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.
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.
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
Bohol and the other destinations above are now part of UNESCO’S 195 Global Geoparks.
