9th European Geoparks Conference Programme

9th European Geoparks Conference Programme

The European Geoparks Network today...
The Network consists of 37 Geoparks in 15 European countries (April 2010)
1. Reserve Geologique de Haute - Provence
2. Vulkaneifel European Geopark
3. Petrified Forest of Lesvos
4. Maestrazgo Cultural Park
5. Psiloritis Natural Park
6. Terra.Vita Naturpark
7. Copper Coast Geopark
8. Marble Arch Caves European Geopark
9. Madonie Geopark
10. Rocca di Cerere Geopark
11. Naturpark Steirische Eisenwurzen
12. Naturpark Bergstrasse Odenwald
13. North Pennines AONB
14. Park Naturel Regional du Luberon
15. North West Highlands
16. Geopark Swabian Albs
17. Geopark Harz Braunschweiger Land Ostfalen
18. Hateg Country Dinosaurs Geopark
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
ARAGON, SPAIN
GREECE
GERMANY
IRELAND
NORTHERN IRELAND & IRELAND
ITALY
ITALY
AUSTRIA
GERMANY
ENGLAND, UK
FRANCE
SCOTLAND, UK
GERMANY
GERMANY
ROMANIA
20. Fforest Fawr Geopark
WALES, UK
21. Bohemian Paradise Geopark
CZECH REPUBLIC
22. Cabo de Gata - Nijar Natural Park
ANDALUCIA, SPAIN
23. Naturtejo Geopark
PORTUGAL
24. Sierras Subbeticas Natural Park
ANDALUCIA, SPAIN
25. Sobrarbe Geopark
ARAGON, SPAIN
26. Gea Norvegica Geopark
NORWAY
27. Geological, Mining Park of Sardenia
ITALY
28. Papuk Geopark
CROATIA
29. Lochaber Geopark
SCOTLAND, UK
30. English Riviera Geopark
ENGLAND, UK
31. Adamello - Brenta Nature Park
ITALY
32. Geo Mon
WALES, UK
33. Arouca Geopark
PORTUGAL
34. Shetlands
SCOTLAND - UK
35. Chelmos Vouraikos
GREECE
36. Novohrad - Nograd Geopark
HUNGARY & SLOVAKIA
19. Beigua Geopark
ITALY
37. Magma Geopark
NORWAY
www.europeangeoparks.org
9th European Geoparks Conference 2010
GEOPARKS:
Learning from the Past –
Building a Sustainable Future
Celebrating 10 Years of Innovation
Lesvos Island - Greece
1 – 5 October 2010
Under the
auspices of
United Nations Educacional
Scientific and Cultural Organization
Programme
3
PROGRAMME
Friday 1 October
Municipal Theatre of Mytilene
08.30 – 09.40
09.40 – 10.00
10.00 – 11.30
11.30 – 12.00
12.00 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.00
15.00 – 17.00
17.00
18.45 – 21.00
22.00
Registration
Welcome
SESSION 1
Geoparks - Global strategy for Geoconservation and Sustainable
Development
Coffee break
SESSION 2
Geoparks – Aspect Diversity
Light Lunch break
SESSION 3
Principals on Geopark development
Coffee break
Official opening of the Conference
Transfer to the restaurant
Official Conference Dinner
Saturday 2 October
University of the Aegean
9.00 – 9.30
ROOM 1
SESSION 4 Global Geoparks Network - Regional Development
ROOM A
ROOM B
ROOM C
ROOM D
09.30 – 11.20
SESSION 5
Aspiring
Geoparks
SESSION 8
Geoparks and
International
collaboration
SESSION 11
Geoparks - Best practice in Geoconservation
and Sustainable
Development
EDUCATIONAL
FORUM
SESSION A
Environmental education
11.20 – 11.40
Coffee break
11.40 – 14.00
SESSION 6
Aspiring
Geoparks
SESSION 9
SESSION 12
Geoparks Geoparks and Nature
Interpretation tourism development
and
Communication
14.00 – 15.00 Light Lunch break
4
EDUCATIONAL
FORUM
SESSION B
Educational
programmes on abiotic
nature
15.00 – 16.30
SESSION 7
Aspiring Geoparks
16.30 – 17.00
SESSION 10
Geoparks and
Climate Change
adaption
Cultural event of the Conference
Medieval Castle of Mytilene
19.00 – 21.00
SESSION 9 b
Geoparks Interpretation and
Communication
SESSION 13
Geoparks, local
participation and
sustainable
development
EDUCATIONAL
FORUM
SESSION C
Geoparks and
Environmental
Education
Sunday 3 October
University of the Aegean
9.00 – 9.30
09.30 – 11.20
ROOM 1
SESSION 14 Geoparks and World Heritage
ROOM 1
ROOM A
ROOM B
ROOM 2
SESSION 15
Aspiring
Geoparks
SESSION 23
Geo-conservation :
Policy and practices
SESSION 18
Research in
Geoparks
11.20 – 11.40 Coffee break
11.40 – 14.00 SESSION 16 SESSION 19
Aspiring
Research in
Geoparks
Geoparks
14.00 – 15.00 Light Lunch break
15.00 – 16.30 SESSION 17 SESSION 20
Aspiring
Research in
Geoparks
Geoparks
SYMPOSIUM 1
16.30 – 18.00
Coastal
Geoparks
ROOM C
SYMPOSIUM 4
15.00 – 16.30
Mining Geoparks
SYMPOSIUM 5
16.30 – 18.00
Tectonic - Alpine
Geoparks
SESSION 21
Geoparks – Best
practice in management,
geotourism and
education
SESSION 22
SESSION 24
Geoparks – Best practice in Evaluating Earth
management, geotourism and Heritage
education
