Tag: Geology

UNESCO Geoparks

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The establishment of a Geopark aims to bring sustainability and real economic benefit to the local populations, usually through the development of sustainable tourism and other economic and cultural activities
The establishment of a Geopark aims to bring sustainability and real economic benefit to the local populations, usually through the development of sustainable tourism and other economic and cultural activities

The Bureau of the Global Geopark Network, meeting from 16 to 18 September in Norway’s Gea Norwegica Geopark on the occasion of the 10th European Geoparks Conference, will examine applications from 16 sites wishing to join the Global Network.

The candidates include: Carnic Alps (Austria), Bodoquena-Pantanal (Brazil), Quadrilatero Ferrifero (Brazil), Hong Kong park (China), Tianzhushan (China), the parks of Bauges (France), Chablais park (France), Katla (Iceland), Batur (Indonesia), Pacitan (Indonesia), Aras (Iran), Burren and Cliffs of Moher (Ireland), Alpi Apuane (Italy), Muroto (Japan), Sierra Norte di Sevilla Geopark (Spain), Villuercas Ibores Jara (Spain).

Further information is available on UNESCO’s Geopark webpage.

Geotourism movie

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FLTR: Manuel Pater and Tamas Hodik, students at the University of Applied Sciences OWL, while taking shots in Salalah
FLTR: Manuel Pater and Tamas Hodik, students at the University of Applied Sciences OWL, while taking shots in Salalah

In cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences Ostwestfalen-Lippe (HS-OWL), Germany, INTEWO is currently producing a movie about the geological heritage in the Sultanate of Oman and its tourism potential. Geologists from INTEWO carried out a three weeks field work campaign with students from HS-OWL. The team visited a wide range of unique geological attractions between Musandam and Dhofar.