Geopark Annual Reports - European Geoparks Network

Bergstrasse-Odenwald - GERMANY
Activity day during the EGN week with guests from the partner Geopark Mt.
Lushan (PR China)
The diverse landscape of the Geo-Nature Park is characterised by over 500
million years of eventful geological history, a multi-facetted natural landscape,
and a thousand year old culture. The Geopark Rangers offer a wide range of
activities catering for visitors who enjoy delving into the past, the silence of the
forests and hills or discovering the landscape and the regional delicacies.
Highlights of 2011 included:
● International Exchange Programme with Geopark Mt. Lushan, PR China for 3
scientists and practitioners. Contents:
Botanical Garden and Landscape Planning, International Forest Association,
geo-education, active participation of Geopark-Day and EGN Week, Geopark
infrastructure and visitor service, development of two partnership panels.
● EGN week with participation of information centres and Geopark-on-site
groups
● Geopark Day in the frame of the International Year of the Forest in
cooperation with the WHS Lorsch Abbey with participation of local stakeholders,
the Department of Forestry and the presentation of the EGN and GGN together
with the Global Geopark Mt. Lushan
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