Mountain Park, the Marble Arch Caves became the first ISPRA) ¶ 3. National Park of Cilento, Vallo di Diano European Geopark in the UK in 2001 and then with the and Alburni – European and Global Geopark creation of the Global Geopark Network in 2004, it ¶ 4. Department of Civil became known as the Marble Arch Caves Global Engineering – University of Salerno ¶ 5. C.U.G.RI.- Geopark. interUniversity for the Prediction and Prevention of Since then, the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark Major Hazards – Salerno ¶ 6. DISTAR, Department of has undergone substantial change and has evolved Earth Sciences, Environment and Georesources- significantly from being one of the smallest Global University of Naples Federico II ¶ 7. Institute for Geoparks in the network, when it comprised of only Marine and Coastal Environment – National Research two sites and contained no real communities within. Council (CNR) Naples ¶ 8. Department of Science and Following a major programme of expansion that took Technology -- University of Naples Parthenope ¶ 9. place in both 2007 and 2008, the Marble Arch Caves Senior geologist - Via IV Novembre, 4 - 80053 Global Geopark is now made up of over 40 individual Castellammare Di Stabia (NA) sites, involves numerous local communities, and perhaps most notably, spans the international between The Geological map with thematic elements and Northern Ireland (UK) and the Republic of Ireland. submerged landscapes map of the National Park of Such change is not without its challenges; using Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni - European and two currencies, two units of distance, two education Global Geopark, scale 1:110,000, has been realized systems, and being jointly managed by two local through the collaboration between the Geological authorities operating in very different jurisdictions, are Survey of Italy/Institute for Environnement Protection just some of the issues that present themselves on and Research (ISPRA) and the National Park of Cilento, occasion. But the opportunities that have arisen from Vallo di Diano and Alburni. The map was carried out the creation of a cross-border Global Geopark have through a reasoned synthesis of CARG Project data, the undoubtedly outweighed any negativity. cartography project of the New Geological Map of Italy Increased geodiversity, wider educational target at 1:50,000 scale. The deposits of the Geopark were markets, attraction of EU funding, and a much stronger distinguished considering their geodynamic context community network, are just some of the benefits of the and the time of their deposition with respect to the expansion of the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark. Apennine chain orogeny. The map’s legend gives But perhaps most important of all, is the sense of peace information about lithology, thickness, depositional and reconciliation that this rural area has managed to environment and age of the lithostratigraphic units. The achieve in what was once a region in political turmoil. geological map has been enriched with the most • Theme 5 - Oral Presentation significant geomorphological and hydrogeological elements showing the potential of the park territory, ______and includes a selection of the main geosites and caves, The Geological Map with thematic elements and to highlight the archaeo-zoological and geological Submerged Landscapes Map of the National Park of heritage. The backside of the map contains: a short Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni - European and explanation; a synthesis of the geological setting; the Global Geopark: a dissemination and planning tool hydrogeological map of the Geopark’s territory, at

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 51 1:240,000 scale; a detailed insert map, at 1:30,000 scale, Europe and Wisconsin Glaciation in North America, describing geological-geomorphological and bionomic was established. Today, the upper part of Mt Cangshan features of the marine protected area of Punta Licosa. A is still dominated by various glacial landforms, which WebGIS application of the map is also available. The are of great geological and paleoclimatic significance. main objectives of this work are the following: to Mt Cangshan is also one of the three major floral achieve an official document for the institutional endemism centers in China, embracing 9 vegetation activities of the Geopark; to realize a user-friendly tool types, 14 subtypes within its 500 km2 terrain. It is a aimed at dissemination of the geology and the marine world-class type locality of plant species. Recorded geology of the Geopark; to develop the knowledge of the plant species include 60 endemic species, 2,330 territory and the environmental education and to spermatophyte species and 28 nationally protected valuing, protecting and promoting the geodiversity of species. There are 433 animal species, of which 45 the Geopark, as a key to understanding the geological species under national protection. Since designated as a evolution of the Mediterranean Sea and to national Geopark in 2005, Mt Cangshan has played a understanding how the geology has influenced the critical role in protect geological heritage and promote landscape and the settlement on the territory. local socio-economic development, it has also become a • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation base for geological study, education and geoscience popularization. ______• Theme 4 – Oral Presentation Mt Cangshan in Dali: The “Eaves of the World Fastigium” ______Huangshan Geopark Seeks International Partnerships JUNMING LI1 AND YONGNING LIANG2 ______1. Management Bureau of Mt Cangshan Geopark, Dali, Yunnan, China ¶ 2. Kunming University of Science & WEI LI1 and CHEN RUNZE2 Technology, Yunnan, China 1. Huangshan Global Geopark Committee ¶ 2. Mt. Huangshan Administrative Committee, Huangshan, Located in Dali prefecture of Yunnan Province, Anhui, China China, Mt Cangshan stretches 50 km from north to south, with its highest peak, Malong Peak, elevated at In the past four years, Huangshan Geopark has 4,122 m asl. Mt Cangshan has been regarded as the been widely seeking international partnerships to “Eaves of the World Fastigium” because the lofty standardize the conservation and tourism development Himalayas diminish in this mountain. The rocks that at this natural and cultural heritage site. make up the mountain date back to as early as 2 billion • Seeking memberships in world renowned years ago but the mountain came into being in a organizations. Mt. Huangshan Administrative geologically recent time, some 40 million years ago, as a Committee (HSAC) became a member of the Global result of the Himalayan orogenic movement. Mt Sustainable Tourism Committee (GSTC) in October Cangshan is a “textbook” of metamorphic rocks. A wide 2010. HSAC joined the Pacific Asia Travel Association variety of metamorphic rocks are well displayed and (PATA) in October 2011. HSAC joined the preserved. In particular, the metamorphic rock marble, International Union for Conservation of Nature which has been called “Dali-yan” (Dali rock) in China (IUCN) in November 2011, the first member from since at least the seventh century (Tang Dynasty), is the China’s world heritage sites and geoparks. best and most representative, its rich colors and • Participating in international projects for patterns are unrivaled in the world. In 1937, Austrian sustainable development. Huangshan became one of the scientist, H. Von Wisman came to Dali and discovered Observatory for Sustainable Tourism Development at abundant glacial relics in Mt Cangshan that renders the World Heritage Site in 2008, a project launched jointly mountain a representative area in China of glacial by UNWTO and UNESCO. activities of the last glaciation in the Quaternary Period. • Partnership with other programs of GGN and Since Mt Cangshan is the southernmost mountain that UNESCO the last glaciation could reach, the concept of “Dali The Man and the Biosphere Program: “Securing Glaciation”, an equivalent of Würm Glaciation in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use in

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 52 Huangshan Municipality” project was ratified by the children of the community who can’t afford tickets a Global Environment Facilities (GEF) in September, chance to watch drama in theatre. However, it was only 2011. 5 days left before its performance when the geopark World Heritage: In 2014, Huangshan will continue knew the drama of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ would be on to participate in revising the system of measures for at Zigong. It wasn’t simple to buy 450 tickets as a excellence in destinations for nature-based tourist present; the geopark has actively organized interactive destination, positively apply for the GL list, which was activities implanted dinosaurs centering “love” and launched by the IUCN, and hold an international carried them out with community. Such as, dinosaurs symposium on UNESCO-designated sites and companied children to visit the dinosaur museum; the sustainable development in Huangshan with the director of the museum presented tickets on the spot; UNESCO (HIST). actors performed at schools; exhibition of 70 drawings The Global Sustainable Tourism Council: In the chosen from the activity of Drawing the Most Lovely lead of GSTC, we have participated in the formulation Dinosaurs of National Day Holiday (224 children from of “ The Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria for different cities have got involved) in theatre and so on. Destinations” (GSTC-D), which was officially released Medias have continuously interviewed and reported the during 2013 World Travel Market (WTM). At PATA in whole event. September, together with PATA and Huangshan Scenic By statistics, 108 children visited the dinosaur park Area Administrative Committee, the Global Sustainable of the geopark without paying, the page views of the Tourism Council has published the second version of microblog was 88,000 during 5 days. Undoubtedly, the the “ GSTC Criteria for Hotels and Tour Operators” element of attractive dinosaurs is successfully used (GSTC-H&T; 2.0). throughout the event, through which people who At the end of 2013, Huangshan has won the title of couldn’t visit the geopark are able to know the geopark one of the Best Tourist Destinations of the World, as well as to voluntarily propaganda the geopark. conferred by The World Centre of Excellence for Therefore, the geopark has promoted its influence and Destinations (CED). awareness widely and help the community to provide • Competing for international awards children more chance to get self-confidence and HSAC was one of the three finalists in 2010 for the experience a happy childhood. Destination Stewardship Award organized by WTTC. • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation • Theme 6 - Oral Presentation ______Didactic games as a part of the educational program Build A Dream with Love for Children of at the Terras de Cavaleiros Aspiring Geopark Dinosaurs’ Hometown Zigong Global Geopark (Portugal) Present Tickets of Drama of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ ______for Children ______ANA F. LIMA1, SÍLVIA MARCOS1, MARIA RODRIGUES1, and DIAMANTINO I. PEREIRA1, 2 YI LI and WAN YI 1. Terras de Cavaleiros Geopark, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Dinosaur Museum, Zigong Global Geopark, CHINA Portugal ¶ 2. Geology Centre, University of Porto, Earth Sciences Department, University of Minho, Portugal Zigong Global Geopark is a world-rare largest park with Middle Jurassic dinosaurs, associated with typical The Terras de Cavaleiros Aspiring Geopark stratigraphic sequence, profound well-salt production (TCAG) is located in northern Portugal, covering an history and colorful local culture. How to utilize its rare area of 700 km2 with an extraordinary rich and complex resources and make the whole community to be geology framed by the Iberian Massif. The Pre- involved and enjoyed is the soul of events geopark has Mesozoic allochthonous geological units, geological planned, such as the Mascot Collection, Series Popular structures, landforms and geological resources are Science Activities, and Publications, etc. represented in the 42 geosites. The complex geology One of them is to Build A Dream with Love for makes its interpretation a hard task for schools, the Children of Dinosaurs’ Hometown. It’s an event to offer general public and tourists. Nevertheless, especially for

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 53 schools, educational programs were created based on implemented in close cooperation with the Nature the themes included in school curricula. From a total of Guards Corporation of the 9 Island Natural Parks (key eight programs, five include a geological component. In partners of the Azores Geopark). order to complement the educational offer and to The effective monitoring started in 2014 with a encourage the learning of the geosciences in a monthly frequency in all islands, and the first results are didactically reasonable and enjoyable way, a set of expected by the end of the year. Monitoring is didactic games was developed. The main objective of scheduled throughout the calendar year, covering the games is to learn concepts about geological heritage different seasons and natural conditions (e.g. weather and to explore the most important places in the geopark conditions), and visiting conditions (e.g. high and low territory. They combine different educational concepts number of visitors). such as puzzles, board games and interactive In the near future, the Action Plan of the Azores approaches and are suitable for children from first Geopark includes the monitoring of the shallow grade to high school. submarine geosites, which should start in 2015 in • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation partnership with regional dive companies and sea related institutes, such as the Azores University ______Department of Fish and Oceanography. Geological heritage management: monitoring the • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation Azores Geopark geosites ______Geoparks Ushered in the Age of Electronic EVA A. LIMA1, JORGE PONTE2, and MARISA Popularization of Science MACHADO2 ______1. Geosciences Department, Azores University, Campus de Ponta Delgada, Apartado 1422; 9501-801 Ponta ZHAO LONGLONG and MINGZHONG TIAN Delgada, Portugal / Azores Geopark, Centro Empresas da China University of Geosciences, Haidian District, Horta, Rua do Pasteleiro s/n ; 9900-069 Horta, Portugal Beijing, P.R. China <[email protected]> ¶ 2. Azores Geopark, Centro Empresas da Horta, Rua do Popularization of science is one of the three major Pasteleiro s/n ; 9900-069 Horta, Portugal themes of constructing geoparks. With the development of geopark construction, managers of geoparks The monitoring of geosites ensures better continuously explore the patterns of popularization of conservation of geological heritage and improves the science. Now geoparks ushered in the age of electronic management practiced in a given geosite. A monitoring popularization of science. Fangshan global geopark has plan aims to identify the threats that endanger the made a great success in this respect. It will publish an integrity of the geosite and quantify the loss of its electronic guidebook and a series of electronic guide relevance over time. maps of Fangshan Global Geopark in June 2014. The In the end of 2013 an experimental monitoring of guidebook and the maps are geopark-related electronic the geological heritage of the Azores Geopark was popular science readings both in Chinese and English implemented, with several field tests in the Terceira, with touch maps. Nearly 150 of the most unique Faial, and Santa Maria islands that allow preparation of geosites with bilingual explanations and beautiful a final checklist and monitoring table to be applied photographs are covered in the guidebook. Two- systematically to all terrestrial geosites in all Azorean dimensional codes of website, WeChat, microblog and islands. The monitoring record includes parameters voice introduction of Fangshan Global Geopark have such as the geosite status (cleanliness, condition of been adopted in the electronic guidebook and the guide access, signaling), its geological conditions of interest maps. Visitors can learn more information of Fangshan (conservation, threats, natural evolution) and the Global Geopark and earth science knowledge from characterization of the public (direct counting and more factors and various angles on these two kinds of behaviors observation). Given the high number of popularization of science readings. Besides, the Azorean geosites and its dispersion through the electronic guidebook truly realizes the people-oriented archipelago, the monitoring of the geosites will be concept, because it also develops a braille version for blind person. It makes silent images and tedious words

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 54 become lively. And it also makes the blind persons who mostly by geologists, must recognize the importance of are wandering in ordinary paper popular science the inventory and valuation of landforms and associated readings experience the spectacular scroll drawing by processes. The geomorphological heritage is one of the time and rocks in the earth’s surface. It is pioneering the keys to the dissemination of Earth Sciences, strengthens use of braille popular science readings in geopark and stimulates environmental awareness education and construction in China. I believe that electronic economic and sustainable development activities. popularization of science will become a trend in global • Theme 1 – Poster Presentation geopark construction sooner or later. • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation ______Mainstreaming the geoheritage into conservation ______policies: first steps and achievements in the aspiring Geomorphological Heritage and Landscape Geopark des Monts d’Ardèche (France) Enhancement ______MARC LUTZ, NICOLAS KLEE, DAMIEN COCATRE, LARYSSA SHEYDDER DE OLIVEIRA LOPES1, and and NICOLAS DUPIEUX RAFAEL CELESTINO SOARES2 Parc naturel régional des Monts d’Ardèche, Domaine de 1. Federal University Pernambuco Rochemure 07380 Jaujac France ¶ 2. Federal University Ceará Throughout Europe, conservation policies are The hegemony of the positivist method throughout mainly based on the presence of rare and/or threatened the twentieth century promised advances in Physical habitats or species, but the underpinning geoheritage is Geography. Only since the 1970s, when a concern with only seen as secondary, when considered. The aspiring environmental issues emerged, there was a rescue from Geopark of Monts d’Ardèche shows a great variety of the study of ecology and the idea of the relationship geological forms, which has a prominent influence on between society and nature. In this context, it not only the overall biodiversity heritage, especially in terms of redefined geography, but all other areas that support specific richness and diversity of habitats. In public geographic analysis: Geomorphology, Climatology, policies related to nature protection, only soils are Biogeography, etc. They also revamped their analysis sometimes considered as having a direct link with the favored some approaches and some scales of analysis at presence of specific, rare or endemic plants or animal the expense of others. In terms of geomorphology, this, species or natural habitats, and references to the which previously had a regional descriptive and generic geological substrate is seldom noted (e.g. in the scale imprint, currently, has been concerned with designation of the European Natura 2000 network of environmental issues in a timely nature Special Areas of Conservation). (morphodynamics) and this has appropriated the Parc naturel régional des Monts d’Ardèche has concept of landscape, expressing society's relationship identified 77 geosites over its whole territory, according with nature: on one hand expresses the structure of to various geological criteria (scientific interest, natural elements (biotic and abiotic) and others, potential for interpretation and for tourism provides the material and immaterial conditions under development). The corresponding biodiversity features which develops human life on Earth. Under this set of have been assessed for those sites, as well as their legal products, services and representations that different status regarding nature protection and spatial planning landscapes are able to sustain, it can be considered a policies. Results show the importance of collective heritage. The geomorphological heritage geomorphology and micro-relief for the presence of consists of a set of geomorfossítios, ie natural areas remarkable biodiversity, whatever the geological where the main attributes are related to substrate is. There is furthermore no clear evidence of a geomorphological dynamics and landforms, with some higher “biodiversity score” for geosites. No specific legal value to society. The greatest difficulty in this task at the protection is granted for geological heritage. moment is to clarify that the geomorphological heritage Further to this analysis, 51 geosites will be has its own field of research and that, within the equipped with interpretation panels and devices. In concept of geological heritage, currently discussed order to better take into account the “biodiversity

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 55 features”, a dedicated study will help with designing and wide diversity of varieties and practices come on top of implementing equipment in the field, to minimize their this geologic background and contribute to the richness impacts – and the impact of the expected increased of chestnut civilization in Ardèche. visits - on biodiversity. Today, a quality label confers to Ardèche chestnut Through an inclusive approach, Parc naturel a reputation far beyond its production area. It is much régional des Monts d’Ardèche tries to mainstream appreciated as fresh fruits, and there is also a large conservation activities and touristic development in an demand by the confectionary industry. The large-scale overall local development strategy, which is a key-factor cultivation of chestnut trees has also widely contributed for developing geotourism and for keeping the to the renown of Monts d’Ardèche. It is an important geoheritage alive. pillar for rural development, a component of its • Theme 4 - Oral Presentation ecological diversity, and an emblematic element of its landscapes that reinforce the touristic attractiveness of ______the territory. The Ardèche chestnut civilization: from geological • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation « constraints » to a regional wealth ______Geoparks and international students exchanges: a MARC LUTZ1, GEORGE NAUD2, CAMILLE window of opportunity DEMENE1, NICOLAS KLEE1, RICHARD BONIN1, and ______FRANÇOIS CHIFFLET1 1. Parc naturel régional des Monts d’Ardèche, Domaine A. MAGAGNA1, M. GIARDINO1,2, M. MERLO2,3, P. de Rochemure 07380 Jaujac France ¶ BALZARINI4, M. KIUTTU5, 2. Société géologique de l’Ardèche, Château de and L. LEINONEN6 Castrevieille 07380 Jaujac 1. Department of Earth Science, University of Torino, Italy ¶ 2. Sesia-Val Poor soils that are acid or sandy are generally Grande Geopark, Italy ¶ 3. Associazione SuperVulcano, known to have a low agronomic potential. They lack Italy ¶ 4. Istituto di Istruzione Superiore L. Cobianchi, clay and do not capture and save enough water for a Verbania, Italy ¶ 5. Rokua Geopark, Finland ¶ 6. cultivated plant to develop properly. When located on Municipality of Vaala, Finland steep slopes, they face erosion and can easily be leached and degraded. Partnerships between the Rokua (Finland) and the Situated on the eastern edge of the Massif Central, Sesia-Val Grande (Italy) Geoparks started an exchange Parc naturel des Monts d’Ardèche shows a large program for Secondary School students. The study and diversity of geological forms, including sedimentary, the visit of both territories is an opportunity for metamorphic and magmatic rocks. These geological students to observe some relevant geological elements features gave birth to several types of soils, all of them and processes that do not exist in their own country. characterized by the presence of silica and considered as Moreover, the hosting in families allows them to feel the having a poor agronomic value. culture of the area. To overcome these natural handicaps, local The visit to the Sesia-Val Grande Geopark during communities have, amongst other things, developed the 2014 is described here. Students are welcomed by the culture of chestnut trees (Castanea sativa) as early as community, local schools and by the staff of the the low Middle Ages. These traditional orchards have Geopark. Then, field trips allow for discovering the once permitted local communities to face famines. In main geological attractions of the area: the Sesia modern times, this crop has become a real asset for supervolcano, the deep structure of the Alps, the remote territories, Ardèche producing 50% of the Insubric line and the Monte Rosa Glaciers. A French chestnut production. cooperative learning process is offered: the Italian Comparing maps of the presence of chestnut students guide their buddies in using an application orchards in Ardèche with geological and soil data, we suitable for mobiles (smartphone and tablet) that allows distinguished several types of “terroirs”, including areas to track the trip and to gather georeferenced geological with sandstone from the Trias, siliceous limestone data and photographs. These data are later rocks, crystalline deposits or volcanic formations. A downloadable on PCs in a Google Earth format for a

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 56 post-field trip processing and discussion after visiting (Malakhelisaurus mianwali) confronted by a theropod facilities and interpretation centers of the Geopark. The trackway (Samanadrinda surghari) found from the activity is a part of a University research project that Middle Jurassic Samanasuk Limestone of Kohat and aims to understand how the use of virtual tours and Potwar basin. New titanosaurs trackway (Pashtosaurus digital tools aids and stimulates the geological zhobi) found from the Latest Cretaceous Vitakri interpretation of an unknown territory. Formation of Western Sulaiman basin and eastern During scholastic year 2014/2015, the Italian extremity of Western Indus Suture are significant due students are hosted by the Finnish families. The to finding of dinosaur’s rich body fossils in the same exchange project underlines the relevance of the basin and same formation. These sites and diverse educational and cultural values of the Geoparks, and it fossils demand for protection. really benefits from the Network. Geoparks are the ideal ______destination for international study tours based on the Effects and Issues of Resident Involvement in sustainable tourism concept, in which the travel is Walking Model Route Map conceived as an opportunity for sharing both scientific ______knowledge and intangible and tangible culture. Equally, they are the appropriate places for testing and NORITAKA MATSUBARA1,2 and TOHRU practicing innovative educational strategies, shareable SAKIYAMA1,2 in an international context. 1. Division of Geo Environmental Sciences, Institute of • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Hyogo ¶ 2. San' in Kaigan Geopark Promotion Council, ______7-11, Saiwai-cho, Toyooka City, Hyogo, 668-0025, Japan Terrestrial Ecosystem from the Mesozoic Geopark of < [email protected]> Pakistan ______One of the important roles of geopark activities is M. SADIQ MALKANI the understanding of the geopark concept, its territory, and its features by local residents. For this purpose, it is Paleontology and Stratigraphy Branch, Geological important that they participate in geopark activities Survey of Pakistan, Quetta, Pakistan. positively, although it might be sometimes difficult. To address the issue, we have planned "Walking Model Route Map" across the San' in Kaigan Geopark in Recently since 2000 Pakistan has been included in the cooperation with local the community, to promote world’s dinosaur map. The remains of well developed better understanding and communication with local and well preserved body fossils from the Latest people, government and academia involved in geopark Cretaceous Vitakri Formation of Sulaiman basin activities. yielded herbivorous Khetranisaurus barkhani, In a geopark, creating a tour route and map that Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi and Pakisaurus balochistani allows visitors to easily explore the geosites is required. of Pakisauridae (slender), and Marisaurus jeffi and The "Walking Model Route Map" provides tourists with Balochisaurus malkani of Balochisauridae (stocky) and opportunities to enjoy the feature of each area. Each Gspsaurus pakistani and Saraikimasoom vitakri of map includes outlines of about twelve “must-see” titanosaurian sauropods, carnivorous large bodied geological spots, allowing visitors to enjoy sightseeing Vitakridrinda sulaimani and small bodied Vitakrisaurus and learn about San' in Kaigan Geopark. saraiki of Vitakrisauridae theropod dinosaurs, and Map development carnivorous medium bodied Pabwehshi pakistanensis 1) Local guides, tourism facilities, local residents, and Sulaimanisuchus kinwai of Sulaimanisuchidae and geopark-related officials and academia, formed a large bodied Induszalim bala of Induszalimidae working group to create a draft map. 2) Members of the mesoeucrocodiles, Saraikisaurus minhui of toothed group surveyed field sites and checked the most pterosaur (flying reptile), many invertebrates and flora. important points, safety, etc. 3) Academia created a A few and poorly recognized body fossils of map. 4) The working group checked the content of the titanosaurian sauropod (Brohisaurus kirthari) were map. To make it understandable to the general public, found from the Late Jurassic Sembar Formation of we posted images and descriptions of the map on Kirthar basin. A herd of titanosaurs trackway Facebook and modified and simplified them using

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 57 information collected from the public through SNS anchialine ecosystem in a volcanic island and represents (Social Networking Service). excellent models to study evolution and morphological Impact of the walking model route change. The conditions of this closed system in all the We were able to make "Walking Model Route tube have allowed the installation of the Geodynamics Map" useful for local residents, by involving Laboratory where there are Geophysical and Climate experienced local guides and people in the area. It is Change instrumentation from many countries in the important that geopark guides take part in map world. creation. Firstly, geopark guide's participation makes Along the tube there are two tourist centers: “La the map more practical. Secondly, by working together Cueva de los Verdes” and “Jameos del Agua”. The visit with local residents and researchers, scientific to La Cueva de los Verdes is a journey into the bowels information is shared among local people. As of the Earth. A spectacular and unique experience along mentioned above, we think that resident involvement in the superimposed galleries, it received 334,326 visitors planning "Walking Model Route Map" is effective. From during 2013. Jameos del Agua is a creative work now on, it is also necessary to accept visitor's opinions attributable to César Manrique in a nature place with and continuously update the map so that it becomes auditorium, restaurant, museum and “La Casa de los more effective and useful for both visitors and local Volcanes” (scientific, educative and tourism center). In residents. 2013 it received 612,450 visitors. The economic benefits • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation translate into contracts to the local population, as well as an annual fee to the Town Council. ______• Theme 4 – Poster Presentation The Lava Tube of La Corona, a Geosite working as a small but sustainable and profitable Geopark. ______Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands Geopark Project. Interpreted geological trails in Terras de Canary Islands, Spain. Cavaleiros Geopark: a new tool for geotourism and ______education ______ELENA MATEO MEDEROS1 and MONTSERRAT RODRÍGUEZ MESA2 ÓSCAR MIRANDA1, DIAMANTINO I. PEREIRA2,3 1. Department of Casa de los Volcanes, Cabildo de PAULO PEREIRA2, and JOSÉ BRILHA2 Lanzarote, Avda. Fred Olsen, s/n. Arrecife.35509 1. MSc in Geological Heritage and Geoconservation, Lanzarote. Canary Islands. Spain Minho University, Portugal, ¶ 2. Geology Centre of ¶ 2. Departament of Aula de la Naturaleza, Cabildo de the University of Porto, Earth Sciences Department, Lanzarote. Avda. Fred Olsen, s/n. Arrecife. 35509 University of Minho, Portugal ¶ 3. Terras de Cavaleiros Lanzarote. Canary Islands. Spain Geopark, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal

