Over recent weeks in year 11 we have been talking about National parks in both the UK and abroad in Kenya and Gambia. Well the next development from National Parks are Transfrontier National Parks and new Geoparks.
Simply a National Park protects one area of a country in a particular country, like the Lake District. A Transfrontier National Park is one that covers many different countries. For example the Great Limpopo Transfrontier National Park. It covers large areas of South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. This new park aims to be at the forefront of conservation and sustainability. Also by covering more than one country larger areas of land can be protected.
http://www.greatlimpopopark.com/
In Europe, Geoparks have been set up to protect geological heritage and sustainable ways to develop it. The aim is to promote the areas for tourism and make sure that there is scope for sufficent economic development. Look at the website, you can use the information to create a case study for your exam.
http://www.europeangeoparks.org/isite/home/1,1,0.asp
Mr. Still
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