From Sep. 19th to Sep. 22nd, the 5th APGN
conference on global geoparks was held in Zhijin County, Guizhou Province.
Tianzhushan UNESCO Global Geopark led by Mr. Wang Chendong, deputy director of
Tianzhushan Administrative Committee, attended the conference. With the theme
of “UNESCO Global Geoparks Promote The Sustainable Development of the Local
Economy'', the conference was attended by more than 900 representatives from 27
countries. Representatives of UNESCO, GGN, UNESCO Global Geoparks Council and
APGN attended the conference. The conference was comprised of five rounds of
themed reports and six rounds of special reports. The representatives of
Tianzhushan presented a special report entitled “UNESCO Global Geoparks Should
Actively Make Contributions to Combat Climate Change”, receiving considerable attention and approval. The Tianzhushan delegation and other global geoparks
held extensive exchanges and shared experiences as well as promoted Tianzhushan.