Menta Menged - Episode 10 (Kana TV Drama)

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The Ministry of Tourism has conducted a survey and found that there are 25 Geoparks in Ethiopia. 

 

In the past 10 years, 229 Geoparks have been registered with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and Africa has registered only 2. 

 

Getaneh Addis (PhD) is a policy analyst at the Ministry of Tourism. 

 

UNESCO registers geological sites in the world as world heritage sites based on their importance, and the survey showed that Ethiopia has the resources to contribute to world heritage. 

 

He said that although other African countries, including Ethiopia, have the resources, they have not registered them properly with UNESCO because they do not have enough knowledge about the field and do not have enough experts. 

 

The Ministry of Tourism has started preparing documents to register 4 of the 25 Geopark sites identified in a preliminary study with UNESCO, said Getaneh Addis (PhD); the information on the two Geopark sites is planned to be completed and sent to UNESCO by November 2018.

 

According to Getaneh Addis (PhD), one of the priority criteria for registering a Geopark with UNESCO is how the local community will benefit from the site, and how the local community will protect it.

 

A Geopark that has not benefited the community will not be recognized, he explained, adding that this characteristic makes it unique from other types of heritage sites registered by UNESCO.

 

UNESCO monitors the sites registered as Geoparks every 4 years, and only then will it renew the permit, said Getaneh Addis (PhD), a policy analyst at the Ministry of Tourism.

 

We have also been told that the provision of infrastructure is one of the most important requirements in geoparks, and the government is already making preparations for this.

 

The Ministry of Tourism has plans to establish national geoparks.

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