EMILIA ROMAGNA APENNINE GEOPARK

PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT- July 2015

GAL APPENNINO BOLOGNESE

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INDEX

ERGP GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION .................................................................... 3

REPORT -ABSTRACT ................................................................................................... 4

RESUME OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS. ..................................................... 4

ACTIONS FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ERAGP MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE. ..... 6 LOCAL AGREEMENTS ................................................................................................. 8 MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF THE PROPOSED GEOPARK- CHART. ........................ 10 DESCRIPTION OF THE GEOPARK MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE .................................. 11 GEOPARK PROPOSED BUDGET 2015-2018- IN EURO. .............................................. 15

ACTIONS TO INCREASE THE ERAGP VISIBILITY AND IDENTITY .. 17

ERAGP BRANDING STRATEGY, SOCIAL NETWORK AND PHOTO COMPETITION. ..... 17 ERAGP panels- plan strategy. ................................................................................. 18 ERAGP PANELS IN PLACE ........................................................................................ 18 ERAG PROMOTION- EVENTS AND INFORMATION MATERIAL. ................................ 25 Information material: ................................................................................................ 25 “The Earth Museum”- Castiglione dei Pepoli .......................................................... 32 ERAGP EVENTS ........................................................................................................ 33 ERAGP EDUCATIONAL- TOURIST APP ................................................................... 36

CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................. 38

ATTACHMENTS 1. Expressions of interest of ERAGP Municipalities 2. ERAGP Memorandum of understanding-abstract in English 3. ERAGP Management agreement (in Italian and related translation in English) 4. ERAGP Visibility plan

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ERGP Geographical location

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Report –Abstract

The present report aims to supply to the additional information requested by the

EGN-GGN in November 2013.

All the Geopark institutional partners have been included in the Public

Administration National Reforms that affected Italy from 2012.

The Emilia Romagna Apennine Geopark project is now running under the

management of the “Bologna Metropolitan Town”.

The Geopark has two employees provided with two full open- ended positions

guarantee by the Public Administration. One employee is in charge as the Geopark

Director and the other employees is the Geologist of the Geopark..The Geopark

guarantees educational activities and Geopark actions through the municipalities

and the “Macroareas” cooperation. The Geopark, through the Leader program

(LAG Appennino Bolognese), has financed activities to increase visibility for more

than 100.000 Euro in cooperation with local Institutions.

The Geopark budget has been planned for the next 4 years.

The “Bologna Metropolitan Town” and other public and private stakeholders will

constitute the Emilia Romagna Apennine Geopark Association by the end of 2015.

Two more position will be implemented in the Geopark Association by the end of

2016.

Resume of the application process

LAG-Local Action Group Bologna Appennino, supported by the EU LEADER

program applied for the European and Global Geoparks Network membership in

October 2012.

In March 2013 the Global Geoparks Network Committee decided to send the

evaluation mission in the ERAGP area.

Following that decision, the evaluators visited the territory at the beginning of

August 2013.

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The evaluation mission run two full days in the proposed Geopark and the visit

aimed to give an overview of the area to the evaluators: Mr. Carlos Neto de

Carvalho from Naturtejo Geopark and Mr. Klaus George from the Hartz Geopark.

In date 6th of November 2013, the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) under the

auspices of UNESCO, in the person of Dott. Patrick J.Mc Keever from the Natural

Sciences Sector Division of Ecological and Earth Science of UNESCO, sent to GAL

Appennino Bolognese the recommendation letter.

The letter gave number of tasks to be implemented within two years before the

GGN bureau could take a decision concerning the admission in the Global

Geoparks Network of the Emilia Romagna Apennine Geopark´s area.

This report aims to describe the actions undertaken by LAG Bologna Appennino

and LAG Altra Romagna in order to establish the Emilia Romagna Apennine

Geopark. However the management structure for the Geopark project has changed,

the report has been written by the ERAGP staff under the responsibility of LAG

Bologna Appennino that was in charge for the application.

The local authorities considered the ERAGP crucial for the sustainable development

of the area in connection with the prevention of geological hazards through

education activities and geo-tourism. Geo-tourism practices connected with strong

management and educational programs could support the prevention of landslides

and floods that characterized the ERAGP area.

