From October 9th to 15th, the 8th UNESCO Global Geopark Management and Development Training Course was held in Xiangxi, Hunan. UNESCO members and park representatives from China, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania and other countries gathered together to learn from the operation and management experience of the World Geopark. Mt. Siguniang Apply for the Unesco Global Geopark team team to participate in training.
The opening ceremony was presided over by Zhang Jianping, a member of the Executive Board of the World Geopark Network, a member of the UNESCO World Geopark Council, and a professor at China University of Geosciences (Beijing). Yan Chenggao, first-class inspector of the Nature Reserve Management Department of the National Forestry and Grass Administration, Nikolaos Zouros, Chairman of the World Geopark Network (GGN), VANDENBERGHE Kristof, Secretary-General of the UNESCO World Geopark Secretariat, and Jin Xiaochi, Coordinator of the Asia-Pacific Geopark Network (APGN) delivered speeches on the spot and by video respectively.
Speech by Yan Chenggao, First-Class Inspector of the Natural Conservation Management Department of the State Forestry and Grass Administration
Video message by Nikolaos Zouros, President of the Global Geoparks Network (GGN)
VANDENBERGHE Kristof, Secretary-General of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Secretariat
Zhang Jianping, member of the Executive Board of the World Geoparks Network, presided over the opening ceremony
Speech by Kim Siu Chi, Coordinator of the Asia Pacific Geoparks Network (APGN)
With the theme of "UNESCO Global Geopark and Sustainable Development", the training course invited the UNESCO Global Geopark Council, the Global Geopark Network Executive Board and domestic famous global geopark experts to serve as teaching experts., Problem analysis and field visits, etc., conduct comprehensive targeted training and seminars on the concepts, standards, declarations, evaluations and reevaluations of global geoparks. The event also announced the venue for the 9th UNESCO Global Geopark Management and Development Training Course in 2025.
Training class site
Visit Furong Town
Visit the Geopark Museum
During the training, the theme of Siguniang Mountain Geopark's masterpiece ''Outdoor Sports and Geopark Development Sharing Exchanges, ''was shared, which fully demonstrated the basic overview and development characteristics of Siguniang Mountain Geopark, and interacted with the students to learn from each other, strengthening the relationship with other parks Friendship.
After the meeting, representatives of Siguniang Mountain Geopark actively communicated with experts such as Zhang Jianping, member of the Executive Board of the World Geopark Network, Jin Xiaochi, vice chairman of the World Geopark Network, and Frey, member of the World Geopark Council, to introduce the development of the application and creation work of Siguniang Mountain Geopark, and to invite experts to the Geopark to carry out on-site evaluation and guidance.
Apply for the Unesco Global Geopark team photo with experts
Through the training meeting, Siguniang Mountain Geopark has learned more excellent construction and management experience, and further enhanced the popularity of Siguniang Mountain Geopark, which is of great significance to the high-quality development of the next application work.