The first International Congress of UNESCO Geoparks in Greece and Cyprus will be held in Athens on May 17-18. It is jointly organised by the Greek and Cypriot National Committees for UNESCO with the support of the Greek and Cypriot governments, municipalities and the regions that either have or want to create geoparks, as well as the Greek Geoparks Forum, administrations of Geoparks in Greece and Cyprus, universities and museums, ANA reports.
The goal of the congress is to promote the role of geoparks and how they can contribute to sustainable local growth and through geo-tourism.
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