2024

Calendar of events

15 January 2024: 6th GGN Advisory Committee Meeting

24-28 January 2024: International Tourism Fair FITUR in Madrid

5 February 2024: GGN Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals in Geoparks

5-9 March 2024: 49th European Geoparks Network Coordination Committee Meeting, Kula – Salihli UNESCO Global Geopark, Turkey

22 March 2024: World Water Day

8 April 2024: 8th Advisory Committee meeting

22 April 2024: International Earth Day 2024
GGN Anniversary Celebration in UNESCO Global Geoparks
New UNESCO Global Geoparks Welcome Digital Event

22-27 April 2024: APGN Week

26 – 29 April 2024: 7th Regional Course on UNESCO Global Geopark, Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark, Malaysia

18 May 2024: International Museum Day

27 May – 3 June 2024: International Course on UNESCO Global Geoparks “UNESCO Global Geoparks and Sustainable Management”, Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark, Greece

18 May – 2 June 2024: EGN Week

5 June 2024: World Environment Day

8 June 2024: World Oceans Day

9 August 2024: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

25-31 August 2024: 37th International Geological Congress, Busan, Republic of Korea
SPECIAL SESSION – GGN / Geoparks and Society – Invited lectures – presentations and Round table discussion

10-15 September 2024: 8th Asia Pacific Geoparks Network Symposium, Non Nuoc Cao Bang UNESCO Global Geopark, Vietnam
SPECIAL SESSION – GGN / Awarding those who contributed to the Geoparks Development

17 September 2024: World Cleanup Day

18-19th September: 50th EGN CC meeting

27 September 2024: International Tourism Day

2-4 October 2024: 17th European Geoparks Conference, Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark, Iceland
SPECIAL SESSION – GGN / Awarding those who contributed to the Geoparks Development

6 October 2024: International Geodiversity Day

13 October 2024: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

10-15 October 2024: 8th International Course on UNESCO Global Geoparks, China University of Geosciences Beijing, Xiangxi UNESCO Global Geopark, China

6-8 November 2024: VII Conference of Geoparks Network of Latin America and the Caribbean, Southern Canyons Pathways, Brazil
SPECIAL SESSION – GGN / Awarding those who contributed to the Geoparks Development

5 December 2024: World Soil Day

11 December 2024: International Mountain Day, Geopark Activities