With
the theme of “Cherish the Earth, and Man and Nature Coexist Harmoniously”, the
51st World Earth Day is coming. Focusing on the activity theme,
Tianzhushan Geopark Administrative Committee is soliciting article event
together with Forestry Bureau of Qianshan City and Tianzhushan Geopark Museum,
aiming to arouse the public, especially students, the awareness of protecting
the earth and living harmoniously with the nature.
From October 27 to 28, the 2020 annual conference of Chinese
UNESCO Global Geoparks was held in Guangwushan-Nuoshuihe UGGp. The conference
is co-sponsored by National Geoparks Network Center, Global Geoparks Network
Office and Bazhong Municipal People's Government, undertaken by Sichuan
Guangwushan-Nuoshuihe Global Geopark Administration and co-organized by the regional
geological survey team of Sichuan Geological and Mineral Exploration and
Development Bureau. Relevant leaders of National Forestry and Grassland
Administration, invited representatives from National Geoparks Network Center,
representatives from Chinese UNESCO Global Geoparks and candidate UGGps
attended the conference. Ms. Jiang Xia, secretary of Tianzhushan scenic area
discipline inspection committee, attended this conference.
Representatives of Chinese UNESCO Global Geoparks and candidates
shared experiences and seek sustainable development of global geoparks. The conference
shared and exchanged the experience of the management and construction,
application and revalidation, protection and development of the global
geoparks, interpreted the evaluation rules of the global geoparks, analyzed the
key criteria of the newly revised self-evaluation table of the global geoparks,
and launched discussions on the brand operation of the global geoparks, science
popularization and education of nature, etc. At the same time, the conference
decided that the annual conference of Chinese UNESCO Global Geoparks in 2021 would
be held in Xiangxi Global Geopark, Hunan Province. An exhibition on the
achievements of Chinese UNESCO Global Geoparks was also held during the
conference.