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2022-2024 Cross-Channel Geopark

Co-financed by the European Union European Regional Development Fund.

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The journey UNESCO status

The Cross Channel Geopark is currently an Aspiring UNESCO Global Geopark as we move towards the application to UNESCO in 2025.

Cooperation

This is a cooperation project between Caps et Marais d’Opale Regional Nature Park and Kent Downs National Landscape.

Funder acknowledgement

The “UNESCO Sites Across the Channel” (USAC) project received financial support from the European Interreg France (Channel) England Program:

Total budget : € 1 611 239,99

Contribution of the European Union : € 1 111 755,57

The Interreg ‐ France (Channel) England (FMA) Program

The European Interreg France (Channel) England Program was set up to promote the economic development of the south of the United Kingdom and the north-west of France by funding innovative projects of sustainable and economic interest. It focuses on a series of specific objectives, notably support for innovation, improving the attractiveness of the FMA zone and the development of low-carbon technologies