UNESCO’s Executive Boards has approved the designation of 15 new UNESCO Global Geoparks, which brings the number of sites participating in the Global Geoparks Network to 161 in 44 countries. The Executive Board also approved the extension of the Kula-Salihli UNESCO Global Geopark in Turkey.
UNESCO Global Geoparks were designated for the first time in Nicaragua, the Russian Federation and Serbia.
The newly designated Geoparks are:
Cliffs of Fundy, Canada
Discovery, Canada
Xiangxi, China
Zhangye, China
Lauhanvuori-Hämeenkangas, Finland
Toba Caldera, Indonesia
Rio Coco, Nicaragua
Estrela, Portugal
Hantangang, Republic of Korea
Yangan-Tau, Russian Federation
Djerdap, Serbia
Granada , Spain
Maestrazgo , Spain
The Black Country, United Kingdom
Dak Nong, Viet Nam
Fonte: UNESCO