Today UNESCO designated 12 new geoparks, bringing the total number of sites in the UNESCO Global Geopark Network to 241 in 51 countries. The network now covers an area of over 882,000 km², equivalent to the size of Venezuela.

The 12 newly designated geoparks are located in China, France, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Tunisia – marking its first geopark – and Uruguay.

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• The Mirny project combines 1 GW of wind capacity with 600 MWh of BESS.
• It will supply renewable electricity to ~1 million people.
• The project will reach full capacity in 2029.