SYMPOSIUM 2
Geoparks and Fossils
INTENSIVE
COURSE ON
GEOPARKS
SYMPOSIUM 3
Glacial - Periglacial Geoparks
ROOM D
SYMPOSIUM 6
Volcanic Geoparks
Monday 4 October
Field trip in the Lesvos Petrified Forest
Tuesday 5 October
Field trip Volcanoes and local culture in Lesvos island
5
Friday 1 October
Municipal Theatre of Mytilene
08.30 – 09.40
09.40 – 10.00
SESSION 1
Chair
10.00 – 10.30
KEYNOTE
10.30 – 11.00
KEYNOTE
11.00 – 11.30
KEYNOTE
11.30 – 12.00
SESSION 2
Chair
12.00 - 12.20
12.20 – 12.40
12.40 - 13.00
13.00 – 13.20
13.20 – 13.40
13.40 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.00
SESSION 3
Chair
15.00 – 15.30
KEYNOTE
15.30 – 16.00
KEYNOTE
16.00 – 16.20
6
Registration
Welcome by Assoc. Prof. N. Zouros, President of the Organizing Committee
(Greece)
Welcome by Prof. A. Kelepertzis, President of the NHMLPF
Geoparks - Global strategy for Geoconservation and Sustainable
Development
Guy Martini – Akindinos Kelepertzis
European Geoparks and Global Geoparks Networks
Dr. Patrick Mc Keever, Geological Survey of Northern Ireland
UNESCO Geoparks Bureau Member – EGN Vice-Coordinator
UNESCO and Geoparks
Dr. Margarete Patzak, UNESCO
Impressive Geosites in the Aegean Archipelago – Potential for geo-tourism
development
Prof. Demosthenes Mountrakis, University of Thessaloniki
Coffee break
Geoparks – Aspect Diversity
Richard Watson - Demosthenes Mountrakis
Milagros Pérez Villalba
The integrated management strategy for geodiversity of Andalusia
Zhang Yuan Hai, Wei Ye Lie and Wang Ping Yong
The development of Leye-Fengshan Geopark in China
Kirstin Lemon and Richard Watson
Caves, karst and conservation: effective management of geological sites at the
Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark (Ireland)
Tony Ramsay
The cultural history of Fforest Fawr geopark: an educational and recreational
resource
Mahito Watanabe
Recent Activities of the Japanese Geoparks Network
Maurizio Burlando
The National Forum of Italian Geoparks
Light Lunch break
Principals on Geopark Development
Ibrahim Komoo - Mahito Watanabe
Geo-Geopark-Geotourism: Basic concepts
Guy Martini and Marie Luise Frey, UNESCO Geoparks Bureau
Members
Community Involvement in Geoparks – From Participation to Ownership
Claudia Eckhardt, Bergstrasse Odenwald Geopark, Germany
Sylvie GIRAUD
Geopark and Land Art for tourism development
16.20 – 16.40
16.40 – 17.00
17.00
Athanasaki Katerina & Fassoulas Charalampos
Intangible aspects of Geoparks. Local names, toponyms and geoheritage in
Crete (Greece)
Liao Xiaojun and Li Lin
Landscapes of Granite and Volcanic Rocks, Water Erosion, Ningde Geopark,
China
Coffee break
Official opening of the Conference
Municipal Theatre of Mytilene
18.45
19.00 - 20.00
20.00 – 21.00
21.30
22.00
Arrival of the participants from their hotels
Welcome
Greetings from the Organizing Committee
Greetings from the National and Local Authorities
Greetings from the International Organizations
Official opening of the Conference
Ceremony and Awards to the European Geoparks
Transfer to the restaurant
Conference Official Dinner
7
Saturday 2 October
University of the Aegean – Geography
Amphitheatre - ROOM 1
SESSION 4
Chair
9.00 – 9.30
KEYNOTE
SESSION 5
Chair
09.30 – 10.00
KEYNOTE
10.00 – 10.20
10.20 – 10.40
10.40 – 11.00
11.00 – 11.20
11.20 – 11.40
SESSION 6
Chair
11.40 – 12.00
12.00 – 12.20
12.20 – 12.40
12.40 – 13.00
13.00 – 13.20
13.20 – 13.40
13.40 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.00
8
Global Geoparks Network - Regional Development
Patrick Mc Keever – Charalambos Fasoulas
Geopark Development in the Asia Pacific Region
Ibrahim Komoo, Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI),
UKM, Malaysia, Asia Pacific Geoparks Network Coordinator
Aspiring Geoparks
Kristin Rangnes – Prof. Min Huh
Geopark development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Denise Gorfinkiel, Oficial de Programa UNESCO - Montevideo
Setsuya Nakada
Volcano Geoparks in Japan
Giuseppe Ottria, Alessia Amorfini and Antonio Bartelletti
Apuan Alps: a possible European Geopark in the Northern Apennines (Italy)
Patricio Contreras
Territorial Aspects in the Establishment of the First National Geopark in
Chile
Irini Theodosiou, Antonis Kostalas, Adonis Photiades
Lavreotiki aspiring geopark in Greece
Coffee break
Aspiring Geoparks
