🌋Geological Wonders of South Korea: Mt. Juwangsan #Juwangsan National Park (#주왕산) is not only an amazing place for hiking and discovering the landscape—it is also a wonderful opportunity to admire unique #geologicalheritage. 📸 Photo by: Kyung-Sik Woo #ProGEO #Geomorphology

🌋 Stunning insights from the K-Geoheritage #Symposium in #SouthKorea! Our #ProGEO Executive Secretary, Manu Monge-Ganuzas, recently joined an incredible field trip to the breathtaking #Bukhansan #Geopark following the event.

International Conference on #KGA Conservation Program Strategy 🏛️ #ProGEO experts involved in signing the historic Key #Geoheritage Area #Korea Declaration — a new global standard for protecting earth sciences ahead of the 48th #UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting. 🌍✨

🎙️ Topic: Effective geoheritage interpretation: An essential tool for sustainable tourism 🗣️ Speaker: Silvia Bodzáš Palgutová (Slovak #Karst National Park, #Slovakia) 🔗 Direct Link: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3446984... 🔑 Meeting ID: 344 698 481 448 25 🔒 Passcode: 5iP9m2F2 #Progeo #Geodiversity

Let's Celebrate! #EarthDay2026 #ProGEO

Join the meeting: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3486673... Meeting ID: 348 667 338 279 37 Passcode: rr9T5hD2

🧂 Nature’s #Masterpiece: The #Salt Domes of #Iljagh (Iran) These spectacular salt domes are not only stunning natural features but also important geoheritage sites. Formed by the upward movement of ancient evaporite layers, they create unique landscapes with colorful salt layers, caves, and #karst.

Society Wins Battle for Geological Heritage! Local authorities and civil society have secured #PuntaBallena protection as a natural monument in #Uruguay. The decision follows a massive citizen mobilization that halted a residential development #threatening the site’s #geoheritage

✨ The latest issue of Earth Heritage is out now! 🌍 Explore iconic landscapes and hidden treasures, from Charnwood Forest’s 100 Treasures and more geosites mentioned there by earthheritage.bsky.social 👉 www.earthheritage.org.uk/.../EH-64-fi...

The new #ProGEO #2025 news document highlights key priorities and #challenges for #geoconservation in a rapidly changing world. It presents approaches to the protection, management, and sustainable promotion of #geoheritage, with strong emphasis on integration into territorial planning.

🌄Geosite #Chehrabad #Badlands, #Zanjan, #Iran Witness the dramatic sculpting of nature! These striking badlands reveal the power of erosion and the rugged beauty of the region’s #geological $formations. Every ridge and ravine tells a story carved over millennia. 📸 Photo by Amin Mohseni Ahouei

Cendere #Anticline in SE #Türkiye is a spectacular positive flower structure formed by left-lateral strike-slip #tectonics during the Eurasian–Arabian collision. It is a rare open-air #laboratory revealing 3D fault kinematics and the link between neotectonics and #petroleum systems. 📸Mehmet Özkul

The National Autonomous University of Mexico Strengthens the Conservation of #Geological #Heritage in #Mexico! #ProGEO group is developing!

🌊 Admirals Arch – Kangaroo Island 🌊 Behold the raw power of nature at Admirals Arch, in #FlindersChaseNationalPark! This stunning #granite formation, sculpted over millions of years by the relentless ocean, reveals the strength of the Carrinya granites from the #KangarooIsland pluton.

#ProGEO #GeoCommunity #Geologists #Geoheritage #HappyNewYear2026

Following the official recognition of Key Geoheritage Areas (KGA) by the #IUCN World Conservation Congress in October 2025, #ProGEO is seeking sponsors, donors, and institutional partners willing to support the development of KGA worldwide. 🔗 drive.google.com/file/d/1iV2J...

