Designed to develop and enhance cultural tourism in Kars through pro-poor tourism development policies, safeguarding of tangible and intangible cultural heritage and development of capacities of communities and enterprises for income generation and job creation in the province of Kars.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN VENICE

They must also possess an effective management structure, clearly defined boundaries and a sufficiently large area to permit significant sustainable economic development, primarily through tourism.

UNESCO: Eleven sites added to global Geoparks Network

Every Tuesday at 1300 UTC, Global Geoparks worldwide and their local partners are encouraged to share the best examples of their work promoting geological heritage and supporting sustainable economic development through eco-tourism.

UNESCO: UK launches #GeoparkHour

With its programmatic approach, based on a listing system and the use of revisable operational guidelines for its implementation, the 1972 Convention strengthened heritage conservation policies, and became the standard reference for including conservation policies as a means of development, largely through tourism.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage