April 22, 2023 is the 54th World Earth Day, and the theme of this year's Earth Day is "Cherish the Earth, Harmony between Man and Nature". To further guide the whole society to establish the ecological civilization concept of "respecting nature, adapting to nature and protecting nature", promote the construction of beautiful Qianshan, and jointly build an earth home where people and nature live in harmony, Tianzhushan Global Geopark and Shuzhou Primary School of Qianshan City will jointly hold a series of thematic publicity activities for the World Earth Day 2023.
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The United Nations (UN) has declared 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The
resolution, recognizes the importance of international tourism, and
particularly of the designation of an international year of sustainable tourism
for development, in fostering better understanding among peoples everywhere, in
leading to a greater awareness of the rich heritage of various civilizations
and in bringing about a better appreciation of the inherent value of different
cultures, thereby contributing to the strengthening of peace in the world. The
International Year (IYST 2017) aims to raise awareness on the contribution of
sustainable tourism to development among decision-makers and the public, while
mobilizing all stakeholders to work together in making tourism a catalyst for
positive change.
The Global Geoparks Network Executive Board
decided to become a partner of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for
Development, 2017 (IY2017), following the decision on the GGN Strategic Plan
2017-2020 agreed at of the 1st Ordinary General Assembly of GGN in the English
Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark in September 2016.
The main goal of their partnership is to
promote UNESCO Global Geoparks as sustainable tourism destinations to the
International Tourism market, to promote Geoparks and build new links with the
tourism market, raise the profile and visibility of the UNESCO Global Geoparks
among the main players in the tourism industry, to promote Geoparks collectively
through this United Nations’ initiative operated by the World Tourism
Organization.
