Europe[a] is the cradle of the geoparks movement.
As of November 2022, there are 94 UNESCO Global Geoparks in 28 European countries and there are several territories in an aspiring or planned phase, or in a national geopark status.
[2] Further elements of the geodiversity of the continent is represented on the World Heritage list, under criterion VIII or VII.
Note *Kula Volcanic Geopark was enlarged and renamed as Kula Salihli Geopark in 2020.
Twenty-eight sites are represented currently on the World Heritage list under criterion VIII,[157] as an outstanding representative of Earth's history: Further sites are inscribed under criterion VII[158] of superlative natural phenomena and aesthetic importance.