Milagros Pérez Villalba – Setsuya Nakada
Ma Ngoc Giang
Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark (Vietnam)
Aniello Aloia, De Vita Angelo, Guida Domenico, Andrea Toni and
Valente Alessio
National Park Of Cilento and Vallo of Diano: geodiversity, geotourism,
geoarcheology and historical tradition (Italy)
Ungsan Ahn
Jeju Island Geopark: The first aspiring geopark in Korea
Eva A.Lima, João C.Nunes, Manuel P.Costa and Andrea Porteiro
Main Geosites of the Azores Geopark project (Portugal)
Min Huh
Cretaceous dinosaur coast in jeollanam-do province of Korea as potential
geopark
Ivona Cimermanov
Geoparks in Slovakia
Noritaka Matsubara
San’in Kaigan Geopark - Geological features, the natural environment,
peoples’ lives, and the formation of the Sea of Japan
Light Lunch break
SESSION 7
Chair
15.00 – 15.20
15.20 – 15.40
15.40 – 16.00
16.00 – 16.20
16.20 – 16.40
16.40 – 17.00
17.00 – 17.20
Aspiring Geoparks
Wolfgang Eder - Henning Zellmer
Ronan Hennessy, Patrick J. O’Connor, Carol Gleeson, Cormac
McGinley, Colin Bunce, Brigid Barry, Emma Glanville, Frances
Connole , Frank O’Grady and Phil Deegan
The Burren and Cliffs of Moher – an Atlantic Edge Geopark in the West of
Ireland
Bill Merrifield - Jane Fullerton
Building Community Connections for the first proposed Geopark in North
America. Stonehammer Geological Project, New Brunswick, Canada
Andre Guerraz, Michel Delmas, B. Tiberghien, J.F.Lopez, N.Cayla,
F.Hoblea, Carine Peisser and Pierre Renau
Becoming a Geopark, a sustainable development project for the Bauges
Massif natural regional Park, France
Margaretha Roelfs, Willem Markenstein and Harrie Wolters
The Hondsrug Geopark: connecting geological heritage, cultural and
ecological heritage and regional development
André Weissheimer de Borba, Luiz Fernando de Souza, Nelson
Sambaqui Gruber and Sergio Rebello Dillenburg
Threatened geomorphic processes and landforms in the coastal plain of he
Rio Grande do Sul State, South Brazil
Jean-Pierre Fillion, Anne Guyomard, Sophie Justice
The Chablais and Water, a Geopark Candidate
Manjit Kumar Mazumdar and Paramananda Majumdar
Sri Sri Surya Pahar of Assam, NE India - An instance of geoconservation in a
cultural landscape
Cultural event of the Conference
Medieval Castle of Mytilene
18.30
18.45 – 19.00
19.00 – 20.00
20.00 – 21.00
Arrival of the participants at the Castle of Mytilene
Welcome by Mrs Cristiana Loupou, Chief Archaeologist of the 14th Ephorate
of Byzantine Antiquities
Guided tours in the Castle
Concert by the “Santouria” ensemble of the Anagnostirio of Agiassos
9
Saturday 2 October
University of the Aegean – Geography
Amphitheatre - ROOM A
SESSION 8
Chair
09.30 – 09.50
09.50 – 10.10
10.10 – 10.30
10.30 – 10.50
10.50 – 11.10
11.10 – 11.30
SESSION 9
Chair
11.30 – 12.00
KEYNOTE
12.00 – 12.20
12.20 – 12.40
12.40 – 13.00
13.00 – 13.20
13.20 – 13.40
14.00 – 15.00
10
Geoparks and International collaboration
Sylvie Giraud - Jutta Weber
Jutta Weber, Zhu Dong E, Zheng Xiang & Reinhard Diehl
Global Cooperation and Partnership: the Geoparks Mt. Lushan
(PR China) and Bergstrasse-Odenwald (Germany)
Wei Yelie
Progress plan of Leye-Fengshan geopark and proposal for a Geopark
Universal Expo
Claudia Eckhardt
Ranger Training for the Hong Kong Geopark in the Global and European
Geopark Bergstrasse-Odenwald
Artur Sá, Flávia Lima, Teresa Mota, José Patrício Melo, Antônio
lamo Saraiva, Francisco Idalécio Freitas and António Carlos Duarte
Networking cooperation between Araripe (Brazil) and Arouca (Portugal)
Geoparks: a bridge of cooperation spoken in Portuguese
Sebastian Willman, Heikki Bauert, Sara Eliasson and Erika
Thalheim
Generating Geoparks – a Central Baltic initiative
Coffee break
Geoparks - Interpretation and Communication
Marco Firpo - Brian Gregson
Communicating geological diversity (Norway)
Kristin Rangnes, Gea Norvegica Geopark
Vesa Krökki
Interpretation and Communication in the proposed Rokua Geopark
Luis Alcalá and F. Javier Millán
Geopark Corner
Joana de Castro Rodrigues, Carlos Neto de Carvalho and Eddy
Chambino
“There’s Gold at Foz!” and other geotourism products for raising awareness
of the Naturtejo Geopark geomining heritage
Vladislav Rapprich, Tomáš Řídkošil , Marcela Stárková and
Vladimir Prouza
Volcanological interpretation for public in the Bohemian Paradise Geopark
