International Geodiversity Day
The Department of Geography of the University of the Aegean and
the Museum of Natural History of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
you are invited to the event
"GEODIVERSITY IN
LESVOS UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK"
on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.
in the Amphitheater of the Department of Geography of the University of the Aegean
"Discovering Geodiversity in Lesvos - UNESCO Global Geopark" is the theme of the event co-organized by the Department of Geography of the University of the Aegean and the Museum of Natural History of the Lesvos Petrified Forest in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair for Geoparks and the Sustainable Development of Island and Coastal Areas .
The event will take place on Thursday, October 5, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Department of Geography of the University of the Aegean as part of the events taking place worldwide to celebrate the International Geodiversity Day recently established by UNESCO.
The International Day for Geodiversity is celebrated this year for the first time and will be celebrated on October 6 every year. Its main goal is to bring us into contact with the diversity of formations, landforms, rocks and fossils that make up the variety of sites of the earth's geological heritage so that we can get to know it and protect it.
This year it is celebrated simultaneously by Research Agencies, Universities, Museums and especially in the 177 UNESCO Global Geoparks on all continents, which organize a variety of events and educational activities to inform and raise awareness for the protection of our geological heritage and the promotion of Geoparks as places of learning.
PROGRAM
18.00 Registration
18.30 Welcome by the President of the Department of Geography Professor A. Kizos
Regards
18.45 World Geodiversity Day.
Why is highlighting Geodiversity important? What can we do to protect and promote it? The actions of the Global Network of Geoparks and Lesbos.
Nikolaos Zouros, Professor of the Department of Geography
19.10 Geodiversity of Lesvos. Geosites – Geological Heritage Monuments: Identification – Interpretation – Evaluation and Highlighting
Dr. Ilias Valiakos, Museum of Natural History of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
19.30 3D Geo Heritage Map: Identification, Documentation and Monitoring with 3D mapping methods in the Management of Geological Heritage Monuments – The case of the Lesbos geosites.
Professor Nikolaos Soulakellis, Department of Geography
19.50 Educational actions to highlight Geodiversity in the Lesvos Geopark.
Konstantina Bendana, Museum of Natural History of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
Nikolaos Zouros, Professor of the Department of Geography
20.10 Discussion on the initiatives to highlight geological heritage monuments in Lesvos – The role of education
21.00 After the event
Lesvos participates in the global awareness campaign of the Global Geoparks Network , which promotes the celebration of the International Geodiversity Day with main objectives:
- informing and raising awareness of citizens around the world to develop respect for our land, the landscape and the environment,
- the education and activation of students and young people to take personal responsibility for the protection of our geological heritage,
- the cooperation with Universities and local bodies and the development of initiatives within the Global Network of Geoparks, the Regional and National Networks of Geoparks and other organizations for the protection of geodiversity.
For more information about the event, those interested can contact the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest www.lesvosmuseum.gr
Phone 2251047033,
e-mail: lesvospf@otenet.gr
