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The 18 new designations brings the total up to 195 Geoparks , covering a total surface area of 486,709 km2, equivalent to twice the size of the United Kingdom. Two UNESCO Member States are joining the network for the first time: New Zealand and the Philippines.
Details, source UN News May 23
All nations need to make major cuts to fossil fuel emissions and transition to a low-carbon economy, if we are to have any chance of achieving the aim of reducing global temperatures to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. This continues to be the message from the UN but, with so many countries suffering as a result of more frequent extreme weather events, that are threatening food security and global stability, more urgent measures need to be taken, to help countries to adapt to an increasingly hostile
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