Tamas Koruhely
Promoting a cross-border geopark Novohrad-Nograd Geopark
Light Lunch break
SESSION 9 b
Chair
15.00 – 15.20
15.20 – 15.40
SESSION 10
Chair
16.00 – 16.20
16.20 – 16.40
16.40 – 17.00
Geoparks - Interpretation and Communication
John Conway – Janos Tardy
Ralf Nielbock and Henning Zellmer
The Unicorn Cave – Experience with a private show cave and Geopark
Information Centre lead by a nonprofit association
Koumoutsou E, Topouzidis N., Iatrou G
The Chelmos-Vouraikos Geopark
Geoparks and Climate Change adaption
Tony Ramsey - Á. Belmonte-Ribas
John Conway
Anglesey Geopark and Climate Change –impacts and adaptation
Carlos Neto de Carvalho and Joana de Castro Rodrigues
Naturtejo Geopark initiatives for climate change consciousness
Elizabeth Silva, Daniela Rocha and Manuela Catana
“Climate Change & Biodiversity” School Contest: a tool on Education for
Sustainable Development in Portuguese Geoparks
11
Saturday 2 October
University of the Aegean – Geography
ROOM C
SESSION 11
Chair
09.30 – 09.50
09.50 – 10.10
10.10 – 10.30
10.30 – 10.50
10.50 – 11.10
11.10 – 11.30
SESSION 12
Chair
11.30 – 11.50
KEY NOTE
11.50 – 12.10
12.10 – 12.30
12.30 – 12.50
12.50 – 13.10
13.10 – 13.30
Geoparks - Best practice in Geoconservation and Sustainable
Development
Hartmut Escher - Elizabeth Silva
Inger Christensen
Geoparks as tools for regional development. Magma Geopark – Norway
Brian Gregson
Geopark Shetland (UK)
Carlos Neto de Carvalho and Joana de Castro Rodrigues
Managing delicate socio-environmental impacts: Naturtejo European Geopark
and the building of Alvito Reservoir at Almourão geosite (Portugal)
Luis Alcalá, Ángel Hernández, José Antonio Andrés and Ainara
Aberasturi
Improving the facilities of palaeontological sites in the Maestrazgo Geopark
(Spain)
Alexandru Andrasanu
Geopark initiatives in Romania
Coffee break
Geoparks and Nature tourism development
Alexandru Andrasanu – Athanasios Kizos
Measuring sustainability in tourism destinations – A UNEP/MAP study
Spilanis Ioannis, Vayanni Lena, University of the Aegean
Hartmut Escher
Enjoying a Geopark by E-bike, a new infrastructure for TERRA.vita
Marco Firpo, Matteo Vacchi, Cristiano Queirolo and Maurizio
Burlando
“Via GeoAlpina”: an international geotouristic trail in Beigua Geopark to
discover the Alpine Geological Heritage
Jon Paul Llordés, Cristina Iturriagagoitia and Joan Poch
Geotourism to Geopark: From the Flysch Coastal Route to the Basque
Coast Geopark Project
John Conway
The Anglesey long distance coastal footpath
Teresa Mota
Brazilian National Plan of Tourism: new challenges for the Araripe Geopark
Management Structure
13.30 – 13.50
Susana Martins and João Pinho
14.00 – 15.00
Geoparks and Local Development - Case study of the project “Geoparks
and Geotourism” – Leader Approach
Light Lunch break
12
SESSION 13
Chair
15.00 – 15.20
15.20 – 15.40
15.40 – 16.00
16.00 – 16.20
16.20 – 16.40
Geoparks, local participation and sustainable development
Carlos Neto de Carvalho - Martina Pásková
Emiliano Oddone, Sandro Furlanis, Gianluca Piccin
The value of the synesthetic approach to Geological Heritage, considering
active participation and community involvement
Milagros Pérez Villalba
“Natural Park of Andalucia Brand”: A tool for sustainable development in a
Geopark
Baldomero Moreno Arroyo and Alicia Serna Barquero
“Salt from Tethys Sea”: An example of local development in a Geopark
Sara Gentilini
The Geopark as a Participatory Project
Juliane Nauck
Participation of Adolescents in European Geoparks
13
Saturday 2 October
University of the Aegean – Marine Science
Amphitheatre - ROOM D
EDUCATIONAL FORUM
SESSION A
Chair
09.30 – 09.50
09.50 – 10.10
10.10 – 10.30
10.30 – 10.50
10.50 – 11.10
11.10 – 11.30
SESSION B
Chair
11.30 – 11.50
11.50 – 12.10
12.10 – 12.30
12.30 – 12.50
14
Environmental education
Michael Kapiotas - Irene Dona - Dimitrios Karadimitriou
Opening of the educational forum by the Director of the Education in North
Aegean Region
M. Kontelli
Maria Papapetrou
Natural monuments – Built space: a relation of cultural development
Michael Kapiotas, Ilektra Kaldelli, Prokopis Maistrellis
Collaboration between the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified
Forest and the Environmental Educational Centre of Evergetoulas (Lesvos,
Greece). Creating synergies among environmental education institutions for
