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