Geoheritage and Geodiversity Assessment Framework for Practical Application to Geoconservation of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand [PDF]
Life on Earth is influenced by abiotic nature, providing resources and shelter for living beings on the Earth. Hence, this part of nature should be well treated and protected.
Vladyslav Zakharovskyi+3 more
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Progress in marine geoconservation in Scotland’s seas : assessment of key interests and their contribution to Marine Protected Area network planning [PDF]
This study was part-funded by Marine Scotland and was undertaken as part of the Scottish Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Programme, a joint initiative between Marine Scotland, Historic Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Joint Nature ...
Brooks, Anthony J.+7 more
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Engaging with geodiversity—why it matters [PDF]
The Conference, ‘Engaging with Geodiversity—Why it Matters’, December 2010, addressed the wider relevance of geodiversity in Scotland. A key challenge is to integrate geodiversity within existing policy relating to the way we work and live, and therefore to inform better the decisions we make about a sustainable future for our environment.
Gordon, John E.+3 more
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Multitemporal dendrogeomorphological analysis of slope instability in Upper Orcia Valley (Southern Tuscany, Italy) [PDF]
The Upper Orcia Valley (Southern Tuscany, Italy) is a key site for the comprehension of denudation processes typically acting in Mediterranean badlands (calanchi) areas, thanks to the availability of long-lasting erosion monitoring datasets and the ...
Bollati, I.+3 more
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Geodiversity photographed: An exploratory and iconographic study of geoheritage in protected areas
This paper is part of the scope of cultural geodiversity and mobilizes photography in order to understand the role it has played in the knowledge of geodiversity and in the recognition of geoheritage.
Claire Portal
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The IGCP 714 project “3GEO – Geoclimbing & Geotrekking in Geoparks” is financed by the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) and supported by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS).
I. Bollati+32 more
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Ecosystem services are essential for life. Despite traditionally focusing on biodiversity, several studies have presented the ecosystem services provided by geodiversity.
Debora Silva Queiroz+2 more
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Conservation of geosites as a tool to protect geoheritage: the inventory of Ceará Central Domain, Borborema Province - NE/Brazil [PDF]
The Ceará Central Domain, in the northern Borborema Province/NE Brazil, encompasses important geological records (geosites) which allow understanding a relevant period of the Earth’s evolution, mainly associated to Neoproterozoic Brazilian/Pan-African ...
ALMEIDA AR+60 more
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Geomorphosites and geodiversity : a new domain of research [PDF]
Reynard E., CORATZA, Paola
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Aspects of geodiversity of Palaeozoic limestones in the Black Mountains of southern France [PDF]
International audienceAfter a few words about the Black Mountains of Southern France as a geographical and geological object, the paper develop a study of Palaeozoic limestones in "Montagne Noire" from outcrop to landscape, offering a big bunch of ...
Giusti, Christian
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