Abstract
Until December 2022, UNESCO recognized 169 Global Geoparks, of which more than 50% are in Europe, 40% in Asia, 6% in Latin America, and the remaining 4% are distributed between Africa and Anglo-Saxon America. This picture shows the existence of a much uneven geography regarding the distribution of these areas across the planet. In addition, in the one hand, 1/4 are located only in China, …