Organization

Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee is the advisory body of the GGN. It consists of the Chairpersons (or their appointed representatives) of the National Geopark Bodies, and the designated representatives of the Affiliated Organisations.

The Advisory Committee advises the Executive Board and the General Assembly on matters concerning the policies, programmes, procedures and finances of the GGN, and may propose amendments to the Statutes.

Members

CountryName of the GGN National Forum / CommitteeGGN Advisory Committee Members
AustriaAustrian National ForaGulas Oliver
BelgiumRepresentative of Famenne-Ardenne UGGpPetit Alain
BrazilBrazilian Network of UNESCO Global GeoparksSell Jaciele
CanadaCanadian Geoparks NetworkGamble Sarah
ChileKütralkura UGGpHerrera Patricia Isabel
ChinaChinese Geoparks NetworkZheng Yuanyuan
CroatiaNational Committee on UNESCO Global Geoparks in the Republic of CroatiaPavic Goran
CyprusRepresentative of Troodos UGGpEfthimios Tsiolakis
Czech RepublicNational Geoparks Council of Czech RepublicMartina Paskova
DenmarkOdsherred UGGp & Vestjylland UGGpWalløe Hansen Jakob
EcuadorEcuadorian Geoparks CommitteeBoarda José
FinlandFinnish Geoparks ForumKiuttu Mikko
FranceNational Committee for the Geoparks in FrancePagès Jean-Simon
GermanyGerman Geoparks ForumWeber Jutta
GreeceHellenic Geoparks ForumCharalampos Fassoulas
HungaryHungarian Geopark CommitteeKorbély Barnabás
IcelandIcelandic Geoparks CommitteeSigurður Sigursveinsson
IndonesiaIndonesian Geoparks ForumFarid Zaini Mohamad
IranRepresentative of Qeshm Island UGGpAmrikazemi Alireza
IrelandIrish UNESCO Global Geoparks CommitteeClare Glanville
ItalyItalian Geoparks CommitteeAniello Aloia
JapanJapan Geopark CommitteeSetsuya Nakada
LuxembourgRepresentative of Mëllerdall UGGpKausch Birgit
MalaysiaRepresentative of Langkawi UGGpAzmil Munif Mohd Bukhari
MexicoMixteca Alta, Oaxaca UGGp
Comarca Minera, Hidalgo UGGp
Palacio Jose Luis
MoroccoRepresentative of M’Goun UGGpAchbal Driss
NetherlandsNetherlands Forum for UNESCO Global GeoparksGretha Roelfs
NicaraguaRepresentative of Rio Coco UGGpNunes Marcio
NorwayNorwegian National Committee for Geoheritage and GeoparksRangnes Kristin
PeruColca y Volcanes de Andagua UGGpJoaquin Yammil Ramirez Angulo
PolandRepresentative of Polish GeoparksMichał Poros
PortugalCoordination Committee of the Portuguese Network of UNESCO Global GeoparksRocha Daniela
Republic of KoreaKorean National Geoparks NetworkSoojae Lee
RomaniaRomanian National UNESCO Global Geoparks ForumΑlexandru Andrasanu
Russian FederationRepresentative of Yangan Tau UGGpIldar Sadykov
SerbiaRepresentative of Djerdap UGGpJovana Marinkovic
SlovakiaRepresentative of Novohrad-Nógrád UGGpBalázs György
SloveniaSlovenian Geoparks ForumSuzana Fajmut Šrtucl
SpainSpanish Geoparks ForumBarrera Jose Maria
SweedenRepresentative of Platåbergen UGGpBergengren Anna
TanzaniaRepresentative of Ngorongoro Lengai UGGpJoshua Mwankunda
ThailandRepresentative of Satun UGGpNarongrit Thungprue
TurkeyRepresentative of Kula - Salihli UGGpTuncer Demir
United KingdomUK Committee for UNESCO Global GeoparksKirstin Lemon
UruguayRepresentative of Grutas del Palacio UGGpEugenio Bidondo

Observers: Τhe GGN Executive Board

CountryPositionName
GreecePresidentZOUROS Nickolas
P.R. ChinaVice - PresidentJIN Xiaochi
MalaysiaVice - PresidentKOMOO Ibrahim
FranceGeneral SecretaryMARTINI Guy
NorwayTreasurerRANGNES Kristin
MoroccoAUGGNACHBAL Driss
United KingdomUnited Kingdom (EGN)BORDER Melanie
CanadaCanada (CGN)CALDER John
GermanyInd. MemberFREY Marie - Luise
JapanAPGNFURUSAWA Kana
PortugalEGNSÁ Artur
P.R. ChinaAPGNZHANG Jianping
UNESCOUNESCO Global Geoparks SecretariatVANDENBERGHE Kristof

Observers: Regional Networks Coordinators

CountryPositionName
P.R. ChinaAPGN CoordinatorJIN Xiaochi
Malaysia
Japan
APGN Vice CoordinatorsKOMOO Ibrahim
FURUSAWA Kana
FranceEGN CoordinatorJUSTICE Sophie
GreeceEGN Vice-CoordinatorFASSOULAS Charalampos