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Diversity of Volcanic Geoheritage in the Canary Islands, Spain [PDF]

Geosciences, 2020
Volcanic areas create spectacular landscapes that contain a great diversity of geoheritage. The study of this geoheritage enables us to inventory, characterise, protect and manage its geodiversity.
Javier Dóniz-Páez, Esther Beltrán-Yanes, Rafael Becerra-Ramírez, Nemesio M. Pérez, Pedro A. Hernández, William Hernández   +5 more
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Geoheritage Threats in South African National Parks

Tourism and Hospitality, 2023
The uniqueness and potential of South African geoheritage to contribute to sustainable development is undoubtedly unmatched. However, little is known about the geoheritage threats in South Africa because geoheritage research is geographically skewed to ...
Khodani Matshusa, Llewellyn Leonard
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Geoheritage Use Value Assessment as an Adaptive Management Tool for UNESCO Global Geoparks: The Case of the Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark (Portugal)

Land
Quantitative geoheritage assessment is widely used to evaluate geosites, but its application as a practical tool for supporting management remains comparatively underexplored.
Filipa Esteves, Paulo Pereira
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Islands in the Caucasian Sea in Three Mesozoic Time Slices: Novel Dimension of Geoheritage and Geotourism

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
Framing geoheritage thematically is important to reveal its diversity. Field investigations in the western part of the Greater Caucasus orogen have allowed for the characterization of three localities representing palaeoislands of the Caucasian Sea ...
Dmitry A. Ruban
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Including geoconservation in the management of protected and conserved areas matters for all of nature and people

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2021
Geoconservation is an integral part of nature conservation. It protects our diverse and valued geoheritage, contributes to the sustainable management of ecosystems, provides a range of economic, cultural and social benefits, and connects people ...
John E. Gordon, Roger Crofts, Murray Gray, Dan Tormey   +3 more
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Geosites and geological landscapes of Liguria (Italy)

Journal of Maps, 2023
Liguria is a small region in Northwestern Italy which is characterized by significant and valuable geoheritage. The 1:250,000 map presented in this paper displays the 120 geosites of Liguria, officially approved by regional and national authorities ...
Andrea Ferrando, Francesco Faccini, Guido Paliaga, Paola Coratza   +3 more
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Geomorphological heritage inventory of Irazú Volcano, Costa Rica

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2020
Volcanoes are part of the natural environment, and the interactions with humans are inescapable. The geoheritage studies in tropical regions, specifically tropical volcanos, are scarce despite the uniqueness, scientific value, and beauty of these ...
Dennis Pérez-Umaña, Adolfo Quesada-Román, Ghislain Zangmo Tefogoum   +2 more
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JURASSIC TRACE FOSSIL LOCALITIES OF ADYGEYA (RUSSIA): NEW GEOHERITAGE UNDER ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURE

Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić", 2019
Geological heritage, and generally geoheritage, needs identification in the regions known for the modern progress in geological research, and the risks of its damage have to be documented.
Dmitry A. Ruban
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Geological monitoring in protected areas

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2019
Recognition of geoheritage values and conservation of their geodiversity elements are largely neglected in protected areas. As geoheritage and geodiveristy were recognized as a part of nature conservation by IUCN recently, understanding the characters of
K.S. Woo, G. Worboys
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Geotourism and geoethics as support for rural development in the Knjaževac municipality, Serbia

Open Geosciences, 2022
The main goal of this study is to emphasise the geotourism potential and the values of geoethics as drivers of rural development in the territory of the Knjaževac municipality, which is one of the richest areas in Serbia in terms of geoheritage. Numerous
Marjanović Miloš, Radivojević Aleksandar R., Antić Aleksandar, Peppoloni Silvia, Di Capua Giuseppe, Lazarević Jelena, Marković Rastko S., Tomić Nemanja, Milićević Ana Langović, Langović Zlatko, Mišić Ivica, Marković Slobodan B.   +11 more
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