The following 20 areas have applied to be designated UNESCO Global Geopark and have entered the official process of evaluation by UNESCO. In order to enable Member States to exercise their oversight responsibility (as set out in 5.4 Applications review of the Operational Guidelines for UNESCO Global Geoparks, the documents below provide a geological and geographic summary, including a detailed map indicating the location, of each applicant.

http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/SC/pdf/IGGP_UGG_Statutes_Guidelines_EN.pdf

https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/unesco_global_geopark_intergovernmental_check_2020_english-huasteca_potosina.pdf

2020 New UNESCO Global Geopark Applications
 

Bolivia

• Torotoro

Brazil

• Caminhos dos Cânions do Sul
• Seridó

China

• Longyan
• Xingyi

DPR Korea

• Mount Paektu

Ecuador

• Napo Sumaco
• Tungurahua

France

• Armorique
• Normandie-Maine

Germany

• Ries

Iran

• Aras

Jordan

• Mujib

Mexico

• Huasteca Potosina

New Zealand

• Waitaki Whitestone

Poland

• Land of Extinct Volcanoes

Sweden

• Platåbergen

Thailand

• Khorat

UK

• Mourne Gullion Strangford

Vietnam

• Ly Son-Sa Huynh

https://en.unesco.org/news/2020-new-unesco-global-geopark-applications