The Canary Islands are located on the African Terras de Cavaleiros (Land of Knights) is an tectonic plate over a passive continental margin in an aspiring Geopark located in northeastern Portugal. The intraplate geodynamic context, its' basement is main geological features are related to Variscan composed of oceanic crust. Lanzarote is located in the tectonics and allochthonous terrains. In order to value northeast of the Canary Islands, 125 km from the coast these natural resources, a set of trails was defined of Africa. It has an area of 845 km2 and a maximum integrating a geoturistic and teaching strategy in the altitude of 671 m. In the north of the island a more than geopark. The footpaths and itineraries are supported by 7.6 km long lava tube extends formed during the a geosites inventory, and by other sites with natural eruption of Corona (25 kyr ago) and composed of a and/or cultural value. Descriptive and interpretative complex network of tunnels and superimposed galleries leaflets with pictures were developed for each trail, with domed ceilings up to 20 x 20 m and interior lakes, addressed to tourists with basic knowledge in geology. it is identified by a chain of jameos (collapsed of lava A guidebook with more detailed information was also tubes). The last section is “Túnel de la Atlántida” and is prepared. The footpath “Vale da Porca – Salselas” is set entirely flooded and only accessible by cave divers. This around the Vilariça fault in order to enhance the section offers access the world’s most extensive interpretation of basins and mountains related with this

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 58 tectonic structure. A larger trail, named “Morais ocean”, 1. Museo de Molina, Pza. San Francisco s/n Molina de is located in the core of the Morais Massif, a Aragón 19300, Guadalajara, Spain polymethamorphic geological unit that comprises a ¶ 2. Spanish Geological high geodiversity related with Variscan allochthonous Survey, Ríos Rosas 23 28003, Madrid. Spain terrains. The trail contains a set of stops where it is ¶ 3.Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, C/Madrid, 1, possible to see and interpret these continental and 19001, Guadalajara, Spain ophiolite sequences that characterize the region and that constitute the main scientific value in the geopark. One of the main Molina and Alto Tajo Geopark The trail “Geologic Resources” is related to the interpretative resources is the Regional Museum. It was lithological and mineralogical features with mining and inaugurated twelve years ago and offers several working historical interests, such as wolfram, talc and limestone. areas as: Exhibition, research, outreach and teaching. The trail “Geological Faults and Earthquakes” is We will talk about the latest achievements for the dedicated to the landscape interpretation and based on didactic Geopark objectives. tectonic structures and landforms. The aim of the Museum is to convey to visitors and • Theme 4 - Poster Presentation in particular students, how life depends of geology and changes the physical medium on which it sits. The ______museum discourse is divided into six halls: Hall of Creating a unified brand image of Japanese geoparks Paleontology and Geology, that shows geologic through collectible cards processes in a dynamic way, explains the formation of ______rocks and, supported by a stratigraphic structure, the geologic history of the region; Entomology Hall, where KUNIYASU MOKUDAI1,2, AYA MORINO2, and highlights the great diversity and importance of insects, KIICHI KOBAYASHI2 essential basis of life on our planet as an important part 1. Pro Natura Foundation Japan, TOKYO, 1500046, of the food chain; Wildlife Room where visitors are Japan ¶ 2. Hokkaido- immersed in smells, sounds and images, where Chizu Co. Ltd, TOKYO, 1020093, Japan vegetation and animals are around, losing the feeling of being in an enclosed space and being transported to a There has been a delay in the creation of a unified natural environment; Archaeology Hall, presents the brand image of the Japanese geopark movement, which human being in its cultural and adaptive aspect, is gaining increasing popularity in Japan. However, highlighting its evolution during the Paleolithic, many Japanese citizens and tourists in the country are Neolithic, and especially the pre-Roman Celtiberian unaware of the Japanese geopark network. We created culture periods of our region; Human Evolution Room, collectible cards for Japanese national geoparks to showing the latest findings of paleoanthropology and disseminate information on the concept. Each card Temporary Exhibitions, where graphic Geopark works describes the geoheritage (e.g., landscapes, landforms, from local artists find a place to be exposed. outcrops, mineral specimens, and fossil specimens) The aim of this presentation is to describe how the through images and text. Tourists and citizens are remodeling process of the first three rooms, has allowed thereby able to learn about the geoheritage. Moreover, us researching new didactic techniques for students and they will want to collect the cards of other parks. Thus, Geopark population. In addition, this remodeling has collectibles are an effective method of popularizing been used as educational tool for immersion on geoparks. Geopark values, because they have participated in the • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation development of the remodeling process. • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation ______The Museum of Molina as interpretation center for ______Molina and Alto Tajo Geopark Wind plus water: self-sufficiency of the Island of El ______Hierro (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) ______JUAN MANUEL MONASTERIO1, JOSE ANTONIO MARTÍNEZ1, LUIS CARCAVILLA2, AMELIA VERÓNICA MONTERO1, CRISTINA MORAL CALONGE3, and OSSIAN de LEYVA1 PRESENTATIONES2, and JOAN POCH3

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 59 1. Cabildo Insular de El Hierro, Dr. Quintero,4. 38900 Doum 6-Ro, Sejong-Si, Korea ¶ 3. Environmental Valverde, El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain, Economy & Policy Research, Korea Environmental ¶ 2. Gorona del Viento El Institute, Eunpyeong-Gu, Seoul, Korea Hierro S.A. Provisor Magdaleno, 8, 38900 Valverde, El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain ¶ 3. Department of The Korea National Geopark (KNP) is certificated Geology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 park by the Minister of Environment for development Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain of the local economy through conservation, education and tourism, for places that have Earth scientifically At the very southwest of the archipelago, the important areas and that have magnificent landscapes. smallest of the Canary Islands (Spain) has been At present, KNP members include five Geoparks (Jeju historically dependent on external goods and materials Island National Geoparks, Ulleung-do-Dok-do including the supply of energy. To this day, the National Geopark, Busan National Geopark, Gangwon electricity consumed by the population of El Hierro is Peace National Geopark, and Cheongsong National generated by diesel engines whose fuel is imported Geopark) by certification criteria. The ministry of regularly by sea. A decade ago, the Island Council of El environment to allow Korea national park service Hierro (the “Cabildo”), the electricity company Endesa (KNPS) to perform such as examining the requirement and the Technological Institute of the Canary Islands – of documents, evaluation and actual inspection on the owned by the Regional Government of the Canary spot. Therefore, the Ministry established National Islands –, decided to join forces to create a public- Geoparks Secretariat under natural park act in order for private partnership with the aim of achieving electricity the systematic execution of geoparks-related tasks, such and water self-sufficiency with the use of clean energy as examining the requirement of documents and sources. In 2004 the Gorona del Viento El Hierro investigating the geological heritages and geopark Corporation (S.A.) was founded. El Hierro will be the candidate sites, and other management as follows; first island in the world to become self-sufficient by - Investigating on geological heritages and providing its own electricity from renewable sources Geosites when Gorona del Viento's wind-hydro power plant - Geopark experience program and Development comes into service this year. One of the most important and Promoting of educational program milestones of the “El Hierro 100% renewable energies - Geopark research and promoting of knowledge strategy” has been reached with the launching of this and information plant. In addition to local objectives, the wind-hydro - Research and Inspection of Geopark power plant of El Hierro will serve as a focal point for management et al. other territories with similar circumstances at EU level • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation and internationally. This concept is highly applicable to islands and even to isolated inland areas, therefore the ______project also aims to be a global point of reference. Tourism perspectives in Baños (Ecuador), a • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation municipality of the Tungurahua Aspiring Geopark Project ______Legal system and current management status of Geoparks in Korea JASMINE CARDOZO MOREIRA1 and PATRICIA ______ESTÉVEZ2 1. Department of Tourism, Ponta Grossa State YONGHEE MOON1, GYUSUNG LEE1, BOYEON University, Ponta Grossa, Brazil HWANG1, CHANGKYU MOON1, ¶ 2. SEDPGYM, Quito, SOOJOON PARK1, YOUNGA CHO1, TAECHEOL Ecuador YU2, SEOGCHEOL JEONG2, JUNKWI KO2, SOOJAE LEE3 AND KWANG-HEE Baños, located in the province of Tungurahua, in NAM1 the center of Ecuador, between the Andes and the 1. National Geoparks Secretariat, Korea National Park Ecuadorian Amazon, has tourism as an economic base. Service, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea ¶ 2. It is one of the entrance gates to the Sangay National Nation Conservation Bureau, Minister of Environment, Park, a world heritage site, which is home of the

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 60 volcano Tungurahua (Throat of Fire in Quichua, the routes from Africa and Europe. These occupations were indigenous language). The volcano is active since 1999 Dutch, French and Portuguese and left rich and frequently spits smoke and fire. Due to its archaeological and cultural heritage buildings. In topography and natural attractions, it is a premier addition, there are many legends in the region, some destination for hiking, biking, rappel, canyoning, related to geological aspects. For over two hundred climbing, rafting, horseback riding, bridge jumping, years the main island housed a convict colony, later kayaking, among others. There are many waterfalls and transformed into a political prison. During World War deep river gorges that can be crossed with “tarabitas”. II, it was created as a Brazilian Military Federal Beyond ecotourism, the area receives visitors interested Territory and the USA installed a Support Base. in health, religious, adventure and geological tourism. Between 1957 and 1965 there was a new North With a population of 20,000 inhabitants, it has several American presence at an observation post for guided lodging options, restaurants, 49 local tour operators, missiles. In 1988 a Marine National Park was created and many spa's and public pools with the hot water and in 2001, UNESCO considered the archipelago a from the depths of Tungurahua volcano. Many of the World Heritage Site. Currently, the archipelago is a tour operators offer tours that are conducted on major ecotourism destination and very popular for vehicles called “chiva”, a kind of truck adapted to carry honeymooners. The hostels have different identification passengers. The city has great accessibility and culture according to their category, 1 to 3 dolphins. There are connected with volcanism. The Basilica of the Virgin of museums, visitor centers, variety of entertainment and the Holy Water was built with volcanic rock. The food including local cuisine, seafood and international Geopark Project is already being promoted in the city cuisine options. There are receptive agencies, rental on the map distributed to visitors and in a specific cars, dive centers and an association of local artisans. It folder about the Project, which explains what a Geopark is the only State District in Brazil. All visitors must pay is, and its benefits to the community. the TPA - Tax of Environmental Conservation, created It is suggested there be the creation of an with the purpose of promoting and preserving the interpretive center addressing aspects related to safety, quality and comfort for the well-being of the geological heritage, an increase environmental population and visitors, and control access and interpretation and to conduct more educational permanence of visitors in the archipelago. Since 2007 programs. This way, because the city is prepared for actions are being carried out to prepare the region for tourism, can receive many tourists, has adequate the submission of a dossier to join the Global Geoparks infrastructure, outstanding cultural aspects and Network. geological heritage, it has ample conditions to become • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation the 1st Geopark in Ecuador. • Theme 4 – Poster Presentation ______The Ngorongoro Aspiring Geopark (Tanzania): a ______unique Geopark project in Africa developed with Fernando de Noronha Aspiring Geopark Project European Union support (Brazil): History, Culture and Tourism ______JOSHUA MWANKUNDA1 and GUY MARTINI2 JASMINE CARDOZO MOREIRA 1, RAFAEL 1. Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, Tanzania. ROBLES2, and GRAZIELLE RODRIGUES³ ¶ 2. Haute Provence Geopark, France 1. Department of Tourism, Ponta Grossa State University, Ponta Grossa, Brazil Ngorongoro area is located in the Northern part of ¶ 2. Fundação Pró- Tanzania close to the Kenyan Border. This area is an Tamar, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil, 3. Memorial important National Park, a Biosphere Reserve and a Noronhense, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil part of its territory is also World Heritage. It contains unique sites presenting not only the more important The islands of the archipelago of Fernando de African biodiversity but also the more famous sites Noronha (Brazil), with 26 km², were officially related with the human history. The famous site of discovered in 1503 and suffered several invasions, due hominid footprints from Laetoli (3.6 Millions years to its strategic location next to one of the navigation old), the Olduvai gorges where Paranthropus boisei was

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 61 found, and the historical camp of the Leakey family are disturbed me. I felt we had not been as hospitable as we some of them. could have been, had everyone been aware of the facts. The Aspiring Ngorongoro Geopark project includes In 2008 the Shimabara peninsula was honored to all these sites but covers a wider area allowing the be certified a Global Geopark. Four years later in May, integration of important sites as the Oldoinyo lengai, the 5th International UNESCO conference was hosted sacred mountain for the Masai people, a unique active in Shimabara. I was delighted to serve as a volunteer for volcano in the world by its production of this conference. However my excitement was abated by natrocarbonatite lava and the Natron lake, Ramsar site, the tepid response of the community. important breeding place in East Africa for the pink I decided to take action. I asked the volunteers who flamingos. had participated in this event to fill in questionnaires Beside the majority Masai population, several ethnic about their experiences. By sharing this information groups are present in the territory and are strongly with the next generation, we might be able to teach associated in the Geopark process which should provide them about the glorious legacy of our hometown and new sustainable economical impact for the population our friends overseas who reached out and gave us a situated outside the present protected and managed helping hand. area. I believe we owe this to our beloved hometown, It is the first Geopark project supported by the 10th Shimabara. European development Fund (2 Million Euros) and its • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation management is placed under the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority. ______• Theme 4 – Oral Presentation What is reasonable geotourism in volcanic areas? ______Shimabara Peninsula and me SETSUYA NAKADA ______Earthquake Research Institute, Univ. of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan YUKIKO NAGATA Shmabara Area International Club, Unzen Volcanic Area Global Geopark volunteer guide Volcanic activity creates many beautiful landforms Heiseimachi1-1 Shimabara Nagasaki Japan mineral resources in many places in geological time. It is expected that the role of geotourism in the volcanic I was born and raised in the Shimabara Peninsula. areas like in Japan, Indonesia, and Greece is different We grew up under the watchful eye of Mount Unzen. from that of non-volcanic geoparks. Geotourism in The presence of this beautiful green giant was the those geoparks not only provides stories on the backdrop to our childhoods. Although we knew it had geological and related histories to visitors, but also erupted 200 years ago, most of us never thought it should provide knowledge on volcanic hazards and would break its silence again. Much to our surprise, in convey disaster experiences of local people. November 1990 it erupted and remained active for the Although volunteer and skillful guides have grown next 5 years, claiming 44 victims in its wake. In time our already in many touristic volcanic areas, special training hometown thrived and flourished again. People moved is needed to teach them about geo-tourism practices in on and the eruption became a bad distant memory. The volcanic areas. In Toya Caldera-Usu Volcano Global next generation of people was unaware of the help we Geopark, “Volcano Meister network” has been had received in our hour of need from the outside established for the main purpose of minimizing world. This ignorance made them slightly indifferent to disasters from future eruptions. The Meisters also serve activities concerning the Geopark and visiting guests as well-trained and model guides in the geopark. In connected to it. Unzen Volcanic Area Global Geopark, geo-guides are Feeling this indifference from the community expected to behave as leaders of their community and during my time as a volunteer in the November 2007 visitors when they face sudden volcanic hazards. In COV5 conference in Shimabara, saddened and particular, stories told by guides that directly

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 62 experienced volcanic disaster, are very effective for regulated the development of eastern Finland's Lake visitor (and young people) to understand behaviors of District intersects with the arch-shaped Salpausselkä nature hazards and disasters. end formations. The Salpausselkä end formations were Soon after severe natural disasters, scientists often formed during the cold climate periods 12,500–11,500 want to preserve damaged spots or buildings as years ago. When satellite images became more memorial sites. However, those sites make some people common, they were thought to be the most beautiful suffer and recall painful memories. Considerate and terrain formations created by glaciers on the northern sustainable conversation is requested to preserve the hemisphere. disaster sites as geo-/cultural sites. Networking of During the lake phases of Saimaa, humans arrived geoparks is effective when they meet geohazards, such in the area. They were fishers and hunters. They left as examples at Kirishima and Izu-Oshima volcano behind rock paintings that can be seen in Astuvansalmi. geoparks. Soon after disasters, members of the Japan The Astuvansalmi rock paintings are the largest Geoparks Network assisted the sufferers to rebuild collection of rock paintings found in Scandinavia, communities by giving hands, donation and comprising about 70 paintings. The oldest paintings encouragement, and helping them to learn about were made about 3000–2500 BC. The Saimaa ringed natural hazards to reduce risks from future disasters. seal is among the most endangered seals in the • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation world. The only existing population of these seals is found in Lake Saimaa. The population is descended ______from ringed seals that were separated from the rest Southern Saimaa Lake area - potential new Geopark when the land rose after the last ice age. The Saimaa in Finland ringed seal has been protected since 1955. ______• Theme 4 – Oral Presentation

JARI NENONEN1 and MINNA KÄHTÄVÄ- ______MARTTINEN2 From valueless to valuable: geopark approach in 1. Geological Survey of Finland ¶ sustainable transformation of disused quarry in 2. City of Imatra Yandangshan Global Geopark of China ______The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) has worked for several years with the clear aim of spreading YOUNG NG1, SHUYUAN YANG2, knowledge about geological heritage to the public, to and JINZHONG QU2 the tourism sector, and to places of education. GTK also 1. Association for Geoconservation, Hong Kong, Suite provides professional help to the authorities and the 1001-1003, 245 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong local projects in their work to create new Geoparks in ¶ 2. Yandangshan Global Finland. GTK also has a representative in the national Geopark, 88 Yanshan Road, Yandang Town, Yueqing Geoparks committee established in 2013. City, Zhejiang Province, China Rokua, the first Finnish Geopark, has increased interest in the Geoparks Network and its benefits to Mining and quarrying sites in China create tourism in Finland. Currently, there are several areas in significant environmental problems that have Finland that want to join the Geoparks Network. occasionally triggered social unrest. They become a The furthest developed regional Geopark project at major political concern particularly for local the moment is the Saimaa Lake Geopark project in government. In recent years, government and local southeastern Finland. The objective of the project is to communities have taken thorough environmental demonstrate the geological development of the lake impact assessment, restoration plans, and the ways they scenery and geological sites related to it. An important are implemented, seriously. Operating mines and goal is also to develop the tourism in the area. Cities of quarries generate local employment and stimulate Imatra, Lappeenranta and Mikkeli and five economy, and are thereby able to supersede the adverse municipalities are part of the project area. environmental impacts of their activities. However, Southern Saimaa is one of the most representative such benefits vanish with the cessation of operation. lake areas in Finland. It is located in the intersection of Local discontent on operators over loss of jobs and geological key sites where the Vuoksi River that permanent destruction of the local environment

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 63 requires pacification and solution. This paper studied first registered national traditional art and craft from all the effectiveness of a geopark to revive a quarry site in the Japanese paper production areas of Japan in 1975. their post-quarrying period in Zhejiang Province of Ministry of the Environment listed the charming China. The geopark approach has proven to be very sloshing sound coming from paper drainage boards successful in transforming this disused quarry into a operated by paper craftsmen in 1996 as a Japanese famous tourist attraction by pulling in over a million of cultural sound to be handed down to the next visitors per year from its surrounding cities including generation, along with being the sound of a Shanghai and Hangzhou. They are attracted by the sophisticated art. There are some, however, who are global geopark branding, its stunning and massive uncertain about showing ICH in geoparks. When these quarry caves, historical artefacts and traditional stone people ask us how ICH relates to geology, we use the culture. Thousands of jobs are created for local people, word ‘geostory’. A geostory includes geological, either directly under the geopark management biological, and cultural aspects. All elements are authority or indirectly by the geopark related local interdependent on one another in the context of the services and manufacturing enterprises. The revived history of the earth. ICH is one of these elements. quarry site makes possible the preservation of its Creating a geostory is important. The development ancient Chinese quarrying history and traditional stone process surrounding a lagoon named Koyamaike culture, which concurrently produces an extremely provides a good example. Koyamaike had an impact on strong sense of pride and belonging among the local the way of life around it, resulting in current communities. This case study is an excellent example in environmental and cultural concerns there. China reaffirming the effectiveness of geopark in the • Theme 7 – Oral Presentation restoration and transformation of valueless mining and quarry sites into valuable ‘gold mines’ for sustainable ______uses and the long-term benefits of local people. Education methods utilized in the Oki Islands Global • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation Geopark. ______Intangible cultural heritage in Japanese geoparks KAZUHIRO NOBE and TERESA E. SADKOWSKY ______Oki Islands Geopark Promotion Committee, 24 Shioguchi Okinoshima Town, Oki-gun, Shimane ATSUKO NIINA Prefecture, Japan Regional Innovation Research Center, Tottori University of Environmental Studies, Wakabadaikita 1-1-1, Tottori, Geopark education is currently conducted as part Tottori, Japan of the formal school curriculum in all elementary, junior high and high schools in the Oki Islands Global The purpose of this presentation is to report on the Geopark. Most notably, as of April 2014, ‘Geopark situation of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of Studies’ will be adopted as an elective subject at the Japanese geoparks. Important first points are the Prefectural Oki High School. The creation of this new translation of the word ‘geopark’ into Japanese and class can be viewed as a success of the educational ways to safeguard ICH in Japan. Japanese geologists activities of the geopark in the school to date. Moreover, introduced the word ‘geopark’ into Japanese with the it demonstrates concordance between geopark phrase ‘Daichi no Kouen’. ‘Daichi’ means ‘the earth’ educational activities, and the aims of the Shimane and ‘the land’, and ‘Kouen’ means ‘a park’. In brief, Prefectural Board of Education to enhance knowledge many Japanese people are aware that a geopark is not a and pride of the region. In fact, geopark education is geological park. Additionally, the Law for the Protection increasingly viewed as a valuable model for enhancing of Cultural Properties enacted in 1950 first defined in knowledge and interest in local heritage, especially legal terms ‘intangible cultural properties’ so that it is geological heritage, within schools around Japan. This very easy for us to introduce the importance of ICH success can be attributed to the integrated approach of into Japanese geoparks. We established the Japanese geopark education. These days, technological Geoparks ICH Working Group in 2012. In the case of entertainment is ubiquitous, and it is increasingly San’in Kaigan Geopark, we began monitoring the ICH difficult to encourage children to spend time outdoors inventory in 2014. For instance, Inshu washi became the and develop an interest in the geological heritage,

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 64 nature and the traditional culture of their region. Global Geoparks Network in 2014. Two other However, geopark education effectively utilizes communities are working on their applications: resources that are familiar to the students and draws Bonavista Peninsula, the site of the Aspiring Discovery connections to topics covered in other classes, such as Geopark in eastern Newfoundland, has received a site earth studies, biology, history and studies about local visit from the Canadian National Committee and the culture. In the Oki Islands Global Geopark, students are community of Percé, Québec has received a response to actively encouraged to think about how the nature, their recent Letter of Intent. Another seven history, and culture that developed on the islands are communities in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, intrinsically connected to the land. The main • Theme Québec, and Newfoundland are known to be of the geopark, which is to discover connections considering geopark status. Thus the community of between the ‘geohistory’, ‘unique ecosystem’ and geopark people in Canada has spread coast to coast and ‘lifestyles and traditions’ of the people is often the future for geoparks looks very bright. At the time of emphasized. This presentation will highlight specific the site visit to Tumbler Ridge Aspiring Geopark, a two- examples of how geopark educational material and day conference was held on geoparks with human resources (including geopark information representatives coming from many geopark projects boards, the geopark educational comic and geopark across Canada. This was the first major gathering of the guides) are utilized in the elementary, junior and senior growing geoparks community in Canada outside high school curriculum, in order to demonstrate the Stonehammer Global Geopark. effectiveness of geopark education in schools in the Oki • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation Islands. • Theme 3 - Oral Presentation ______The partnership Azores Geopark/Azores Tourism ______Promotion Board: strengthening the Geotourism in The Growth of Geoparks in Canada the Azores Archipelago ______

GODFREY S. NOWLAN JOÃO NUNES1, MARISA MACHADO2, EVA A. Chair, Canadian National Committee for Geoparks, c/o LIMA1, CÁTIA LEANDRO3, RITA CASTRO4, and Geological Survey of Canada, 3303 - 33rd Street NW, JOSÉ TOSTE3 Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2A7 1. Geosciences Department, Azores University, Ponta Delgada Campus, P.O. Box 1422; 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal / Azores Geopark, Centro de Empresas The Canadian National Committee for Geoparks da Horta, Rua do Pasteleiro s/n; 9900-069 Horta, operates under the auspices of the Canadian Federation Portugal ¶ 2. Azores Geopark, Centro of Earth Sciences. The committee is the national body de Empresas da Horta, Rua do Pasteleiro s/n; 9900-069 charged with responsibility for administering geoparks. Horta, Portugal ¶ 3. Azores Tourism, Azores Promotion It receives formal Letters of Intent from aspiring Board, Rua da Palha, 32-34, 9700-144 Angra do geoparks, responds to them and conducts site visits to Heroísmo, Portugal ¶ 4. Azores Tourism, Azores prospective geoparks. This international meeting is Promotion Board, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 53 - 3º, taking place at the birthplace of geoparks in Canada: 9500-150 Ponta Delgada, Portugal Stonehammer Global Geopark in southern New Brunswick that was accredited in 2010. Stonehammer The Azores Global Geopark has a unique was the first Global Geopark to be established in North geodiversity and geological heritage that is the basis for America. Since that time, the Canadian National a strategy of sustained development of the local Committee for Geoparks has been encouraging communities, based on geotourism and on nature communities across Canada to consider geopark status tourism, and the promotion of an economic growth of as part of their social and economic development plans. the territory with respect for its environmental values. The response has been growing to the point that there In the last decade, tourism has proved to be an have been three additional Letters of Intent received economic activity with great potential in the and one of these, the community of Tumbler Ridge in archipelago, which is strongly focused on providing British Columbia, has completed an application to the

