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Revista Geográfica Acadêmica, 2015 Geodiversity Audit is an inventory and assessment process, wich represents the basis for elaborating the Geoconservation Action Plan. The geodiversity includes the abiotic factors (rocks, minerals, soils, landforms) that sustain the life on the Earth ...
Ioan Bâca
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International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2022 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has created many initiatives to integrate geodiversity and geoheritage into the management of protected areas through a broader concept of nature.
Vanessa Costa Mucivuna +3 more
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Landform and landscape mapping, French Guiana (South America) [PDF]
, 2013 In this paper two geomorphologic maps (landform level and landscape level) are presented covering the French Guianan rainforest (84,000 km2) using full-resolution Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data. The entire country was segmented into 224,000
Betbeder, Julie +5 more
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Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices [PDF]
, 2016 The prohibition of commercial mineral resource extraction through the Antarctic Treaty System has removed one significant source of potential damage to Antarctica's geological and geomorphological values. However, given the on-going increase in Antarctic
Carcavilla, Luis +7 more
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Tasmanian reserve geoconservation inventory assessment using Geographic Information Technology (GIT)
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2021 Geoconservation is, at its foundation, a grass-roots movement with geoheritage represented by geosites containing the most scientifically significant and valuable geodiversity elements.
Mark Andrew Williams +1 more
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Geotourism and local development based on geological and mining sites utilization, zaruma-portovelo, Ecuador [PDF]
, 2018 This study offers a detailed assessment of the geosites and mining sites present in the Zaruma-Portovelo mining district (Ecuador) through their qualitative and quantitative assessment.
Berrezueta Alvarado, Edgar Raul +5 more
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The potential of permanent gullies in Europe as geomorphosites [PDF]
, 2017 Geotourism is a useful way to educate societies in the field of geomorphology and natural hazards. Geosites, including geomorphosites, represent the basis for the development of this type of tourism.
Albert Solé Benet +17 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]
, 2016 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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Multitemporal dendrogeomorphological analysis of slope instability in Upper Orcia Valley (Southern Tuscany, Italy) [PDF]
, 2016 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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Geographies, 2022 In qualitative–quantitative assessment of geodiversity, geomorphology describes landscape forms suggesting specific locations as geosites. However, all digital elevation models (DEM) contain information only about altitude and coordinate systems, which ...
Vladyslav Zakharovskyi, Károly Németh
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