UNESCO Global Geoparks integrate conservation, education, and sustainable development, yet many continue to face challenges of limited funding, weak community engagement, and inadequate policy support. With focus on human–environment interactions, this session explores approaches through which insights from Quaternary landscape evolution can be utilized to promote resilience and adaptation in geopark models. It invites contributions with special reference to Quaternary archives and landforms with strategies for geoconservation, heritage interpretation, and inclusive geotourism. Emphasis will be on pathways that enhance community participation, cultural continuity, and education while addressing threats from urbanization, resource extraction, and climate change. The session aims to foster integrative frameworks that link science, society, and policy to sustain geoparks as dynamic laboratories representing the past, present, and future of Earth systems.