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 65 emotions and experiences to visitors mostly taking profit of the major icon of the Azores: its volcanic Kebumen, one of the regencies in Central Java landscape. Province, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, has various The mission and goals of the Azores Geopark geological heritages as geotourism objects, for instance includes the promotion of Geotourism. This Karangsambung Melange Complex and Karangbolong desideratum is being accomplished in close cooperation Karst Complex. Karangsambung Melange Complex with the official tourism entities, especially with the consists of various exceptional outcrops that refer to the Azores Tourism Promotion Board, which is responsible oldest rock in the Java Island, Indonesia. Besides that, for promoting the Azores as a tourist destination and these outcrops are evidence for Cretaceous-Tersier for the qualification of the tourism offer in the Region. Subduction of the Eurasian Plate and Indo-Australian As a consequence of this close partnership, Plate. Today, fresh outcrops are on the wane because of Geotourism was included in recent years in the official intensive weathering and erosion in a tropical zone, and touristic policies and is one of the Azorean touristic hazards from local communities. Hence, it is needed to products, together with Scuba Diving, Hiking, Whale preserve these geological heritages. Besides geological and Bird Watching, Meeting Industry, Golf, Health and heritages, Kebumen has also cultural heritages, for Well Being, and Canyoning, among others. example Gamelan, Tari Lawet, and Batik Tanuraksan. For the next years this close partnership has been On the other hand, Kebumen is fifth rank of the poorest reinforced, the Azores Geopark being responsible for regency in Central Java Province. To solve this problem, the Azorean Geotourism policies, through a joint it is required to manage geotourism and cultural Action Plan that includes several activities such as: i) potential as a productive and sustainable source of local the Azores Geotouristic Guide; ii) the Azores Geopark prosperity. A Geopark, as a system from UNESCO to Passport; iii) edition of leaflets and brochures integrate the preservation of significant examples of promoting the varied geotouristic activities; iv) the geological heritage in a strategy for regional sustainable development of a geotourism web micro-site, and v) socio-economic, environment, and cultural promotion in touristic fairs and national and development, is recommended for Kebumen. A international events. Geopark represents global tourism quality for local This partnership (Azores Geopark/Azores geological and cultural heritages. Being able to achieve Tourism Promotion Board) is a relevant tool on the high quality geopark guidelines for Kebumen would management of tourism in the Azores and the increase local prosperity, and preservation of geological implementation of policies of geoconservation that heritages, by increasing visitors. This prosperity is ensure the promotion of the geotourism (e.g. of the measured from increasing enterprises, improving volcano tourism) as a touristic product of outstanding human living condition, and improving education quality and reputation. about geological heritages. It is noteworthy that a big • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation effort is required for realizing Kebumen Geopark because assessment of geological heritages have not ______carried out for geopark, and not all of communities Analysis for Kebumen Geopark : An Effort to have known about the geopark. But, with cooperation, Preserve Geological Heritage and Increase Local preparation, and working together, Kebumen Geopark Prosperity could be realized. ______• Theme 4 - Oral Presentation

ASTIN NURDIANA1, ARIS TRISTIANTO WIBOWO2, ______AFY SYAHIDAN ACHMAD1 Geostory related to volcanic eruptions, farm products and BUDI BRAHMANTYO1 and landscapes – an example of the Hayasaki 1.Geological Engineering Study Program – Faculty of Seashore in Unzen Volcanic Area Global Geopark Earth Science and Technology, ______ ¶ 2. Petroleum Engineering Study Program – Faculty of Mining and MAREKAZU OHNO Petroleum Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Unzen Volcanic Area Geopark Promotion Office, 1-1, Ganesha Street No.10, Bandung, Indonesia 40132 Heiseimachi, Shimabara-shi, Nagasaki Pref. 855-0879, Japan

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Highlights of a Geopark are not only outcrops, Teachers and students within the field of earth and rocks, strata, and natural landscapes with earth natural sciences have always emphasized the benefits of scientific value, but also human histories, cultures, and outdoor active education, but recently the access to a local customs. Especially in Japan, where natural bigger variety of sites and geological places of wonder disaster occurs frequently, such as earthquakes, volcanic has become within the reach of a bigger group. Today it eruptions, tsunami and so on, the life-style of people is is not uncommon that student groups at undergraduate strongly affected by natural phenomena. But, in other level or even secondary schools travel to other countries words, these disasters bring us Japanese original culture. for project work. Unique features of Japanese Geoparks are, therefore, Hands-on and applied on-site training has thus that tourists can enjoy a relation between the lives of become a greater part of practical education – together local people and Earth’s activities. In this Poster with teacher and student motilities becoming more Presentation, we introduce the geostory of the frequent – has led to a rapid growth of study groups in “Hayasaki Seashore”. Iceland, especially those focusing on geology and The Hayasaki Seashore is the place where the renewable energy. Shimabara Peninsula was born. About 4.3 million years For the past five years GeoCamp Iceland has ago, submarine volcanoes started to erupt around annually received a number of secondary school study Hayasaki area. In an early stage, strong group visits from Denmark focusing on natural phreatomagmatic explosions caused by contact basaltic sciences. This has been done in collaboration with magma with seawater-shattered magma, and a lot of educational institutions, local teachers and experts in volcanic ash was deposited. As the volcano grew, only the area, and in recent years in cooperation with the magma spouted out from the crater. Later, the force of aspiring Reykjanes Geopark. The groups travel to the eruption declined and the basaltic lava flow covered Iceland to be able to witness and experience geology, the surface. The first figure of Shimabara Peninsula was geography, earth science and renewable energy a volcanic island such as current Hawaii Island. This is resources. For them the active involvement and close the formation process of Shimabara Peninsula, analyzed proximity to the sources of geophysical activities and by characteristics of pyroclastic strata. harnessing of renewable energy sources, is equal to few These volcanic eruptions affected the living of other places on earth. This closeness to raw and people deeply. The potatoes, which are main farm unspoiled environment along with easy, inexpensive products in Shimabara Peninsula, are harvested from and frequent access, Iceland has recently become a reddish-brown soil in Hayasaki area. This reddish- viable and highly sought after outdoor classroom. brown soil is only generated when the conditions of Iceland become a popular travel destination for basaltic strata, warm and damp climate are matched international study groups because of easy and short with each other in a long history of 4 million years. access to places of geological interest, earth formation, Stone walls of potato fields in Hayasaki area are also visible tectonic plate boundaries and utilization of unique. Local people use planar lava blocks separated renewable energy sources. along cooling joints inside lava flows when they make At Reykjanes Peninsula Keilir Institute of stone walls. Local scene is, therefore, indirectly affected Technology, along with University of Iceland, by volcanic eruptions. GeoCamp Iceland and the aspiring Reykjanes Geopark, • Theme 1 - Poster Presentation has been focusing on how we can arrange short and intensive study visits with primary focus on field trips ______and visits to local professionals, where students are Science education made interesting for young people: actively engaged in natural science education. We do International study group visits and outdoor this by creating an environment for students for active education in the aspiring Reykjanes GeoPark in exploration and dialog on crucial issues concerning the Iceland earth and by taking advantage of Iceland’s unique ______nature and our natural surroundings, working closely with local students, teachers and experts on hands-on ARNBJORN OLAFSSON projects and fieldwork. Keilir Institute of Technology & GeoCamp Iceland, A geologically young land, Iceland is located both Ásbrú, Reykjanes Iceland on a hot spot and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge which runs

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 67 right through the country. Places on the boundaries of • Developing a design for the label that 1) is the two tectonic plates, the Reykjanes region is here the attractive for the producers, and 2) has a clear ridge breaches the ocean’s surface. The region is attachment to Geopark Odsherred. geologically active with geothermal sites, rock • Developing a model for local distribution of formations and spoiled natural beauty. It is a place local produce and food products, so that local where you are always in close proximity to Earth’s restaurants, cafeterias and others can have easy access energy sources and the elements that are constantly to the products. shaping the landscape. This is the ultimate natural In December 2013, the first local produce achieved science classroom and provides an ideal learning the Geopark Odsherred label, and several products will environment for study groups follow in 2014. Thereby, the local people and the The focus of the presentation is show how we are tourists will meet the geopark on a daily, practical level. able enhance understanding of our environment by • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation strengthening the natural sciences in education and creating a culture of awareness by connecting ______international teacher and students groups with the local Cacahuamilpa Grotto: geoheritage in a potential population through practical training and applied Geopark in Mexico educational activities. ______• Theme 3 - Oral Presentation JOSÉ L. PALACIO-PRIETO1, JUAN POCH2, ______and VÍCTOR H. GARDUÑO-MONROY3 Local food as a way to promote Geopark Odsherred 1. Institute of Geography, Universidad Nacional ______Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, Copilco, Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, HANS-JØRGEN OLSEN Distrito Federal (México) ¶ 2. Director of VisitOdsherred, VistiOdsherred, Holtets Plads Department of Geology. Universitat Autònoma de 1, 4500 Nykøbing Sj., Denmark Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona (Spain) ¶ 3. Department of Geology and Mineralogy, The landscape of Odsherred has determined the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo agriculture of the area. When the ice withdrew, after the (UMSNH-IIM) Ciudad Universitaria, 58060 Morelia, last ice age, several fjords remained. Two of them, Michoacán Estate (México) Sidinge Fjord and Lammefjord, were reclaimed in the nineteenth century, transforming them into mineral- The Cacahuamilpa National Park (CNP) is located rich farmland. Both fjords, and Lammefjord especially, 150 km to the south of Mexico City. Outstanding have become renowned for supplying vegetables of very features include the best-known Mexican grotto high quality to the “New Nordic Kitchen”. The Danish (Cacahuamilpa), distinguished by the dimensions of its restaurant NOMA is the star of the New Nordic gallery, up to 100 m wide and 90 m high, and its variety Kitchen, having been awarded “Best Restaurant of the of colossal speleothemes (stalagmites, stalactites, gours), World” in 2012 and 2013, and many of its creations as well as other caverns and exokarstic landforms such feature Lammefjord produce. At Dragsholm Castle in as dolines and ponors. It is one of the most visited show Odsherred, one of the oldest buildings in Denmark still caves in Mexico, with up to 350,000 visitors annually. in use, the gourmet cuisine relies heavily on the nearby Facilities to permit access include a platform along the fields, forests, and coastlines of the geopark. entire gallery (about 1,400 m long) and illumination; In the beginning of 2013, Geopark Odsherred took guidance is provided by local staff. The CNP was the step to form a cluster of farm shops and other created in 1936 and it is currently managed by a producers of local food products. The goal is to increase bilateral federal government-local indigenous the reputation and selling of local produce and food administration. In addition to the main grotto of products and to increase the awareness of the geopark. Cacahuamilpa, three other caverns are part of the To achieve this, three initiatives have been taken: National Park. However, they do not constitute the • Developing standards for labeling local produce central attraction, mainly because of accessibility and food products as a “geopark product”. limitations and a lack of detailed studies of the complex hidrokarstic regional system. This presentation paper

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 68 briefly shows the work being done by local and federal • Theme 7 – Oral Presentation authorities, indigenous communities and academic institutions to transform the CNP into a true Geopark, ______first to be identified at a national level and second to Birthing Stones House: a case of success in Arouca fulfill the conditions to join regional and international Global Geopark networks for geoconservation and geoheritage, in ______particular the Global Geoparks Network supported by UNESCO. Current work includes inventory, ALEXANDRA PAZ1,2, RICARDO OLIVEIRA1,2, identification and assessment of geosites and DANIELA ROCHA2, ANTÓNIO DUARTE1,2, and geomorphosites within the CNP, design of cartographic ARTUR A. SÁ3 and other outreach material needed for the promotion 1. Casa das Pedras Parideiras – Centro de Interpretação, of geotourism in the park, training of local guides, and R. de Santo António - Castanheira, 4540-012 Arouca, more specialized research related to paleoseismology Portugal ¶ 2. AGA – based on geochemical analysis of fallen stalagmites, Associação Geoparque Arouca, R. Alfredo Vaz Pinto – geomorphology and paleogeomorphology. Apartado 20, 4540-118 Arouca, Portugal ¶ 3. • Theme 4 – Poster Presentation Departamento de Geologia, Universidade de Trás-os- Montes e Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila ______Real, Portugal The role of Chorotega people knowledge in aspiring Rio Coco Geopark In Castanheira village (Arouca Global Geopark, ______Portugal) crops out a singular geological phenomenon, related to the weathering of the Castanheira Nodular MARTINA PÁSKOVÁ Granite. It exhibits a type of granitic nodular texture Department of leisure and tourism, University of Hradec that as far as it is known, is unique in Portugal and Králové, the Czech Republic worldwide. Through the process of erosion, black nodules are released from the host granite and The contribution deals with the importance of accumulate in the soil, leaving a small cavity on the rock knowledge, skills and traditional lifestyle of Nicaraguan coated by a thin biotitic layer. Due to this phenomenon, indigenous peoples for the aspiring Rio Coco Geopark. local farmers and shepherds have been calling this rock, It focuses on the analysis of the level and form of usage, for a very long time, as the “stone that give birth” or at least the respect for this know-how passed from (Pedras Parideiras), which became one of the most generation to generation, and for other elements of visited geosites in Arouca Global Geopark. In collective memory of this emerging geotourism November 2012, the “Casa das Pedras Parideiras” destination. The author presumes that the quantitative (Birthing Stones House – Interpretation Centre) located and qualitative level of usage of this know-how has been in the Castanheira village opened to the public. This increasing within the geopark since the geopark new infrastructure was created in a restored small initiative has emerged. traditional house to enhance and endow this geosite at To verify this hypothesis, the national, regional the Freita Mountain. The main aim is to promote its and local authorities were inquired as well as the local scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and indigenous people – Chorotegas. The research of these touristic potential. Thus, the services offered by the native people was focused mainly on their perceptions – interpretation centre includes guided visits by which kind of impact has the Rio Coco Geopark specialized guides from the museum and also to the initiative on the level of respect and integration of their Freita plateau to general public and educational traditions, skills, knowledge and lifestyle into the community, touristic information, and shop with majority population. locally manufactured products. Between November It is believed that the sensible fusion of the 2012 and December 2013 were received 30,504 visitants modern science with the traditional indigenous of whom 53% were individual visitors, 25% touristic knowledge can be a helpful step for solution or even groups, 21% educational groups and 1% visitors in work prevention of many environmental and cultural context (journalists, master’s theses, among others). The problems, not only in the areas with fragile natural and main visitors are Portuguese from the north region of cultural heritage. the country. The foreign visitors represent 3% and come

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 69 mainly from Brazil, Spain and Germany. Due to the ______high influx of visitors ,three full time jobs for people The Sardinian Geopark: a microplate and people’s were created, who also nowadays help the local connections inhabitants, mostly of them elderly. It is a true case of ______success in Arouca Global Geopark. • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation GIAN LUIGI PILLOLA Parco Geominerario Storico Ambientale della Sardegna ______and University of Cagliari, via Trentino, 51, 09127 Science, education and geotourism based in the Cagliari, Italy geological heritage: different approaches in the Terras de Cavaleiros Aspiring Geopark (Portugal) This overview provides the basic information on ______the geological history of the Sardinian microplate (Italy). Examples of the relationship between DIAMANTINO I. PEREIRA1,2, ANA F. LIMA1, and inhabitants and geology will be considered in order to SÍLVIA MARCOS1 establish the role of natural resources as an element of 1. Terras de Cavaleiros Geopark, Macedo de Cavaleiros, people’s connections through time. Finally, some Portugal ¶ 2. Geology Centre, University of Porto, Earth peculiar geological features will be exposed as Sciences Department, University of Minho, Portugal representative of their high scientific-educational value and good practice for preservation and valorisation, both inside and outside of the “Core Areas” of the The Terras de Cavaleiros Aspiring Geopark Geomining Park of Sardinia. (TCAG) is located in northern Portugal, covering an Sardinia shows an extraordinary array of geological area of 700 km2 with an extraordinary and complex features in a relatively small area. The Cambrian to geology, as well as a remarkable collection of natural Devonian succession, interrupted by the tectonic and cultural values. To those belong the Albufeira do “Sardinian Phase”, shows a Mid-Ordovician widespread Azibo protected landscape, with a beach ranked as the gap. The Variscan orogeny strongly characterizes the best lagoon beach of Portugal, and as a cultural basement structure; extended outcrops of intrusive and highlight the Caretos de Podence, diabolic and effusive rocks and reduced Permo-Carboniferous mysterious figures characteristic of the Carnival. The sediments crops out in several areas. The repeated area has a recognized scientific geological value and a Mesozoic transgressive/regressive cycles, mainly long tradition of research and scientific visits. In represented by carbonate deposits, mark the landscape. relation to mineralogical, petrological, structural, The unconformities are well exposed and easily geomorphological and hydrogeological characteristics, understood by non-specialists. The Cainozoic tectono- 42 geosites were identified in the territory of the stratigraphic evolution of the Corsica/Sardinia geopark. Beyond the scientific evaluation of the microplate represents a well-known example for geosites, there was a special emphasis on geosites with explaining continental drift with the associated suite of increased educational and touristic interest. Therefore, volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Quaternary deposits the complexity of the geology required a strategy of testify to the climatic changes and the settlement of interpretation recognizing the different needs of the Homo since Palaeolithic time. geopark’s main target groups: schools, geologically How did geology and natural resources influence advanced visitors (experts), geotourists and general and, in past and present day, connect people? Early tourists and inhabitants. The TCAG prepared a set of exploitation of Miocene flints date back to Lower programs, routes and infrastructures designed for the Palaeolithic while obsidian, jasper and copper was knowledge and interests of each group: educational exploited during Bronze Age. All these primary programs for different school grades, tour packages for resources, carved in the island, have been found outside tourists and geotourists, interpretative panels at the of Sardinia and testify to the connection with many geosites for the general public, an interpretative center Mediterranean regions. Later on (phoenician and to support the field trips of schools, as well as a roman times), exchanges grew considerably, and in later geological route for the experts. centuries reached a worldwide connection between • Theme 4 - Oral Presentation foreign managers and simple workers. Today geoconservation and the cultural heritage related to the

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 70 mining exploitation, serve to again link engaged ______communities and tourists, and represent an important sustainable resource. SIOBHAN E. POWER and JOHN DEVANEY • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation Mourne Cooley Gullion Geotourism Project, Newry and Mourne District Council, McGrath Centre, Newry, Co. ______Down, Northern Ireland. BT34 IBP. The Geopark Safaris of the Hondsrug area < [email protected]> ______The Mourne Cooley Gullion geotourism region CATHARIEN POSTHUMUS straddles the Northern Irish – Irish border, midway Manager Geopark De Hondsrug, Bronnegerstraat 12 between the cities of Belfast and Dublin. Geologically, it 9531 Borger, The Netherlands, sits close to the Palaeozoic Iapetus suture and the Caledonian-Appalachian mountain belt, and hosts three distinct Cenozoic igneous complexes associated with The Hondsrug region is a unique geological area the opening of the North Atlantic. where the cultural heritage is closely linked to the land. Geomorphologically, the landscape was shaped by ice Although the Hondsrug name is well known, people during the last glaciation and archaeologically, the often know little about the region’s historical origins region has an unusually high concentration of well- and its rich cultural heritage. Our challenge is to help preserved Neolithic monuments as well as a richness of visitors experience the area and its history. To this end, medieval fortifications and churches. we developed the concept: Geopark safaris. The Much of Northern Ireland and the border areas lag Hondsrug is a geological complex of linear till ridges of behind the rest of Ireland and Europe in tourism about 60km in length. It was formed during the Saalian development and marketing due to their late twentieth glaciation, about 150,000 years ago. Around 5,500 years century history, but peace has brought an appetite for ago the first farmers built 47 prehistoric monuments cross-community, cross-border development and made from big boulders dating from the Ice Age. The tourism. Located within an hour of international strong relationship between geology, nature, cultural airports and ports, our obvious markets are Europe and history and contemporary culture is visible through North America, but the beautiful north of Ireland is still thousands of landscape objects all around the area. The not seen as a holiday or leisure destination by many in Hondsrug Geopark tells the story of the landscape in Ireland. The Geotourism project is funded by a section many different forms. These include: museum of the European Regional Development Fund exhibitions, educational programs, geosites open to the specifically aimed at cross-border structural and trade public, hotspots, a website, tourist programmes, books, improvements. In the past two years, we have new walking and bicycle tours, smart phone apps and established a strong geotourism presence and in many other activities and products. Both tourists and addition to community tourism events, we have active the local population are the target groups for Hondsrug education, Geoambassador training and Geopark. Today, more than ever, tourists want to Geoconservation volunteer programmes. Our capital "experience" things, so that is precisely why, together investment programme is ongoing and we hope to have with nature conservation organisations and Geoareas developed throughout the region by 2015. entrepreneurs, we have developed the Geopark safaris. Inspired by the three Geoparks on the island, These trips offer a link to ancient Drenthe: its genesis, including the cross-border Marble Arch Global its rich cultural history and beautiful nature. We are Geopark, we aim to achieve Geopark status. We have trying to attract visitors to the local area by offering many similarities and there is much to learn from their special arrangements. Once settled in a hotel, holiday work, but our narrative is unique to us. We hope to park, or bed and breakfast, they have a choice of what to develop a tourism product that works well with our do. This paper will provide detailed description of how communities, our relatively new physical landscape and visitors can experience the Hondsrug area. our new political landscape. • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation • Theme 4 - Oral Presentation ______The East Border Region of Ireland – A New ______Landscape

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 71 Community Education for Achieving West Java • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation Aspiring Geopark ______The Requirement to Specific Codes for Vernacular EKO PRAMUDYO1, MUSTI’ATIN1, VANI N. Accommodations for Geoparks ALVIANI1, BUDI BRAHMANTYO1, ______and OMAN ABDURAHMAN2 1. Geological Engineering Study Program, Institut MAZIAR QASEMINEJAD A.¹, MAHNAZ ZIAEE Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha No. 10 T.² and MOHAMMAD QASEMINEJAD A. Bandung 40132, West Java, Indonesia 1. Piramoon Architects, QIIC Building, Pajoohesh ¶ 2. Badan Geologi (Geological Blvd. Qeshm Island, Iran ¶ 2. Agency of Indonesia), Jl. Diponegoro No. 57 Bandung Piramoon Architects, No 36, Mokhtar Alley, Qaran St. 40122,West Java, Indonesia Sari, Mazandaran, Iran

Ciletuh area is located in the southwestern part of Visitors survive geoparks. Geoparks represent the West Java, Indonesia. It is one of three places in Java quality of connection between the geological features where pre-Tertiary rocks crop out. The pre-Tertiary and human life in order to prove the importance of rocks were regarded as melange complex rocks, and are protecting the geological heritage in the fate of the earth evidence of pre-Tertiary subduction in Java. Therefore, that is already the fate of the mankind. In this occasion, Ciletuh area holds important sites for geological science Geoparks need visitors for empowering the local of Java Island and Indonesia. The geological setting and economy. The more contact between visitors and the nature’s beauty make Ciletuh an area with potential locals, the more responsibility for the visitors, but this to become a geopark. Thus, Geological Agency of requires well-established accommodations to encourage Indonesia has made some effort to make Ciletuh area tourists to spend more time with locals in their part of West Java Aspiring Geopark. residences, as well as inspire them to visit the Geopark The West Java Aspiring Geopark has to involve the again. community as a part. In fact, The Ciletuh people are Visitors rely on the logo of GGN and/or the National part of West Java community that have been inherited Geopark, and naturally have expectations to receive a the Sunda culture by their ancestors. They are generally predictable quality, security and peace during their stay. aware of their nature’s beauty. However, most of the We are also responsible to rise up the brand of geopark, people are unaware about geological importance and so creating specific codes for inns, hostels, resorts and the tourism potential of their region. all places, is a vital step in this way. All geoparks need Therefore, we as geology students have a concern some specific formal detailed codes and guidelines to to help the Geological Agency achieve their goals, by supervise and check the quality of partners' services. On giving such geological education to Ciletuh people. The the other hand, there are many other codes ordered by education is done through schools and a community the authority that should be respected. We have group. It involves experts from the Geological recently begun to provide it for Qeshm Island Geopark Agency, geology students as educators under the by reviewing the similar codes of local and international supervision of Institut Teknologi Bandung Lecturers, tourism organization for hotels, local hostels, and hotel- and the Ciletuh people. The education methods are apartments. The next step is to localize the codes with socialization for general community and geotourism our special circumstance. The outcome will be practices in a community group. The materials presented during the conference. The future of the provided in the socialization are knowledge of general network depends on the quality of our services. geology, geological setting and natural resources of the • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation area, and the importance of the people’s role in a geopark such as protecting geological sites. More ______knowledge and skills are given in the geotourism The Mode Selection and the Practicable Approaches practices to those who are more interested to become a of Ningde Global Geopark’s Sustainable Development tour guide or an interpreter. The expected results of this ______education are community awareness and pride of their region’s idiosyncrasy. XIAOPING QIU1 and GUOHANG ZHU2

