International congress on Greece and Cyprus geoparks held in Athens

The first International Congress of UNESCO Geoparks in Greece and Cyprus will take place in Athens on Thursday and Friday.

The event is jointly organized by the Greek and Cypriot National Committees for UNESCO with the support of the Greek and Cypriot governments, municipalities and the regions that either have or want to create geoparks, as well as the Greek Geoparks Forum, administrations of Geoparks in Greece and Cyprus, universities and museums.

The aim of the congress is to promote the role of geoparks and their contribution to sustainable local growth.

UNESCO Global Geoparks are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development.

Greek Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou, deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Amanatidis...