✅ Tabas Global Geopark Commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

🔷 Indigenous peoples and local communities are guardians of a valuable part of the living heritage of their lands—a heritage shaped and passed down through generations through a deep connection with nature, culture, indigenous knowledge, architecture, arts, and traditional ways of life.

🔹 In UNESCO Global Geoparks, the connection between people, culture, and the Earth is a precious asset that deserves to be protected and passed on to future generations.

🔹 In Tabas Global Geopark, natural and cultural heritage is deeply intertwined with the lives of local communities. The people of the historic village of Esfahak are a valuable example of the role of local communities in preserving and revitalizing cultural heritage. By preserving traditional architecture, the historic fabric of the village, and elements of ancestral culture and ways of life, they have shown that heritage conservation is not only about preserving buildings—it is about preserving the identity, memories, culture, and life of a community.

🔹 Tabas Global Geopark believes that the sustainable protection of natural and cultural heritage is only possible through the participation and empowerment of local communities.

❇️ The Earth remains alive when its people keep their culture and connection to the land alive.