7th International Summer University on
Geoparks, Sustainable Regional Development and Healthy Lifestyles

10:00 – 11:00 OPENING REMARKS

• Luís Ramos, Vice-Rector for the Internationalization University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

• Carlos Kleber, Rector of the Regional University of Cariri (URCA), Brazil

• Ana Abrunhosa, Minister of the Territorial Cohesion

• Margarida Belém, Mayor of Arouca and President of the Arouca Geopark Association

• Kristof Vandenberghe, Chief of the Section for Earth Sciences and Geo-Hazard Risk Reduction - Secretary of IGGP at UNESCO

• Nickolas Zouros, President of Global Geoparks Network and Chair Holder of the UNESCO Chair on Geoparks and Sustainable Development in Insular and Coastal areas

• Artur Sá, Chair Holder of the UNESCO Chair on Geoparks, Sustainable Regional Development and Healthy Lifestyles

11:00 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK

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11:15 – 11:30   KEYNOTE - Ambassador Ana Paula Zacarias (Permanent Representative of the Portuguese Republic to the United Nations, New York, USA)

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Halfway to the deadline for the 2030 Agenda: where do we stand regarding the implementation of the SDGs?

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11:30 – 11:45 AROUCA UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK VIDEO

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11:45 – 12:30    KEYNOTE – Prof. Artur Sá (Chair Holder of the UNESCO Chair on Geoparks, Sustainable Regional Development and Healthy Lifestyles)

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Partnerships for Sustainable Development as a strategic part of networking in the Global Geoparks Network

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12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH TIME

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14:30 – 15:30 DISCUSSION PANEL 1

The SDGs and the UNESCO Global Geoparks: understanding the fundamental role of the SDG 17 and its connections

Catalyst: Artur Sá, Member of the GGN Executive Board, Portugal

Participants of the roundtable:

• Elizabeth Silva, Member of the WG for the SDGs of GGN, Portugal

• Emmaline Rosado-González, Mixteca Alta UGGp, Mexico

• Jutta Weber, Bergstrasse-Odenwald UGGp, Germany

• Mega Fatimah Rosana  Ciletuh – Palabuhanratu UGGp, Indonesia

15:30 – 16:30 DISCUSSION PANEL 2

UNESCO Global Geoparks challenges and opportunities: what have we learn through time?

Catalyst: Patrick McKeever – GGN Honorary Member and Special Advisor, Ireland

Participants of the roundtable:

• Allyson Pinheiro, Araripe UGGp, Brazil

• Kristin Rangnes, Member of the GGN Executive Board, Norway

• Ibrahim Komoo, Member of the GGN Executive Board, Malaysia

• Marie-Luise Frey, Member of the GGN Executive Board, Germany

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10:00 – 10:30    KEYNOTE - Prof. Nickolas Zouros (President of Global Geoparks Network and Chair Holder of the UNESCO Chair on Geoparks and Sustainable Development in Insular and Coastal areas)

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UNESCO Global Geoparks as living laboratories to understand the past in order to predict the future

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10:30 – 11:30 DISCUSSION PANEL 3

Strengths and challenges to develop UNESCO Global Geoparks in Middle Eastern and African States: how can we promote UGGps in this region?

Catalyst: Alireza Amrikazemi, Member of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, Iran

Participants of the roundtable:​

• Soma Sayedyounesi, Aras UGGp, IR Iran

• George Eshiamwata, Kenya NatCom, Kenya

• Joshua Mwankunda, Ngorongoro-Lengai UGGp, Tanzania

11:30 – 12:30 DISCUSSION PANEL 4

Local partnerships in UGGps: how to develop active cooperation with stakeholders?