The ERAGP partners considered the Geopark as one efficient answer for increasing

the awareness of local people about the geological heritage. In this way the local

inhabitants support the Institutions with actions that prevents the geological

hazards.

From the economic point of view, ERAGP partners underlined the importance of

strengthen the cooperation in the field of the geo-tourism within the activities

carried on by public and private institution in the area.

Partners understood the importance of being part of the European and Global

Geoparks Network under the auspices of UNESCO. The membership will increase

the possibilities for International partnership and in order to increase the

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knowledge on sustainable practices and local development focused on the

geological heritage.

Actions for the constitution of the ERAGP management structure

The constitution of the ERAGP management structure is the result of one long

process started in 2012. It has been very complex process because the Geopark

project run simultaneously with the National Reforms addressed to the reduction of

the local Institution´s costs.

The ERAGP municipalities have been gather together in five: “Unioni dei

Comuni”- (en: Municipality Unions) in order to reduce the administrative costs.

This happened at the end of 2014.

In the ERAGP areas the Reforms have affected the Bologna´s District that has been

transformed in the legal entity called: “Bologna Città Metropolitana” –(en. Bologna

Metropolitan Town). This happened at the beginning of 2015.

See: http://www.cittametropolitana.bo.it/portale/

The Natural Parks have been affected by the National Reforms and the Natural

areas included in the ERAGP. Following their natural characteristics, in order to

reduce the administrative standard cost, the Parks in the Region have been linked

together into innovative Institutions called: “Macroarea”. This process started in

2011 and finished at the end of 2012.

There are five “Macroarea” in the Emilia Romagna Region and two of them

belongs to the ERAGP´s area: the Ente Gestore per i Parchi e la Biodiveristà

dell´Emilia Orientale (en: Management Body for the East Parks and Biodiversity in

the Emilia). see: http://www.enteparchi.bo.it/pagina.php?id=2

The macroarea mentioned above includes the following ERAGP Parks: Monteveglio

Park, Corno alle Scale Park, Contrafforte Pliocenico Park, Gessi Bolognesi - Calanchi

dell´Abbadessa Park, Laghi di Suviana and Brasimone Park and the Monte Sole

Historical Park.

The second “macroarea”inside the ERAGP is called: “Ente Gestore per i Parchi e la

biodiversità della Romagna” (en: Management Body for the Parks and biodiversity

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of Romagna). This includes the Gypsum Vein Park that belongs to the ERAGP area

as well.

See: http://www.parchiromagna.it/pagina.php?id=1

The institutional changes described above caused difficulties and extension in the

process to establish the ERAGP management structure.

LAG supported the development of the ERAGP´s feasibility plan run by the

selected private Company: “ECO&ECO”.

This is so far the first Italian example of such study for the Geopark´s constitution.

The main objectives were:

a) To inform local stakeholders about the ERAGP advantages and procedures.

b) To analyze other similar Geoparks in Europe in order to share best practices.

c) To analyze management solutions for the ERAGP in order to select together

with stakeholders the most suitable solution.

d) To set up realistic proved budget for 2015-2019.

e) Panel´s plan for the ERAGP.

The study gave relevant information concerning the governance possibilities for the

ERAGP. These hypotheses have been presented to the public and private

stakeholders that gave positive feedback. In particular from May 2015, LAG hosted

several meetings with all the municipalities involved, the “Macroareas”, the

“Environmental Department for the Emilia Romagna Region”, the “Bologna

Metropolitan Town”, private investors. As a consequence of these meetings, the

municipalities have submitted to the LAG Appennino Bolognese a letter of

expression of interest to the ERAGP. See attachment n.1

All the stakeholders supported the ERAGP activities aimed to valorize the

geological heritage, to promote the Geopark project awareness within the

population and the educational activities already in place.

All the stakeholders analyzed the Feasibility Plan results and discussed the

management structure possibilities.

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The working group set up and share the common “Memorandum of

Understanding” in which they define the mandatory requirements to become

member of the ERAGP. See attachment n.2

Furthermore the stakeholders identified the “Bologna Metropolitan Town” as the

best solution that can guarantee to the Geopark the most efficient and sustainable

management structure in terms of budget and human resources. The Geopark

Director and the Geoscientist have been detected as employees of the “Bologna

Metropolitan Town”.( see description below).

