The world distribution of geoparks as of 2009.

The UNESCO Global Geoparks Network (GGN) was established in 1998 to conserve earth’s geological heritage, as well as to promote the sustainable research and development by the concerned communities.^[1] The GGN membership is formed by national geological parks, or geoparks—local areas focused on the protection of geological features and heritage.

The first batch of members to the GGN were announced during the first International Conference on Geoparks in 2004. To date 63 geoparks from 19 countries are officially part of the GGN family.^[1]

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1. ^ ^{a b} "UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences". UNESCO. http://www.unesco.org/science/earth. Retrieved 2009-09-10. 

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