Campaign film launched in island's Geopark bid

A campaign video has been launched as part of Jersey's bid for worldwide recognition of the geological significance of its landscape.

Jersey Heritage is hoping to gain accreditation as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Geopark.

If successful, Jersey would be added to the list of more than 200 Geoparks across the world.

The video named A Symphony of Creation features the story of an island forged by fire, ice and sea.

Visit Jersey said the film brought to life the raw, elemental story of Jersey's formation.

Geosites featured in the campaign included La Couperon, Les Blanches Banques, Plémont, Le Pulec, Devil's Hole and Le Pinacle.

Each tells a chapter in the island's 600-million-year story, Visit Jersey said.

Paul Chambers, head of Jersey Island Geopark, said: "The campaign aims to raise awareness and build community support as Jersey enters the next stage of the submission process for UNESCO designation.

"The film takes viewers on a visual and auditory journey through the Island's deep-time creation story – told not with words, but through the universal languages of music and nature."

Visit Jersey said the benefits of becoming a UNESCO Global Geopark included sustainable tourism, environmental advocacy, education and engagement and global recognition.

The campaign was led by the Jersey Island Geopark team and supported by Visit Jersey and ArtHouse Jersey.

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