the promotion of sustainability and local development
Christos Bimpitsos & Constantinos Gavrilakis
Planning and evaluation frame of environmental communication actions:
Critical presentation of the environmental information material for the
mountain area of Pella (Greece) in the frame of the EU initiative Interreg III
Dimitrios Karadimitriou, Georgios Lazaridis
Environmental education programmes at terraces of travertine. The case of
Aspri Petra Promachon (Pella, Greece)
Coffee break
Educational Programmes on abiotic nature
Georgios Lazaridis - Maria Papapetrou - Constantinos Gavrilakis
Dimitrios Karadimitriou
Speleological educational programme by the environmental group of
Promachon Secondary School
Irene Dona, Dimitris Tsakstaras
The educational program “Fossils and prehistoric giants of Grevena” of
Grevena Centre for Environmental Education (Greece)
Anna Tsoukala and George Kofopoulos
“Climate change in education”
Anastasia Hatzizisi, Kalliopi Bonta, Konstantinos Tilaveridis,
Panagiotis Perpesas, Stergios Antoniadis
The paleontological collection of Trampantzion Secondary School of Siatista
and its development in the programs of Environmental Educ. Cent. of Siatista
(Greece)
12.50 – 13.10
13.10 – 13.30
13.30 – 13.50
14.00 – 15.00
SESSION C
Chair
15.00 – 15.20
15.20 – 15.40
15.40 – 16.00
Klonari Katerina and Tzoura Maria
Young researchers in environmental path – Discovering natural features and
creating geographic data using GPS and GIS: creation of educational material
Dimitra V. Mantzouka
Special educational program for people with eyesight problems at the natural
history museum of the Lesvos petrified forest: the petrified forest and the
hero grandfather prodeinous. (Greece)
Nickolas Zouros, Konstantina Mpentana, Ilias Valiakos
Educational activities in Lesvos Geopark
Light Lunch break
Geoparks and Environmental Education
Vesa Krökki - Kirstin Lemon - Konstantina Mpentana
Kirstin Lemon and Martina Magee
Spreading the word: developing new educational resources at Marble Arch
Caves Global Geopark
Alexandra Paz, Daniela Rocha and Artur Sá
Environmental Education in Arouca Geopark (Portugal): the Scientific Culture
Week 2009 as an example
Katharina Weiskopf
Children discover geology. Geo-projects with local schools in the
Eisenwurzen Geopark, Austria
16.00 – 16.20
Rita Lima Bezerra, Maria Tereza Bezerra Farias Sales and José
Patrício Melo
Environmental Education at Araripe Geopark (Ceará, NE Brazil)
16.20 – 16.40
Alexandra Paz, Daniela Rocha and Artur S
Educational Programs in Geoparks: new opportunities for geologists. The
case of the Arouca Geopark (Portugal)
16.40 – 17.00
Abel Amaral, Ana Cunha, Ana Ferreira, Joana Teixeira, João
Ferreira, Bárbara Machado and Alexandra Paz
Arouca Geopark in the school: modelling tailings pile and evaluating the
contamination of the Regoufe and Rio de Frades mines
15
Saturday 2 October
University of the Aegean – Geography
POSTER SESSION
1.
Neda Torabi Farsani, Celeste Coelho and Carlos Costa
Rural development via geotourism and innovative strategies
2.
Grzegorz Pieńkowski and Anna Mader
The Kamienna Valley Geopark (Holy Cross Mts., Poland) – a unique
geoeducational area
3.
Nickolas Zouros, Kostantina Mpentana, Ilias Valiakos
Educational activities in Lesvos Geopark – Understanding Earthquakes
4.
Katerina Vasileiadou, Nikolaos Zouros
Introducing paleontology to the broad public through exhibitions. “Fossils of
the Aegean - Mammal Biodiversity: From the Deinothere of the Lesvos
Petrified Forest to the Man of the Petralona Cave”
5.
Michel Macedo Marques, Sarah Menezes Pereira and Flavia
Fernanda de Lima
Communication in Araripe Geopark (Ceará State, Brazil): a new reality to
6.
Flávia Fernanda de Lima, Francisco Idalécio Freitas and José Artur
de Andrade
widespread the Geoparks concept at national level
A new approach to the inventory, characterization and evaluation of the
Araripe Geopark geological heritage (Brazil)
7.
Lúcia Vasquez, José Brilha, Artur Sá
Planning a valuation strategy for selected geosites in Arouca Geopark
(Portugal)
8.
9.
Michał Poros
Chęciny-Kielce Geopark - an aspiring projected geopark (Poland)
Fassoulas Charalampos & Iliopoulos George
Karstic features: a unique fossil record for Psiloritis Geopark and Crete
(Greece)
10.
