April 22, 2024 is the 55th World Earth Day, and the theme of this year's Earth Day is "Planet vs. Plastics". In order to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, publicize Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, guide the whole society to establish the concept of ecological civilization of "respecting nature, conforming to nature, and protecting nature", promote the construction of beautiful Qianshan, and jointly build an earth home where man and nature coexist in harmony, Tianzhushan Global Geopark, Anqing Qianshan Ecological Environment Branch and Qianshan Pailou Central Primary School jointly carried out the 55th "World Earth Day" and the 5th Asia-Pacific Geopark Week Science Popularization Campaign. In the form of museum-school cooperation and joint construction and common benefit, Tianzhushan Geopark will give full play to the social education function of the museum and jointly build a "second classroom" for popular science education.
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On
December 7, the 2022 Annual Conference of China's UNESCO Global Geoparks opened
in Xiangxi, Hunan Province. The annual meeting was guided by the Department of
Nature Reserves of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, the
Forestry Bureau of Hunan Province and the People's Government of Xiangxi Autonomous
Prefecture, and co-organized by the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the
National Geoparks Network Centre, the Global Geoparks Network Office and Xiangxi
UGGp, with the annual meeting being held for the first time in an online +
offline form.
Tianzhushan
UGGp, together with 41 Global Geoparks and 6 candidates, representatives from
forestry and grassland departments of relevant provinces (autonomous regions
and municipalities directly under the Central Government) gathered online to make
discussions, share their experiences and work together for the sustainable
development of the Global Geoparks. Ms. Yuan Xiaohong, second-level inspector
of the Department of Nature Reserve Management of the State Forestry and
Grassland Administration, Ms. Wang Min, deputy director of the Geoheritage
Research Office of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, on behalf of Mr.
Ma Yan, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, and Mr. Jin
Xiaochi, vice chairman of the Executive Board of GGN, delivered online speeches.
Mr. Zhang Jianping, a member of the Executive Board of GGN and a professor from
China University of Geosciences, and Mr. Zhang Zhiguang, a senior engineer from
the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and an field evaluator of GGN, gave
keynote reports online. The heads of nine Geoparks including Xiangxi and Danxiashan
also made reports.
At the
annual meeting, Tianzhushan UGGp studied online the key points of evaluation
and revalidation work of UNESCO Global Geoparks, learnt the situation in recent
years, and learned advanced management and construction experience shared by geoparks.
At the
closing ceremony, Mr. Ma Yan, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of
Geological Sciences, announced that Yimengshan UGGp be the host of the 2023 Annual
Conference of China's UNESCO Global Geoparks, and Mr. Long Xiaohua, Governor of
Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, handed over the flag to Yimengshan UGGp.