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 72 1. Instititute of Geology,Chinese Academy of Geological primary and high schools invite the experts of the geo- Sciences, Beijing, China ¶ 2. museum to teach geo-science for the students; the local The Administrative Committee of Ningde Global residents sponsor a patrol team to supervise the Geopark, Ningde, Fujian Province, China geoheritage resources and environment; the local residents run restaurants and hotels to provide service A Geopark’s sustainable development relies on for tourists; the folk craftsmen create tourist souvenirs the coordination of three inter-related and inter- featuring the volcano or mineral spring; the Geopark promoted aspects; geopark construction, relics cooperates with the local government to hold the “Holy protection and economic development. For each Water Festival” in each lunar May to promote the geopark, how to keep a good balance of these three influence of the Geopark. aspects is the key problem to the geopark’s sustainable • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation development. The thesis sets the practice of Ningde Global Geopark as the study case, introduces its three- ______dimensional exploitation mode, and presents four The role of Geological Museum to support effective approaches for the sustainable development of geoconservation and geopark development in the Geopark. The three-dimensional exploitation mode, Indonesia that is; plate partition, space division, and time segment, ______is adopted by Ningde Global Geopark on the basis of the scientific research value and aesthetic value of its HERYADI RACHMAT1 and AKBAR CITA2 abundant geological relics including the rocks, minerals, 1. Geological Museum, Geological Agency of Indonesia, landforms and so on. The effective approaches during Jl. Diponegoro 57 Bandung, the implemented process can be concluded by at least ¶ 2. Center for four aspects. They are the improvement of the Geological Survey, Geological Agency of Indonesia, Jl. environmental protection measures, the reinforcement Diponegoro 57 Bandung of the research and science education, the perfection of administration modes, and the establishment of tourism Museums have an important role in collecting, industry system. Both the mode selection and the preserving, conservation, documentation, and practicable approaches balance the relationships among exhibition of tangible and intangible natural and the geological relic’s protection, geological relic’s cultural heritage for education, research, and propaganda and economic development, to serve for geotourism. Geological Museum in Bandung preserves the sustainable development of Ningde Global Geopark. geological collections, either they are written as • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation fieldwork notes or laboratory works, as well as records in term of landscapes as natural heritage. Geological ______Museum is one of the favorite destinations for many On Local Participation in the Development of people. There were 400,000 visitor in 2011 – about 85% Geoparks: A Case Study of Wudalianchi Global were students of all levels. The museum also Geopark disseminates geological knowledge to school teachers ______and students through seminars and exhibitions, as well SHUGUANG QU as conducting cooperative research. Research with other The Director of the Management Committee of institutions has made two spectacular findings: the Wudalianchi Global Geopark largest coal reserve, and the most complete fossilized skeleton of elephantidae. It is important to note that Geological Museum stores collections of rocks, Wudalianchi Global Geopark became a member of minerals, and fossils that have been collected since the GGN on February 13, 2004. During development over end of 19th century reaching hundreds of thousands in the past ten years, the Geopark has been attaching much number up to this day. Those rocks and fossils were importance to the participation and integration of the found in many places/locations in Indonesia and, local residents, and realized the harmonious unfortunately, most of them were destroyed or development with the local society. The integration damaged either naturally or by human activities. embodies the following aspects: the local residents have Therefore there might be no evidence for the next priority to be employed by the Geopark; the local

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 73 generations to witness the existence of the locations. Introducing Persian Gulf’s Sea Attractions as Thus, the collections of the Geological Museum become Reinforcement Factors for the Qeshm Geopark an authentic proof for geoconservation and geopark ______development in Indonesia. • Theme 4 – Poster Presentation MOHAMMAD SHARIF RANJBAR1, EGHBAL ZOBEIRI2, and SEYED MOHAMMAD HASHEM ______DAKHTEH4 Celebrating 200 years of the paroxysmal 1. Biology Department, Faculty of Science, eruption of Tambora by promoting the area Hormozgan University, Bandar-e Abbas Hormozgan, as the global geopark in Indonesia Iran ¶ 2. Qeshm Island ______Geopark Office, 2nd floor, Geopark building, Imam Qoli Khan Blvd, Nakhl Zarrin, Qeshm Island, Hormozgan, HERYADI RACHMAT1, BUDI BRAHMANTYO2 , and Iran ¶ 3. Environment Office, 3nd floor, Geopark building, OMAN ABDURAHMAN3 Imam Qoli Khan Blvd, Nakhl Zarrin, Qeshm Island, 1. Geological Museum, Geological Agency of Indonesia Hormozgan, Iran ¶ 2. Department of Geological Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology In 2006, with an area of approximately 320 km2, (ITB) ❡ 3. Secretariate of Geological Agency of Indonesia Qeshm Geopark was established. The Geopark boundary then became fivefold bigger and changed Tambora volcano in Sumbawa Island, West Nusa to1560 km2 in 2012. A variety of important features Tenggara Province, Indonesia, is very famous in the such as the World’s Longest Salt Cave, which is located world due to its paroxysmal eruption on 10 to 11 April in Namakdan, and also beautiful Chahkooh Canyon, 1815. This eruption which was 7 scale in the VEI Statues Valley, Star Valley and Shour Valley geosites are (Velosistivity Eruption Index) threw an amount of 100- within the Qeshm Geopark’s property. While the 150 km3 of volcanic materials into the atmosphere with Geopark has much potential, it has come across many an umbrella high of the eruption estimated at 30-40 km. obstacles during the past years because of uncertainty of It produced a caldera about 7 km in diameter, with a responsible supports and the head managers of the area. depth of 1.1 km. This fierce eruption also buried three We believe that we can introduce two factors for small empires in its slope and resulted an extreme improvement of Qeshm Geopark, which are: the local winter and a year without summer in some parts of the community living inside the Geopark boundary which world. The total victims in Lombok Island and is keen on the issue and is trying to conserve the Sumbawa Island caused instantly by the eruption Geopark, and second is the natural potential of the area. reached 92,000 inhabitants. Now, the region of This paper focuses on sea factors which include: Tambora volcano has potential geoheritage in sea mammals, sea turtles, especially critically Indonesia, and even in the world. These include endangered species of hawks bill, and cOral volcanic peaks, the caldera, a new lava dome of Doro Presentation reefs and to showcase how these factors Api Toi, and artifact remnants from the three empires can affect the Geopark positively. COral Presentation in the form of ceramics, cookware, human skeletons, reefs beside tropical pluvial jungles and ponds are the etc., now some of them is still burred by the pyroclastic most important and the most valuable ecosystems of the sediments. In the context of education of disaster world. In the north of the Persian Gulf in Iran, the main mitigation, geoheritage conservation, and local spread of cOral Presentation reefs is around the islands, economic growth through geowisata, Tambora region but unfortunately this important and sensitive deserves to be proposed as member of Global Geopark ecosystem is not managed. In this paper, in addition to Network (GGN). This GGN status is expected in year of a brief introduction on cOral Presentation reefs, Tonbe the 200th anniversary of the eruption. For the purpose, Bozorg Island is suggested to be added to the Geopark’s now the area is being processed as the National Park boundaries because of its adjacency. In this manner, it and National Geopark. can be managed and conserved under the world • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation criteria’s and standards, under support of the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) experts. ______• Theme 1 - Oral Presentation

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 74 ______progress to the countryside as such and to the offer of Integration of UNESCO mercury heritage into Geopark Idrija. Geopark Idrija • Theme 6 – Oral Presentation ______Sardinia’s historical and cultural heritage of mining BOJAN REŽUN1, MOJCA GORJUP KAVČIČ1, SANJA exploration MARIJA PELLIS1, MARTINA PELJHAN2, and ______MARTINA STUPAR3 1. Idrija Heritage Centre – Geopark Idrija Ulica, IX. ROBERTO RIZZO, FRANCESCO MUNTONI and korpusa 17, 5280 Idrija ¶ 2. FRANCESCO USALLA Idrija Mercury Mine, Bazoviška 2, 5280 Idrija ¶ 3. The Parco Geominerario Storico e Ambientale della Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Sardegna, 09016 via Monteverdi 16, Iglesias, Italy Conservation, Nova Gorica regional unit, Delpinova 16, 5000 Nova Gorica In Sardinia, the exploitation of mineral resources During its five-centuries-long mining history Idrija was began in the Early Neolithic age (6000 BC) with the always a top player in the mining technology mining and processing of obsidian, followed in the late development. The process of enlisting mercury-mining Neolithic period (3000 BC) by the extraction of talc heritage on UNESCO started in 2006 and was (steatite variety). With the development of bronze completed in 2012 with the successful nomination of metallurgy during the Nuragic age (1200 BC) began the Spain and Slovenia with 'Heritage of mercury, Almadén exploitation of metallic ores, in particular copper and Idrija'. Enlisted heritage sites in Idrija comprise the bearing minerals for the production of bronze. In 1000 town centre with the entire mine complex, the mercury BC, the Phoenicians took an interest in the Sardinian ore deposit, underground galleries and shafts, the water silver and lead bearing ores. Following this, the Punics channel Rake with the Kamšt water pump system, the also intensely exploited the mines in the Iglesiente smelting plant and four preserved water barriers Klavže region (SW Sardinia), where evidence of their which bear evidence of immensely sophisticated excavations persisted until the middle of the XIX technology of timber supply for the mine. Century. In 238 BC Sardinia passed under Roman rule. No more than one year later, in 2007, the striving for The evolved mining and metallurgical techniques of the protection of the geological and other natural and Romans were applied to the Sardinian mines. Following cultural heritage in Idrija Municipality within Geopark the end of Roman rule, mining exploitation was only Idrija began. We firmly believed that beside the resumed in the XIII Century, thanks to Count Ugolino technical heritage the natural endowment that enabled della Gherardesca from Pisa, who founded Villa di such large-scale expansion of mining and the intangible Chiesa (today Iglesias), a thriving mining town and the heritage are essential, too. Geopark Idrija was second most important metallurgical center of Europe established in 2010. It encompasses the entire after Bohemia. municipality territory. We strived for a complementary With the extraction of granite and mining of content of both nominations running simultaneously. mineral deposits of lead, zinc, silver, copper, iron, Geopark Idrija successfully joined the EGN and the nickel, cobalt, antimony, tungsten, molybdenum, GGN in 2013. The parallel combination of UNESCO manganese, cadmium, germanium, mercury, gold, heritage title and the geopark status offers an incredible carbon, fluorine and barium, mining finally developed opportunity to participate in preservation, protection, with varying success until the industrial age, marking presentation and promotion of cultural, natural and the following major seven periods, here in intangible heritage. All managers and caretakers of chronological order: 1) prehistoric, 2) Phoenician- UNESCO sites are also Geopark Idrija partners. Slowly Punic, 3) Roman, 4) Judicial and Pisa; 5) Aragonese- Idrija's recognition being a UNESCO destination Spanish; 6) Savoy; 7) Modern. increases and simultaneously it expands its offer to the With the end of their industrial cycle (1980), all the countryside together with other Geopark Idrija Sardinian mines saw their role changed, essentially partners, emphasising protection of nature combined assuming sufficient cultural importance today to be with sustainable development. All of this also provides declared “World Heritage” sites. The almost total abandonment of mining in Sardinia left an important

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 75 and unusual heritage of historic and highly distinctive environmental and of industrial archaeology tourism environmental values, documents and archives, activities the Consortium of the geological, mining, infrastructure, machinery, buildings, skills, and human historical and environmental Park of Sardinia values, within a context of really extraordinary natural formalized with various Sardinian institutions, a multi- landscapes that represent a unique cultural identity to year partnership to define common strategies to realize be preserved and transmitted. This is one of the main the Regional Network of trails. This planned network tasks undertaken by the Geological, Mining, Historical should be shared, interconnected, uniform and and Environmental Park of Sardinia from its furnished with hiking maps specifically made for hiking institution. and trekking, also downloadable from the Web. • Theme 1 - Poster Presentation The park will lay out new trails in Sardinia in the territory falling within its competence, winding ______across important natural and environmental scenery Trails and connections of geosites throughout the through mining areas of stated big historical and geological, mining, historical and environmental cultural importance. The objective, connected to this Park of Sardinia (Italy) network, is to bring the general public, including ______experts and lovers of hiking and trekking, not only to the knowledge of the natural environment, but also to ROBERTO RIZZO, FRANCESCO MUNTONI, and those traits derived from years of industrial archeology FRANCESCO USALLA of mining activity in the region that has left tangible Parco Geominerario Storico e Ambientale della signs of a great culture. In particular, this refers to the Sardegna, 09016 via Monteverdi 16, Iglesias, Italy geological and geomorphological assets denominated geological sites. In this context, specific places or parts of the territory characterized by paleontological, An internationally recognized Geopark is a mineralogical, petrological, geochemical, territory that has a particular geological heritage and a volcanological, structural or morphological peculiarities sustainable development strategy. It must have well- or related to deposits or climate, may be of big defined boundaries and sufficient extension to allow an geological interest and stand out from others to effective economic development of the area. Geoparks constitute in some cases even real uniqueness within the represent a special category of territories that are Mediterranean area. These, defined by the term Geosite, gradually establishing themselves nationally and are decreed an opportunity for conservation. The internationally for the implementation of specific geological sites are thus clear examples and testimonies policies for the protection and enhancement of of geological events that occurred in the past and help geodiversity and geological heritage. The geological, to define the geological heritage of a given territory or mining, historical and environmental Park of Sardinia is region. a Geopark developed throughout the island with a As part of the geological heritage of Sardinia, strong propensity for the development of a local the geological sites are important elements in the economy. Sardinia’s geology is one of the most territory planning and environmental protection. These comprehensive in Europe and the entire circum- activities belong to the policies for the protection and Mediterranean area. In just 24,000 square kilometers is enhancement of history, culture and environment, with documented particular reference to that part of natural heritage A geological history spanning over 500 million defined as geo-sites and / or geomorphosites, with the years, which houses the testimony of extraordinarily aim of supporting sustainable development by the diverse events belonging to different geological cycles spread of the values of industrial archaeology as well as occurring in an interval of time from Paleozoic to environmental and cultural tourism activities. Quaternary. This geodiversity is didactically well • Theme 1 - Poster Presentation illustrated in the sequence of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks present throughout the Sardinian ______territory distributed in roughly equivalent different Connecting: The Aspiring Imbabura Geopark, areas. Ecuador With the aim of helping to create the conditions ______for sustainable development in the context of

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 76 MARGARET HART ROBERTSON for Ecuador. The Imbabura Government and the Town (Prometeo) on behalf of the Provincial Government of Councils have been working hard to bolster community Imbabura EP Fábrica Imbabura tourism ventures that would receive added credibility if accepted into the GGN. The Geopark is original in that it places the restored Industrial Heritage, the textile The Provincial Government of Imbabura together factory, run on hydroelectricity, and the railway line with other State bodies is backing the bid for a Geopark (originally serving the factory with the raw goods) at the in the region of Imbabura, Ecuador. Ecuador covers an heart of the management plan for the preservation of area roughly equivalent to the State of Arizona and is socio-cultural and natural identity. It is hoped that the smallest of the Earth’s mega-diverse countries, other partners in the RECINATUR network, Colombia occupying only 0.19% of the world’s surface area. The (trans-national Carchi/Pasto), Chile (Corral on the region is named after the Imbabura volcano, an inactive coastline and the Lake region around Valdivia) and stratovolcano in North Ecuador that is not considered Mexico (The Huasteca Potosina region) will accompany extinct, although it has not erupted in 14,000 years. us with parallel or later bids, allowing us to bring an Taita Imbabura (Father Imbabura) is considered to be already existing network hopefully into the GGN and to the sacred protector of the region which is rich in be more effective/efficient in our financial resource and geological features such as the Mojando volcano and management plan development. inter-caldera, (according to myth, Imbabura’s rival for • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation the favours of the nearby Cotacachi volcano, the only female volcano in the region according to the Andean ______cosmovision), the thermal springs at Yanayacu, Connecting: The Aspiring Trans-National Park of Nangulvi and Chachimbiro, the Valle del Chota (home Carchi (Ecuador)/Department of Nariño (Colombia) to Ecuadorian football prodigies and part of theAfro- ______descendent population) and the Lakes and Lagoons of Yaguarcocha, San Pablo, Cuicocha and the waterfalls at MARGARET HART ROBERTSON and ADRIANA Peguche. Imbabura as a region is home to the Otavolo, SOLARTE Natabuela, Zuleta, Cayambe, Caranqui and Awa people, Zone 1, Ecuador and The Office for International Affairs, together with the significant Afro-descendent the Town Council of Pasto population in the Valle del Chota, with the language of Quichua the only survivor of the original existing native The bid for a trans-national geo-park between languages. It is an area of cloud forests and outstanding Carchi in Zone 1 in Ecuador (the same zone to which orchid families, plus significant flora and fauna reserves, Imbabura belongs) and Nariño in Colombia is a bid for including the ecological park of Cotacachi/Cayapas. The peace in an area subject to many UNDP (ART) area has received attention under the PPD projects of initiatives, including UNWOMEN empowerment the UNDP. The reason for positing the proposal of a projects, as a result of the long-standing conflict (due to Geopark at this given time is that the Government has FARC activities etc.) in the region. It also responds to been investing heavily in the area and tourism will soon an initiative for a geo-park that reflects a geographic take off on an unprecedented scale, due to the fact that and geological unity although geo-political frontiers Yachay, the City of Knowledge is to be located in the have been traced to divide two cultures and two regions region at Urcuquí, the former textile factory of that share so much in common. Both regions share, Imbabura is to be reopened as a cultural centre housing therefore, the same problems in eradicating poverty and four museums, an auditorium and capacity for 1,500 creating employment, producing peace through welfare. people in conference installations (imminent, in March This bid is in its first steps since it involves extensive 2014) at Atuntaqui, and the railway line between negotiation between both sides and should, by all rights, Otavalo and Ibarra will be re-opened in May 2014. The be presented by Colombia, who are the instigators Geopark is, thus, an attempt to ensure that quality of although the Ecuadorian side, at present immersed in life will be enriched for the native populations through local elections, is well-disposed towards pursuing the Responsible Tourism (turismo consciente under the same as of March. Both areas are active in the overarching framework of Buen Vivir, Good Living, as RECINATUR network (and, thus, this bid is to be defined by the Ecuadorian government) within the considered together with Imbabura and Huasteca Nature Tourism positioning of the Ministry of Tourism Potosina).

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 77 The region of Carchi is divided into six cantons: through responsible tourism in a climate of peaceful co- Bolívar, Espejo, Tulcán, Montúfar, San Pedro de Huasca habitation. and Mira. Mira in particular is famous for having been • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation the centre for the studies of the French Geodesic Mission in 1766. The province is located in Ecuador on ______the northern border with Colombia, bordering the Tools to promote the extension of the Arouca Global southern Colombian department of Nariño. Only 8% or Geopark borders so of the whole province is flat. The most important ______elevations are the Chiles volcano (at 4,270 metres), El Pelado (at 4,149 metres), Chiltazan (3,967 metres), D. ROCHA1,2, A. SÁ3,2., J. BRILHA4 and A. DUARTE1 Mirador (3,831 metres) and Cerro Negro (3,674 1. AGA – Associação Geoparque Arouca, Rua Alfredo metres). The upper part of the province is mild with a Vaz Pinto – Apt. 20, 4540-118 Arouca, Portugal cold-damp climate but with a hot area in the South in ¶ 2. Centro de the Valley of Chota. Areas such as El Ángel ecological Geociências da Universidade de Coimbra, Largo reserve are extremely cool, with temperatures dropping Marquês de Pombal, 3000-272 Coimbra, Portugal ¶ 3. below 10ºC. The Reserve is an extensive system of Departamento de Geologia, Universidade de Trás-os- moorland and wetlands with a forest of ancient Montes e Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Espeletia pycnophylla (Frailejones) some up to 10 Real, Portugal ¶ 4. Departamento de Ciências da Terra metres tall. In San Gabriel, there is a 16 hectare-forest of da Universidade do Minho e Centro de Geologia da arrayanes, a rare tree with legendary magic properties Universidade do Porto, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 whose bark is cinnamon in colour. In Bolívar, there Braga, Portugal have been found the remains of a mammoth. The province is also home to the Lagunas Verdes, three The national and international success of the sulphur-water lakes of volcanic origins and the Tufiño Arouca Global Geopark, recently enhanced with the hot water springs. The Guanderas scientific station at "green card" for the 2013-2017 quadrennium, generated Huaca carries out biological research. a great consensus regarding the possible extension of The bordering Colombian Department of Nariño the geopark territory to the area of ADRIMAG - Local is participating through the international relations of Action Group (Arouca municipality and six Pasto municipality in promoting the area surrounding neighboring municipalities): the Montemuro and the South-West skirts of the volcano Galeras, known as Gralheira territory, located in the north of Portugal. The El Santuario, which includes seven municipalities: geological inventory is concluded and it consists of Pasto, Nariño, La Florida, Sandoná, Consacá, eighty geological interest sites (sixty nine geosites, nine Yacuanquer y Tangua, some 8,886 hectares with mining areas and two paleontological collections). The altitudes ranging between 1,950 and 4,276 metres and geological heritage inventory of the Montemuro and temperatures of, on average, between 3 and 13º. The Gralheira territory involved five main steps: i) ecosystems of this protected area are similar to Carchi’s bibliographical research, ii) meetings with technical / and are volcanic in nature due to the proximity to the councilors of the municipalities; iii) fieldwork; iv) filling Galeras volcano, one of the most active in Latin the inventorying form for geological interest sites; and America. v) production of geological heritage maps. This study The Sanctuary is home to many of the descendents will serve as the scientific basis to justify the extension of the original tribes, the Quillacingas: Agua Pamba, of the Arouca Global Geopark. At the same time an Chargualyaco, Mapachico and San Cayetano still Action Plan for the 2014-2020 period was proposed in maintain the ethnic and cultural traditions of their order to assure the implementation of actions related forefathers and work the land according to the ancestral with geoconservation, geoeducation and geotourism. customs and ways. The action plan main goals are: i) raising awareness The area is famous for its New Year celebrations about the importance of geological heritage; ii) (Blancos y Negros) and for the Carnivals. developing a territorial geoconservation strategy; iii) The areas share many geological features and, thus, improving an educational strategy based on local it is important for them to work together to strive to heritage, iv) ensuring that the geological tourism and promote wealth and welfare for the local people the geotourism are a differentiated offerings in the territory; and v) promoting the increase of scientific

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 78 literacy. The implementation of this action plan in these cultural traditions. Based on their personal articulation with local makers as ADRIMAG and the reports, differences of values expressed in their seven municipalities could be decisive for create the best narratives were perceived, due to the geographical conditions to prepare the territorial extension of the location from the geosite center: defining the center as Arouca Global Geopark. the core of concentration of the religious-cultural The Montemuro and Gralheira territory was manifestations, it is perceived that the closer the recently certified by the Europarc Federation, as a pilgrimages events are, they are more likely to be actants destination for sustainable tourism within the CETS - of a making-believe (in the miracles ascribed to Padre European Charter for Sustainable Tourism, already an Cícero, who was popularly elected Saint). And the important tourism strategy that will contribute to the farthest they are, they tend to be addressees of a Arouca Global Geopark territorial extension. making-known (to transmit cultural aspects and local • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation customs), which consolidates effectively, from these dispersion centers. ______• Theme 7 – Poster presentation Discursive Semiotic Analysis of the Female Indentitary Representation in Colina do Horto ______Geosite, Geopark Araripe – Brazil CONNECTING: RECINATUR and the Proposed ______Geo-Park in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico ______GIANE TAEKO M. RODELLA1 and RAFAEL C. SOARES2 IRMA BRÍGIDA SUÁREZ RODRÍGUEZ, 1. Cultural Department of Araripe Geopark, ALEJANDRO GUTIÉRREZ HERNÁNDEZ, and Universidade Regional do Cariri, Ceará – Brazil GUILLERMO AHUJA ORMAECHEA ¶ 2. Geoconservation Universidad de San Luis Potosí Department of Araripe Geopark, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Ceará – Brazil The state of San Luis Potosí, in the centre-North of Culture comes from the human capacity of Mexico is made up of 58 municipalities, distributed communication. Thinking and acting inside a social over four geographic areas, known variously as Región group implicates in a feature of identity in the symbols, Media, Centro, Altiplano and Huasteca. Huasteca meanings, ideas, abilities, and relationships in general Potosina, the area proposed here, is second in (family, work…). These particularities just reflect the importance from the socio-economic perspective. The culture as a catalyzer instrument in the transmission of region covers some 11,409.46 km2 (18.31% of the total values about the environment, linking themselves State of SLP) with a population of around 667,000 (30% directly to the postures, attitudes and behaviors of the of the total State population). The climate is tropical individual in its socio-environmental space. Based on with an average 26ºC all year round, apart from May the discursive-semiotic analysis of the oral narratives, it when temperatures of over 50ºC are registered. The is possible to identify effects on meaning that denounce Huasteca Potosina is made up of the following 20 the anchoring of these values. For this study, it was provinces: Aquismón, Xilitla, Huehuetlán, Coxcatlán, considered the Colina do Horto Geosite, because it Tampamolón Corona, Tanquián de Escobedo, manifests the religious and cultural introspections in a Tancanhuitz de Santos, San Antonio, Axtla de Terrazas, dense way through the traditional and/or more Tampacán, Matlapa, San Martín Chalchicuautla, contemporary languages. The evidences are extended Tamazunchale, Tamasopo, El Naranjo, Tamuín, Ebano, to the music, chant, poetry and festivities, as well as to Tanlajás, San Vicente Tancuayalab and Ciudad Valles. the words, gestures, beliefs, means and forms. This The Huasteca Potosina is in the extreme East of the diagnostic was systematized from a definition of the State, in full midst of the Sierra Madre Oriental and groups that characterized the community involved in concentrates 94.8% of the native speakers of Náhuatl the geosite. The group, which was chosen for the initial and Tenek. The main attractions offered by the area are research application, was formed by adult women, the archaeological sites at Tamohí (the place where the belonging to the urban low-income class, inhabitants of figure of the God Quetzalcóatl as a youth was the local community, and, therefore, maintainers of discovered) and Tamtoc, where a 30-ton monolith was

