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elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background on UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec1feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eec1feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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In 2015, the UNESCO General Conference adopted the\u00a0 basic texts of the new Global Geoparks pillar within the International Global Geosciences and Geoparks Programme\u00a0 (IGGP), deliberately designating it as an international programme,\u00a0 rather than an intergovernmental programme. UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp), individually and collectively in the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) and associated regional networks, have already delivered significant\u00a0 benefits for their communities and UNESCO Member States in general. 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