The “Bologna Metropolitan Town”, following the feasibility plan results and the

municipalities will, expressed the official political choice to be the main actor of the

involved partners in charge for the management coordination body for the

proposed Geopark. See attachment n. 3

All the municipalities involved in the ERAGP expressed official political interest to

be part of the Geopark and to guarantee the Geopark´s activities and duties.

However, the mentioned National Reforms, slowed down the administrative

process for the Geopark Association constitution that will be complete in November

2015.

During next board meeting (November 2015) the: “Bologna Metropolitan Town”

and the: “Macroareas” will sign the official memorandum of understanding and

they will officially constitute the Emilia Romagna Geopark Association.

In December 2015 the management body detected will provide the EGN-GGN

Committee by the necessary signed agreement and the Geopark Association

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Local Agreements Three main steps characterize the Geopark´s local agreements phase.

a) The “Geopark principles chart” includes the principles and duties to subscribe the memorandum of understanding. This chart will be signed by Geopark´s supporters and includes the rules to be part of the Geopark organization by the end of 2015.

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b) The “memorandum of understanding”. Other partners could decide to adhere to the Geopark Association in terms of values, actions, economic and human resources, this document will be signed in November 2015.

c) Constitution of the “Geopark Association”- The signers of the memorandum of understanding will agree on the legal constitution of the Geopark Association by 2015.

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Management structure of the proposed Geopark- chart

Technical Scientific Committee Bologna University Bologna Geological Museum Regional Geological Survey Regional Speleologist Association

Management Committee- memorandum of understanding agreement

Città Metropolitana Macroarea-Romagna Macroarea-Bologna

Technical structure Director Geoscientist Project manager

(from 2016) Communication

expert (from 2016)

Geopark’s supporters - “Geopark’s principle chart” agreement

32 Municipalities LAG Bank Foundation APT- Destination Company Volunteers Associations

Advisory Committee

Extra economic support and expertise

Strategic Steering Committee

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Description of the Geopark management structure The management structure is composed as follow: a) Technical scientific Committee. It supports the Geopark in the event´s

organization and in planning the educational activities. The Technical Committee

is the Advisory Committee for the Geopark.

b) Management Committee. Representatives from the partners that plan to sign the

“memorandum of understanding” agreement.

c) Geopark´s supporters. The Geopark´s supporters signed the “Geopark chart”.

They support the Geopark with economic resources and professional expertise

the Geopark Management Committee. In particular the APT- Emilia Romagna

Destination Company will be in charge for the marketing strategy.

The Geopark’s Management Committee will be composed by:

“Città Metropolitana Bologna” - “Bologna Metropolitan Town”.

“Macroarea”: Ente di Gestione per i Parchi e la biodiversità dell´Emilia Orientale.

“Macroarea”: Ente di Gestione per i Parchi e la biodiversità della Romagna.

The Stakeholders agreed to share employees and office-administration cost with the

ERAGP.

The Geopark’s technical structure actually consist of:

The project coordinator - Geopark Director: Mr. Lorenzo Minganti. He is mayor

and responsible for the environment, the civil protection, the hydrogeological

instability for the: “Bologna Metropolitan Town”.

He is the Geopark´s contact person: lorenzo.minganti@cittametropolitana.bo.it

Phone: +39 051.659 8077

http://www.cittametropolitana.bo.it/portale/Engine/RAServePG.php/P/2553116

20300/T/Minganti-Lorenzo.

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The Geoscientist of the Geopark is one of the geologist employed by the Città

Metropolitana in charge for the geological hazard. Mr. Stefano Pisauri.

stefano.pisauri@provincia.bologna.it

In case of success, they will represent the ERAG in the EGN-GGN Committee

meetings and events.

The Emilia Romagna Apennine Geopark project headquarter is located at: Città

Metropolitana di Bologna located in Via Zamboni n. 13. 40126 Bologna - Italy.

Staff for education programs: The “Ente di Gestione per i Parchi e la biodiversità

dell´Emilia Orientale” and the “Ente di Gestione per i Parchi e la biodiversità della

Romagna”(two “macroarea”) provides the Geopark with the education activities:

the yearly program of the Macroarea in terms of education to the sustainability and

the outdoor activities has been implemented with Geopark activities and geological

programs. All the employees in the education sector from both the Macroarea will

be also the responsible for the education activities in the Geopark together with the

municipalities. The University of Bologna will scientifically support al the

educational activities.