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 79 excavated. Micos is a series of seven stepped waterfalls scale economies in operations such as, in this case, the with their corresponding pools; El Sótano de las design of management plans that will work in each of Golondrinas, one of the deepest and most beautiful the applicants within the network. This bid, which is abysses in the world (512 metres) that offers the still in its earliest stages but designed to be presented in incredible spectacles of thousands of swifts emerging October 2014 (together with Imbabura, Ecuador, and returning each day; Tamul, the largest waterfall at Carchi(Ecuador)/Pasto (Colombia) trans-national geo- obver 100 metres; La Cueva del Agua, the cave lagoon park and Corral/Zona de los Ríos (Chile)) is designed to together with the caves at Mantetzulel, divided over offer a sutainable future for the excluded native four different caves full of spectacular rock formations; populations, through their geological and El Jardín Surrealista, the Surrealist garden created by Sir archaeological heritage and their sociocultural Edward James, full of exotic vegetation with three- traditions, that will stem the migration of youth from stepped waterfalls and sculptures based on magic the area. Although the proposal is presented by the symbolism; Tamasopo with its three-stepped waterfalls University, the State and popular support exists and will and the Puente de Dios, the cave with a blue lagoon the be built up before the bid is formally presented in waterfalls at Minas Viejas and El Meco; El Puente de October. Díos del Sidral y Aquismón; the rivers el Salto and • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation Tampaón, El Sótano de las Guaguas, various natural water springs and the protected nature reserve of Sierra ______del Abra de Tanchipa, by way of mention of only some Geotourism in caverns of México: a proposal for the of the natural attractions. protection of geomorphological heritage in a The natives of the region maintain many of their sustainable development context ancestral traditions. Their cosmovision is based very ______strongly on astronomy and they use the stars to guide them in their day-to-day life. The huastecos are direct EMMALINE M. ROSADO descendents of the Meso-American civilisations. Tenek Colegio de Geografía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma in their mother tongue means los que viven aquí en el de México, México city, Av. Universidad 3000 Coyoacán, campo con su lengua y que comparten costumbres: those México who live in the country and share customs and a common language. The whole community participates Caverns are common in Mexico. About 40% of the in collective tasks. Indeed, this is an obligation to form Mexican territory is covered by limestone and other part of said communities. soluble rocks, where karst features including caverns are However, the area is riddled with pockets of present. Some outstanding examples include the marginalisation and poverty. To that end, the national Huautla and Cheve systems (Cuicateco) with -1,545 m government in State Development Plan 2009-2015 has and -1,484 m depth, respectively, being among the proposed various axes along which to work to eradicate deepest in the world. Furthermore, the second longest poverty, promote and preserve the natural resources cave system worldwide is also found in Mexico, the Sac and the cultural heritage mainly through community Actun Nohoch Nah Chich system, in the Yucatan employment in responsible and inclusive tourism, with Peninsula being 310 kilometers long. The Grotto of the creation of competitive tourism products based on Cacahuamilpa, the best known and visited cavern in identity and natural landscape, ranging from geo- to Mexico (more than 350,000 visitor per year), the Sótano adventure tourism. de las Golondrinas and the Sótano de El Barro, may be This proposal forms part of the RECINATUR bid also mentioned. to set up a network of geo-parks within an existing Mexican caverns are usually associated with network based on responsible tourism and preservation archaeological vestiges and represent an important of natural identity to join the GGN. All of the areas tourism resource for local sustainable development, involved in the various parts of Central and Latin particularly in areas where indigenous communities America are regions where native traditions and have limited alternatives to improve their living cosmovisions are being disrupted or are in danger, due standards. However, the promotion of this valuable to developments arising from geological extractions. geoheritage is far from being properly exploited. The RECINATUR, as the name indicates, is working in the lack of scientific information and the limited field of responsible tourism to train trainers and strike educational skills of the guides, coupled with the lack of

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 80 materials (booklets and maps), have prevented the use includes Cibanteng Nature Conservation. The northern of the high potential of caverns from both tourism and side of Ciletuh Bay is the famous tourism area of educational points of view. The implementation of Pelabuhanratu Bay. Within this region, the Cisolok geotourism activities, according to models set by the Geyser is another best heritage geo-site. The beautiful UNSECO assisted Global Geoparks Network, would geology, landscape and beach sand along the contribute to the knowledge, conservation and Pelabuhanratu Bay in combination with the myth of protection of this natural resource in a sustainable Nyi Roro Kidul as Queen of Southern Ocean, makes development. Pelabuhanratu the best side for development of This work refers to the speleological resources in sustainable geo-tourism and economic activities. Those México, giving some representative examples of their mentioned above are definite factors to establish a actual status and context regarding management, Geopark that would extend along Ujung Genteng, present situation and future perspectives. Ciletuh Bay, Pelabuhan Ratu, and Cisolok as the best • Theme 1 – Poster Presentation candidates for Geopark Region in West Java. However, there are other important factors need to be inventoried ______as supporting factors in the establishment of Ciletuh Geology, Geotourism as Definite Factor for Geopark Geopark such as cultural heritage and activities. Ciletuh Indonesia • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation ______MEGA F. ROSANA1, H. BUDIMAN2, and OMAN Geoscience education in the Czech Republic on the ABDURAHMAN3 example of the Železné hory National Geopark (Iron 1. Faculty of Geology, Padjadjaran University, Raya Mountains National Geopark) Bandung Sumedang Km 21, Jatinangor, West Java, ______Indonesia ¶ 2. Government Office, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, Indonesia ¶ 3. PETRA SÁDOVSKÁ Geological Agency, Bandung, Indonesia Vodní zdroje Chrudim Company, U Vodárny 137, Chrudim, 53701, Czech Republic The Geopark concept that integrates the preservation of geological heritage into regional sustainable economic development is becoming popular Students are getting to know an animate and in Indonesia since the first Indonesia Geopark was inanimate nature for the first time in the 3rd and 5th inaugurated in 2012. Ciletuh is the only region that has year of primary school in the Czech Republic. A more a very unique geological diversity and the oldest in West complex form of geology they obtain in the 9th year of Java. The rock formation of this region is very complex primary school in Natural science. Pupils are learning and unique where the ophiolite (peridotite, gabbro, about mineralogy, petrography, palaeontology, and pillowed basalt); metamorphic (serpentinite, phyllite, general and regional geology. In secondary schools schist); sedimentary (greywacke, nummullite limestone, students are getting knowledge about geology in black shale, red clay), and volcanic rock complex are physical or socio-economic geography, but there is not side by side in harmony as a tectonic remnant of Geology as an individual subject. Geology is the science subduction between Eurasia and Indo-Australia plates that cannot be learned and understood without quality in the Cretaceous age. The spectacular learning materials. Collections of rocks, minerals and geomorphological landscape of the region resembles a fossils do not exist in many Czech schools, or they are giant amphitheater that opens directly to beautiful blue too old and small and they do not have any localization. ocean of Ciletuh Bay. These fantastic geological The Železné hory National Geopark defines the heritages have become famous as geo-tourism objects territories that are formed from many large geological when viewed from seaside along from Ciletuh Bay to units, and which, with a little exaggeration, combine Ujung Genteng Cape. The presence of green turtle geology of the entire Czech Republic. In a relatively breeding places makes Ciletuh and surrounding region short period of time it is possible in the area of the a very good destination for geo-education and geo- Geopark to see something, what would on the whole tourism. In addition, part of Ciletuh region also

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 81 territory of the Czech Republic take several weeks when geopark activities. For example, a map company made traveling thousands of kilometres. profits by selling bird’s-eye views of all the Geoparks in In the last five years a number of the touring Japan. An automobile company is planning to include exhibitions with geological topics have been realised in the information on Geoparks in their car navigation cooperation with the Vodní zdroje Chrudim Company. system in order to promote charging stations for The educational activities focus on the organization of electric vehicles all over Japan. These examples show tours and lectures for primary and secondary schools. that the key for creating sustainable relationships with Three or five geological trips, and about ten educational the business sector is offering companies new business events with geological topics are regularly organised opportunities. When people participate in Geopark every year. Gained experiences during educational activities, it is important to achieve the target without activities in the Železné hory National Geopark have being excessive. In that way, we can have sustainable been used to implement projects Geosciences and The activities. stones and water, which are made for teachers and • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation students. The projects respond to the necessity of learning the theoretical information in practice and the ______ability to pass on this information to other people. The role of community in developing Varkala Coastal • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation Cliffs, exhibiting the Tertiary sequence of Warkalli Formation, India, as an ideal hotspot for geotourism ______The Activities of Japanese Geoparks Network (JGN) in cooperation with private companies, academic K.S. SAJINKUMAR1, POTTI V RAMACHANDRAN 2 societies and individuals and S. SINGANENJAM3 ______1. Department of Geology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram-695 581, India SEIICHI SAITO and KANA FURUSAWA ¶ 2. Vivid Varkala Infrastructure Japanese Geoparks Network, 7th Floor Toraiemu Development Corporation, Thiruvananthapuram-695 Otemachi Building, 1-5-1 Uchikanda, Chiyoda-ku, 013, India ¶ 3. Geological Survey of India, Chennai-600 Tokyo 101-0047, Japan 032, India

In Japan, geopark activity has spread rapidly in Varkala has a unique place in the geology and the last few years. As the numbers of Japanese geomorphology of peninsular India because of the Geoparks increase, it is key to have a solid network with presence of coastal cliffs that expose the entire sequence the support of companies, academic societies and of the Mio-Pliocene Warkalli Formation, and is individuals in order to establish real Geopark success in declared as the type area for the same. The Geological Japan. Survey of India has recently declared the entire cliff as a Japanese Geoparks Network (JGN) is a unique ‘Geoheritage Site’. These cliffs, edging the Arabian Sea, organization that was established in 2009 and approved run for a length of 5.5 km. Unconsolidated sands, as a specified non-profit organization (NPO) by the variegated clays, white plastic clays and carbonaceous Japanese government in 2011. JGN provides support sandy clays enclosing impersistent seams and lenses of and a networking platform for Japanese Geoparks and lignite, are the lithology present in this area. The aspiring Geoparks in Japan. carbonaceous clay beds and lenses of peat have yielded a As of 2014, 33 Japanese national geoparks, well-preserved palynoflora that includes pteridophytic including 6 Global Geoparks, are listed as the member spores, fungal remains and angiospermous pollen of JGN. There are 17 aspiring Geoparks listed as grains. There are numerous waterspouts on the sides of associate members. The network also has about 400 these cliffs. The presence of variegated sandstone supporting members. endows beauty to these cliffs. The cliffs together with Some of the supporting members of JGN are confined beaches made Varkala a beautiful tourist private companies. One reason why these companies destination with a lot of tourist influx. The area is support the geopark network is because of CSR surrounded by historic, traditional and cultural centres. (Corporate Social Responsibility) concerns, but more The backwaters of Paravur and Kappil, the protected importantly, because they can make profits from fort at Anchuthengu, the pilgrim centres at Sivagiri and

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 82 Papanasham, the TS canal (the once most important APGN, EGN, JPN and others), the guides are awarded inland navigation system), the traditional coir products CPD points. In order to renew the license of official and fishing harbours and finally the proposed guide, they must have fifteen CPD points in three years. performing arts centre, centre for ayurvedic treatment The CPD program has following effects: (1) sustain the and dolphin view point are the other major attractions improvement programs for guides, (2) exchange of this area. Though the area fulfills all the criteria to be between people and geopark guides, (3) enhance the declared as a ‘Geoheritage Site’ of UNESCO, this highly interest of guide activities, and (4) development of urbanized area can be upgraded to the full potential of a lifelong education in the geopark. geopark only by community involvement. This paper • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation explains how the involvement of the community was won through a process of strong consensus to form a ______geoheritage site. The Geoparks Project of the Geological Survey of • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation Brazil (CPRM) ______CPD program for improvement of guide skill in the CARLOS SCHOBBENHAUS San-in Kaigan Geopark Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM) Geoparks Project, ______coordinator

TOHRU SAKIYAMA and NORITAKA MATSUBARA The Geoparks Project of the Geological Survey of Graduate School of Management of Regional Brazil (CPRM), created in 2006, represents an inductive Resources, University of Hyogo, Toyooka, 651-2197, role in the establishing of geoparks in Brazil and in the Japan conservation of its geologic heritage. This project has as basic premise the identification, surveying, description, San’in Kaigan Geopark is the largest global geopark diagnose and broad disclosure of areas with potential in Japan, with thirty guide groups in the geopark. Some for future geoparks in the country. The project also group members have received training programs and developed a web application named GEOSSIT for are registered as official guides of the geopark. The registration and quantification of geological heritage training includes: (1) principles of the geopark and sites, which also will be used for inventory of geosites outline of the San’in Kaigan Geopark, (2) geology, nationwide and operated through a database system. geography, biology, history, etc, of the area, (3) guiding Brazil has a great potential for creating geoparks for its principles and techniques, (4) conservation and related huge territory, allied to a rich geodiversity with ordinances, and (5) emergency resuscitation methods representatives of almost the whole geological history of and system of insurances. The license of the official the Planet. For this work contributes the large volume guide is renewed every three years. They must of existing geological data and the experience of the participate in least fifteen seminars and events, and staff of the geological survey, in addition to the improve their guiding skills during the valid period of contribution made by the geoscientific community. In the license. some cases, this inducing work is done in conjunction It is not easy to develop programs for all official with universities, governmental agencies or private guides considering the large size of the geopark. On the entities that have common interests, in line with local other hand, there are many educational facilities communities. So far several proposals of geoparks were represented in the San’in Kaigan Geopark. They have presented by the project. The inducing action developed many lifelong educational programs independent of the by the Geoparks Project is however only the initial step guide training of geopark, some of them available to for the future geopark. The subsequent creation of a upgrade the guide’s skills. Accordingly, a CPD management structure of the aspiring geopark and (Continuous Professional Development) system has other complementary initiatives is essential and should been adopted as the improvement program of the be proposed by public authorities, local communities official guides in the San’in Kaigan Geopark. Through and private interests acting together. Some proposals this program and other outreach events (symposium, are already being addressed accordingly. caravan, festival and others), and participation in • Theme 4 - Poster Presentation national and international geopark conferences (GGN,

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 83 1. Environment Regional Directorate, Regional ______Secretariat for Natural Resources, Government of Azores, Geo-education in cooperation with school and local Edifício Matos Souto - Piedade - 9930-210 Lajes do Pico residents Portugal ¶ 2. ______Environmental Management and Nature Conservation Society, Azorina, S.A., Rua Cônsul Dabney Colónia TAKAAI SHIRAI, KANA FURUSAWA, KAZUHIRO Alemã, 9900-014 Horta Portugal ¶ 3. Geosciences YUHORA, and KOJI WADA Department, Azores University, Campus de Ponta Muroto Geopark Promotion Committee, 25-1, Ukitsu, Delgada, Apartado 1422; 9501-801 Ponta Delgada Muroto-shi, Kochi-ken 781-7815, Japan Portugal ¶ 4.Azores Geopark, Centro Empresas da Horta, Rua do Pasteleiro s/n ;9900-069 Horta Portugal

In Muroto Global Geopark, we are promoting In an ultra-peripheral archipelagic region such as cooperation with educational institutions such as local the Azores, the non-continuous nature of the territory schools. We include a wide range of knowledge and and the dispersion of the population among the islands experiences as well as geology in our educational is one of the limitations for a sustainable regional program. School children and local residents can learn development. As a way to overcome this situation, the global earth science by understanding what is going on Azores Global Geopark promotes an effective in the area they live in. For instance, when they learn partnership between different institutions, dispersed and understand how the land has been formed in through all the islands. Muroto, they learn tectonics. Also, they can find Regarding the three main pillars that support its scientific connections and reasons as to why certain strategy - geoconservation, environmental education kinds of agricultural products or industries have been and sustainable regional development – the developed successfully in the area. communication through the environmental awareness In Muroto city, schools have a policy to implement is nowadays a large part of the Azores Geopark action. disaster prevention education programs and The 19 Environmental Interpretation Centres and the 6 community study programs. Muroto Geopark Science Centres are key partners of the Azores Geopark Promotion Committee has been supporting strategy, along with the 20 Museums, 9 Ecotecas and schoolteachers with those programs. When one of the other institutions that promote the natural and cultural elementary classes studied ‘Local Production and Local heritage among the local population and the tourists. Consumption,’ we organized for their field study to visit The integration of all these institutions allows the some members of the local community for discussion Geopark to fulfill objectives of promoting with the students. Some students in Muroto High environmental awareness and cultural and tourism School are working on a disaster prevention program animation actions, and also to carry out measures of and we have provided some information and ideas to protection, conservation and dissemination of the the teachers and students. They are having interviews natural heritage, especially the geological heritage. It and communicating with local senior citizens who are also fosters the sustainable regional development, by hesitant about tsunami evacuation. promoting the economy through ecotourism, and Muroto Geopark Promotion Committee has also especially through geotourism. had some original educational programs, with support This strategy reflects a diversification in subjects, from schoolteachers sympathetic to geopark activities. actions and organizations, as well as the optimization of • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation human and financial resources dispersed in all the 9 islands. ______The environmental and science centres are focused Azores Geopark infrastructures through an effective on a wide range of subjects, some being dedicated partnership with the regional centres of specifically to the geological heritage and geodiversity, environmental interpretation and science education such as: the interpretation and visitor centres of the ______volcanic caves, centres dedicated to geosites or volcanic landscapes, and science centers on volcanology and CARLA G. SILVA1,4, PAULO GARCIA2,4, ANDREA geothermal issues. Other environmental interpretation PORTEIRO2,4, and EVA A. LIMA3,4 or science centers are devoted to experimental sciences,

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 84 astronomy, Azorean biodiversity, etc. This work Reserves from Portugal, and also including an presents the important partners of the Azores Global international cooperation with Araripe Global Geopark Geopark and enhances their contribution to the (Brazil) and the Biosphere Reserve of Príncipe Island, in promotion and valuing of the Azores geological heritage S. Tomé and Príncipe (Africa). and geotourism. For the school year 2013/14 the chosen • Theme is • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation desertification. This choice aims to promote research in this area of knowledge and to promote awareness of ______students and teachers for a problem that is already a “GEA -Mother Earth”: international cooperation troubling reality in the Geopark Araripe and begins to between Geoparks affect significant parts of the Portuguese territory. ______This educational program aims also to develop cooperation in water related issues, promoting ELIZABETH SILVA1, ARTUR A. SÁ2, DANIELA networking and exchange of knowledge, human and ROCHA3, MANUELA CATANA4, MANUEL P. institutional capacity building, educational initiatives, COSTA5, SÍLVIA MARCOS6, and NEUMA GALVÃO7 monitoring, North-South and South-South cooperation 1. Comissão Nacional da UNESCO, Palácio das and to raise awareness among political decision makers Necessidades, Largo das Necessidades and the public in general to scientific issues related with 1350-215 Lisboa, Portugal ¶ 2. Earth Sciences, under the motto "Geosciences in the Departamento de Geologia, Universidade de Trás-os- service of Society". Montes e Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila • Theme 3 - Oral Presentation Real, Portugal ¶ 3. AGA – Associação Geoparque Arouca, R. Alfredo Vaz Pinto, Apt. 20, 4540-118 Arouca, ______Portugal ¶ 4. Geopark Naturtejo, Gabinete de Educação, Nioaque Core Area building skills for locals - Centro Cultural Raiano, Avenida Joaquim Morão, 6060- Bodoquena-Pantanal Geopark (Brazil) 101 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal ¶ 5. Associação Geoparque ______Açores, Centro Empresas da Horta, Rua do Pasteleiro s/n, Angústias, 9900-069 Horta, Portugal ¶ 6. Associação AFRÂNIO SORIANO1,2,3, GUILHERMINA BRITES1,3, Geoparque Terras de Cavaleiros, R/C Centro Cultural, JOANA RODRIGUES1,4 and ALEXANDRE Rua Eng. Moura Pegado, 5340-265 Macedo de PETOLCHCKNY1,3, MARCELO TURINE1,3,5 Cavaleiros, Portugal ¶ 7.Geopark Araripe, R. Carolino 1. Bodoquena-Pantanal Geopark (Brazil) Sucupira, s/n, Pimenta, 63.100-490 Crato/CE, Brazil ¶ 2. State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil) ¶ 3.FUNDECT - The Geoparks are areas of excellence for research Foundation of Teaching, Science and Technology and education in Geosciences. In this sense, UNESCO Development of Mato Grosso do Sul State (Brazil) ¶ 4. in its Scientific Programs proposes the mobilization of Naturtejo Global Geopark under UNESCO (Portugal) ¶ Science and Education for issues such as sustainable use 5. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil) of natural resources, reduction and mitigation of natural disasters. It is in this context that the issues Bodoquena-Pantanal Geopark is located in centre related with the sustainable use of potable water and west of Brazil in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. water systems at risk are of great importance to be Nioaque is a municipality, in the south of the Geopark, investigated and used in educational programs of with 14,338 inhabitants and 3,923 km², that every year Geoparks. With this purpose, the Portuguese National loses population, with low source of income, with 7 Committee for the International Program for Geosciences landless settlements (from the agrarian reform) and 3 of UNESCO - IGCP in partnership with the Portuguese indigenous settlements. National Forum of Geoparks and with the support of the It was established as a bottom-up partnership Portuguese NatCom for UNESCO, has developed an between Nioaque municipality and the Geopark whose educational program entitled “GEA- Mother Earth”, main actors are local people. There is a Statement of aiming to promote schools contests such as “The water Cooperation and a Work Plan and the municipality that unites us”. This includes an itinerary exhibition and delivers financial resources to the Geopark that is training courses among Geoparks and Biosphere returned to Nioaque Core Area in material and actions. These resources return to the municipality in a

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 85 decentralized way, once the bureaucracy hinders its use. “enchantment” about the theme. This is the challenge Nioaque Core Area has its own blog with the that the geoeducators constantly face in huge countries information of their activities. The staff have been like Brazil that require more creativity to show that preparing didactical material and they organized the “rocks” can be so interesting such as animals or plants. Meeting of the Nioaque Core Area – Bodoquena- With this aim the Geoeducation Sector of Pantanal Geopark in December 2013. The local team Bodoquena-Pantanal Geopark (BPG) idealized the got a Parliamentary Amendment of R$20,000 to equip Geopark Travelling (= Geopark Móvel). It is a van the project. equipped with didactical materials, laboratorial and The Geopark provides scientific and technical field tools, and projecting resources for open-air films advisory and monitoring and is permanently and presentations. Geopark Travelling can bring capacitating the local team with a specific Training geosciences to any city, village or indigenous settlement Course but also with actions in other municipalities and inside the BPG, promoting the recognition and the states (II Brazilian Symposium on Geological Heritage); appreciation of their “place” through the knowledge of there are also technical meetings and joint fieldwork. geological, social and cultural heritages. This strategy is The Geopark promoted Scholarships for Junior extremely important for the building of sense of Scientific Initiation, including indigenous students. The belonging to the territory of BPG with a very large area new Visitors Centre will be open in few months, where (39,000 km2) and with isolated traditional communities. local rangers will welcome students, tourists and local The Geopark Travelling has a portfolio of activities habitants, and will make presentations about with talks, workshops, temporary exhibitions, scientific Geosciences. and didactical films. The activities are destined to When the first studies were made a single geosite schools, local communities and companies (specially in Nioaque with dinosaur footprints from the Jurassic related to tourism). The travelling team has two was inventoried. Nowadays due to the dynamic of this members, one of them is a geologist. Core Area more studies are being made to find more Even with few time of existence, the Geopark geosites such as the evidences of the break-up of the Travelling has been showing an essential tool for African and South American continents. integrate communities in BPG. • Theme 2 - Poster Presentation • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation ______Geopark Travelling: itinerant geosciences in ______Bodoquena-Pantanal Geopark (Brazil) Community Participation Project in Zigong Global ______Geopark ______AFRÂNIO SORIANO1,2,3, GUILHERMINA BRITES1,3, JOANA RODRIGUES1,4 and ALEXANDRE LI SUN PETOLCHCKNY1,3, JOAO MIANUTTI2, MARCELO Administrator Office of Zigong Global Geopark, 63 TURINE1,3,5 Anquanxiang, Ziliujing District, Zigong, P.R.China 1. Bodoquena-Pantanal Geopark (Brazil) ¶ 2. State University of Since becoming a member of the GGN in 2008, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil) ¶ 3.FUNDECT - Zigong Global Geopark has been known for its rare Foundation of Teaching, Science and Technology fossils, salt industry heritage, cultural historical sites, Development of Mato Grosso do Sul State (Brazil ¶ 4. and also its beautiful environment. The Park is built Naturtejo Global Geopark under UNESCO (Portugal) ¶ within Zigong City, in close contact with the 5. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil) community. It is essential to communicate with community people, and cooperate with them. To The promotion of scientific knowledge is a basic protect geological heritage, practice “green tourism”, assumption for development for any society or nation and support sustainable use and development for and presupposes cognitive skills from the person who natural resources, Zigong Global Geopark carried out teaches and from the person who learns. So the learning the Community Participation Project for local process will be more or less pleasant if there is from community. both (educator and learner) a major or minor

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 86 The Community Participation Project includes 061-3372, Japan ¶ 3. Historical Museum of Hokkaido, detailed plans for different community groups. For the 53-2 Konopporo, Atsubetsu-cho, Atsubetsu-ku, residents, we invite them to visit our museums and Sapporo,Hokkaido 004-0006, Japan geological sites, prepare popularization lectures, exhibitions and family interaction activities for them; The Ishikari area is located on the Japan Sea-side of we also bring special exhibitions into the community or Hokkaido in northern Japan. The area, which is countryside. For schools, we sign cooperation characterized by long sandy beaches in the south and agreements, offer internship opportunities for students rugged rocky shores in the north, has tentatively been who can complete graduation projects under specialist designated part of the Ishikari Ecomuseum Area as it guidance. With the support of local government, we contains several unique geosites along the coast. improve our geopark infrastructure, finish road Preliminary studies, geosite observations, fossil construction, and lead system and environmental collection, and beachcombing are all useful techniques improvement etc. As for local enterprises, we contact for beginners and students to familiarize themselves with advertising agencies, travel agencies, transport with the fundamentals of geoscience education. At the companies, media, hotels, and Internet companies to rocky shore geosites, Neogene marine sequences perfect our tourism services. To encourage community containing exposed molluscan fossils can be seen in the tourism, the geopark nominated several farmhouses as steep cliffs. The age and paleoenvironment of these tourist attractions, developed souvenirs with local sequences have been clarified based on molluscan craftsmen, and put souvenirs into shopping centers. paleontology and diatom biostratigraphy, illustrating So far, indications are the Project really works. the importance of fossil collection for understanding Community people began to realize the importance of the taphonomy and paleoecology of molluscan fauna in geological heritage, as they discover any fossils or other relation to environmental changes in the Paleo-Japan heritage they call the geopark administrator office Sea. Two characteristic molluscan fauna are recognized immediately. Shopping centers and farmhouses are in the area, one is the cold-water shallow marine fauna willing to cooperate with the geopark, display and sell from the Bannosawa Formation (10 Ma) and the other geopark productions. Thanks to the local craftsmen, is the chemosynthetic cold-seep fauna from the Morai several featured geopark crafts have been developed. On Formation (8 Ma). In pocket beaches between rocky the other hand, the Geopark has offered 122 headlands, numerous pebbles (rocks, minerals and occupations since 2008, as well as a large number of fossils), extant shells (bivalves, gastropods and paper employment opportunities for the society, including nautilus), and bones can be collected by beachcombing tourism service, R&D and sales for tourism without a hammer. The pebbles that are washed ashore commodities, as well as the construction, are primarily composed of red chart and black shale communication, printing industry and logistics (Cretaceous), coal and amber (Paleogene), agate and industry indirectly. It has realized local community quartz (Neogene), concretions with fossils (Miocene), involvement pumice stone (Pleistocene), etc., which vary depending • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation on their origin. These finds also illustrate the geohistory of the Ishikari area over the last 100 Ma. Consequently, ______beachcombing at coastal geosites is considered to be an Significance of beachcombing and fossil collection for effective method for geoscience education as the activity geoscience education on coastal geosites: A case study is safe for beginners. Further, since sample collection of the Ishikari Ecomuseum Area, Hokkaido, Japan can be performed without a hammer, the geosite itself is ______not damaged. • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation AKIHIKO SUZUKI1, KENJI SHIGA2, TAKAFUMI ENYA3, NAOYA NOMURA1, and SATOSHI ______OKAMURA1 Izu Peninsula Geopark—A Museum of Geological 1. Department of Earth Science, Sapporo Campus, Diversity Izu Peninsula Geopark, Japan Hokkaido University of Education, ______5-3-1 Ainosato, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 002-8520, Japan ¶ 2. Ishikari YUSUKE SUZUKI1, CHIHARU ISHII2, and KAORU Local Museum, 30-4 Benten-cho, Ishikari, Hokkaido YOSHIKAWA2

