During Nov. 6-8, the 2018 Meeting of China' Global Geoparks was held at Wenzhou City and 7 delegates from Zhangjiajie UGGp attended the meeting. This meeting was co-organized by the Center of the National Geoparks Network of China, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Government of Leqing City and the administrative committee of Yandangshan UGGp. About 150 delegates attended the meeting, coming from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Center of the National Geoparks Network of China, universities, research organizations, companies, and the administrative committees and governing organizations of all global geoparks (including the aspiring global geoparks) of China.
Photo 1: The conference site
During the meeting, the main activities and displays for enhancement of China's global geoparks were reported, new members introduced, and experiences on validation and re-validation communicated. In particular, the GGN-Geopark evaluators shared their experiences and the problems occurred during the last year were discussed. In addition, a field investigation of Yandangshan UGGp was conducted.
Photo 2. Delegates of Zhangjiajie UGGp on the conference
Photo 3. Delegates of Zhangjiajie UGGp on the conference
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