Global geological experts and Korea Heritage Service (KHS) Administrator Huh Min pose with the Key Geoheritage Areas Korea Declaration at the BEXCO convention center in Busan, Wednesday. Courtesy of KHS
BUSAN — Global discussions on the systematic conservation of geological heritage sites gained major momentum in Busan, Wednesday, during an international symposium that adopted the Key Geoheritage Areas (KGA) Korea Declaration.
The symposium, titled "K-Geoheritage: Current Status and Future Perspectives," featured 13 presentations from global scholars including Robbert Casier, World Heritage program development officer at the International Union for Conservation of Nature, ProGEO President Kevin Page and José Brilha, former president of ProGEO and UNESCO chair on geodiversity and geoconservation.
"We want to build a new framework for international cooperation so that protecting our geological heritage becomes a core focus of 21st-century nature conservation. This will help us seamlessly connect protection, management, research and education," Korea Heritage Service (KHS) Administrator Huh Min said in his welcoming remarks. "It is my sincere hope that global cooperation centered around KGAs will grow even stronger moving forward."