🪨 Behestan Castle, Iran Carved directly into the rock above the Qizil Uzan River, Behestan Castle shows how geology and human history are deeply connected. 📸✍️ Amin Mohseni Ahouei, University of Zanjan #geodiversity #progeo #Irantourist #localgeology

Happy Holidays from all of us at ProGEO! ❄️🐚 Wishing all our members, partners, and earth science enthusiasts a joyful, peaceful, and sustainable festive season. Here’s to a prosperous New Year and many more geological wonders to explore in 2026! ⚒️💎 #ProGEO #Geoconservation #Greetings #Christmas

EGU Geoscience Day 2026 Apply now for up to €10,000 funding to host a Geoscience Day public event to raise awareness of the geosciences among school students, policymakers, journalists and the wider public. Deadline 19 January 2026. #egu #geoscience #funding #conference2026

Stork Castle Geosite (Zanjan, Iran📌) The site is also a key habitat for storks, adding ecological value to its geological significance. 📸Amin Mohseni Ahouei #geology #geomorphology #geosite #Iran #Zanjan #storks #geotourism

🌍 Restoration in Practice – Giving Landscapes Back Their Value Today we present three stages of restoration of a coal mine in the USA (North Antelope Rochelle Mine, Wyoming), the largest lignite coal mine in the United States 🌱💚 📸 Anna Krzyszowska Waitkus 📘 doi.org/10.1007/s407... #restoration

🌱Happy International #Soil Day! We'd like to highlight an incredible #paper in the journal SOIL by Raza et al. (2025), titled “Missing the input: the underrepresentation of plant physiology in global soil carbon research.” 🧵Read more in this #GeoLog : egu.eu/4LE7VG 📸Antonio Jordán on #imaggeo

Let's check the spectacular Mushroom Rock formations from Zanjan County showing an impressive example of selective erosion. ༄˖°.🍃.ೃ࿔*:･ 📘 Inventory, Identification and Assessment of the Geosites in Zanjan County by Amin Mohseni Ahouei #iran #geosite #progeo #geology #geheritage

The Rainbow Hills of the Oltu district (Erzurum, eastern Turkey) showcase stunning Oligocene–Miocene geology. Beyond their beauty, the hills are an important geological heritage site that deserves protection and educational awareness. 📸 Dr. Yıldırım Güngör #geoheritage #turkey #colours

''Geopatrimônio em Geoparques no Brasil'' 📚 Explore Brazil’s Exceptional Geoheritage 🌅🦜🌴🇧🇷 🔗https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wm2QYpzgRvDRKAyPCuZYwT_5a3aPqNZg/view?usp=sharing #brazil #ProGEO #geoheritage

📢 CALL TO ACTION: Be a Pioneer: Sign up and become part of the foundational network creating ProGeo-México. 📧 Email: [email protected] 🌐 Website: www.progeo.ngo #progeo #iucn #geoconservation #protectnature #earthscience

Earth’s history carved in orange rocks of #Narman, #Turkey — 3 million years of #geoheritage 🌍⛰️ 📸 Yıldırım Güngör, #geologist (Turkey) #Progeo

madeira.rtp.pt/sociedade/ca... Geological heritage under pressure 🌍⛏️ insights from José Brilha on tourism impacts in Madeira & Porto Santo! #Progeo #geodiversity

🌍 Members of ProGEO (Priscilla Grew, Jack Matthews) shared their insights and experiences during the GSA Connects 2025 meeting — highlighting international collaboration in geoheritage research. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yy6... #progeo #geoheritage #GSA

🎥🌍 Join us this Sunday, October 27! Discover how the world protects its most extraordinary geological treasures in the talk 🗣️ Speaker Dr. Kevin Page, ProGEO, The International Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage 🔗 www.youtube.com/live/_XIf_l2... #Geoheritage #Geology #ProGEO

Check out the key takeaways from #ProGEO president, Kevin Page’s concluding remarks at #GSAConnects2025 — powerful insights on the future of geoconservation and the global value of geodiversity. 🌍 👉 [Graphic below]

Proud to see our ProGEO team at GSA Connects 2025! Kevin Page, Jack Matthews, Maria da Glória Garcia, and Mauricio Faraone Pomienta are bravely representing ProGEO at this years Geological Society of America meeting in San Antonio. 🌍💪 #ProGEO #GSAConnects2025 #Geoheritage #GSA #ProGEO #geodiversity

🌍 Don’t miss Dr. Kevin Page’s special seminar! Presented by ProGEO – International Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage 📺 Watch the live stream on the IGC UNAM YouTube channel: youtube.com/live/_XIf_l2... #Geoheritage #Geodiversity #ProGEO #Geoparks #EarthScience #IGC_UNAM