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Geoscientist

Geopark´s geoscientist

Education activities staff

GEOPARK

CITTA’ METROPOLITANA

Office expenditure

Project coordinator- Geopark Director

MACROAREE

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In 2015 LAG has employed the Geopark project manager with project

communication responsibilities and project planning duties.

From 2016 to 2018 two employees will join the Geopark Association staff:

Project manager, duties: coordinate the Geopark activities and project

development – fund raising.

Responsible for the project communication, duties:. Responsible for the Geopark

communication strategy, Geopark events.

Two main solutions have been detected in order to finance the two specialists. The

first solution aims to finance the two positions through the new Leader Program

2014-2020.

LAG Appennino Bolognese is now concurring for being nominated by the Emilia

Romagna Region as responsible for the Leader Program in the Città Metropolitana’s

area.

Following the second possible solution, if LAG fails, the two positions will support

from private investors. LAG hosted several meetings in order to analyze the

intention from private stakeholders to invest in the Geopark; LAG obtained good

feedbacks.

Private stakeholders expressed interest to join the Geopark Association in particular

the Bank Foundation “CARISBO” that already supported the Geopark.

“APT Servizi Emilia Romagna” that is charge for the ERAG marketing and tourism

promotion will support the Geopark activities.

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Geopark Proposed Budget 2015-2018-in Euro

Budget 2015 - 2018

Fields Actions 2015 2016 2017 2018

Geopark running expenses

Office costs 1.000,00 5.000,00 5.000,00 5.000,00

EGN-GGN yearly fee 1.000,00 1.000,00 1.000,00 1.000,00

EGN-GGN Events participation

3.000,00 3.000,00 3.000,00 3.000,00

Geopark Director 7500,00 10.000,00 10.000,00 10.000,00

Geologist 9.187,50 22.050,00 22.050,00 22.050,00

Project manager 5.000,00 17.640,00 17.640,00 17.640,00

Education Geopark educational activities

50.000,00 50.000,00 50.000,00 50.000,00

Marketing Official presentation 2.500,00

Geopark panels 5.000,00 5.000,00 5.000,00 5.000,00

Branding strategy 3.000,00

Events 22.000,00 22.000,00 22.000,00 22.000,00

ERAGP digital paths 5.000,00 1.000,00 1.000,00 1.000,00

Total 111.687,50 147.190,00 144.690,00 144.690,00

Budget explanation The economic plans are official and fully available by request to LAG

Geopark running expenses

Running expenses: the running expenses include office and administration cost.

These cost are provided by the “Bologna Metropolitan Town” budget and are

specified as running cost already financed with public money and are guarantee

for the future.

EGN-GGN yearly fee: all the stakeholders are aware of the fee and this will be one

point of the “memorandum of understanding” that will be signed in November

2015.

The Geopark Director and the Geoscientist for the Geopark are fix municipalities

and district employees, now in charge for the “Bologna Metropolitan Town”.

Their positions are guarantee for the future. They will be the EGN-GGN

representatives for Emilia Romagna Apennine Geopark.

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Education

Many educational activities focus on the geological and natural heritage are carried

on by the Natural Parks in the Geopark.

They are in charge for the development of new activities and for the communication

activities within new generations.

Geopark educational activities: the expenses include all the economic resources

that are in the budget of the two Macroareas in the Geopark. The economic

resources that support the Geopark education activities are guarantee for the

future by National Law.

Marketing

Official presentation: in charge of the Geopark Association

Geopark and Geosites Informative panels: in charge of the

Municipalities

Branding strategy: already financed by LAG

Events: the expenses includes family events, trekking and outdoor

activities are in the budget of the two Macroareas in the Geopark

The economic resources that support the Geopark events are

guarantee for the future by National Law

ERAGP digital paths (participation in the: Georoutes App)

Licence and contents for 2015-2016 have been financed by LAG

From 2017 the Geopark stakeholders will be in charge for that.

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Actions to increase the ERAGP visibility and identity

LAG Appennino Bolognese, in order to create stronger identity and visibility set up

one invitation to tender addressed to local private and public stakeholders.

The tender´s total amount consisted of 100.000 Euro for developing specific

Geopark actions within the Geopark proposed area.

