The magnificent caves are part of the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark in County Fermanagh.
The Geopark will bring real and sustainable development to a very remote and economically deprived area.
The Geopark coincides with the Colline Metallifere (Metalliferous Hills), most important mining district in central Italy.
In a statement, the voluntary group behind Lochaber Geopark expressed disappointment at losing the Unesco recognition.
The Geopark showcases rock and water interaction present in gigantic rock erosion shapes and impressive landscape phenomena.
The Geopark has high geological diversity and an exceptional variety of natural habitats, ranging from lowland to Alpine landscape.
The landscape, rich fertile soils and an impressive record of culture and tradition give this Geopark major geotouristic potential.
Today, China has three categories of geopark: global (26), national (140) and provincial.
Inside a National Park on Honshu Island, this Geopark is a successful example of integrating geological heritage and local development.
The film is very much about making the Geopark accessible to as many people as possible while showcasing the beautiful bay.
The Geopark covers an area of unspoiled panoramic mountainous landscape including the most impressive gorges in northwestern Greece, Vikos and Aoos.
Unesco has withdrawn geopark status from an area of the Highlands that inspired work by scientist Charles Darwin in the 1800s.
Volunteers running Lochaber Geopark could not raise the funds needed to employ a full-time project officer, a requirement of the designation.
With rocks spanning 4 Eras and 12 Geological periods and 1, 800 million years of history, the Global Geopark points to a spectacular geological heritage.
The stunning natural heritage of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham takes centre stage in a new short film about the English Riviera Geopark.
Set in the Apennine mountains, the Geopark offers rich geological diversity and outstanding sites of mountainous landscapes, cave formations and coastal features.
Located in southwest China, the Geopark is characterized by numerous karst features: large subterranean rivers, karst windows, natural bridges, extensive cave systems, etc.
The northernmost Geopark of the network, not far from the Arctic Circle, is a unique combination of northern hemisphere geology, nature and culture.
Scotland's other parks are North West in Sutherland and Geopark Shetland.
The Bakony-Balaton Global Geopark is situated in western Hungary in the north-western part of the Carpathian Basin of central Europe, surrounded by young fold mountain ranges.
This film is the perfect vehicle for introducing people to the outstanding natural heritage of the English Riviera and for encouraging them to explore the Geopark further.
Although the term Geoparks does not have a specific legal status, the important monuments and sites within a Geopark must be protected in every case, under local, regional or national legislation.
Ranging from rugged uplands, lakes and forests through to gently rolling drumlins, the landscapes of the Global Geopark represent a complex Earth history dating back as far as 650 million years.
The initiative was launched by the coordinating team behind the 7th International Conference on Geoparks that is due to take place at the English Riviera Geopark in September next year.
The Geopark extends roughly from Durness to Ullapool, and the landscape it contains has inspired many who have explored its 480 square miles of mountains, peatland, beaches, forest and coast.
In recognition of its special qualities the North Pennines has been designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), as well as a European and Global Geopark - highlighting its globally important Earth heritage.
Nearly 700 seminars or summer camps have been organized for the general public by geopark administrators since 2001 and more than 1 700 books explaining the geosciences to the public have been published.
Such is the variety of shapes and types, present through at least four mountain building periods, that visitors and locals alike cannot but marvel at the magnificient colours and structures visible around the coast of the Global Geopark.
The Geopark highlights the geological values of the region which testify to a rich geodiversity of sharp cliffs and hot springs, volcanoes and basalt columns set against a diverse geological and morphological mosaic of different formations.
The eastern boundary of the Global Geopark extends beyond the settlement of Durness and Loch Eriboll to follow the Moine Thrust Zone, an internationally significant geological structure that helped 19th century geologists determine how the world's great mountain ranges were formed.
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