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Geopark Đerdap was pleased to support the hiking campaign “Spring at Beli Izvorac”, organized by the Mountaineering Club “Starica”. This event, among other things, served as an opportunity to mark the World Water Day, which emphasized the importance of preserving natural resources and heritage.

The 51st Meeting of the Council of the Coordinating Board of the European Geoparks Network was held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris from March 5 to 6, 2025. The meeting was attended by representatives of 109 geoparks from 28 countries, including official representatives of the UNESCO World Geopark Đerdap.

Celebration Geodiversity Day in Đerdap National Park and Đerdap UGGp was organized in PE “Djerdap National Park” with a workshop for children about volcanoes. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Conserving The Past – Sustaining The Future”, which emphasizes the importance of proper management of natural resources in order to ensure a healthy and sustainable planet for future generations.

The 54th International Tourism Fair was held in Novi Sad from November 30 to December 2. The Fair gathered over 240 exhibitors from the country and abroad who presented their tourist offer.

From November 8 to 9, 2023, the 48th Council Meeting of the European Geoparks Network was held online.

International Geodiversity Day is a worldwide celebration, bringing people together on October 6 each year, to promote the many aspects of geodiversity. International Geodiversity Day was proclaimed by UNESCO at the 41st General Conference in 2021.

From July 19 to 23, 2023, a revalidation mission was carried out on the territory of the Djerdap UNESCO Global Geopark. This area received the important quality mark, “UNESCO Global Geopark”, in 2020 and is the first and, for now, the only UNESCO Global Geopark in Serbia.

Among the protected geoheritage sites, not only in the area of Djerdap Geopark, the Boljetinska Reka Canyon stands out for its attractiveness. After the recent floods, the Boljetinska River swelled from the rains, destroyed the embankment, undermined the road and carried it downstream into the Danube in the largest part along the profile.

The event was attended by presidents and representatives of ministries, local self-governments, the Zaječar Regional Chamber of Commerce, tourist organizations, public companies and institutions, as well as colleagues from protected areas, the Institute for Nature Protection of Serbia, faculties and other institutions, the Public Enterprise “Djerdap National Park” Donji Milanovac marked the Company Day.