Advisory Committee
GLOBAL GEOPARKS NETWORK
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chair: Setsuya Nakada, Japan
Vice Chair: Elizabeth Silva, Portugal
Members
| Country | Name of the GGN National Forum / Committee | GGN Advisory Committee Members |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Austrian Geoparks Fora | Gulas Oliver |
| Belgium | Representative of Famenne-Ardenne UGGp | Petit Alain |
| Brazil | Representative of Araripe UGGp | Maria Edenilce Peixoto Batista |
| Canada | Canadian Geoparks Network | Gamble Sarah |
| Chile | Kütralkura UGGp | Herrera Patricia Isabel |
| China | Chinese Geoparks Network | Zheng Yuanyuan |
| Croatia | Representative of Papuk UGGp | Radonic Goran |
| Cyprus | Representative of Troodos UGGp | Efthimios Tsiolakis |
| Czech Republic | National Geoparks Council of Czech Republic | Martina Paskova |
| Denmark | Odsherred UGGp & Vestjylland UGGp | Walløe Hansen Jakob |
| Ecuador | Ecuadorian Geoparks Committee | Merizalde Carlos |
| Finland | Finnish Geoparks Forum | Vesa Krökki |
| France | French Geoparks Committee | Pagès Jean-Simon |
| Germany | German Geoparks Forum | Escher Hartmut |
| Greece | Hellenic Geoparks Forum | Charalampos Fassoulas |
| Hungary | Hungarian Geopark Committee | Korbély Barnabás |
| Iceland | Icelandic Geoparks Forum | Sigurður Sigursveinsson |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Geoparks Committee | Martono Budi |
| Iran | Representative of Qeshm Island UGGp | Amrikazemi Alireza |
| Ireland | Irish UNESCO Global Geoparks Committee | Clare Glanville |
| Italy | Italian Geoparks Committee | Aniello Aloia |
| Japan | Japan Geoparks Committee | Setsuya Nakada |
| Malaysia | Representative of Langkawi UGGp | Azmil Munif Mohd Bukhari |
| Mexico | Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca UGGp | Palacio Jose Luis |
| Morocco | Representative of M’Goun UGGp | Achbal Driss |
| Netherlands | Netherlands Forum for UNESCO Global Geoparks | Gretha Roelfs |
| Nicaragua | Representative of Rio Coco UGGp | Bueno De Frutos Monica |
| Norway | Norwegian National Committee for Geoheritage and Geoparks | Pål Thjømøe |
| Peru | Representative of Colca y Volcanes de Andagua UGGp | Winder Anconeira Maque |
| Poland | Representative of Polish Geoparks | Jacek Koźma |
| Portugal | Portuguese National Fora | Silva Elizabeth |
| Republic of Korea | Korean National Geoparks Network | Soojae Lee |
| Romania | Representative of Hateg UGGp | Αlexandru Andrasanu |
| Russian Federation | Representative of Yangan Tau UGGp | Ildar Sadykov |
| Serbia | Djerdap UGGp | Jovana Marinkovic |
| Slovakia | Representative of Novohrad-Nógrád UGGp | Balázs György |
| Slovenia | Slovenian Geoparks Forum | Suzana Fajmut Šrtucl national coordinator of Slovenian National Forum - Managing director Karawanken / Karavanke |
| Tanzania | Representative of Ngorongoro Lengai UGGp | Joshua Mwankunda |
| Thailand | Representative of Satun UGGp | Narongrit Thungprue |
| Turkey | Representative of Kula - Salihli UGGp | Tuncer Demir |
| United Kingdom | UK Committee for UNESCO Global Geoparks | Kirstin Lemon |
| Uruguay | Representative of Grutas del Palacio UGGp | Eugenio Bidondo |
| Viet Nam | Vietnam Geoparks Network VGN | Tan Van Tran |
OBSERVERS: Τhe GGN Executive Board
| Country | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | President | ZOUROS Nickolas |
| P.R. China | Vice - President | JIN Xiaochi |
| Malaysia | Vice - President | KOMOO Ibrahim |
| France | General Secretary | MARTINI Guy |
| Norway | Treasurer | RANGNES Kristin |
| United Kingdom | EGN | BORDER Melanie |
| Canada | N. America | CALDER John |
| Italy | EGN | BURLANDO Maurizio |
| Germany | Ind. Member | FREY Marie - Luise |
| Brazil | L. America | MELO Patricio |
| Morocco | Africa | ACHBAL Driss |
| Japan | APGN | WATANABE Mahito |
| P.R. China | APGN | ZHANG Jianping |
| UNESCO | IGGP Secretariat | VANDENBERGHE Kristof |
Observers: Regional Networks Coordinators
| Country | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | APGN Coordinator | KOMOO Ibrahim |
| P.R. China | APGN Coordinator | JIN Xiaochi |
| Greece | EGN Coordinator | ZOUROS Nickolas |
| Norway | EGN Vice-Coordinator | RANGNES Kristin |