New Hunan Client, February 1 (Correspondent Peng Husheng) On January 31, the 2024 Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Geopark Work Conference was held at the Xiangxi Global Geopark Museum. The meeting comprehensively summarized the work of the statewide geopark in 2023, arranged and deployed the key work in 2024, and drew a new blueprint for the management and development of the statewide geopark.
The meeting reviewed the work of Xiangxi Global Geopark in 2023, and reported on the work goals and key work plans for 2024. The meeting also interpreted the new "Global Geopark Management Measures" issued by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration for the participants, read out the "2024 Xiangxi Geopark Assessment Work Plan" (discussion draft), and the heads of relevant county and city forestry bureaus and geopark management offices made discussion speeches.
The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to take normalized management as a means, combined with the "2024 Xiangxi Geopark Assessment Work Plan", prepare an annual plan, do a good job in the patrol of geopark relics, science popularization, cooperation and exchange, and comprehensive supervision of nature reserves, etc., and form a normalized park management mechanism with state-level overall planning, county and city implementation, and joint management. It is necessary to take the expansion of Xiangxi Global Geopark as the goal, strengthen the docking with relevant international, national, provincial and state departments and experts, and make up for the shortcomings of development with scientific expansion to promote the high-quality development of the park. It is necessary to focus on the successful holding of the 8th UNESCO International Training Course on the Management and Development of Global Geoparks, set up a high-level organizing committee in a timely manner, make every effort to prepare for the training course, and actively plan activities such as the 20th anniversary celebration of the Global Geopark, international academic seminars and exchanges, and the listing of the Photographers Association of the Ministry of Natural Resources, so as to further tell the story of the "Best Practice Award" of Xiangxi Global Geopark to the international community and promote the creation of a well-known tourist destination at home and abroad. Comprehensively display the development results of Xiangxi Global Geopark.