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Our current news and information
Distinguished visit from the EU Parliament in the Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark - Members of the European Parliament, Andreas Schieder (A) and Matjaž Nemec (SLO), were impressed by the European success story of this cross-border geopark.
Yesterday, during the ceremonial session on the occasion of the municipality holiday of Ravne na Koroškem, together with the president of the cross-border Geopark Karawanken-Karavanke, Mayor Dr. Tomaž Rožen, we awarded educational certificates "Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark - Educational Center Ravne na Koroškem"
In April 2024, we proudly hosted representatives of Slovenian Regional Development Agencies in our cross-border Geopark.
A cross-border workshop with eight participants representing stakeholders from both Austria and Slovenia took place on 19th of March 2024 in Municipality of Sittersdorf. The group comprised members from diverse sectors including environmental agencies, cable car company, municipalities, tourist operators, tourism management organizations, and universities, each bringing invaluable expertise to the table, on how to collaborate to foster sustainable tourism and protect the natural environment.
Yesterday, we successfully carried out the 2nd part of the educational workshop in the framework of the Geopark annual topic - WETLANDS - into nature with boots, which was carried out within the INTERREG Alpine Space project I-SWAMP
Within the I-SWAMP project, the Geopark Karawanken-Karavanke aims to contribute to the conservation of small alpine wetlands and to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands for nature and people. Therefore, we are implementing activities together with municipalities, volunteers, stakeholders and external expert to preserve these wetlands for the future.
Are you interested in ecology, biodiversity and conservation? Intrigued by the fascinating wetland ecosystems in the Alps?
The Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark together with its partner Podzemlje Pece participated in the Alpe-Adria International Fair in Ljubljana between 31st January and 3rd of February 2024.
We were delighted to welcome representatives from the Biokovo-Imotski Lakes Geopark – Croatia for their study visit. The presentation, constructive debate, pleasant socializing, and shared interests resulted in improved cooperation and the signing of cooperation agreements between our organizations.
In the framework of the 26th Slovenian Geologists' Consultation which took place on December 1st 2023, we presented together with the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation the ongoing projects we are implementing in our Geopark: Humanita (INTERREG Central Europe), I-Swamp (INTERREG Alpine Space) and GreenTour (INTERREG SI-AT).
We are proud and delighted to announce that the Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark, in its still young existence, was nominated for the "European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism" award this year.
Hosted by the University of Žilina – our Interreg Central Europe project partners gathered in the heart of the National Park Malá Fatra. The Chleb area, one of the pilot sites, was the highlight of our visit. We witnessed the area's beauty and the impact of soil erosion on the trails.
The President of the Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark, Dr. Tomaž Rožen, signed today at the Štatemberg Manor the contract on the co-funding of the new INTERREG SI-AT project with the acronym "GreenTour". With this project, the Geopark will set measurable objectives and clear impacts for future-oriented tourism development in this bilateral European area of the future over the next three years!
Last week, we proudly hosted in our cross-border Geopark, a Secondary school of Freamunde, Paços de Ferreira, near Porto – working on an ERASMUS project "Approaching sustainable development through Geoparks".
The Global Geoparks Network celebrates the International Geodiversity Day. We are proud to present the new GGN video specially made for International Geodiversity Day - 6th October 2023!
This school year, the Geopark Karavanke will continue to be "Fun, educational and no chore", especially with your help. In the school year 2023/24 we are launching a new Theme of the Geopark Karavanke: "Wetlands - into nature with boots".
We're delighted to share the highlights from our recent seminar held on September 24th, 2023, at the Smrekovec mountain alpine hut in the frame of the Interreg Alpine Space Project I-SWAMP.
Dive into the invisible and hidden part of the Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark!!