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Vis Archipelago applies for UNESCO Global Geopark status

Author: Vojo Micak

ZAGREB, Dec 16 (Hina) - The Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy, acting on a proposal from the National Commission on UNESCO Global Geoparks, has applied to establish a new geopark, the Vis Archipelago, as part of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, the ministry said earlier this week.

Papuk Nature Park is for now Croatia's only UNESCO Geopark.

Establishing the Vis Archipelago as a geopark would help recognise the importance of the geological and geomorphological legacy and of geotourism as a specific form of tourism, the ministry said.

The initiative was launched by the Croatian Geological Institute in collaboration with the local community. A decision on admission of the Vis Archipelago to the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network is expected in the spring of 2019.

The Vis Archipelago comprises seven sites protected by the Environmental Protection Act. The islets of Brusnik and Jabuka are protected as geological monuments, the Plava (Blue) Cave, the Medvidina (Monk Seal) Cave and the cave on Ravnik island are classified as geomorphological monuments, while Stiniva Cove and Ravnik island are categorised as important landscapes.

The aim of the UNESCO Global Geoparks programme is to protect the geological, geomorphological and other values of geoparks and ensure that they are managed in accordance with sustainable development goals and to the benefit of the local community.

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