Damyang-gun Promotes Mudeungsan UNESCO 'Global Geopark Exhibition Hall Installation Project'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Choi Hyung-sik) announced on the 6th that it will promote the installation project of a UNESCO Global Geopark Promotion Center to strengthen the connection between the natural heritage, cultural heritage, and geological heritage of the Mudeungsan UNESCO Global Geopark and to promote it.

The UNESCO Global Geopark is designated not only for its geological significance but also for its ecological, archaeological, and cultural values, with the purpose of preserving and utilizing these to revitalize the local economy.

It is re-certified every four years, and currently, the entire county area is designated as the Mudeungsan UNESCO Global Geopark.

The county has been preparing for the addition of national and global geopark attractions by clarifying the academic value of geological heritage through academic research on the excavation and value evaluation of geological heritage and the preparation of globalization materials for geological heritage.

Previously, in December last year, the county received additional designation of Chuwolsan Gneiss, Damyang Wetlands, Geumseongsanseong Volcanic Rock Group, and Gamagol as national geological sites.

The county plans to secure a space in the upcoming Global Geopark Promotion Center to promote the geological sites newly designated as national geological parks, as well as explanations of global and national geoparks and the county’s geological and historical cultural sites.

Additionally, facilities explaining the relationship between the geopark and climate change will be established within the Honam Climate Change Experience Center.

The Global Geopark Promotion Center aims to select a project operator by the end of this month and open to local residents and tourists starting in August.

A county official said, “Through the installation project of the Global Geopark Promotion Center, it will contribute to the re-certification of the UNESCO Global Geopark and serve as an opportunity to promote Damyang’s geological sites.”

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