Catalyst: Sophie Justice, EGN Coordinator, and Chablais UGGp, France

Participants of the roundtable:

• Daniela Rocha, Arouca UGGp, Portugal

• Jakob Walløe Hansen, Odsherred UGGp, Denmark

• Carlos Merizalde, BURA Consultancy, Ecuador

• Marcos Nascimento, Seridó UGGp, Brazil

12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH TIME

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14:00 – 14:30    KEYNOTE - Dr. Emmaline M. Rosado González (Scientific Committee of the Mixteca Alta UGGp, Mexico)

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Indigenous people identity: the valuable participation and women's knowledge for a successful geopark

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14:30 – 15:30 DISCUSSION PANEL 5

The Latin America and Caribbean region: what can we learn from the indigenous peoples?

Catalyst:  John Calder, Member of the GGN Executive Board and President of Canadian Geoparks Network, Canada

Participants of the roundtable:

• Mónica Bueno, Territorial management specialist, Nicaragua

• José Luis Sánchez Cortéz, Napo Sumaco aUGGp, Ecuador

• Helga Chulepin, Member of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, Uruguay

• Patricia Herrera, Kütralkura UGGp, Chile

15:30 – 16:30 DISCUSSION PANEL 6

Formal and informal education in UGGps: how to make a more comprehensive and inclusive education?

Catalyst: Alexandru Andrasanu, Member of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, and Hateg UGGp, Romania

Participants of the roundtable:

• Kimiya Ajayebi, Azad Islamic University , IR Iran

• Jesús Enrique Martínez, University Camilo José Cela, Spain

• Cristina Toma, Hateg UGGp, Romania

• Konstantina Bentana, Lesvos Island UGGp, Greece

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10:00 – 10:30   KEYNOTE - Dr. Miguel Doria (Montevideo UNESCO Office, Uruguay)

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The importance of SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation -, and its connection with other SDGs of the 2030

10:30 – 11:30 DISCUSSION PANEL 7

The links between water, ocean, and biodiversity: activities promoted by the UGGps

Catalyst: Elizabeth Silva, Member of the WG on Island and Coastal Areas / Water / Ocean of GGN, Portugal

Participants of the roundtable:

• Pakkaporn Singhwachiraworakul, Khorat UGGp, Thailand

• Mikko Ikävalko, Saimaa UGGp, Finland

• Ilias Valiakos, Lesvos Island UGGp, Greece

• Miguel Reis, Oeste aUGGp, Portugal

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11:30 – 12:30 DISCUSSION PANEL 8

The UGGps and risk reduction: how the UGGps support on building resilience through education and capacity-building?

Catalyst: Charalampos Fassoulas, Member of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, and Psiloritis UGGp, Greece

Participants of the roundtable:

• Fabiano Souza, Southern Canyons Pathways, Brazil

• Eugenio Bidondo, Grutas del Palacio UGGp, Uruguay

• Kirstin Lemon, Chairperson of the UK Committee for UGGps, UK

• Eva Lima, Azores UGGp, Portugal

12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH TIME

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14:00 – 14:30  KEYNOTE - Dr. Elsa J. Sattout, Regional Programme Specialist, Ecology & Earth Science Programme, UNESCO Cairo, Egypt

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An overview of aspiring geoparks in the Arab region – the strategic potential of geodiversity and cultural diversity

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14:30 – 15:30 DISCUSSION PANEL 9

The Earth history and what rocks tell us -  how to build a geological storytelling for sustainable development?

Catalyst: Barnabás Korbély, Bakony-Balaton UGGp, Hungary

Participants of the roundtable:

• Ángel Hernández, Maestrazgo UGGp, Spain

• Jianping Zhang, Member of the GGN Executive Board, China

• Manuel Schilling, Kütralkura UGGp, Chile

• Alexandra Paz, Arouca UGGp, Portugal

15:30 – 16:30 CLOSING REMARKS

▪  Margarida Belém, Mayor of Arouca and President of the Arouca Geopark Association

▪  Daniela Rocha, Manager of the Arouca UGGp

▪  Artur Sá, Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Geoparks, Sustainable Regional Development and Healthy Lifestyles