Danyang County in North Chungcheong has become the first area in the Chungcheong region to be designated as a Unesco Global Geopark. The designation of Danyang and the eastern coast of North ...

Longyan UNESCO Global Geopark, located in the southeastern part of China, offers a geological record of tectonic evolution in southern China covering a period of approximately 300 million years. It is ...

The designation of a set of western border islands as a Unesco Global Geopark has been halted due to objections from North Korea, the Incheon metropolitan government said Thursday.

Mount Changbaishan UNESCO Global Geopark, located in southeast Jilin Province of China, is like an open-air classroom for volcanism, with dramatic landforms and diverse rock types that document ...

Geological significance In its recognition, the UNESCO executive board cited Paektu’s volcanic legacy, valleys shaped by glacial erosion, and rocky plains as part of its global significance.

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A sacred North Korean mountain was recently named as a UNESCO Global Geopark, the first time a natural site in the country has been included on the list.

The Datai Langkawi resort planted 1,500 mangrove seedlings in Langkawi's UNESCO Global Geopark for World Mangrove Day and World Nature Conservation Day. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip.

The Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark, sprawling over 4,750 square kilometres and spanning three districts – Ranau, Kota Marudu, and Kota Belud, is home to numerous rural villages.

Established in 2015, the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network brings together sites recognized for their significant geological heritage that reflect the Earth's history, evolution, and climate.

North Korea sought the UNESCO geopark designation in 2019, a year before China, but an on-site inspection of the site in North Korea was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

SEOUL, 16 April (BelTA - Yonhap) - The North Korean side of Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano on the North Korean-Chinese border, has been approved as a UNESCO Global Geopark.