In February 2004, during the UNESCO meeting in Paris, 25 members were accepted into the Global Geoparks Network, marking the formal establishment of the UNESCO-supported Global Geoparks Network. Its formal name is the ‘Global Geoparks Network’ or ‘Global Network of National Geoparks’, abbreviated ‘GGN’. The official logo of the Global Geoparks Network indicates that a national geopark is a member of this global network. Any national geopark can be accepted as a member after being successfully reviewed and receiving a formal approval letter from the GGN Secretariat. The office of the Global Geoparks Network is located in Beijing, China, in the same building as the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences.
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(2020). Global Geoparks Network (GGN). In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_934
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