Morocco was elected unanimously this Thursday, by the Council of the Global Geoparks Network of UNESCO (GGN), to host the 10th International Conference on Global Geoparks of the UN body.
The conference will be held from September 5 to September 10, 2023, in Marrakech.
Morocco was chosen among other applicant countries, namely France, Brazil, and Mexico. This will mark the first time the event is hosted in the African and Arab region.
The Arab and African region only has two geoparks registered in the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, namely M’Goun in Morocco and Ngorongoro-Lengai in Tanzania.
This conference will constitute “an opportunity to highlight the exceptional geological and tourist wealth of the M’Goun site,” and allow the Kingdom to “internationalize its expertise in the field of protection and enhancement of natural and cultural richness,” according to a statement from the permanent delegation of Morocco to UNESCO.
Morocco has presided over the African Geoparks Network of the United Nations (AUGGN) since 2019 and has worked on the implementation of the objectives of the International Geosciences and Geoparks Program (IGGP).
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