Dimitriou-Nikolakis Panagiotis & Fassoulas Charalampos
Quantitative assessment of geosites in a potential geopark territory: Lassithi
mountains(Crete, Greece)
11.
Vladimira Jakouběov
The documentation of the folk architectural objects in the Bohemian
Paradise Geopark
12.
Tomáš Řídkošil and Jiří Vlasák
Use of tagging in Bohemian Paradise Geopark information system
16
Sunday 3 October
University of the Aegean – Geography
Amphitheatre – Room 1
SESSION 14
Chair
09.00 – 09.30
KEYNOTE
SESSION 15
Chair
09.30 – 09.50
09.50 – 10.10
10.10 – 10.30
10.30 – 10.50
10.50 – 11.10
11.10 – 11.30
SESSION 16
Chair
11.30 – 11.50
11.50 – 12.10
12.10 – 12.30
Geoparks and World Heritage
Nickolas Zouros - Imre Szarvas
World Heritage Sites in Geoparks – Sustainable Development
Marie-Luise Frey, Welterbe Grube Messel, Germany
Aspiring Geoparks
Artur Sá - Ivona Cimermanov
Manjit Kumar Mazumdar
Setting up of Geoparks in India – Thoughts and Actions
Mohammad Bahrami & A,azam Zare
Introducing some sites in Fars Province (Iran) for developing the tourism
Ferran Climent i Costa
Geological and mining park of Central Catalonia (Spain)
André Weissheimer de Borba
Geodiversity and geoheritage in Caçapava do Sul (RS), Brazil: potential for
education, tourism, and sustainable development
(research project funded by CNPq, Brazil)
Brahim GÜNER, Mustafa ERTÜRK, Hilmi DEMÝRKAYA
An evaluation of travertines in respect of sustainable eco-tourism in
Pamukkale geopark
Coffee break
Aspiring Geoparks
Patrick J. O’Connor - Manjit Kumar Mazumdar
Voropaeva Inga, Voloboy Alexey
Initiation of Geoparks in Russian Federation
André Weissheimer de Borba & Luiz Fernando de Souza
The Pampa of southernmost Brazil: a region requiring geoconservation and
geopark strategies
Mojca Kavčič, Bojan Režun, Martina Peljhan
Activities for raising public awareness of Idrija Geopark Project (Slovenia)
12.30 – 12.50
Gülpınar AKBULUT & Kamile GÜLÜM
A Suggested Geopark Site: Kapodokya
12.50 – 13.10
13.10 – 13.30
13.30 – 13.50
13.50 – 14.10
José María Barrera Martín-Merás and José María Corrales Vázquez
Villuercas - Ibores – la Jara: A candidate to European Geopark
Pérez Villalba, Milagros and Gil Toja, Alberto
A new Geopark in Andaluc a: Rio Tinto Geopark candidate
Spyros Gatsios and George Koumoundouros
Sinkholes and caverns of Kefalonia: A new potential Geopark in Greece
Luca Agresti and Alessandra Casini
The Tuscan Mining Geopark. The development of the geological and mining
landscape
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14.10 – 15.00
SESSION 17
Chair
15.00 – 15.20
15.20 – 15.40
15.40 – 16.00
16.00 – 16.20
16.20 – 16.40
Light Lunch break
Aspiring Geoparks
Irini Theodosiou - Ferran Climent i Costa
Cristina Iturriagagoitia, Joan Poch & Jon Paul Llordés
Progress on the Basque Coast Geopark Project (Gipuzkoa, Spain) since its
application submission in November 2009
Michal Krobicki, Marek Doktor, Jan Golonka and Tadeusz Slomka
Selected parts of the Polish Carpathians as potential regions for geoparks
Martina Pásková
Rio Coco Geopark Formation (Nicaragua)
Mohammad Bahrami & A,azam Zare
Zagros Salt Domes as Attractive Geoparks in South of Iran
Maria Piccarreta and Sara Gentilini
The Polo Tiburtino's Geopark: a realistic challenge?
16.40 – 17.00
Nuran Sevimli AKKOÇ, Gonca GÜRLER, Mutlu GÜRLER
17.00 – 17.20
A new candidate for the Global Geopark Network: Burned Country
Geopark (Turkey)
Paschos P., Nicolaou E., Papanikos D., Theodosiou Ir., Papailias G,
Papaioanou H.
