
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
2020 New UNESCO Global Geopark Applications
Bolivia
Brazil
China
DPR Korea
Ecuador
France
Germany
Iran
Jordan
Mexico
New Zealand
Poland
Sweden
Thailand
UK
Vietnam
https://en.unesco.org/news/2020-new-unesco-global-geopark-applications