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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From Nov. 14 to Nov.15, 2017 the annual global geoparks conference of China was held in Fuding. Hosted by Mr. He Qingchen, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and executive director of National Geoparks Network Center, the meeting was attended by nearly 200 participants, including representatives from more than 30 global geoparks in China and 2 global geoparks candidates and relevant land and resources departments as well as famous domestic professionals. A representative of Tianzhushan also attended the meeting conducted exchanges and shared experience together with other geoparks.
Mr. Guan Fengjun, director of the geological environment department of the Land and Resources Ministry, presented conclusions about the management, and construction system of geoparks, and pointed out the current challenges and solutions for their sustainable development . Mr. Liu Yuan, inspector of geological environment department of Land and Resources Ministry, presented the 2016-2017 work report and made a work plan for 2018.
The meeting held an award ceremony for the new members of GGN: Arxan and Keketuohai. They respectively introduced the construction, development and management situation of geoparks. Zhijindong, Ningde, Guangwushan, Huanggang Dabieshan conducted exchanges on the management, evaluation and revalidation of geoparks, and new evaluators also shared experience. The next annual meeting will be held in Yandangshan UNESCO Global Geopark.