Vikos – Aoos aspiring geopark in Greece
University of the Aegean – Geography
Room A
SESSION 18
Chair
09.30 – 09.50
09.50 – 10.10
10.10 – 10.30
Research in Geoparks
Luis Alcalá - K. Papadopoulou-Vrynioti
Artur Sá, Pedro Correia, Daniela Rocha and Alexandra Paz
Increasing the scientific knowledge of the Arouca Geopark: the discovery of
the fossil flora of the Gzhelian (Carboniferous)
Loïc Costeur, Christine Balme, Stéphane Legal, Olivier Maridet
New fossil sites with mammal footprints in the Oligocene of south-eastern
France
Katerina Vasileiadou and Nickolas Zouros
Lesvos Petrified Forest: new data on its small-sized inhabitants
10.30 – 10.50
Antônio Álamo Feitosa Saraiva and Flavia Fernanda de Lima
10.50 – 11.10
Paleontological digging in the geosite “Park of the Pterosaurs” (Araripe
Geopark, Brazil): in situ observation of a Fossil Lagerstätten
Jari Nenonen and Tapani Tervo
Geo-studies in Rokua Geopark project region
Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30
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SESSION 19
Chair
11.30 – 11.50
11.50 – 12.10
12.10 – 12.30
12.30 – 12.50
12.50 – 13.10
13.10 – 13.30
13.30 – 13.50
14.00 – 15.00
SESSION 20
Chair
15.00 – 15.20
15.20 – 15.40
15.40 – 16.00
Research in Geoparks
Jari Nenonen, Jean Bottazzi
A. Belmonte-Ribas, A. Pérez-Sanz, A. Moreno, P. GonzálezSampériz, B.L. Valero-Garcés, C. Sancho-Marcén
Holocene geomorphological and climatic evolution of a high mountain basin
from a lake sediment core (Basa de la Mora, Pyrenees, Spain), first results
Enno Bregman and Margaretha Roelfs
Geological setting of the Hondsrug Geopark
Jean Bottazzi
The benefit of cave explorations in Leye-Fengshan Geopark
Martina Stupar
Karst Conservation, how we do it in Slovenia
Papadopoulou-Vrynioti K. and I. Kampolis
Karstic-Speleological Geopark in the Area of Messinian Manis and Speleotourism
Nguyen Dai Trung, Tran Tan Van and Michel Dusar
Research to evaluate the potential of geo-heritages and geo-parks in Vietnam
Gonca GÜRLER, Gonca NALCIOĞLU, Mutlu GÜRLER
Model studies of turkey geological heritage research group
Light Lunch break
Research in Geoparks
Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Ronan Hennessy
Papadopoulou-Vrynioti K.
Morphogenetic Study Of Mavri Limni Valley – ‘Polylimnio’ In Messinia
(Greece) And Its Emergence As Geotope
Fassoulas Charalampos and Mpoutsikaki Athina
Geological and geo-archaeological features of Agioi Apostoloi bay, Chania
province (Crete, Greece)
Brigitta Tóth, László Lévai, Béla Kovács, Szilvia Veres
Industrial produce and environmental protection
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Sunday 3 October
University of the Aegean – Geography
Room B
SESSION 21
Chair
09.30 – 09.50
09.50 – 10.10
10.10 – 10.30
10.30 – 10.50
11.00 – 11.30
SESSION 22
Chair
11.30 – 11.50
11.50 – 12.10
Geoparks – Best practice in management, geotourism and education
Stéphane Legal, Nguyen Dai Trung
Pål A. Thjømøe and J. Richard Wilson
The Moon, Meteorites, Geological Time and Magma Geopark
Carlos Neto de Carvalho
Fossil “Art”: scientific, educational and tourist importance of the
palaeontological diversity from Naturtejo Geopark (Portugal)
Tony Ramsay
Fforest fawr geopark: an ice age geopark
José Patrício Melo
Management of the Araripe Geopark (Ceará, NE Brazil): old and new
challenges
Coffee break
Geoparks – Best practice in management, geotourism and
education
José Patrício Melo, Bill Merrifield
Thanasis Kizos, Stelios Themelakis and Nickolas Zouros
Recording and Mapping Traditional Features of the Agricultural Landscape of
the Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark in Sigri, Greece
Javier Ávila Elviro and Pablo Rivas Palomo
“Geotouristucal interpretation course and Geoparks” an edu-cational and
employment commitment
12.10 – 12.30
12.30 – 12.50
12.50 – 13.10
Martina Pásková
Ecotourism and Geotourism as an Instrument of Biodiversity and
Geodiversity Interpretation. Case Study: Katako Kombe (Maniema Province)
Mutlu GÜRLER, Gonca GÜRLER, Gonca NALCIOĞLU, Mustafa
MERCAN, Faruk OCAKOĞLU, Okan TÜYSÜZ, Raif KANDEMİR,
Erol TİMUR
An Institutional Structure Model for Providing Willing Expert Support in
National Scale R&D Projects: The Protocol for Turkish National Geological
Heritage Inventory
Antonio Édio Callou and José Patrício Melo
Geotourism: partnerships for development of micro and small enterprises in
the Araripe Geopark territory (Ceará, Brazil)
13.10 – 13.30
13.30 – 13.50
14.10 – 15.00
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Ana Pinto, Helena Reimão, Liliana Pereira, Inês Correia, Filipa
Teixeira, Bárbara Machado and Daniela Rocha
The Monastery of Arouca: monumental Geology
Dan Palcu
Creating a Tourism Development Vision in the context of a Geopark
Light Lunch break
University of the Aegean – Marine science
Amphitheatre - Room 2
SESSION 23
Chair
09.30 – 09.50
09.50 – 10.10
10.10 – 10.30
Geo-conservation : Policy and practices
Murray Gray - Claudia Eckhardt
Murray Gray
A classification of geoconservation methods
