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Scotland hosts international geoparks conference Print E-mail
Friday, 14 September 2007

Minister for Environment Michael Russell today opened a major international natural heritage conference in in Ullapool.

The conference on 'Landscapes and People: Earth Heritage, Culture and Economy' will focus on the role of geoparks in Scotland and across Europe and aims to encourage businesses, communities and young people to get involved in geopark activities and developments.

"Scotland's geology is unparalleled internationally in terms of its quality and access. Our involvement since 2004 in the European Geopark Network and UNESCO is already showing benefits in terms of promoting Scotland, its environment and its culture," said Russell.

"Scotland has two geoparks in Lochaber and North West Highlands and achieving this status is an accolade to both the quality of geology and the drive and determination of our communities to achieve sustainable development. 

"I hope the new and sustained economic activity brought by geoparks will bring improvements for local rural communities through better access to services, social, cultural and youth development, sustainable tourism and employment opportunities."

International attendees at the conference travelled from as far afield as Hungary and Australia.

The North West Highland Geopark was the first to be designated in Scotland, in November 2004, and includes mountains in Assynt such as Ben More, Suilven and Stac Pollaidh.

Lochaber, an area of Scotland with an ancient and unique rock record, became Europe's newest Geopark in June 2007. It was awarded European Geopark status after the influential European Geoparks Network judged the region to have an important geological history and a sustainable development strategy.
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Michael Russell is urged to visit the Gem Rock Museum in Creetown, to verify the unique geological status of the Galloway Hills & Glens; but we enquire of UNESCO if our erstwhile rural "communities" without "sustainable" development, have been bypassed despite being an area so rich in geological diversity, due to unsustainable practices of the quangos?
Posted 2007-10-18 03:29:37
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