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 87 1. Researcher, Izu Peninsula Geopark Promotion Itoigawa Geopark Council, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken, Council. ¶ 2. Assistant 941-8501, Japan Section Chief, Izu Peninsula Geopark Promotion Council. The Itoigawa Global Geopark is home to a number of museums1. In the past, these museums have operated The Izu Peninsula Geopark explores the theme: with no strong sense of cooperation or shared purpose. ‘Volcano gifts from the South.’ This theme explains how However, since Itoigawa’s certification in 2009 as a the peninsula, now a seemingly integral part of the Global Geopark, numbers of close partnerships have Tokai region in Japan (close to the capital city of Tokyo) been developed. We discuss here two outcomes of this was a submarine volcanic island a few hundred new network. kilometers south of the Japanese archipelago. This area The first is increased tourism and employment. is situated at the northernmost tip of the Izu-Ogasawara The privately owned Tanimura Museum of Art arc formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate. The (Buddhist Artwork) and the Gyokusi-en and Hisui-en Izu block drifted with the northward motion of the Gardens (Japanese Traditional Gardens) had been Philippine Sea plate and collided with Honshu about 1 forced to close as a result of decreasing tourists. million years ago. Thus, the peninsula is located at a However, after certification, these facilities were able to unique geophysical intersection, where the relatively reopen in 2011 as a new “Garden Museum” and they stable Eurasian and North American Plates are pushed now enjoy renewed interest as tourist attractions. upon by the Philippine Sea plate, whereas the Pacific Guided tours, discount museum network passes, and Plate, located to the East of the archipelago, subducts shuttle buses are some of the new programs in place to under the Philippine Sea and North American Plates. increase the number of visitors. In the Izu Peninsula Geopark, visitors can enjoy a The second result is the development of Geopark large diversity of volcanic landforms, from old awareness and educational programs. Itoigawa is home submarine volcanic landforms (West and South), large to an ancient road that runs along an extensive fault. complex terrestrial volcanoes (central part), This road was used in the Neolithic era to transport jade monogenetic volcanoes including beautiful cinder and starting in the Middle Ages was used to transport comes (Eastern part), as well as landscapes carved by salt and maritime products. This history provide an erosion of wind and water (notably in the south and the opportunity of connecting activities of various central highlands). In addition, the geology of the museums: At the Fossa Magna Museum visitors learn peninsula is closely associated with the Hakone Volcano geology while at the Chojagahara Archaeological situated to the Northwest and Mount Fuji, which Museum and the Salt Trail Museum they can learn the unleashed lava flows from time to time. Also the cultural history. In addition, educational workshops peninsula is a geological laboratory for research on have been created to fuse geology and history, which tectonic movement and landform generation, volcanic have proven very popular for school field trips. eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis, disaster management and springwater resources (notably from 1In accordance with the International Council of Mount Fuji). Museums (ICOM) a museum is defined as any facility or Our poster gives a visual tour of this exciting and organization which exhibits either tangible or intangible dynamic peninsula, which can justly be called a heritage and its environment (including art museums, geological museum in itself. gardens, and historic sites). • Theme 4 – Poster Presentation • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation

______Creation of a museum network in the Itoigawa Global Geo-gashi: A ‘Sweet’ Way of Interpreting Geological Geopark Features ______

KO TAKENOUCHI, HIROSHI MIYAJIMA, YOSUKE HARUNA TERASHIMA1 , MICHIKO SUZUKI1, and IBRAKI, TSUTOMU KIJIMA, and YOICHI YUSUKE SUZUKI2 YAMAGISHI 1. Representative and Producer of the Geogashi Ryokodan Group, and Registered Guides of the Izu

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 88 Peninsula Geopark, Japan ¶ 2. Researcher, Izu Peninsula 1.Vice Manager of Dongvan Geopark’s Management Geopark, Japan Board (Chairman) ¶ 2. Head of UNESCO Team Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO ¶ 3. This Poster Presentation explains the Geogashi Communitee education staff of Dongvan Geopark’s Ryokodan—the Bitesize Landscape Creator and Management Board Geotour Promoter from Izu Peninsula Geopark in Japan. The word Geo-gashi is a combination of ‘Geo’ Objectives: and ‘Okashi’—the Japanese term for sweets, and - Improving some basic understanding about the values Ryokodan means travel group. Our group designs of the Dong Van Global Geopark for school children (at sweets that look exactly like the rocks, lava flow, primary, secondary and upper secondary schools). geological features and other beautiful landscapes found - Making children realize their rights and duty in in the Izu Peninsula Geopark. Local children take part management and conservation of the DVG values. in the ‘Geogashi Kitchen’ where our idea takes the form Target group: of tasty sweets. As registered guides of the geopark, we - Children of Primary school also conduct Geogashi Tours explaining the unique - Children of Secondary school landscape features and the story behind their formation - Children of Upper secondary school. and change through time. Geo-sweets are sold as a part Methods of dissemination: of the tours, as well as in workshops and geopark booths - Intergration of DVG information into school extra in places like Tokyo. Our sweets are varied in curriculums by using lively informative posters and appearance and taste just like the landscape of the Izu photos of DVG. Peninsula, and are hand-made from local ingredients. - Making and showing a documentary film about DVG The visitor can take the geogashi back with him/her, (in vietnamese and in some main ethnic languages of and can use it as a gift/souvenir. Each sweet pack the Hagiang province) for school children in some contains a small paper map with explanation of the land school extra curriculum activities. feature, printed in both Japanese and English. The - Organizing discussions and competitions of visitor has an idea of our geopark by buying a collection DVG…etc…in some extra curriculum activities for of these sweets as the package contains explanation of school children to raise their understanding about the important geosites. In this way Geogashi acts as a trip DVG. guiding tool spreading education about geological and Achieved results: cultural heritage, and geohistorical background of the - Since 2011, The Management Board of DVG in close area. We believe that by actually taking up a geogashi on collaboration with authorities of the 4 districts of the the hand, by tasting it, or just by looking at it, one can DVG to disseminate basic information about DVG (the have an idea of the land features in our geopark. The values of natural resources, cultural heritages, the sweets also encourage visitors to visit and experience history of the earth and the geoheritages and how to the actual landscapes. Today, the Geogashi Ryokodan is preserve the values of the DVG) for students of 142 highly popular among visitors and appreciated by local schools, the future owners of the geopark. communities for its unique way of interpreting - At present, the management board of DVG has closely geological landscapes. worked with education and training department of Ha • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation Giang Province to compile suitable teaching curriculums of DVG (by simple language and lively ______informative specific illustrations) for students in Raising awareness of Dong Van Global Geopark different levels. in primary and secondary and upper secondary • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation schools ______Magma Geopark, a sustainable Geopark; “Less NGUYEN THANH GIANG1 , NGUYEN THI NO2 , philosophy more money” DINH THI BICH NGOC3 and BUI LAN HUONG4 ______

PÅL THJØMØE1 and SARA GENTILINI2

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 89 1. Manager, Magma Geopark, Egersund, Norway In March 2014 Magma Geopark received a grant from ¶ 2. Project Manager, the Norden Fund- KreaNord program for developing Magma Geopark, Norway GEOmenus in the Nordic Countries. The idea came from the will to combine local Magma Geopark (MG) is a no-profit specialities and geo-tourism activities. Magma Geopark organization supported by 5 municipalities and 2 is the leader together with 4 other partners: Odsherred Counties. 90% of the budget actually is coming from Geopark project in Danmark, Rokua Geopark in public funds: it will change in 2016 when MG needs to Finland, Reykjanes Geopark project in Iceland, Suõuroy be economically sustainable and run independently Island Geopark project in Faroe Island, Stonehammer from the public money. Then is time for less philosophy Geopark in Canada, Fernando de Noronha Aspiring and more money! Last year MG developed a strategy Geopark, Brazil, Shetland Global Geopark, Scotland, plan, which includes the marketing strategy from 2014- Subbéticas Geopark, Spain. 2020. Essentially the strategy is developing into three The project aims to: main directions: developing products, building up a • boost local food as unique Geopark experience. strong tourist offer and increase the fund raising • valorize the local SME´s in the food and practices. Magma products consist mainly of T-shirts, tourism sector in the Nordic Countries. Poster Presentations, pictures and the MG honest guide, • promote the creative industries, like local chiefs available at MG web shop. The establishment of an and local video makers. efficient tourist offer in MG includes: the guide trips; • expand the Geopark´s tourism offer with the food offer; the exhibition; the outdoor activities; the specialized packages including local food. visibility and the use if the ICT technologies. MG is • increase the visibility of the Geoparks through working to implement all of these aspects: raising the tailored booking channel (GEO2NOR booking system). number of the guide trips thanks to the Geoguide project that allow to educate more than 20 people as a Project´s specific goals are: Geopark guide; increasing the Geopark visibility • Developing three local menus in each Geopark building up 32 panels since 2010. Through the MG app • Developing one common menu between the and its contents (TurfHunt and Smart Guide) MG aims Nordic Countries to make the Geopark more attractive, the food offer and • Setting up strong business relations between the Virtual exhibition are in the plan for next year and local SME´s in food and geo-tourism they will make the visit in MG even more tourist´s • Providing the EGN-GGN with common attractive. The outdoor activities and itineraries are standards for GEOfood menus development. promoted though tailored channels like: Region Stavanger, Northern Georoutes and MG web pages, and Each Geopark will investigate local food the most common social media. Participation to ITB possibilities and finalises the SMEs experiences in will increase the MG marketing possibilities. MG has combining GEOmenus served in a chain of selected successfully applied to several international and local restaurants. Several local actions have been planned: funds and the fundraising action will be furthermore three workshops will be organized by each partner in strengthening in the future. Among the main funds: order to share ideas and suggestions for the menus NORA, Nordplus, CIP, RUP, Bank Fudnation and the constitution. The cooperation with the local producers Ministry of Local Government and Regional and local small enterprises aims to create partnership development. that will last over the project duration. • Theme 5 - Oral Presentation The GEOmenus will be included in the local Geopark´s activities, increasing the competitiveness of ______the Geopark´s tourism offer in the market. Food and Developing local menus: the GEOfood project tourism will be linked together for the valorisation of ______the geological, cultural, natural heritage. Common quality standard will be defined for the GEOfood brand PÅL THJØMØE and SARA GENTILINI supported by the experience of Stonehammer, Shetland Magma Geopark, Egersund, Norway and Subietica Geoparks. Other Geoparks could benefit from the project results and promote the GEOfood through the European and Global Geoparks Network.

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 90 • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation the same time the NGU´s expertise will support all initiatives and the candidates aspiring Geoparks. ______• Theme 3 – Oral Presentation The Norwegian Committee of Geoheritage and Geoparks ______A sustainable society in the Itoigawa Geopark through education PÅL THJØMØE1, SARA GENTILINI2, and ROLV M. ______DAHL3 1.Coordinator of the Norwegian Committee of HIROKO TORIGOE1, THEODORE BROWN1, HISAKI Geoheritage and Geoparks CHIKAATO2, TAKAYUKI MATSUNAWA2, HIDESHI ¶ 2. Project Manager, Magma Geopark ¶ 3. Team leader FUJITA3, and TETSU ICHIKAWA3 natural construction materials, Geological Survey of 1. Itoigawa Geopark Council, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken, Norway 941-8501, Japan ¶ 2. Itoigawa City Board of Education, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata- Since last October 2013, Pål Thjømøe the manager ken, 941-8501, Japan ¶ 3. Itoigawa City Science of Magma Geopark, has been the Coordinator of the Education Center, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken, 941-0056, Norwegian Committee of Geoheritage and Geoparks Japan (NCGG). The NCGG was established following the mandate of the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) for School-based education that includes geopark 2014: “NGU will develop and assist with geological studies can become a permanent mechanism in which knowledge for better management and visualization of to promote the development of human resources for the geological diversity as a value in Norwegian nature”, continuing maintenance of sustainable regional and taking into consideration the aspiring Geopark societies. Children who learn from an early age about projects in Norway among these: Trollfjell Geopark , the nature of sustainable societies are better prepared to Geopark North, Hamar Mjøsa area, Rondane Geopark maintain their own future societies in a sustainable and Longyearbyen. The Committee consists of manner. When Itoigawa received certification as a representatives from the following institutions: NGU; Global Geopark in 2009, it began concerted efforts in PROGEO; Norwegian Geological society; the Global the development of a sustainable regional society. That Geoparks from Norway; UNESCO Norwegian same year, the Itoigawa City Board of Education Commission; Environmental Department; Museums established a new education plan called the Unified engaged in geoscience issues. The network has a fairly Education Policy for Children Aged 0 through 18. broad mandate where the main tasks are: The Board of Education, immediately recognizing - Support and provide quality assurance for the value of the Geopark’s role in education, included a applications to the European / Global Geoparks Geopark Studies program to be implemented as part of - Establish a national Geopark network, and the compulsory education (elementary and junior high develop criteria for membership in a national network school) curriculum. Since then, the City Board of - Develop characterization and value criteria for Education’s continuing support of Geopark Studies has geological localities in Norway. The intention is to provided the following results: (1) Supplementary develop it further with a PhD proposal that aims to textbooks for grades 3 through 9 have been published develop guidelines for the Management plan of the and distributed, providing an invaluable resource for cultural and natural heritage in Geoparks. the study of earth science and history as well as regional - Promote and enhance the geological diversity: culture. (2) Training programs (outdoor and indoor) NGU has started to develop a database for geological have been held, showing educators how geoparks can be diversity (http://geotest.ngu.no/kart/naturarv_94/). used for classroom education. (3) Citywide Geopark - Focus on the educational aspects of the Studies Conferences have been held to give students a promotion and valorization of the geological diversity; chance to share what they have learned. (4) The The intention of the Committee is to act Geopark has become a valuable tool in the teaching of holistically and connect "geo" with all geosciences (GEA disaster prevention, with a local elementary school " Earth "). The "Committee” will support Geopark receiving a national award for its efforts. (5) And finally, processes and stimulate the projects development. At an exchange program has begun for elementary and

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 91 junior high school students with Itoigawa’s Sister convenient and outstanding tool for learning the Ever- Geopark in Hong Kong. In these ways, the inclusion of changing Earth through the succession. the Geopark has had a tremendous influence on school • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation education. • Theme 3 - Oral Presentation ______The Investigation for Geological Relics in Badain ______Jaran Desert Geo-area of Alxa Desert Global Geopark The model site to learn long-term ecological ______succession even for short-term visitors ______NAREN TUYA Alxa Desert Global Geopark, 260 Heshuote Road, SHIRO TSUYUZAKI Bayanhot Town, Alxa Zuoqi , 750306 Inner Mongolia, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, China Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan The investigation for geological relics in Badain Jaran Desert Geo-area of Alxa Desert Global Geopark, Mount Usu, northern Japan, is one of the most not only did protect and exploit the geological relics’ active and unique volcanoes in the world, and therefore resources and use the desert resources more reasonably, has been assigned as the Toya Caldera and Usu Volcano but also promoted local economic development. Using Global Geopark since 2009. The geopark contains modes and methods such as Normalized Difference numerous sites for education, tourism, science and Vegetation Index, Digital Elevation Model, Supervised culture in terms of geology (sensu lato). Of these, we Classification and Unsupervised Classification et al, the introduce a model case to learn real long-term report focused on the investigation for desert ecological succession for short-term visitors through the morphology and type statistics, the geological geopark. Because the major eruptions occurred in background of all types of relics’ and formation, and the distinct locations in 1910, 1944 and 1945, 1977 and registration and description for all the relics’ 1978 and 2000 on Mount Usu, various successional information which is based on field survey. The stages for a century are provided in a convenient-sized preliminary conclusion indications are as follows. area for worldwide visitors to realize successional sere, Firstly, the geological relics in Badain Jaran Desert Geo- even if the visit duration is short, area included the high megadune, the barchan dune and The networks of footpaths and mountain trails barchan chain dune, the megadune (including high have established access to each geosite. For example, we megadune, middle megadune and low megadune), the see well-developed broad-leaved forests in the late longitudinal dune, nebkha (including fixed nebkha and stages of succession along the footpath of Mount semi-fixed nebkha), sandy land (including fixed sandy Yosomi that was created by the 1910 eruptions, and land and shifting sandy land), saline land, lake and dry baregrounds-grasslands in the early stages along the salt lake. Secondly, the aeolian landform and water footpath of Mount Kompira that was formed by the landscape respectively accounted for the areas of 2000 eruptions. These two sites, and more, can be 96.33% and 3.67%. The areas of aeolian landform in visited within a day if desired. Volcano meisters and descending order were: barchan dunes and barchan other tour guides, selected from the residents, properly chain dunes, the high megadunes, the longitudinal introduce the geological and ecological characteristics dune, sandy land and nebkhas. However, the areas of of geosites with commentary boards, textbooks and/or water landform in descending order were: dry salt lake, guidebooks. In addition, the observations of lake and saline land. Finally, generally speaking, nearly successional sere can be incorporated in the education all aeolian landform’s strike was northeast to southwest, for students. and the lakes (including dry salt lakes) located in the The landscape is not only for the learners of leeward side of the high megadunes. The nebkhas and succession but also for everyone interested in diverse saline land mainly situated the lateral side of the lakes nature in Japan, in particular, Hokkaido. Everybody (including dry salt lakes). will understand the nature and succession without the • Theme 1 - Poster Presentation sufficient knowledge of geology by the eyes. In conclusion, the Toya-Usu Global Geopark is a ______

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 92 Classification of the Cilento, Vallo Diano and • Theme 1 - Poster Presentation Alburni National Park - European Geopark Coastland (Italy) ______Odsherred, a key location of Danish geological science ALESSIO VALENTE1, ANIELLO ALOIA2, ANGELO ______DE VITA2, and DOMENICO GUIDA3 1. Department of Sciences and Technologies, University HENRIK VEJRE of Sannio, 82100 Benevento (Italy) Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource ¶ 2. National Park of Cilento, Management University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, Vallo Diano and Alburni - Geopark, Italy ¶ 3. 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy The landscapes of Odsherred inspired the early Danish geologists, and several key models of glacial In order to address innovative approaches for best geology and coastal dynamics have been formulated conservation practices and sustainable use of marine based on studies performed in Odsherred. The and coastal geosites, this paper proposes a classification intriguing geology and landscape still inspires geologists scheme and distinctive evolutionary model for - new knowledge being elucidated, new theories being representative carbonate, terrigenous and clastic rocky formulated and old models revised. coast and marine nearshore geosites of the Cilento, The relatively small area of the Odsherred Vallo Diano and Alburni National Park-European, peninsula is a rather unique subject for scientific based on original analysis and international standards studies. It is an iconic site for the development of the (e.g. UNESCO, IUCN Protocol, Council of Europe). science of glacial geology in Northern Europe, as it has This proposal is possible as the Cilento has one of the been a disputed subject for generations of geologists most fascinating and appreciated coastlands in the how the landscape was actually created. Vigilant Mediterranean countries, and thus contains many geologists still open discussions on the glacial geology of coastal and marine geosites. Nonetheless in the last the region based on studies in Odsherred. The decades, this coastland has suffered an increasing Odsherred formations have been the subject of human pressure due to civil settlements as well as scientific research since the beginning of the 20th tourist infrastructures, resulting in a hazard for century when Milthers (1900) interpreted the hills as humans, in damaged habitats, and in losses for the end moraines. This was a new and modern explanation, landscape heritage. In addition, Global (Climate) which was not accepted in general by the scientific Change and related level sea variation induce further community. Milthers made reference to the landforms disturbance in a very large space-time span. All the shaped by Alpine glaciers and argued that they were previous considerations help in a better understanding moraines rather than eskers. of the coastal system in order to perform appropriate Our knowledge has been deepened by studies of actions for coast protection, conservation, sustainable geological profiles in coastal cliffs and open mines and mitigation and remediation. In this direction, major pits. Stratigraphic analyses provide sedimentary and efforts have been lavished by scientific and public environmental archives that can provide information institutions in research and intervention on shorelines, on the development of the glacial landforms in the ice and beach erosion remediation, because of their great margins. For instance, today it is accepted that the economic importance in tourism and recreation. simple model of Milthers is inadequate, and that Particular attention has been given here instead to the Odsherred’s end moraines are the result of several rocky and cliff coast, for their spatial extension, different colliding ice streams that reached the fringes of hazardous characters and scenery relevance. Rocky the West Baltic Basin during the late Weichsel. coastlands constitute relevant areas of the network of • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation protected areas as Marine Reserves. Assessment of rocky coast landscape characters, natural ecosystem ______resources, and specific hazardous areas has become Outstanding geological sites and geopark projects in more essential to increase studies and research in rocky Quebec coast environments. ______

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 93 ______PIERRE VERPAELST1 and DOMINIQUE RICHARD2 1. 804-1490 boulevard de l’Entente, Québec, QC G1S QINGHAI WAN and XING ZHE 4V3, Canada ¶ 2. Ministère des Administrative Committee of Mount Taishan Ressources naturelles, 5700, 4e avenue ouest, Québec, QC Attraction, Tai’an, Shandong Province, China, 271000 G1S 4X4, Canada Mount Taishan is located in the territory of Tai’an The geological mapping, research and prospecting City. It is rising up above the plain of center of carried out for several years throughout the Province of Shandong with a relative height difference over 1400m. Quebec have given several geological sites of Mount Taishan has research value of natural, historical, exceptional character. At the beginning of the century, and cultural. The glorious culture in Mount Taishan is the Quebec earth sciences community became closely related to the features of geological landforms. increasingly aware of the importance of Quebec’s In ancient time, emperors and great scholars were geological heritage and the threats to this heritage. considered that Mount Taishan is the highest peak Around the same time, the Quebec government under heaven. In addition, Mount Taishan is mostly tabled its “Strategy for Protected Areas”. The Ministère composed of the metamorphic rocks, due to the des Ressources naturelles decided to contribute to this complicated geological history, distinct tectonic strategy by including in its mining act the protection of processes, the fractures, faults and joints are very outstanding geological sites. The Ministry is about to developed, which become natural objectives for great designate legally his first three Outstanding Geological writers, poets and calligraphy, poems and stone Sites in the coming months and possibly five more sites inscription. Over many generations, the unique Mount during this year. Taishan Culture has been created, which is called the At the same time, communities throughout the epitome of the “Chinese Culture”. province started to look for new ways to promote their Mount Taishan has a long history, high spirit and area by introducing activities related to their natural brilliant culture, the Mount Taishan Culture is an environment. And some of them discovered that epitome of the “Chinese Culture”. This is an geoparks constitute an attractive development model idiosyncracy of Mount Taishan. The discoveries of for their area. Initiatives from mainly three Dawenkou Culture and Longshan Culture indicate that communities have developed into geoparks projects in Mount Taishan is one of birthplace of the Chinese the last two years: Charlevoix, Haute-Gaspésie and Nation. Since the first emperor of Qin Dynasty (221 Percé. B.C—207 A.D), a total of 12 emperors of successive The Charlevoix geopark project focuses on the dynasties had held grand ceremonies of worship of meteoritic impact that profoundly affected and still heaven to pray and say thanks for peace and prosperity gives Charlevoix its typical landscape with a central on the summit of Mount Taishan. This is a unique peak and annular depressions. Impact structures and cultural phenomenon in the world. Beside, Mount rocks can also be observed within the astroblem. Taishan has been a famous place to integrate various The Haute-Gaspésie geopark project highlights the religions together, such as Taoism, Buddhism and history of the Appalachians from mountain building to Confucianism. At the same time, many great writer and the glacial landscaping and erosion processes. The area poets, from Confucius of the Spring and Autumn is blessed with breathtaking landscapes and glacier Period (770 B.C – 476 B.C), Tang Dynasty (618 A.D – features that are only present here in Eastern Canada. 907 A.D), Song Dynasty (960 A.D– 1297 A.D) to recent The Percé geopark project is built on its landmark and modern times, climbed on Mount Taishan, wrote a landscape that is the Rocher Percé and the Bonaventure lot of excellent papers, articles and poems, which have Island. The history of the Appalachians will also be become a part in the Chinese cultural treasury. The highlighted as well as the erosion processes that architecture on Mount Taishan integrates the painting, sculpted the Rocher Percé. The historical heritage will sculpture, wood and gardening into a whole, with also be developed. exclusive art enchantment. Mount Taishan is also a • Theme 4 - Oral Presentation natural museum of stone inscription, which are incomparable with other famous mountains in China, ______even in the world. These stone inscriptions are the Cultural Diversity of Mount Taishan Geoparks treasures in the Chinese and world culture.