Claudio Ferrari and Vaiolet Masè
Action Plan of the Adamello Brenta Geopark
António Duarte, João Pinho and Artur Sá
Arouca geopark action plan (2008/2013): foresight and strategic planning
10.30 – 10.50
10.50 – 11.10
11.10 – 11.30
SESSION 24
Chair
11.30 – 12.00
12.00 – 12.20
12.20 – 12.40
12.40 – 13.00
13.00 – 13.20
13.20 – 13.40
Margaretha Roelfs and Marion Speelman
A policy on geological heritage in the Netherlands
Erdal Gumus and Nickolas Zouros
Landscape Diversity of Lesvos Island and European Landscape Convention
Coffee break
Evaluating Earth Heritage
Dr. Maurizio Burlando - Joan Poch
Joan Poch
Proposal on organising the geopark stakeholders for the self-evaluation of
geological heritage management
Lisa M. King
Strengthening the Global Geoparks Brand
Through Marketing Strategies Aimed At Set Collection
Lynette Hogan
Stories in Stone: Communicating geological heritage
Nájila Cabral, Marcela Girão and Teresa Mota
Index of Environmental Sustainability as another tool for assessing the
ustainability of Geopark Araripe (Ceará, Brazil)
Alda Mesquita
Valuation and interpretation of (geo)heritage as a basis for local sustainable
development - the example of the Peneda-Gerês National Park
(NW Portugal)
Nikolaos Zouros and Ilias Valiakos
Geosites assessment and management in Lesvos Geopark
13.40 – 14.00
Tomáš Řídkošil and Lilian Švábenická,
14.00 – 15.00
Project "The Bohemian Paradise European Geopark UNESCO –
development of a geoscientific information system for region´s
development and geological heritage protection"
Light Lunch break
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Sunday 3 October
University of the Aegean – Geography
Room A
Symposium 1
Chair
16.30 – 16.50
16.50 – 18.00
Coastal Geoparks
Maurizio Burlando
Kristin Rangnes
Introduction to the Coastal Geoparks Thematic Network activities
Group member contributions and discussion
Room B
Symposium 2
Chair
15.00 – 15.20
15.20 – 16.30
Symposium 3
Chair
16.30 – 16.50
16.50 – 18.00
Geoparks and Fossils
Carlos Neto Carvalho
Introduction to the Fossil Geoparks Thematic Network activities
Group member contributions and discussion
Glacial - Periglacial Geoparks
Hartmut Escher
Introduction to the Glacial Geoparks Thematic Network activities
Group member contributions and discussion
Room C
Symposium 4
Chair
15.00 – 15.20
15.20 – 16.30
Symposium 5
Chair
16.30 – 16.50
16.50 – 18.00
Mining Geoparks
Pasquale Li Puma
Introduction to the Mining Geoparks Thematic Network activities
Group member contributions and discussion
Tectonic - Alpine Geoparks
Jutta Weber
Introduction to the Glacial Geoparks Thematic Network activities
Group member contributions and discussion
Room D
Symposium 6
Chair
15.00 – 16.30
Volcanic Geoparks
Ilias Valiakos
16.50 – 18.00
Group member contributions and discussion
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Javier Ávila Elviro and Pablo Rivas Palomo
Volcanic group results
Monday 4 October
Field trip 1
Field trip
08.00
08.30 – 10.00
10.00 – 11.30
11.30 – 12.00
12.00 – 13.30
14.00 – 15.30
15.30 – 16.30
17.00 – 19.30
20.00
The Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark
Departure from the Hotel to the Lesvos Geopark
Earth heritage in Lesvos Geopark: 300 million years in 96 km
Examples of geosite interpretation for the public along the Lesvos Petrified
Forest European and Global Geopark
Ass. Prof. N. Zouros, University of the Aegean (Greece)
The Lesvos Petrified Forest Park
Guided tour by N. Zouros and I. Valiakos, Natural History Museum of the
Lesvos Petrified Forest
Coffee break
Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest Guided tour to the
Petrified Forest Museum permanent exhibitions – Interpreting Earth heritage
for the broad public
Guided tour by N. Zouros and I. Valiakos, Natural History Museum of the
Lesvos Petrified Forest
Lunch in the Museum by the Anemotia Woman’s Cooperative
Sigri Petrified Forest Park
Visit to the Eresos Volcanic Geotopes
The Ancient Eresos Acropolis and Sappho
The Aristoteles – Theophrastus walk
Ass. Prof. N. Zouros, University of the Aegean (Greece)
Departure to Mytilene
Tuesday 5 October
Field trip 2
Field trip
08.30
09.00 – 10.00
10.00 – 11.00
11.00 – 12.00
12.00 – 14.00
14.00 – 16.00
16.00 – 18.00
18.00 – 19.00
21.00
Volcanoes and local culture in Lesvos
Departure from the hotel to Agia Paraskevi
The ancient temple of “Messon”
The Museum of Industrial Olive Oil Production in Lesvos at the Agia
Paraskevi traditional olive press – EUROPA NOSTRA Award
The 1867 Agia Paraskevi earthquake geosite
The Lepetymnos volcanic centre
Lunch break
The Lepetymnos volcanic centre
The Molyvos volcanic dome and castle
The sunset from Molyvos/Ancient Mythimna, the mythological birthplace of Arion
Departure for Mytilene
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European Geoparks Network
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appreciation of their geological heritage for
sustainable territorial development, are
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