Local UNESCO designates Danyang-gun, Donghaean as Global Geoparks
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo UNESCO has designated Danyang-gun County, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, and Donghaean, or the eastern coastal region of Gyeonsangbuk-do Province, as Global Geoparks, the Ministry of Environment said on April 14. In an executive board meeting on April 10 in Paris, UNESCO designated Danyang-gun and Donghaean, which spans Pohang, Gyeongju, the counties of Yeongdeok-gun and Uljin-gun, as Global Geoparks. The designation comes through a comprehensive evaluation of not only geological value, but also connections to ecological, historical and cultural resources, coopera