How timely that these two authors have published a review of how Germany manages its UNESCO and Natiopanl Geoparks. Check this link out:

Citation: Megerle, H.E.; Ellger, C.
Germany’s UNESCO Global
Geoparks and National GeoParks:
Experiences from a Two-Tier System.
Land 2023, 12, 108. https://doi.org/
10.3390/land12010108