Yet another milestone for God’s Little Paradise!
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named Bohol Island the Philippines’ first Global Geopark.
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According to UNESCO, “The island’s geological identity has been pieced together over 150 million years, as a period of tectonic turbulence has raised the island from the ocean depth”.
Moreover, the caves, sinkholes, cone karst, and the famous chocolate hills were spotlighted as what makes Bohol Island a geopark; also, UNESCO considered the Danajon Double Barrier Reef. The reef is a sporadic geological formation because it is the only one in the Philippines and Southeast Asia that is a double-barrier reef.
Bohol is also praised for its growing tourism, white sand beaches, diving spots, geological formations, rich biodiversity, and cultural heritage.
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Bohol is one of the newly announced Unesco Global Geoparks. Aside from the island, the following also made it to UNESCO’s list.
- Caçapava Unesco Global Geopark in Brazil
- Quarta Colônia Unesco Global Geopark in Brazil
- Lavreotiki Unesco Global Geopark in Greece
- Ijen Unesco Global Geopark in Indonesia
- Maros Pangkep Unesco Global Geopark in Indonesia
- Merangin Jambi Unesco Global Geopark in Indonesia
- Raja Ampat Unesco Global Geopark in Indonesia
- Aras Unesco Global Geopark in Iran
- Tabas Unesco Global Geopark in Iran
- Hakusan Tedorigawa Unesco Global Geopark in Japan
- Kinabalu Uniesco Global Geopark in Malaysia
- Waitaki Whitestone Unesco Global Geopark in New Zealand
- Sunnhordland Unesco Global Geopark in Norway
- Jeonbuk West Coast Unesco Global Geopark in the Republic Korea
- Cabo Ortegal Unesco Global Geopark in Spain
- Khorat Unesco Global Geopark in Thailand
- Mourne Gullion Strangford Unesco Global Geopark in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island
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Bohol and the other destinations above are now part of UNESCO’S 195 Global Geoparks.