From 16th to 20th of September, 2015, the 4th Asia-Pacific Geoparks 2015 Symposium was held in San¡¯in Kaigan Global Geopark. In order to foster the communication and collaboration with geoparks in Asia-Pacific area, delegates from Zhangjiajie Global Geopark attended the symposium at the invitation of the symposium organizing committee.
This symposium was co-hosted by the Organizing Committee of the 4th APGN San¡¯in Kaigan Symposium and Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network, aiming at encouraging delegates from members of the Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network to share knowledge and ideas and discuss the future directions of Geopark through plenary sessions ,oral and poster sessions, excursions, exhibitions and social events. This symposium is also greatly supported by the UNESCO, GGN Bureau, APGN and Japan Geopark Committee, attracting 618 delegates from 22 countries.
During the symposium, delegates had hot discussions on topics such as geo-tourism, geo-education, sustainable development and so on. The delegate from Zhangjiajie Global Geopark also made a report on ¡° New Progress in Scientific Research and Science Popularization of Zhangjiajie Global Geopark¡±. This symposium was of great significance for promoting the management, science popularization and sustainable development of Zhangjiajie Global Geopark.
Meanwhile, the meeting for members of global geoparks of China was held during the symposium through the joint effort of the Department of Geoenvironment, Ministry of Land and Resources, P.R. China and Office of the Chinese Geoparks Network, having deep discussions on topics such as hosting the APGN Symposium 2017, the further development of the Global Geoparks Network and so on.
The Conference Hall
Promoting Zhangjiajie Global Geopark
Delegate from Zhangjiajie Global Geopark was Making the Report
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