Results 61 to 70 of about 2,331 (188)
Perception of the Geological-Mining Heritage to Promote Geotourism in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Geosciences, 2022 Biodiversity is an essential component of nature, relegating the aspects of geodiversity, which provides geological and landscape variety to a territory.
Gricelda Herrera-Franco +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Guidelines for geoconservation in protected and conserved areas [PDF]
, 2020 These Guidelines are intended to help improve the conservation and management of geoheritage and geodiversity in protected and conserved areas and recognition of the interrelationships and interactions with biological features and processes. They are not
Gordon, J. E. +3 more
core +2 more sources
Geoconservation: a new geosciences contribution for society [PDF]
, 2011 During the last two decades, geoconservation has been gradually entering into the geosciences’ community. In broad sense, geoconservation corresponds to the set of initiatives in order to identify, protect and manage the geological heritage, those ...
Brilha, J. B.
core +1 more source
Geodiversity and Its Implication for Geoconservation of the Youngest Eruptive Sites of Western Samoa
Proceedings, 2022 The last volcanic eruption in Western Samoa, which occurred between 1905 and 1911, produced a complex scoria and lava spatter cone and an extensive lava field that destroyed Sale’aula village, near the Pacific coast.
Károly Németh
doaj +1 more source
Geoconservation Survey of the Eastern Colombian Geosites Based on Geocientific and Scenic Interest
, 1970 Colombia boasts extensive geodiversity thanks to complex geological processes that have shaped its landscape over geological time. The eastern region of the country is characterized by ancient rock formations, covered by a substantial layer of sediments,
Arley Zapata +2 more
core +1 more source
Editorial form the Editor-in-Chief
Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil, 2021 Initiatives to protect the Earth system in several countries are known since the seventeenth century, mostly dealing with the preservation of fossils, caves, and other geomorphological features.
Evandro Klein
doaj
Geoconservation and protected areas [PDF]
Environmental Conservation, 2002 IntroductionIn most countries, protected area managers are primarily interested in biology (McNeely & Miller 1984; Nelson & Serafin 1997). This perspective is not suitable for effective nature conservation because there is no real separation between geological and biological processes.
openaire +1 more source
Approaching geodiversity and geoconservation in Argentina
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2022 The geodiversity and geoconservation status in Argentina is herein presented considering the geodidactic potential and tourism activity as geosystem services. The Geological Interest Sites (GIS) identified by the geological and mining national survey, the Natural Protected Areas (NPA) supported by the national park administration and the World Heritage
Andrea Coronato, Soledad Schwarz
openaire +2 more sources
Geoconservation: international advancements and future challenges [PDF]
, 2011 During the last two decades, geoconservation has been gradually entering into the geosciences’ community. Recently, Henriques et al. (2011) presented a theoretical framework justifying geoconservation as an emerging geoscience.
Brilha, J. B.
core +1 more source
On the Adhesion of Sediment to Footwear and the Implications for Geoconservation [PDF]
Geoheritage, 2019 The fossils at the Mistaken Point UNESCO World Heritage Site represent evidence of the oldest known, large, architecturally complex, life on Earth and are protected by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador as part of an Ecological Reserve. Following concerns that foot traffic across the fossil surfaces was having a deleterious effect on the ...
Matthews, JJ, McIlroy, D
openaire +1 more source