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 94 • Theme 7 - Oral Presentation China University of Geosciences (Beijing), China ______Geopark Promotion of Hexigten Global Geopark With an area of about 2067 km2, Dunhuang geopark ______is located in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, where the climate is extremely droughty. Special geological history LULIN WANG and TIAN MINGZHONG and natural environment have created the amazing Faculty of Earth Science and Resources, China University geological wonders. Yardang landform looks like fleets of Geosciences, 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, on voyage or mysterious castles. The crisscross gullies Beijing, China appear like streets, the stone pagodas and pillars like building clusters. Also some Yardang landforms are Through the office of GGN (Beijing), broadcasting, lifelike. However, when the monsoon blows, the voice television, newspaper, magazine and other media at all sounds like roaring of numerous horrific beasts, so this levels, the Hexigten Global Geopark has organized and area is named as the “Ghost City”. Mount Mingshashan, designed many activities to promote its beautiful and composed of a series of sand peaks, is lofty, when magic geoheritage in various ways. climbed up, the sands slide down with huge sound. A variety of geopark advertisements and special Crescent Moon-shaped Lake Spring, surrounded by reports have been shown on the CCTV, Hong Kong sand peaks of Mount Mingshashan, will never be buried Phoenix TV, Inner Mongolia Satellite TV, Hunan by sands, clear and quiet. The coexistence of Yardang Satellite TV, Xinhua Net, Tongcheng Net and other landform, singing sand and clear spring in the heartland media, the reputation of Hexigten Global Geopark has of vast desert constitutes the wonderful landform been greatly promoted. The live weather forecast of composition in the extremely droughty area in west Hexigten Global Geopark has been opened on Inner China. Mongolia Satellite TV and Travel TV; The geopark Dunhuang has a high reputation due to its profound advertisement has been broadcasted in the interval of history, and the numerous cultural sites that have CCTV Morning News program; Cooperated with witnessed the past glory of an important city on the CCTV, the science popularization TV program ancient Silk Road. Mogao Grottoes, the birthplace of “Mysterious boulders – Hexigten Global Geopark Dunhuangology, is an art palace and the Buddhism Special” has been produced and broadcasted on the treasure of the ancient architectures. Sculptures and China Geography of CCTV-10 (Science and murals are largest in scale and richest in collection in Technology Channel); Cooperated with the CCTV the world. The historical ruins of Yangguan Pass, science and education program production center, the Yumenguan Pass and Han-dynasty Great Wall show the geopark produced the geopark promotion video vicissitudes of history. program – Hexigten Global Geopark of China and 4D To establish Dunhuang Global Geopark of China is movie – story of Mammothus. the best way to make full use of natural and cultural A total of 17 fixed geopark promotion boards resources. It has great significance in geoheritage along the Beijing to Shenyang and Beijing to Chengde protection, geoscience popularization, Dunhuang express ways has been set up; the lamp box resources promotion and local sustainable economic advertisements and boards have been set up in Chifeng development. With the infrastructure continuously Railway Station, Chifeng Airport and Chifeng Cultural improving, Dunhuang geopark will leave no stone Square; a total of 35 geopark promotion LED screens unturned to be a member of UNESCO. has been set up four railway stations in Beijing, • Theme 4 – Oral Presentation Shanghai and Dalian Cities. • Theme 2 – Poster Presentation ______Six years of the Japan Geopark Committee ______Dunhuang Geopark of China is Striving to Be a Member of GGN MAHITO WATANABE ______1. Secretariat of the Japan Geopark Committee, Geological Survey of Japan, 1-1-1 Hibashi, Tsukuba, YANJIE WANG and WU FADONG Japan

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 95 Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve, PO Box 217, Japanese earth scientists started to promote Parksville, BC, V9P2G4 geopark activity in 2004. Through the symposiums and workshops held by scientists, strong movement to The Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve establish geoparks in Japan gradually activated from (MABR) is one of two UNESCO designated Biosphere 2006 to 2007 by local people in several areas where they Reserves in British Columbia, Canada. Successful had been making an effort to conserve and promote Biosphere Reserves elsewhere in Canada and the world geological heritage for years. Responding to the request have developed best practices often in tandem with local of these people, Japan Geopark Committee (JGC) was universities and researchers. In order to move forward established in 2008 to evaluate aspiring geoparks in at the MABR, a new partnership between the City of Japan by academic societies. The GGN guideline is Parksville, unique among cities due to its location translated into Japanese by JGC to help people within a Biosphere Reserve, and Vancouver Island understand the concept of GGN. University has been developed. In keeping with the The members of the JGC were composed of earth mandate and goals of the UNESCO designation, this scientists, specialists of nature conservation and new governance and management arrangement aims to interpretation and science communicators from mass enhance the regional benefits that derive from such a media. JGC decided first three candidate areas to apply designation including the promotion of cultural, for GGN from Japan in October 2008 and endorsed first economic, environmental and social health of the seven national (domestic) geoparks including the region. This relies on identifying community above-mentioned three candidates for GGN in engagement opportunities and research program December 2008. JGC made its decision based on development that expands the mutual interests of evaluation of dossiers and two-day field evaluation. MABR partners, including but not limited to local First JGC played a crucial role to expand the concept Nations, Regional Districts, resource users, landowners of geopark and to launch geopark projects in Japan. It and other key stakeholders who have an interest in the was top-down movement from the academic side. On MABR. The purpose of this presentation is to share this the other hand the bottom-up network activity of the new MABR governance structure and partnership with Japanese Geoparks Network (JGN), which was Geoparks and Biosphere Reserves interested in established in February 2009 by the seven national innovative management models. geoparks, is becoming active in the last few years. Now • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation evaluation of geoparks are conducted both JGC and JGN members. JGC and member geoparks of JGN have ______been playing an important role in conserving Udo Island: A new potential geosite cluster in geodiversity, promoting geoheritage, dissemination of Jeju Island Geopark knowledge for disaster prevention, and also sustainable ______economic development through geotourism. Both top- down academic movement and bottom-up local KYUNG SIK WOO1, YEONG KWAN SOHN2, SEOK movement now work together to establish sustainable HOON YOON3, RYEON KIM4, KWANG CHOON local society. LEE4, JONG DEOK LIM5, and YONGMOON JEON6 • Theme 5 – Oral Presentation 1. Department of Geology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea ______ ¶ 2. Department of Earth and A New University/Community Alliance: Environmental Sciences. Gyeongsang National the Mt. Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve Experience University, Jinju 660-701, Korea ¶ 3. Department of ______Earth and Marine Sciences. Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Korea ¶ 4. Geoheritage Research Institute DAVID R. WITTY1, CHRIS BURGER 2, PAMELA J. of Korea, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea ¶ 5. Natural SHAW1, and KAREN L. HUNTER3 Heritage Center, National Research Institute of Cultural 1. Vancouver Island University 900 Fifth St, Nanaimo, Heritage, Daejeon 302-834, Korea ¶ 6. Jeju World BC V9R 5S5 ¶ 2. City of Natural Heritage Department, Jeju Special Self- Parksville, 132 Jensen Ave, Parksville, BC, V9P 2H3 ¶ 3. Governing Provincial Government, Jeju 690-700, Korea

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 96 Udo Island, which may well be called a “Mini-Jeju Chairperson, International Appalachian Trail and Island”, includes a variety of geoheritage sites. Various International Appalachian Trail Newfoundland & volcanic landforms were produced by the Late Labrador, c/o IATNL, P.O. Box 38, Corner Brook, Pleistocene phreatomagmatic eruptions and lava Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, A2H 6C3 effusion. The essential elements of the island are a tuff cone and an overlying lava shield. Udo Island has been connected to Jeju Island and has become isolated as an The International Appalachian Trail island due to sea-level fluctuations during the Newfoundland & Labrador (IATNL) is the primary Pleistocene Epoch. Various coastal landforms are also proponent of a Canadian and Global Geopark in present. About 6,000 years B.P. when sea-level rose Western Newfoundland, focused on the Bay of Islands almost to the present position due to deglaciation since Ophiolites, and the region’s rich history of exploration, Last Glacial Maximum, carbonate sediments have been as epitomized by famed maritime explorers Jacques being formed and deposited in shallow marine Cartier and James Cook. The name “Cabox” refers to environment around Udo Island. Especially, very the highest point on the island of Newfoundland and shallow broad shelf, less than 20 m in water depth, Lewis Hills, the most southerly of the four large tectonic between Udo Island and Jeju Island, has provided mesas which form a series of ophiolite complexes of perfect conditions for the formation of rhodoids. mafic and ultramafic rock high in magnesium and iron. Occasional transport of these rhodoids by typhoons The other three – Blow-Me-Down Mountains, North produced the unique beach environment whose Arm Hills, and Tablelands – extend north to Bonne sediments are entirely composed of rhodoids. Bay, with the latter being contained within the Additional features are the Hagosudong Beach with boundary of Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO white carbonate sands, the Geommeolle Beach with World Heritage Site. The mafic rocks are composed black tuffaceous sands and Tolkani Beach with basalt largely of gabbro and derive from the Earth’s oceanic cobbles and boulders. Near the Hagosudong Beach, crust, while the ultramafic rocks are composed mostly wind-blown sands in the past produced carbonate sand of peridotite, and come from the earth’s mantle below. dunes. On the northern part of the island, special Both heaved to the surface during tectonic collisions carbonate sediments are present, deposited by hundreds of millions of years ago, and are some of the complicated processes such as beach-forming process best examples on the planet. They serve as evidence for and transportation by typhoons. Several lava tube caves the theory of plate tectonics, one of the most important are present on the island and several sea caves are ideas in modern science. Each also supports tens of another interesting feature, and they have been formed thousands of hectares of boreal, subalpine, alpine, and by wave and typhoon erosion within tuffaceous serpentine wilderness. The area was explored by famed sedimentary rocks. Especially, one sea cave found at the French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534 during his first 10 m deep is very special because it indicates the sea- voyage to the new world, and subsequently surveyed in level fluctuations in the past. Shell mounds in Udo 1767 by renowned explorer and cartographer James Island may well represent the mixed heritage feature on Cook, the year before his first voyage to the Pacific this island. The high geodiversity make a good Ocean. condition as an additional geosite cluster (meaning a In addition to the IATNL, the Geopark committee geographically isolated area with several geosites) in also includes the Western Newfoundland Destination Jeju Island Geopark. However, proper programs for Management Organization, Corner Brook Pulp and geotourism have been developed and sustainable socio- Paper Ltd., and 15 municipalities in the Bay of Islands economic development is necessary to be a good and Bonne Bay. It is also anticipated that the local potential geosite cluster. campuses of Memorial University of Newfoundland • Theme 5 - Oral Presentation and the College of the North Atlantic will participate and provide academic and artistic interpretation of the ______area’s natural and cultural heritage. Cabox geopark – Exploring the Galapagos of Plate • Theme 4 - Poster Presentation Tectonics ______Visitor satisfaction with interpretive signs: a case of PAUL WYLEZOL Fangshan Global Geopark of China

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 97 ______using the appreciative inquiry approach as a research tool. The research was conducted in five communities KEJIAN XU1,2 representing different levels of tourism development 1. School of Humanities and Economic Management, around Xingwen Global Geopark in China. The results China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China indicate that tourism helps change local people’s ¶ 2. Xingwen Global Geopark, attitudes toward geoconservation and reduce people’s Sichuan, 644400, China dependence on natural resources. Tourism, particularly small-scale and locally owned geotourism ventures, is The purpose of this study is to evaluate visitors’ also identified as a tool to enhance the livelihoods of perception of the importance and performance of people around geoparks. The paper also developed a various attributes of interpretive signs and to assess the framework to help understand these linkages. visitors’ satisfaction and their willingness to revisit. • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation Data collected from on-site surveys in the Bailixia Gorge, Fangshan Global Geopark of China were ______analysed. The results of importance-performance The Innovative Product of Geoparks: Geological analysis (IPA) of 13 attributes of the interpretive signs Edutainment Centre in the geopark show: 3 attributes with good quality of ______service; 6 attributes with high priority need of to of improvement ; and 4 with low priority need for ZHENZHI YANG1 and IRIS HU2 improvement. Notably, the Bailixia Gorge has provided 1. Tourism College, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China satisfactory interpretation services, not only in the text ¶ 2. The World Geotourism structures and graphics of the interpretive signs but also Organization, Toronto, Canada in their sizes, materials and styles. However, these signs need to be enhanced with respect to the presentation of Geotourism is a segment of tourism that has been the headings, text and content. In addition, the text developed worldwide in recent decades, but most should be lively, interesting and easy to understand. geotourism products are still traditional activities such There were a high percentage of visitors showing as geological heritage site visits, guided walks, lectures intention to revisit and to recommend the Bailixia and talks. With the growth of demand for diversified Gorge to others. Implications for the geopark’s recreational and experience activities, geoparks as high managers and researchers are discussed from the quality destinations should offer new products for visitors’ perspective, which may help the park’s visitors, especially for young people. Funiu Mountain managers and researchers to have a better World Geological Park is located in Central Orogenic understanding of visitors’ satisfaction with respect to Range of China and owns dinosaur egg fossils, a world interpretive signs. biosphere reserve, granite landform landscape and • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation humanities attractions. In 2010, the park planned its new museum as a Geological Edutainment Centre ______(GEC) which is the best creative practice integrated Linkages among geoconservation, rural livelihood education with amusement, performances, interactive and tourism: a case of Xingwen Global Geopark of experience, Cosplay, 4D film, spectra vision, Space-time China Tunnel Technology, multimedia technology etc. The ______GEC covers a land area of 11ha and is divided into five theme function areas with indoor and outdoor parts, KEJIAN XU1,2 and XIAOLIN CHANG1 including “Science Main Street”, “Earth Science 1. Xingwen Global Geopark, Sichuan, 644400, China Museum”, “Rescuing Earth Disaster”, “Exploring <[email protected]> ¶ 2. Dinosaur Era” and “Home Earth”. Science Main Street School of Humanities and Economic Management, is the distribution area with geological • Theme plaza, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China ticketing, shopping, catering and tourist information services. Earth Science Museum has conservation, The purpose of this paper is to explore the exhibition, education, scientific research and relationships between geoheritage conservation, entertainment functions, is the most important part of livelihood improvements, and tourism development GEC. Guided by the principles- "scientific,

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 98 enlightenment, participatory and interesting ", the geomorphologic processes in the region helps museum sets up four permanent • Theme exhibition understand volcanic history of eastern China and halls- "Earth Mysteries ", "Life Evolution ", "Mineral formation mechanisms of landforms and biologic and Stories” and "Geological Relics "to interpret the ecologic habitats. geological connotation and formation. Four special Today, the Jingpohu Global Geopark is a effects theaters, a scientific lab and an auditorium are resplendent and brilliant star that makes our life also planned. In the other three areas, visitors will beautiful. Let’s take care of it and make it sustainable for experience various geological and geomorphic future generations. environment scenes and interactive amusement • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation equipment to learn knowledge about rocks, strata, earth crust, geotecture, geological age, and evolution of ______ancient creatures in fun, informal ways. This new The Geopark as a school curriculum geotourism product focusing on comprehensive ______experience will be a developing trend in the future. • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation MARIKO YAMAUCHI1, AKINOBU ISHIMATSU1, AKIRA KATAYAMA1, SHIN’ICHIRO IKEBE2, and ______YUKA MORI2 Jingpohu Global Geopark: A Unique Geopark for 1. Aso Geopark Promotion Council, 1F Aso Volcano Education and Natural Resources Sustainability Museum, 1930-1 Akamizu Aso city Kumamoto 869- ______2232, Japan ¶ 2. Aso Volcano Museum, 1930-1 Akamizu Aso city Kumamoto 869- 1 1 2 LONG XIAO , LI JIANGFENG , WEI JINGLIANG , 2232, Japan 2 and MA HAOYI Since in 2013, first-year high school students in 1. China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China Aso region have taken part in a class on ‘Aso Geopark’ 430074 ¶ 2. Management as part of their compulsory curriculum with the aim to Committee of Jingpohu Global Geopark, China, 157400 raise awareness of students on regional resources and their promotion as unique character of the region. Jingpohu Global Geopark is located in Ning’an in The curriculum is implemented by a joint effort southeastern Heilongjiang Province, northeastern between a local high school science teacher with a deep China. It was listed as a Global Geopark Network understanding in geopark activities, curators at Aso member by UNESCO in 2006. It has three major Volcano Museum and Aso Geopark Promotion Council attractions - the Jingpohu lake, the volcano crater forest, staffs. and the relic capital site of ancient Bohai Empire. The 2 At the beginning of the educational program, Geopark covers a total area of 1,400 km . The Jingpohu curators at the museum and the council staff provide Global Geopark includes seven geological wonders, the students with lectures on basic knowledge in geopark relic capital site of ancient Bohai Empire, and a activities, regional resources as well as natural bounty designated area for horse riding and expedition. The and disasters. Then self-directed learning is carried out seven geological wonders include Crater Forest, Lava by students in small groups throughout their summer Flow River (with caves), Lava Terrace, Hamatang vacation time. After the research, students present their Volcanic Cone, Waterfalls Villa, Jingpohu Lake, and own materials using PowerPoint in regular lessons. Xiaobeihu Lake. Finally the materials are designed and utilized to The Jingpohu Global Geopark has great geological distribute to local communities and tourists as a scientific value. This paper presents the well-preserved student’s geopark guide materials. Of course, students volcanic geologic and geomorphologic features such as guiding tool differs from other promotion or volcano craters, lava plains, lava tubes, lava mounts, educational materials, but tells the unique character of lava dams, steam caves, collapsed tubes (caves), regional resources from students perspective. fumarolic cones and dishes, and all kinds of lava flows, From the leading curriculum, we boost student’s provide geologists a great natural laboratory for awareness and emotional attachment to regional scientific study. Study of the lakes, ponds, waterfalls, geological resources as well as environmental awareness and wetlands that are generated by geologic and on the need of their preservation.

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 99 • Theme 3 - Poster Presentation high economic benefits for the country, at the same time it can cause a decline in environmental conditions. ______Extensive travel using transportation vehicles and Geopark activities being conscious of the realization human interaction with nature can damage local of a sustainable society: Promotion of ‘Geo-story’ ecosystems and contribute to global climate change. with geographical point of view in Japanese Geoparks Geopark is a new tourism product that can educate ______tourists about environmental protection, develop the local economy, and deepen the understanding of KAZUHIRO YUHORA and KOJI WADA geological heritage resources. One of the geoparks Muroto Geopark Promotion Committee, 25-1, Ukitsu, developed in Indonesia is the Merangin Jambi Geopark Muroto-shi, Kochi-ken 781-7815, Japan which is divided into four groups, as follows: Kerinci Highland Park, Merangin Paleobotany Park, Sarolangun Gondwana Park, and Suku Anak dalam One of the aims of Geopark activities is to realize culture Park. The study attempts to explain following a sustainable society. Guidelines state that Geoparks aspects: development of the Geological park for should take into account the phenomenon of ecotourism, the ecotourism resources of the Merangin Humanities such as history and culture, including Jambi Geopark, and tourist’s perception on ecotourism. intangible heritage, as well as the conservation and The study is descriptive type of research and conducted protection of geological heritage. However, it cannot be using a survey on international tourists. Findings reveal said that the present situation of the Geopark activities the Geoparks development taking into account based on this idea are sufficient. Currently, Japanese protection of geological heritage resources based on Geoparks are asked to put more importance on Geo- ecological thinking, if the development ecotourism stories during on-the-spot evaluation. Rather than just products are to meet different needs of tourism. The listing attractions, it is considered to be more important study results also showed international tourists have a to show the connections of the attractions. Also, at the preference for ecotourism, and several factors were Japanese Geoparks’ National Conference, workshops of found that influence their intention to visit geoparks in Geo-story that include the intangible cultural heritage Indonesia. The findings can used for better design and are held. planning practices for further development of the In this presentation, I would like to introduce Geopark Merangin Jambi and ecotourism resources the idea of ‘Geo-stories’ with a geographical point of development that will have impact on tourist’s intention view that the Japanese Geoparks Network (JGN) put to visit the Geopark. The paper presents a new great importance on and also introduce the activities of approach to sustainability by capturing the dynamic JGN in promoting ‘Geo-stories’ with a geographical assessment and identifies Geopark ecotourism point of view. development and tourist’s perception in Indonesia, • Theme 7 – Oral Presentation using the Merangin Jambi Geopark as a case study. It also presents a new analysis that should be of interest to ______users, the local authority and stakeholders to develop Geopark Ecotourism Development in Indonesia and better policies for a more sustainable future. Perception of International Tourists • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation ______AYU K. YULIAWATI1 and SAPARI HADIAN2 Challenges and opportunities of Geoparks as an 1. Department of Management, Indonesia University of instrument of regionalization Education, Bandung ¶ 2. ______Department of Geologi, Padjadjaran University, Bandung –45363, Indonesia HENNING ZELLMER Geopark Harz . Braunschweiger Land . Ostfalen, Indonesia is a country rich with natural and cultural Niedernhof 6, 38154 Königslutter, Germany resources, which have the potential to be developed further in the tourism sector. Although tourism offers

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 100 In the last decades globalization and demographic understanding of community involvement in the changes have led to newly defined regions everywhere sustainable development of Chinese geoparks can be in Europe. On one hand it is necessary to find new ways used to assess the effectiveness of application of geopark for sustainable and affordable administrations, on the as a tool to enhance sustainable development. This other hand, it is important to provide the region with an paper investigates the various forms of participation of attracting image outwards and a respected identity for local residents in management and protection of the inhabitants. While the changes in administration is Chinese geoparks by using Sanqingshan National often causing tough political processes between Geopark as a case example. Personal interviews and municipalities, counties, cities and states in different focus group meetings were conducted to assess the ways, Geoparks can do a lot for the image and the types, forms and time of involvement the community attraction of a region. The Geopark Harz. had undertaken after the establishment of the national Braunschweiger Land. Ostfalen is a good example, of geopark; educational materials were distributed and how Geoparks clearly differ to structures like nature special training and lectures were organized for local reserves, national parks and biosphere reserves, and residents. The improvement in the livelihood, as a result how they can help to find particular ways to a future- of effective sustainable development of the geopark, oriented regionalization. apparently incites support and encourages further Geoparks are not a new class of extra reserves, but participation and involvement by local communities. comprise the entire range of natural and cultural Results show that such participation has initiated development of a geographically and geologically positive cyclical impacts of mutual development with defined region. This includes cities, business and the application of geopark concept. industrial areas, which are related to the regional • Theme 1 - Poster Presentation resources and dependent cultural development. Describing these relationships is the way a Geopark is ______able to summarize the full potential of a region. Discussion on the popular science education function Although Geoparks support the protection of of Geopark museum and its scientific significance geological sites, biotopes, monuments, etc. on the basis ______of existing laws, they also allow the participation of active economic ranges subsumed in the overall ZHIGUANG ZHANG1,2 and YUAN ZHENG1,2 network. Geoparks promote sustainable economy in 1. Chinese Geoparks Network, 26 Baiwanzhuang Road, particular. They collect and pool the information about Beijing, P.R.China ¶ 2. a region on the basis of their geological foundations. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 26 Here, the focus is set on the field of education Baiwanzhuang Road, Beijing, P.R.China (kindergartens, schools, universities, adult education, environmental education, tour guide training) as well as The geological museum of Geopark is an on the tourism and leisure industry (infrastructure, important place in popularizing natural science events, exhibitions, tourism offers). knowledge, and also is indispensable to the Chinese • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation Geopark construction. Based on the strong geological academic atmosphere, it shows us abundant earth ______science connotation in the most intuitional and effective Community Involvement: Keys to Promote measures, condense nature essence with a minimum of Sustainable Development space occupied, spread geo-scientific knowledge by ______using the biggest capacity and the least amount of time, as well as fully integrate with abundant animal and QIZHI ZHA plant resources and rich and colorful regional culture Mt. Sanqingshan National Park Management features. Therefore, the geological museum, as a kind of Committee,8 Xinyang Road, Shangrao City Jiangxi organization that inherits and spreads the natural Province, China evidence and environmental information of the past, present and future, gives full play to communication, Sustainable development is one of the three main sciences education and service function. According to objectives of geoparks. China has the world’s largest the statistics from Chinese Geoparks Network (CGN), numbers of both national and global geoparks. The in the past 10 years the National Geoparks of China

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 101 have totally received about 667 million visitors, and in Fangshan Global Geopark of China, integrating the 2012 the number has reached about 169 million. The scientific research and popularization, ecotourism, Geopark museum should attach great importance to religious pilgrimage, cultural enjoyment and vacation science education, it improves the quality of national into a whole, is striving to build a world famous tourist science, culture patriotism with the capability of destination. independent innovation, promote the comprehensive • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation development, led enhance the cultural quality of the whole nation, as well as to promote the development of ______science and technology, culture has an important Sustainable development of Geoparks significance. The museum is not only a symbol of ______Geopark, or a symbol of a city and region, but also a symbol of a country and a nation. ZHAO ZHIZHONG1, LONG CHANGXING1, ZHEN • Theme 3 – Oral Presentation YUANYUAN2, WANG MIN2, and ZHANG ZHIGUANG2 ______1. Institute of Geomechanics, CAGS, Beijing 100081, Analysis of Geology Feature and Development of PRC ¶ 2. Chinese Geoparks Fangshan Global Geopark of China Network, CAGS, Beijing 100037, PRC ______We should pay more attention to promote the JING ZHIXING sustainable development of Geoparks from three Beijing Fangshan Global Geopark Administration aspects, respectively they are scientific research, local Department socio-economic development and environment protection. The sense of a regional system should be Fangshan Global Geopark of China, the first brought into the development of Geopark, in order to Global Geopark in a capital city of the world, was realize the win-win prospect of resource, economy, approved in September of 2006. The Geopark lies in society and environment. The concept of “PRED” was Fangshan District of Beijing and Laishui County, introduced into Liujiang Geopark research by Qiao Laiyuan County and Yixian County of Hebei Province Xiaohong. It combined the theory of human--earth with a total area of 1045 km2. It consists of eight system, including population, resource, environment geoareas, i.e., the Zhoukoudian, Shihua Cave, Shidu, and development, and many other aspects. UNESCO Mount Baihuashan-Baicaopan, Mount Shangfangshan- and the GGN established guidelines for geoparks in Yunju Temple, Mount Shenglianshan, Yesanpo, and 2004, which emphasized that valuable geoheritage on Mount Baishishan. the earth should be preserved and its environment Fangshan Global Geopark has a long geological should be protected, combining with strategies of history of a billion years with rich geological heritage. It regional socio-economic development. P(people) are is one of the most typical places for researching the human beings participating in the Geopark, evolution of ancient humans, orogenetic movements including the managers, developers, local residents and and Karst development in North China. The Geopark tourists. R(resource) represents geoheritage resources. boasts fabulous karst landforms, crystal-sparkling E(environment) represents the garden and the whole underground palaces, and profound culture, regarded environment of its apanage, including natural and as the cradle of Geoscience. cultural environment. D(development) means Fangshan global Geopark enjoys 6 exclusive coordinated development of economy, society and features: (1) the Geopark had been the ideal homeland environment in the park system. The PRED system of for the ancient human beings; (2) the Geopark possesses Geopark was made based on relationships above. multiple patterns of orogenic features; (3) the Geopark The relationship between human beings, nature, has owned the ???? (4) the Geopark has hidden the ???? environment and development are closely linked, which (5) the Geopark has recorded the profound and can be seen from the PRED system. Human beings are panoramic historic accumulates; (6) the Geopark has the protector and the destroyer of Geopark, and also the cradled the celebrity-gathering generations of Chinese consumer, playing multiple roles, whose activity maybe geoscientists. good or bad. But once the geoheritage resources and the ecological environment were destroyed, social and

