Projet Geopark (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

According to the Charter of the European Geoparks Network adopted in Greece the 5th June of 2000, a European Geopark “is a territory which includes a particular geological heritage and a sustainable territorial development strategy supported by a European programme to promote development. […]”.These territories have been labelled regarding their geological, cultural and ecological heritage - since the early 2000s this Label knows a growing success among European countries, particularly in the West (France, Germany, Italy, Spain). In 2013, 54 European Geoparks received the precious label. This international recognition by UNESCO attracts Southern countries to implement development strategies in line with the recommendations of good-practices management oriented by international organizations. Indeed, UNESCO takes into account a plurality of selective criteria such as a remarkable heritage (geology, archaeology, biodiversity, cultural), citizen participation, sustainable regional economic development plan, heritage and socio-economic values for local populations, etc. to proceed to the inscription process. It is based on an integrated and sustainable management & conservation strategy of natural and cultural heritage from an interdisciplinary approach (Humanities and Life & Earth Sciences) in consultation with local stakeholders (local communities, universities and civil society). Currently, there is no “Geopark methodology” adapted to the South. Thus, the GEOPARK project aims to study potential and compared areas (EU/Africa) with remarkable geological, ecological, social and cultural heritage. One located in Central Catalunia (Spain) and the other in the Zat Valley (Morocco) - Marrakech. Endowed with varied skills in Humanities and Life and Earth Sciences, GEOPARK project partners (public, private) propose to study biodiversity, geology, prehistory, social aspects, heritage, tourism as a geopark based on empirical surveys, field collecting data and shared experience.

Mots clés : geopark, heritage, education, sustainable development, morocco, inventory, tourism, territory, local heritage, biodiversity, unesco

Participants :
- Autonomous University of Barcelona (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 409500.0 €
- Cabildo insular de lanzarote (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 9000.0 €
- Avignon Université (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 18000.0 €
- Aix-Marseille Université (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 103500.0 €
- Loyer martin (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 13500.0 €
- Cadi Ayyad University (Maroc) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 634500.0 €
- Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3 (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 45000.0 €
- Cerdan ingenieros s.l. (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 45000.0 €
- Université Paris Cité (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 9000.0 €
- Associacio geoparc conca de tremp -montsec (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Autres, subvention : 9000.0 €
- Beijing Normal University (Chine) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexique) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €