Confab calls for geoparks to be utilized for disaster awareness

Confab calls for geoparks to be utilized for disaster awareness

NAGASAKI, Japan - The 5th International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, holds a closing ceremony on May 15, 2012. Scientists and environmental conservationists affirmed the importance of drawing lessons from natural disasters and climate change by utilizing parks with geological features as they wrapped up the four-day conference. (Kyodo)

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