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 102 economic development of the Geopark and even the synergic and increasing efficiency that would finally local places would be restricted in return. reduce the expenditures. • Theme 1 - Oral Presentation 3- Local community practices the skill of management, or we can say it will be empowered in ______both aspects of management and economy. Three Assigning Geosites’ Management to Local geosites were chosen for assigning as tentatively. So we Communities in Qeshm Geopark begin to negotiate with inhabitants of the related ______villages. The result was as unbelievably willingness and we decided to establish rural Cooperatives Corporation EGHBAL ZOBEIRI1, ALIREZA AMRIKAZEMI2, for each geosite in advance. We understand that some MAZIAR QASEMINEJAD A.3, and SEYED obstacles can be expected with approaching the goals in MOHAMMAD HASHEM DAKHTEH4 practice, but we believe that we can overcome them all 1. Qeshm Island Geopark Office, 2nd floor, Geopark by good cooperation. building, Imam Qoli Khan Blvd, Nakhl Zarrin, Qeshm • Theme 2 – Oral Presentation Island, Hormozgan, Iran ¶ 2. Geoheritage Department, Geological Survey of Iran & University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran ¶ 3. Piramoon ______Architects, QIIC Building, Pajoohesh Blvd. Qeshm, Iran Territorial sustainable development strategy and ¶ 4. Environment Office, 3rd floor, Geopark building, community involvement in Lesvos Geopark, Greece Imam Qoli Khan Blvd, Nakhl Zarrin, Qeshm Island, ______Hormozgan, Iran NIKOLAOS ZOUROS and ILIAS VALIAKOS The aim of a Geopark is to conserve and promote University of the Aegean - Natural History Museum of geological heritages through empowering and the Lesvos Petrified Forest - Lesvos island Greece participating locals. Our experience is that this conservational method is wiser and the results are more reliable in comparison with other methods. Lesvos island, located in NE Aegean sea, is one of Local communities’ participation in Qeshm the largest Greek islands, with a population of 90,463 Geopark is satisfying so that the locals established eight inhabitants. Lesvos is characterized by a complex vernacular inns and restaurants, five handicraft geology and rich geodiversity dominated by Miocene corporations, four boatman corporations, six local volcanoes and the Petrified Forest, its biodiversity and travel and tour agencies under the encouragements of protected areas presenting a variety of birds and Geopark. These projects have made more than 1740 wildflowers, the ancient olive groves, pine forests and direct and non direct jobs vacancies. unique landscapes. Lesvos presents important However, it is predicted that the quantities rise archeological sites and monuments, medieval castles, more than two times until the end of this year which traditional villages, industrial architecture, monasteries would create about 1300 new jobs. Focusing on the and churches. power of local communities and experiences, we The Petrified Forest (15,000 ha) declared as strongly believe that we should go ahead and persuade Protected Natural Monument in 1985, was recognized local communities to participate in geosites as Geopark in 2000 and included in the Global management very soon. It means that Geopark Geoparks Network in 2004. After an extension in 2012, management should only play the role of a legislator. the whole Lesvos island (1630 Km2) became a Global By changing this management attitude, we will Geopark. The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos yield these results in near future: Petrified Forest in collaboration with the Lesvos 1- The responsibility of locals for geological Municipality and University of the Aegean are heritages will be increased. Thereupon they would work responsible for the Lesvos Geopark. The Geopark’s hard for utilizing, promoting and protecting the management plan is the main tool for the operation of heritages, self-movingly. the Lesvos Geopark, linking geoconservation and 2- Local community’s participatory management promotion of geosites, natural and cultural heritage and Geopark management in geosites would result

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 103 with geotourism, environmental education and sustainable local development. Although geotourism was initially focused in the Lesvos Petrified Forest, the planning and implementation of Geopark activities including interpretation and promotion of geosites, guided tours, exhibitions and events spread to the whole island. A broad variety of educational activities in Lesvos Geopark make it an ideal destination for environmental education. Community support is expressed by the Municipality and various social organizations fostered through the holistic development strategy of the Lesvos Geopark. The Geopark collaborates closely with women’s agrotouristic cooperatives and local organic food producers to promote local gastronomy and local food products. Lesvos Geopark contributes to the local economy by creating new employment opportunities directly but also in tourist enterprises, hotels, guest houses, restaurants, local artisans and handicrafts that are permanent Geopark collaborators. • Theme 2 - Oral Presentation

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 104 Li Sun ….. pg 85 PAGE INDEX (in order of program presentation) Promoting Rokua Geopark and the Geoparks networks in Finland FRIDAY SEPT 19th Vesa Krökki ….. pg 47

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Explaining why geology matters to geopark visitors: an Ten years of exchange – Messel Pit World Heritage Site & ecosystem services approach Geo-Naturpark Bergstrasse – Odenwald, Germany Murray Gray ….. pg 30 Marie-Luise Frey ….. pg 24

Analysis of Features of Granitic Geomorphologic Landscape The Picture Book about Geo-Stories of Toya-Usa Global in Mt.Chaya Geopark Jianhua Fang ….. pg 20 Nire Kagaya ….. pg 41

Moving geosites: how landslides can become focal pointsina Using smartphones in field to hunt geological treasures - Geopark experiences from Gea Norvegica Geopark (Norway) Calcaterra Domenico ….. pg 12 Mona Holte ….. pg 36

Analysis of Geology Feature and Development of Fangshan Xingwen Global Geopark: A local school involvement in Global Geopark of China Geo-Education Success Jing Zhixing ….. pg 101 Xiaolin Chang ….. pg 14

Geological heritage management: monitoring the Azores Azores Geopark infrastructures through an effective Geopark geosites partnership with the regional centres of environmental Eva Lima ….. pg 53 interpretation and science education Carla Silva ….. pg 83 Study of Recharge Area for Supporting Geopark Conservation on the Slopes of Batur Volcano Based on Challenges in interpreting the landscape of Zhangjiajie Global Geological Setting, Content of Deuterium and Oxigen Geopark of China Isotopes of Groundwater Chemistry He-Qing Huang ….. pg 37 Hendarmawan ….. pg 33

THEME 4 THEME 2 Tumbler Ridge Aspiring Geopark OneGeology – Standardized global digital geological data in Charles Helm ….. pg 34 one place Marko Komac ….. pg 46 Geology, Geotourism as Definite Factor for Geopark Ciletuh Indonesia Tianzhushan Global Geopark Strongly Propels The Mega Rosana ….. pg 80 Community Development Wen Huang ….. pg 37 Southern Saimaa Lake area - potential new Geopark in Finland FLAG – A Community Initiative in Popularizing The Jari Nenonen ….. pg 62 Geopark Concept in Langkawi Geopark Kamarulzaman Abdul Ghani ….. pg 28 The East Border Region of Ireland – A New Landscape Siobhan E. Power ….. pg 70 A New University/Community Alliance: the Mt. Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve Experience Outstanding geological sites and geopark projects in Quebec David Witty ….. pg 95 Pierre Verpaelst ….. pg 92

Community Participation Project in Zigong Global Geopark Connecting: RECINATUR and the Proposed Geo-Park in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico ….pg 78

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 105 Irma Suárez ….. pg Geoheritage sites: the starting point for Global Geoparks John Calder ….. pg 13 THEME 7

Intangible cultural heritage, landscape and livelihoods - More THEME 2 than just a sideshow Jonathan Karkut ….. pg 43 The Growth of Geoparks in Canada Godfrey Nowlan ….. pg 64 Cultural Diversity of Mount Taishan Geoparks Qinghai Wan ….. pg 93 Build A Dream with Love for Children of Dinosaurs’ Hometown -- Zigong Global Geopark Present Tickets of Geopark activities being conscious of the realization of a Drama of ‘Alice in Wonderland’for Children sustainable society - Promotion of ”Geo-story” with Yi Li ….. pg 52 geographical point of view in Japanese Geoparks Kazuhiro Yuhora ….. pg 99 Irish Geoparks – the sustaining role of EU funded projects Sarah Gatley ….. pg 26 Abyaneh: Where the culture and geology meet, a case study of geology impact on a culture-rich local society The Activities of Japanese Geoparks Network (JGN) in Kimiya S. Ajayebi ….. pg 3 cooperation with private companies, academic societies and individuals Geoparks and Indigenous Cosmology Seiichi Saito ….. pg 81 Nelson Graburn ….. pg 29 The Columbia Gorge Scenic Area (Oregon/Washington - Connecting ”Geo” and Life for the Sustainability of ”Geo- United States): AGeopark by Any Other Name life”: A Proposal of an Important Role of Geoparks Robert Burns ….. pg 11 Daichi Kohmoto ….. pg 45 The engagement of local communities in the Geopark project of the Beaujolais, France SATURDAY SEPT 20th Charlotte Besombes ….. pg 7

THEME 1 Bring in the White Coats – The GeoCollective 2014 Mishca Eligoloff ….. pg 19 Assessing the Economic Impact of Geoparks Kim Lemky ….. pg 49 Territorial sustainable development strategy and community involvement in Lesvos Geopark, Greece Benefit Chains at Messel Pit World Heritage Site – Creating a Nikolaos Zouros ….. pg 102 Geotourism Highlight in the Tourism Destination Odenwald, Germany” Developing Geopark tour packages in peripheral regions: a Marie-Luise Frey ….. pg 23 Shetland case study Robina Barton ….. pg 6 Geotourism and Geoconservation: Prospects and Challenges Abhik Chakraborty ….. pg 14 Northern Georoutes: Geoparks develop North Atlantic tourism brand The application of carrying capacity imperative in sustainable Sara Gentilini ….. pg 27 geopark planning Wei Guo ….. pg 32 THEME 3 Introducing Persian Gulf’s Sea Attractions as Reinforcement Factors for the Qeshm Geopark GEA-Mother Earth: international cooperation between Mohammad Sharif Ranjbar ….. pg 73 Geoparks Elizabeth Silva ….. pg 84 Linkages among geoconservation, rural livelihood and tourism: a case of Xingwen Global Geopark of China Jingpohu Global Geopark: A Unique Geopark for Education Kejian Xu ….. pg 97 and Natural Resources Sustainability Long Xiao ….. pg 98

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 106 The Results of Outdoor-Learning Activities Practiced in The Norwegian Committee of Geoheritage and Geoparks Happo Geo-park Area in Japan realize this one is different Pål Thjømøe ….. pg 90 but only way we can make it all work Hidemi Kudoh ….. pg 48 Discussion on the popular science education function of Geopark museum and its scientific significance Wells Gray and North Thompson-Robson Valley Global Zhiguang Zhang ….. pg 100 Geopark Proposal Cathie Hickson ….. pg 35 Birthing Stones House: a case of success in Arouca Global Geopark Application of Geography Information System in Molina and Alexandra Paz ….. pg 68 Alto Tajo Geopark Ossian De Leyva ….. pg 9 Geoscience education in the Czech Republic on the example of the Železnéhory National Geopark (Iron Mountains Protecting Hyderabad’s Natural & Cultural Heritage National Geopark) Farah Alam ….. pg 3 Petra Sádovská ….. pg 80 Saarte Geopark project, Estonia Expanding the Geoconservation Toolbox in Northern Ireland Viktoria Bubukin ….. pg 9 Andrew Bratton ….. pg 8

Using Technology for Education: A geopark partnership THEME 7 Steinunn Anna Gunnlaugsdótttir ….. pg 31 The Sacred and Dream Upon the Batur Global Geopark Geoparks and internation student exchanges: awindow of I Wayan Kastawan ….. pg 44 opportunity Alessandra Magagna….. pg 55 The role of Chorotega people knowledge in aspiring Rio Coco Geopark Embedding Geopark themes in the curriculums of local Martina Pásková ….. pg 68 education Mikko Kiuttu ….. pg 45 Cultural aspects of geological sites in the Golden Geopark of Lapland Peter Johansson ….. pg 41 THEME 4 Kula Geopark: Turkey’s First European and Global Geopark Local food as a way to promote Geopark Odsherred Erdal Gumus ….. pg 31 Hans-Jørgen Olsen ….. pg 67 Intangible cultural heritage in Japanese geoparks Community Education for Achieving West Java Aspiring Atsuko Niina ….. pg 63 Geopark Eko Pramudyo ….. pg 71 MATURE GEOPARK PANEL “Odsherred, a key location of Danish geological science” HenrikVejre ….. pg 92 TERRA.vita - 13 years of experience as a European Geopark Hartmut Escher ….. pg 20 Celebrating 200 years of the paroxysmal eruption of Tambora by Promoting the area as the World Geoheritage in Indonesia The evolution of a Global Geopark: challenges and Heryadi Rachmat ….. pg 73 achievements in the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark Kirsten Lemon ….. pg 49 Connecting: The Aspiring Trans-National Park of Carchi (Ecuador)/Dept. of Nariño (Colombia) Innovation of Langkawi Geopark: Embracing Past, Present Adriana Solarte ….. pg 76 and Future Challenges Azmil Munif Mohd Bukhari ….. pg 11 Analysis for Kebumen Geopark: An Effort to Preserve Geological Heritage and Increase Local Prosperity Magma Geopark, a sustainable Geopark; “Less philosophy Astin Nurdiana ….. pg 65 more money”

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 107 Pål Thjømøe ….. pg 88 What is reasonable geotourism in volcanic areas? Six years of the Japan Geopark Committee Setsuya Nakada ….. pg 61 Mahita Watanabe ….. pg 94 The Mode Selection and the Practicable Approaches of Udo Island: A new potential geosite cluster in Jeju Island Ningde Global Geopark’s Sustainable Development Geopark Xiaoping Qiu ….. pg 71 Kyung Sik Woo ….. pg 95 Tools to promote the extension of the Arouca Global MONDAY SEPT 23rd Geopark borders Daniela Rocha ….. pg 77 THEME 1 Geopark Ecotourism Development in Indonesia and Sustainable Geoparks – Scoping Studies in 4 Key Activity Perception of International Tourists Areas Ayu Krishna Yuliawati ….. pg 99 Hartmut Escher ….. pg 20 The model site to learn long-term ecological succession even Wind plus water: self-sufficiency of the Island of El Hierro for short-term visitors Verónica Montero ….. pg 58 Shiro Tsuyuzaki ….. pg 91

The Geopark Safaris of the Hondsrug area Sustainable development of Geoparks Cathrien Posthumus ….. pg 70 Zhao Zhizhong ….. pg 101

History and Environment: Geosites, Education, Tourism and Local Development THEME 2 Rúbia Cavalcanti ….. pg 14

Scientific values of unique geopark sites in South Korea: Jeju Developing local menus: the GEOfood project Island, Mt. Mudeung and Jeonnam Dinosaur Coast Geoparks Pål Thjømøe ….. pg 89 Min Huh ….. pg 38 Engaging NGO to achieve geoconservation, earth sciences The partnership Azores Geopark/Azores Tourism Promotion popularisation and sustainable development: the case of Board: strengthening the Geotourism in the Azores Hong Kong Geopark Archipelago Cindy Choi ….. pg 15 João Nunes ….. pg 64 Sesia - Val Grande Geopark toward a new image The long and special history of the marble quarry of Edoardo Dellarole ….. pg 18 Candoglia (Italy) Edoardo Dellarole ….. pg 17 Legal System and Current Management Status of Geoparks in Korea Geodiversity as a tool for the better management of Yonghee Moon ….. pg 59 geoheritage Lichao Gao ….. pg 27 The Sardinian Geopark: a microplate and people’s connections Alpine plant communities on Mt. Apoi and their Gian Luigi Pillola ….. pg 69 conservation and utilization Takumi Harada ….. pg 33 Challenges and opportunities of Geoparks as an instrument of regionalization The Innovative Product of Geoparks: Geological Henning Zellmer ….. pg 99 Edutainment Centre Zhenzhi Yang ….. pg 97 On Local Participation in the Development of Geoparks: A Case Study of Wudalianchi Global Geopark From valueless to valuable: geopark approach in sustainable Shuguang Qu ….. pg 72 transformation of disused quarry in Yandangshan Global Geopark of China Shimabara Peninsula and me Young Ng ….. pg 62 Yukiko Nagata ….. pg 61

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 108 Education methods utilized in the Oki Islands Global Assigning Geosites’ Management to Local Communities in Geopark Qeshm Geopark Kazuhiro Nobe ….. pg 63 Eghbal Zobeiri ….. pg 102 Geo-education in cooperation with school and local residents Becoming a geopark through the co-construction of a Takaaki Shirai ….. pg 83 geopark festival Paya Hauch Fenger ….. pg 34 A sustainable society in the Itoigawa Geopark through education Creating new Geotourism in cooperation with local people, HirokoTorigoe ….. pg 90 Geo-guide, Geo-masters in Muroto Geopark Kana Furusawa ….. pg 26 THEME 4 A network platform for communities to be forceful Francisco Freitas ….. pg 23 Fernando de Noronha Aspiring Geopark Project (Brazil): History, Culture and Tourism History and role of the Izu Peninsula Geopark in developing Jasmine Moreira ….. pg 60 social understanding of geological hazards for mitigation of natural disasters The Gnorongoro Aspiring Geopark (Tanzania): a unique Masato Koyama ….. pg 47 Geopark project in Africa developed with European Union Support The Requirements to Specific Codes for Vernacular Joshua Mwankunda ….. pg 60 Accommodations for Geoparks Maziar Qaseminejad Abdolmalaki ….. pg 71 The Museum of Molina as interpretation center for Molina and Alto Tajo Geopark The role of community in developing Varkala Coastal Cliffs, Juan Manuel Monasterio ….. pg 58 exhibiting the Tertiary sequence of Warkalli Formation, India, as an ideal hotspot for geotourism The Ardèche chestnut civilization: from geological « Sajinkumar K.S. ….. pg 81 constraints » to a regional wealth Marc Lutz ….. pg 55 Initiatives for Local Development in San’in Kaigan Geopark Katsunori Ishida ….. pg 39 Golden Geopark of Lapland - A Geopark with a Golden Theme Promotion materials for local communities Venla Karkola ….. pg 43 Akinobu Ishimatsu ….. pg Mt Cangshan in Dali: The “Eaves of the World Fastigium” Junming Li ….. pg 51 THEME 3 Geo-stories created by volcanic activities in the Kirishima Creating a unified brand image of Japanese geoparks through Geopark, SW Japan collectable cards Toru Ishikawa ….. pg 40 Kuniyasu Mokudai ….. pg 58 Percé: A geopark project Didactic games as part of the educational program at the Irene M. Briand ….. pg 8 Terras de Cavaleiros Aspiring Geopark (Portugal) Ana F. Lima ….. pg 52 The importance of a Global Geopark in a rural area in Denmark Characteristics of Map Information on the Websites of Thomas Adelskov ….. pg 3 Geoparks Daichi Kohmoto ….. pg 46 Geopark Quadrilatero Ferrifero, Iron Quadrangle Minas Gerais Brazil Science education made interesting for young people: Renato Ciminelli ….. pg 15 International study group visits outdoor education in the aspiring Reykjanes Geopark in Iceland The model preparation of a visitor centre on the example of Arnbjorn Olafsson ….. pg 66 the Železnéhory National Geopark (Iron Mountains National Geopark)

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 109 Jan Doucek ….. pg 18 agriculture ….pg 5

The Charlevoix Astroblem Geopark Project 3 Jean-Michel Gastonguay ….. pg 27 Tourists and local community’s attitude on geo-park as geo- tourism ….pg 21 An Introduction to Sakurajima-Kinkowan Geopark Daisuke Fukushima ….. pg 25 4 Geosites of Terras de Cavaleiros Aspiring Geopark Connecting: The Aspiring Imbabura Geopark, Ecuador (Portugal): tourism value assessment ….pg 29 Margaret Hart Robertson ….. pg 75 5 Science, education and geotourism based in the geological Understanding Various Geohazards ….pg 39 heritage: different approaches in the Terras de Cavaleiros Aspiring Geopark (Portugal) 6 Diamantino I. Pereira ….. pg 69 Geological field excursion courses in the Muroto Geopark: Examples from the 113th Annual Meeting of the Geological Mainstreaming the geoheritage into conservation policies: Society of Japan and International symposium on Gondwana first steps and achievements in the aspiring Geopark des Evolution and Dispersal ….pg 40 Monts d’Ardèche (France) Marc Lutz ….. pg 54 7 “Let’s have a fun on the earth in Happo Shirakami Geo-park in Japan” ….pg 43 THEME 6 8 Joint Management of Geopark & Biosphere Reserve - The Geomorphological Heritage and Landscape Enhancement Case Study in the Hakusan Tedorigawa National Geopark in ….pg 54 Japan Tatsuto Aoki ….. pg 6 9 Interpreted geological trails in Terras de Cavaleiros Geopark” Fundy: the Biosphere Reserve defined by Champlain 400 a new tool for geotourism and education ….pg 57 years ago Paul Bogaard ….. pg 7 10 Geotourism in caverns of Mexico: a proposal for the Hiangshan Geopark Seeks International Partnerships protection of geomorphological heritage in a sustainable Wei Li ….. pg 51 development context …pg 79

Integrated Management strategy for the UNESCO protected 11 sites in Jeju Island Trails and connections of geosites throughout the geological, Soojae Lee ….. pg 48 mining, historical and environmental Park of Sardinia (Italy) ….pg 75 Integration of UNESCO mercury heritage into Geopark Idrija Bojan Rezun ….. pg 74 12 Sardinia’s historical and cultural heritage of mining Promotion of Earth Sciences through Geoparks and World exploration ….pg 74 Heritage Sites Wolfgang Eder ….pg 19 13 Geostory related to volcanic eruptions, farm products and landscapes - an example of the Hayasaki Seashore in Unzen POSTER SESSION - SEPT 20 Volcanic Area Global Geopark ….pg 65

1 14 The Investigation for Geological Relics in Badain Jaran Community Involvement: Keys to Promote Sustainable Desert Geo-area of Alxa Desert Global Geopark ….pg 91 Development ….pg 100

2 15 Water conservation and GHG reduction through appropriate Classification of the Cilento, Vallo Diano and Alburni

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 110 National Park - European Geopark Coastland (Italy) ….pg 92 7 16 Current Geological Education Program at Aso Geopark, Stonehammer Global Geopark: The first three years of Japan ….pg 38 establishment ….pg 10 8 17 Using Volcano Eruption Remains to Teach about the Community Awareness of Geopark Harz-Braunschweiger Consequences of Volcanic Eruptions in Toya-Usu ….pg 42 Land-Ostfalen ….pg 12 9 18 Volcano Meister as an Interpreter of the Toya-Usu Global Nioaque Core Area building skills for locals - Bodoquena- Geopark and Disaster Prevention ….pg 42 Pantanal Geopark (Brazil) ….pg 84 10 19 Effects and Issues of Resident Involvement in Walking Model Geopark Promotion of Hexigten Global Geopark ….pg 94 Route Map ….pg 56

20 11 Inclusive development in local communities, an enterprise in CPD program for improvement of guide skill in the San-in Qeshm Geopark, Iran …. pg 4 Kaigan Geopark ….pg 82

21 12 Cultural geology in the Sesia-Val Grande Geopark (NW- Geopark Travelling: itinerant geosciences in Bodoquena- Alps, Italy) ….pg 29 Pantanal Geopark ….pg 85

22 13 Discursive Semiotic Analysis of the Female Indentitary Significance of beachcombing and fossil collection for Representation in Colina do Horto Geosite, Geopark Araripe geoscience education on coastal geosites: A case study of the – Brazil ….pg 78 Ishikari Ecomuseum Area, Hokkaido, Japan ….pg 86

14 POSTER SESSION - SEPT 22 Creation of a museum network in the Itoigawa Global Geopark ….pg 87 1 Information belowground: soil as an archive of information 15 ….pg 5 Geo-gashi: A “Sweet” Way of Interpreting Geological Features ….pg 87 2 Langkawi Global Geopark’s Education Initiative in Raising 16 Geopark Awareness ….pg 32 Visitor satisfaction with interpretive signs: a case of Fangshan Global Geopark of China ….pg 96 3 Visitor Preferences for Communicating the Message at 17 Geoparks ….pg 10 The Geopark as a school curriculum ….pg 98

4 18 Historic and Amazing Places of the UNESCO Fundy First step: Quintana Roo (Mexico) is looking for Geoparks Biosphere Reserve ….pg 17 ….pg 18

5 19 Raising awareness of Dong Van Global Geopark in primary Proposal and Problem of Geopark Concept to Small Islands: and secondary and upper secondary schools ….pg 88 A case Study of the Mishima Village Geopark Concept, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan ….pg 24 6 Six Classic Geological Routes of Danxiashan Geopark ….pg 20 22 Connecting Brabant’s aeolian sand regions through landscape

Abstracts 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks • 2014 • Saint John, CANADA 111 history ….pg 34

21 Outstanding geoheritage values of the Hantangang River Geopark in Korea ….pg 49

22 Byeonsanbando National Park ….pg 44

23 The Lava Tube of La Corona, a Geosite working as a small but sustainable and profitable Geopark ….pg 57

24 Tourism perspectives in Baños (Ecuador), a municipality of the Tungurahua Aspiring Geopark Project ….pg 59

25 Cacahuamilpa Grotto: geoheritage in a potential Geopark in Mexico ….pg 67

26 The role of geological museum to support geoconservation and geopark development in Indonesia ….pg 72

27 The Geoparks Project of the Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM) ….pg 82

28 Izu Peninsula Geopark—A Museum of Geological Diversity Izu Peninsual Geopark, Japan ….pg 86

29 Cabox Global Geopark – Exploring the Galapagos of Plate Tectonics ….pg 96

30 The Haute-Gaspésie geopark project ….pg 16

31 Advancing in geo-scientific management in the Cilento, Vallo Diano and Alburni Geopark (southern Italy) ….pg 30

32 The Geological Map with thematic elements and Submerged Landscapes Map of the National Park of Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni - European and Global Geopark: a dissemination and planning tool ….pg 50

33 Monuments and memories of the people who live with volcano, Sakurajima Geopark, Japan ….pg 25

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