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The North Korean aspect of Mount Paekdu is predicted to be designated as a UNESCO International Geopark subsequent month.
Based on UNESCO and academia on Sunday, UNESCO’s govt board is about to carry a gathering from April 2 to 17 to overview 16 websites for International Geopark designation, together with Mount Paekdu.
In its September and December periods final yr, the UNESCO International Geopark Council chosen 16 candidate websites and determined to suggest that the chief board endorse these websites as International Geoparks.
Mount Paekdu is nearly sure to be listed as North Korea’s first UNESCO International Geopark, as the chief board sometimes endorses Geopark designations proposed by the council.
Final yr, the Chinese language aspect of the mountain was designated as a UNESCO International Geopark underneath the Chinese language identify, Mount Changbaishan.