“Identifying Key Geoheritage Areas adds value to science, education, and sustainable development. 🌍 At the #IUCNCongress in #AbuDhabi, Manu Monge Ganuzas shared insights on the global initiative promoting #geodiversity and the conservation of our planet’s #geoheritage.” youtu.be/QnaVLu60uB8

🌍 Noah’s Arc – A Geomythological Landmark of Eastern Türkiye The boat-shaped landform, often interpreted as the resting place of the Biblical Ark Read more in📖 👉 doi.org/10.1007/s123... 📸 by Professor Nizamettin Kazancı (Ankara University, Türkiye)

12th International ProGEO Symposium – Celebrating Geological Heritage and Geoparks continues in Tulcea! 🪨✨ Over 100 participants from many countries Symposium have gathered here in one of Europe’s most remarkable regions of Romania. #conference #Tulcea #progeo #geology

🌈 Morning Glory Pool in Yellowstone is ~7 m deep & ~4 m wide. Its dazzling colors come from heat-loving microbes, shifting from blue in the hot center to orange at cooler edges. A stunning yet fragile geoheritage site! 🌍🔥 #Geoheritage #Yellowstone #Geothermal

🌍🦖 Drumheller – the heart of Canadian paleontology! Welcome to Drumheller (Alberta, Canada) – a place often called the true dinosaur capital of the world. Nestled in the striking Canadian Badlands. 📸 by Jolanta Rudzińska-Lamoureux #Drumheller #Canada #Badlands #paleontology

🌍🦴 Geoheritage in action! We’re excited to share a glimpse of the ongoing work at the Hoya de la Sima fossil site (gypsum beds) in Jumilla (Murcia Region, Spain). Ignacio Fierro Bandera is making great work! #spain #geology

Exploring the Great Cave in Junik 🇽🇰 ProGEO–Kosovo’s 2025 field trip revealed stunning karst landforms in the Erenik River Canyon. A true gem of Kosovo’s geoheritage! 📸 Photo: Fadil Bajraktari, Kosovo Institute for Nature Protection #Geoheritage #Karst #ProGEO

Scenic relict of a Late Oligocene–Early Miocene slump in the Tuzgölü Basin (Şereflikoçhisar, Türkiye). Coarse conglomerates remain after erosion of the fine matrix. 📍 Geoheritage from JEMIRKO inventory 📷 Prof. Nizamettin Kazancı #geoheritage #Türkiye #ProGEO

Limestone outcrops in East Balkan Geopark (Bulgaria) hold Cenomanian trace fossils & Orbitolina concava — echoes of a 100-million-year-old sea. 📷 Docs by Prof. D. S. Sinnyovsky, Univ. of Mining & Geology, Sofia. #Geoheritage

The 7th Brazilian Symposium on Geological Heritage, 🌍 Goiânia from June 8 to 14, ✅ short courses ✅ scientific presentations ✅ inspiring field trips 📷 by Maria da Glória Motta Garcia 1. Chapada dos Veadeiros 2. Group photo of the participants @uspoficial.bsky.social #geology #nature

🌍🪨 Check out the latest issue of ProGEO News! Issue 1 / 2025 is now available — full of updates on geoconservation, geosites, and international activities. 📄 Download the PDF here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Menk... #Geoheritage #Geoconservation #ProGEO #Geology

Discovering the Great Gypsum Dome in Wiślica! 🏞️✨ In Wiślica, Poland’s second smallest city, nature left us an amazing geological gem. The Great Gypsum Dome, a sedimentary formation shaped like an exhumed dome, standing proudly on the western bank of the old castle-town called Grodzisko. #Progeo

⏳ Don’t forget! Early registration for ProGEO 2025 ends on May 31. Secure your spot and join us in celebrating geodiversity from around the world 🌍 👉 progeo2025.com #ProGEO2025 #geodiversity #geoconservation #geology

🟥 Geological Wonder from Iran! 🟥 📍 Upper Red Formation, Hesar area, Zanjan Province 📸 Photo by Alireza Amrikazemi Say hello to one of Iran’s most striking geological landscapes! These vibrant red and white layers belong to the Upper Red Formation #geoheritage #iran

🌍 Celebrate the wonders of our planet on #GeodiversityDay – 6 Oct 2025! This year’s theme: “Geodiversity is for everyone”. Let’s explore, protect, and share the Earth's incredible natural variety. 🪨🌋⛏️ #Geodiversity #IGD2025 #EarthMatters