Within the over-arching Global Geoparks Network (or GGN) are regional networks such as the European Geoparks Network and the Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network. In addition there are networks of National Geoparks within some countries.
UNESCO Global Geoparks Network
UNESCO began work with Geoparks in 2001 but it wasn’t until 2004 when the 17 existing European Geoparks and 8 Chinese Geoparks came together at a meeting in UNESCO’s Paris headquarters that the Global Geoparks Network was born. From that time until the end of 2015, these Geoparks and others which subsequently joined the regional networks worked together in association with UNESCO. On 17 November 2017, the 195 member states of UNESCO agreed to establish the label of ‘UNESCO Global Geopark’, at which point all existing Geoparks became members and adopted the title ‘(Specific name) UNESCO Global Geopark’.
- See List of members of the Global Geoparks Network
- Website: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/earth-sciences/unesco-global-geoparks/
European Geoparks Network
The European Geoparks Network (or EGN) was formed in 2000 and has since grown into a network of 75 Geoparks across the continent from Iceland to Cyprus, the Azores to Poland.
Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network
The Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network (or APGN) was formed in xxxx and includes members in China, Japan, Korea etc.
African Geoparks Network
The African Geoparks Network was formed in 2019 and includes all UNESCO Global Geoparks established across the continent.
- See List of members of the African Geoparks Network
- Website: (not yet established)
Latin America and Caribbean Geoparks Network
The Latin America and Caribbean Geoparks Network was established in 2017 and includes all UNESCO Global Geoparks within the Americas south of the United States border with Mexico.
- See List of members of the Latin America and Caribbean Geoparks Network
- Website: (not yet established)