{"id":110,"date":"2025-05-16T18:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T09:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geo-itoigawa.com\/en\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2026-08-26T09:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:25:28","slug":"organization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geo-itoigawa.com\/en\/igp\/organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Management &amp; Guiding Principles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    <h2>Management &amp; Guiding Principles of Itoigawa Geopark<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/geo-itoigawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/organization_main-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<p>Itoigawa Geopark is managed by the <strong>Itoigawa Geopark Council<\/strong>, a voluntary association of tourist &amp; guide organizations, educational institutes, community groups and government offices.<\/p>\n\t<p>We work together in the fields of <strong>education &amp; research<\/strong>, <strong>conservation &amp; protection<\/strong> and <strong>community development &amp; tourism<\/strong> in order to not only maintain, but continuously improve the high standards recognized in our territory when we were certified as a UNESCO Global Geopark.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/organization_statutes_20130531_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOperational Statutes (PDF)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ItoigawaGeopark-OrganizationChart.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrganizational Chart (PDF)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/ItoigawaGeopark_R7_MemberList_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMember List (PDF)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tGeopark Strategic Project\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark is managed in accordance with a 5 year action plan. The 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Geopark Strategic Project is effective for the years 2021 &#8211; 2026. This plan, which forms the basis for our activities as a Geopark, is adjusted each year to adapt to changing social and economic conditions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/geo-itoigawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3rd_strategic_project_202605.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/geo-itoigawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2025strategicproject.jpg\" alt=\"2025strategicproject.jpg\" title=\"2025strategicproject.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3rd_strategic_project_202605.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3<sup>rd<\/sup> Geopark Strategic Project (Japanese Language, PDF, 3MB)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Management &amp; Guiding Principles of Itoigawa Geopark Itoigawa Geopark is managed by the Itoigawa Geopark Council, a voluntary association of tourist &amp; guide organizations, educational institutes, community groups and government offices. We work together in the fields of education &amp; research, conservation &amp; protection and community development &amp; tourism in order to not only maintain, but continuously improve the high standards recognized in our territory when we were certified as a UNESCO Global Geopark. Operational Statutes (PDF) Organizational Chart (PDF) Member List (PDF) Geopark Strategic Project Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark is managed in accordance with a 5 year action plan. 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