On April 12, the meeting about application to the Funiushan geopark expansion and preparation for the revalidation in mid-2018 was held in Nanyang city. The relevant leaders and experts from Henan Provincial Department of Land and Resources and the Provincial Institute of Land and Resources, and responsible persons from units related to Funiushan Global Geoparkin Nanyang city and Luoyang city attended the meeting.

        In 2018, Funiushan Global Geopark will embark on its third midterm revalidation by UNESCO. In the meeting,the working plans and the deployment work of the revalidation were arranged, as well as construction regulations of geopark were reinterpreted. It was also pointed out that the logo of “Funiushan Global Geopark” was not only the honor of Nanyang city and Luoyang city, it was also the honor of Henan province as well as the whole country. This honorable logo improved the visibility and boosted the tourism of the two cities, which produces obviously economic, social and environmental benefits. It’s required that the relevant departments and units in the two cities should understand the significance of the revalidation, carefully organize,deploy,and carry out the preparations in accordance with the requirements of UNESCO, to ensure a higher level of management and construction and the successful third revalidation, making new economic and social contributions to two cities.