The call was addressed to all the Institutional subjects included in the ERAGP area

in order to undertake actions that:

Increase the visibility and accessibility to some of the ERAGP Geosites detected

Increase the educational actions focused on Geology

Increase the awareness of people about the Geopark project and its goals

Support the development of new technologies in order to increase the geo-tourism

activities in the area

The tender has been successful, the Macroareas, the municipalities and local

associations joined the call and run many important activities that contribute to

strengthen the ERAGP visibility.

ERAGP branding strategy, social network and photo competition

As first action, LAG run one tailored branding strategy in order to mark out the

ERAGP information panels, leaflets, the App and the website with the ERAGP logo.

The logo is temporary project logo, once become EGN-GGN Geopark the ERAG

will set up a new logo.

Website

The official Geopark web page is available at:

http://www.emiliaromagnageopark.com

Application

The application, the dossier and the feasibility plan are also available at the LAG

Appennino Bolognese page: http://bolognappennino.it/geopark-project

Facebook page

It has been update with the main events and information since 2010:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Emilia-Romagna-Apennine-Geopark-

project/127701370622044?fref=ts

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The ERAGP partners set up the photo competition inside the Geopark project area.

The completion is host on Panoramio, the group is called: “Let´s create together the

Geoparco Virtuale” . The platform is user friendly and everyone can easily upload

its own pictures concerning the ERGAP Geosites and participate to the contest until

December 2015.

http://www.geoappennino.it/geoappennino/4000.htm

ERAGP panels-plan strategy In order to set up the communication plan for the ERAGP need to take into account

the existing situation that follows the Parks and SIC-ZPS Natura 2000 programme.

For details, see attachment n.4

ERAGP panels in place ERAGP panels have been settled in four Geosites detected by the project: the

Geosites n. 52: “Calcari a Lucina in Sintria Valley”, the Geosite n. 56: “Da Vinci Blue

Clay Formation”, the Geosite n. 57 “Monte del Casino e Monte Tondo Sections”, the

“Labante Cave” ERAGP Geosite n. 13.

All the panels display the Geopark project logo and the description in Italian and

English. The panel in the Natural Park must follow the Regional rules for the layout

together with the other Parks, however all the panels are characterize by the

common Geopark project logo.

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Figure 1 Calcari a Lucina in Sintria Valley ERAGP Geosite n. 52

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Figure 2 “Da Vinci” Blue Clay Formation ERAGP Geosite n.56

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Figure 3 Monte Tondo section Geosite n. 57

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Figure 4 The panel in place in the Gypsum Vein Park

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Figure 5 Labante Cave-ERAGP Geosite n. 13

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Figure 6 The Panel at the Labante Cave in place

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ERAG Promotion-events and information material

Information material: Several leaflets have been set up to promote the Geopark project, the geology,

itineraries and traditional local food products:

a) Labante Cave- ERAGP n. 13-Info leaflet with the same design as the information

panel.

Figure 7 Labante Cave- info leaflet Geosite n.13

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b) “Percorsi Geologici in Alto Reno” ( en:”Geological paths in the ERAGP area”), the

description of four different paths provided with geological and historical

information of the area from the prehistory to the modern age.

Figure 8 ERAGP leaflet

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The back page of the leaflet aims to explain to the public what is a Geopark and

what is the European and Global Geoparks Network under the auspices of

UNESCO. The leaflet promotes the App and the educational itineraries available for

free from the most common App markets. Leaflets have been distributed in all the

Natural Park headquarters in the ERAGP area, schools and municipalities.

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The ERAGP partners organized events to increase the awareness of people in the

area about the geological heritage and the importance of its safeguard.

a) “Quattro Passi nel GeoAppennino” (en: “Four steps in the GeoApennine”) means

to present 30 initiatives carried on from October 2014 to December 2014 by all the

ERAGP partners and local Association in the field of education and geo-tourism.

The events were free of charge and targeted from kids and adults, addressed to

expert geologist and beginners. Many people participate to the events supporting

the increasing of the Geopark´s visibility in the local inhabitants.

Figure 9 Geopark activities

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b) “Percorsi Geologici nell´Alta Val del Reno” (en: “Geological path in the Northern Reno Valley) in Porretta Terme , Camugnano and Lizzano in Belvedere Municipalities. The events were focused on the discovery of the ERAG Geosites located in the municipalities of Porretta Terme , Camugnano and Lizzano in Belvedere.

