the global network of geoparks UNESCO has existed for 15 years and has 146 members in 41 countries. To “Yangan-Tau” yet none of the Geopark, located in Russia and the CIS, did not receive such a high status. Yes, in record time from filing to outcome two years. According to the head of the Republic of Radium habirova gained in Salavat district experience will be used in another Bashkir Geopark – “Torato”, who also claims to inclusion in the GHA site.
– Today, in a changing world geoparks should be the key areas where man communicates with nature. This model of the Museum under the open sky, where geological and biological objects, history, culture, archaeology and Ethnography, and also have the ability of communicating with people, says mastermind of the Geopark, the Director of the sanatorium “Yangan-Tau” Alfred Akbashev. – A Geopark is a space where man can find himself. It’s not just infrastructure and a territory that should be part of the world, a window in nature for the urban world.
the Establishment of Geopark and awakened the activity of the local population – it has begun to revive the ancient craft, to create placements, to produce for tourists, and to reflect on their leisure time.