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X ProGEO 2O21
X Symposium ProGEO 2021

X International ProGEO Symposium

Building connections for global geoconservation
A fully online free event
7-10th June 2021
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PLENARY CONFERENCE - ASIER HILARIO

GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE AND UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKS

MEMORY OF THE EARTH, FUTURE FOR THE PEOPLE

Asier Hilario is a Ph.D. geologist in charge of the scientific management of the Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark. Recently he has been appointed as the president of the IUGS International Commission on Geoheritage and member of the scientific board of the International Geosciences program (IGCP). He is an active member of the GGN (Global Geoparks Network), belongs to the advisory Committee of the EGN (European Geoparks Network) and is one the few senior evaluators of the UNESCO Global Geoparks program. He has been the coordinator of the Spanish geoparks forum (2016 - 2020). At present he is coordinating the new IUGS Global Geosite program as well as the Geoheritage Working Group for the IUGS desk-top assessment of the geological international significance for new aspiring geoparks.

He has got a wide experience on geoheritage inventories, assessment, geoconservation and specially communication of Earth Sciences and geoparks. He has done more the 100 talks worldwide and has written several books, scientific papers and articles for the broad public.

Dr. Hilario will present a broad reflection about geoconservation based on his personal view and international experience. He will talk about the great opportunity of the renewed IUGS Global Geosites programme, and will explain the importance of UNESCO Global Geoparks as key actors for the visibility of geoconservation worldwide. The importance of an emotional communication, a real social engagement and a good capacity for empathy will also be critically analyzed as key topics for the future of geoconservation.