The events took place in the main square of the municipalities and were in

connection with local traditional food festivals. Several guide tours with

professional geologists were offered free of charge to the ERAGP Geosites n.4: “

Quarts of Porretta”, Geosites ns. 5,6: “ Brasimone Gorge” and Geosite n. 8 “ Rocca

Corneta”.

During these events the project nanager introduced the Geopark project to the

public, answered questions and shared the Geopark vision for the sustainable

development of the area. In the same events the Geopark project manager

introduced the multimedial Geological paths developed in the “Georoutes App”.

The ERAGP purchased the licence from Magma Geopark, cooperating with the

Geopark in developing contents and sharing good practices.

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“The Earth Museum”- Castiglione dei Pepoli

Following the ERAGP initiative the: “Earth Museum” has been opened in

Castiglione dei Pepoli: one of the 32 ERAGP Municipalities. It has been open thank

to the municipality efford and in cooperation with the Geological Department of

the Bologna University.

The museum aims to valorize and explain the geological heritage of the ERAGP

area. The museum run educational activities focused on geology, nature and local

heritage. The Geopark museum is focused on the connection between the geology

and the local traditions. The museum exibith rocks and minerals from the ERAGP

area, explanation panels about the geological processes that affected the area, the

use of local rocks for developing local articrafts. The idea is to develop further the

museum with other displays and explanations.

Figure 10 Earth Museum in ERAGP

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Figure 11 Earth Museum in ERAGP

ERAGP events Partners organized many Geopark events to increase the visibility of the project and

involve the local inhabitants.

a) “Scopriamo insieme il GEOAppennino” “Discovery the GEOApennine”- at

Monteveglio Natural Park: Geological laboratory, simulation of one geological

survey of the area, meal with local products, workshop on the ERAGP geological

heritage. Presentation of the activities and of the ERAGP project by the ERAGP

project manager .

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b) “Scopriamo il GEOAppennino” “Discovery the GEOApennine”- at Natural Area

“Contrafforte Pliocenico”.

This event means to present to the public the exhibition “The roman aqueducts in

the Bologna area” set up by the ERAGP partner: the Speleological Association. The

local association: “ organized one day trekking starting from the Geosite n. 24

(Balzo de Rossi) where the underground roman aqueduct still departs from Sasso

Marconi toward Bologna city center.

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c) Presentation of the GEOroutes App to the public in Porretta Terme Municipality.

Figure 12 Presentation of the App in Porretta Terme

ERAGP Educational-Tourist App The Geopark project bought licence to develop educational games and outdoor

guide inside the global App GEOroutes together with other territories and

Geoparks around the Globe!

The App is available free of charge at:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.locatify.guide.geoparks

https://itunes.apple.com/bb/app/global-georoutes/id905305741?mt=8

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The App allows you to download educational quiz and outdoor voice guides

discovering some of the ERAGP localities and its geological heritage! Through the

TurfHunt people can get informed about the highlights of the area replying to

tailored quiz in different spots GPS located. Though the SmartGuide is possible to

download outdoor voice guided tours in the ERAGP! Within the GEOroutes app

the ERAGP accommodation, restaurants and events providers can advertise

themselves and their activities.

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Conclusion

The staff of the Emilia Romagna Apennine Geopark project has been working for

Geopark constitution since 2009. The Geopark project has been provided with the

management body requested, as the political agreements with the municipalities

and the “Bologna Metropolitan Town” prove, despite the revolutionary

institutional changes occurred. The budget is realistic and documented.

One Director and one geoscientist are working for the Geopark project.

The visibility has been improved than to EU economic investments up to 100.000

Euro.

The political agreements are in place and they will create the Emilia Romagna

Apennine Geopark Association by December 2015.

All the documents will be provided by end of 2015 in order to guarantee to the

EGN-GGN the absolutely serious ongoing process.

The staff would like to ask the member of EGN-GGN Committee to consider the

final decision taking in consideration the totally new political and administrative

asset in which the Geopark project has been drag.

Best Regards.

The report was drawn by a task force of LAG Bologna Appennino participated by Claudio

Ravaglia (LAG Appennino Bolognese Director), Stefano Sozzi (LAG Appennino Bolognese

Animator), and Sara Gentilini (ERAGP external consultant).