From 24th to 27th of August, 2015, the Forum on Volcanic Geoparks of China 2015, co-hosted by Wudalianchi Global Geopark, Ningde Global Geopark, Leiqiong Global Geopark, Jingbohu Global Geopark, was held in Yandangshan Global Geopark. Zhangjiajie Global Geopark as well as more than 160 experts from home and abroad including experts from UNESCO, IUCN, and AIG were invited to attend this forum.
The theme of this forum is ¡°Cooperation, Communication and the Sustainable Development¡±. Representatives and experts from home and abroad gave terrific reports and had discussions on topics like managerial experience, future challenges, promotion of research findings and how to maintain the sustainable cooperative relationship between domestic and foreign geoparks, establishing a platform for volcanic geoparks at home and abroad to conduct communication and exchange in geopark management, construction, scientific research, science popularization and other fields, and thus promoting the development of geoparks.
On the occasion of this forum, through friendly negociation, Zhangjiajie Global Geopark and Yandangshan Global Geopark officially signed the sister agreement so as to foster their communication and collaboration in geosites conservation, management, science popularization, information, tourism promotion, sustainable development and so on for mutual development.
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