An overview of Ly Son island, off the coast of Quang Ngai province (Photo: VNA)Quang Ngai (VNS/VNA) - The Ly Son-Sa Huynh Geo-Park has been listedin the dossier for UNESCO recognition, and the organisation can send anevaluation mission in 2020, general secretary of the Global Geoparks Networkand chairperson of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, Guy Martini, confirmedin an email early this week.
According to the management board of the Ly Son-Sa Huynh Geo-Park, the dossierwas sent last November for official recognition by UNESCO, and an expert teamwill be assigned to evaluate the value of the Ly Son-Sa Huynh Geo-Park, but theplan has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Director of Quang Ngai Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, NguyenMinh Tri, said the park is the only candidate dossier from Vietnam that hadbeen sent to UNESCO.
Many pieces of scientific and geological research on the Ly Son-Sa Huynh terrainand cultural value were reported at the international conference last year,contributing to the dossier before it was submitted to UNESCO for GlobalGeo-Park recognition.
Experts from the Vietnam Institute of Geo-sciences and Mineral Resources saidit takes five to seven years to complete a dossier for geo-park recognition,and about seven parks in the world are approved by UNESCO each year. Meanwhile,the park will be evaluated by UNESCO every four years.
Top Vietnamese archaeologists, geologists, volcano researchers and historiansagreed that Ly Son island, 30km off the coast of Quang Ngai province, wereformed by ancient volcanoes that existed more than 25 million years ago.
An area of 4,600sq.km, including more than 2,000sq.km of sea, covering ninedistricts and islands, has been included in the area for global geo-parkrecognition.
The recognition of Ly Son-Sa Huynh as a Global Geo-Park would promote theunique culture, rich biodiversity and extinct volcanoes around Ly Son Islands,according to Tri.
Jars of the Sa Huynh Culture (1000 BC - AD 200) and stela of Cham people werefound in the coastal Sa Huynh area.
Preparatory work has been revved up by the province in finalising proceduresfor official recognition of the park.
Vietnam has two global geoparks recognised by UNESCO – Dong Van Karst Plateauin the northern province of Ha Giang (in 2010) and Cao Bang Geopark (2018)./.
According to the management board of the Ly Son-Sa Huynh Geo-Park, the dossierwas sent last November for official recognition by UNESCO, and an expert teamwill be assigned to evaluate the value of the Ly Son-Sa Huynh Geo-Park, but theplan has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Director of Quang Ngai Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, NguyenMinh Tri, said the park is the only candidate dossier from Vietnam that hadbeen sent to UNESCO.
Many pieces of scientific and geological research on the Ly Son-Sa Huynh terrainand cultural value were reported at the international conference last year,contributing to the dossier before it was submitted to UNESCO for GlobalGeo-Park recognition.
Experts from the Vietnam Institute of Geo-sciences and Mineral Resources saidit takes five to seven years to complete a dossier for geo-park recognition,and about seven parks in the world are approved by UNESCO each year. Meanwhile,the park will be evaluated by UNESCO every four years.
Top Vietnamese archaeologists, geologists, volcano researchers and historiansagreed that Ly Son island, 30km off the coast of Quang Ngai province, wereformed by ancient volcanoes that existed more than 25 million years ago.
An area of 4,600sq.km, including more than 2,000sq.km of sea, covering ninedistricts and islands, has been included in the area for global geo-parkrecognition.
The recognition of Ly Son-Sa Huynh as a Global Geo-Park would promote theunique culture, rich biodiversity and extinct volcanoes around Ly Son Islands,according to Tri.
Jars of the Sa Huynh Culture (1000 BC - AD 200) and stela of Cham people werefound in the coastal Sa Huynh area.
Preparatory work has been revved up by the province in finalising proceduresfor official recognition of the park.
Vietnam has two global geoparks recognised by UNESCO – Dong Van Karst Plateauin the northern province of Ha Giang (in 2010) and Cao Bang Geopark (2018)./.
VNA
