By Winning the Majority of the Votes of the Members: The Director General of the Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) Became the Head of the National Committee on Earth Sciences and Geoparks of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO .

The first meeting of the National Committee on Earth Sciences and Geoparks of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO was held at the premises of the UNESCO National Commission in Iran, with the presence of real and legal members of this committee.

The first meeting of the National Committee on Earth Sciences and Geoparks of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO was held at the premises of the UNESCO National Commission in Iran, with the presence of real and legal members of this committee.

At the very beginning of this meeting, the Secretary General of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, while explaining the goals and missions of the aforementioned committee, put emphasis on the importance of utilizing UNESCO's scientific and international capacities in protecting the geological heritage and developing this country's geoparks. Next, the head of the Natural Sciences Group and secretary of the National Committee on Earth Sciences and Geoparks of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO presented a report on the formation process of the committee, its structure and duties, upcoming programs, and the latest actions taken in the field of Earth Sciences and Geoparks. Then, Dr. Seyed Mahmoud Fatemi-Aqda, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade and Director General of the Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) highlighted the need to strengthen the coordination between the agencies responsible for developing the country's geoparks and noted, "The Geological Survey of Iran intends to resume the meetings of the National Geopark Working Group in the near future, provide the basis for more effective interaction between the member agencies, and by formulating executive solutions, pursue the path of developing and launching the country's geoparks with greater coherence and acceleration."

The legal members present at the meeting comprised the representatives from GSI, the Environmental Protection Organization, the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the Ministry of Oil, the Iranian Mines and Mineral Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), the Road, Housing and Urban Development Research Center, and the Academy of Sciences. The real members, consisting of a group of university professors, prominent experts in earth sciences, and heads of UNESCO Global Geoparks in Iran, also attended the meeting. Subsequently, elections for the committee's board of directors were held, and Dr. Seyed Mahmoud Fatemi-Aqda was elected by a majority of the members as the head of the National Committee on Earth Sciences and Geoparks of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO. Alireza Amri Kazemi, a member of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, was also elected as the Vice Chairman of the Committee by the members' vote.

At the end of this meeting, the appointment letters of the committee members were granted and the necessity of reinforcing the cooperation and synergy between executive agencies, scientific and research centers, and specialized institutions to protect geological heritage, develop the country's geoparks, promote education and research in earth sciences, and utilize UNESCO's international capacities was underscored once again.