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Mining and Geoconservation [PDF]

, 2014
[Excerpt] Mining versus geoconservation is often addressed as a source of conflict. Frequently, and misleading misconceptions arguments are used to explain this apparently difficult relation. However, the two activities may coexist.
Brilha, J. B.
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Inventorying geological heritage in large territories : a methodological proposal applied to Brazil [PDF]

, 2010
An adequate management of geological heritage by national and regional authorities presupposes the existence of a solid geosites inventory. Unfortunately, this is not the case for many countries.
A Garcia-Cortéz, A García-Cortés, A Serjani, AM Karpunin, AV Lapo, Eduardo Salamuni, FF Lima, FFM Almeida, Flavia Fernanda de Lima, GF Piekarz, GP Gonggrijp, J Brilha, J Brilha, J Satkunas, José B. Brilha, L Carcavilla, L Carcavilla Urquí, MA Parkes, N Zouros, P Dingwall, P Dingwall, P Migon, P Pereira, P Tchoumatchenco, PJ McKeever, RS Schmitt, S White, V Grandgirard, WAP Wimbledon, WAP Wimbledon, Z Alexandrowicz   +30 more
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THE ROLE OF GEOPARKS IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY APPROACH [PDF]

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites
This study aims to explore the role of geoheritage in sustainable tourism development by integrating geosites into tourism planning and analyzing their impact on local economies, environmental conservation, and community well-being, and visitor ...
Szilárd MALATYINSZKI, Botond Géza KÁLMÁN, Lóránt Dénes DÁVID*   +2 more
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Geoconservation in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]

Geoconservation Research, 2023
The geodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is linked to the geological evolution of several tectonic units: the South American Platform, the Andean unstable areas (including the Caribbean, Northern, Central, and Southern Andes), and the ...
Maria Da Gloria Motta Garcia, Marcos Antonio Leite Do Nascimento   +1 more
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Tropical Paleoglacial Geoheritage Inventory for Geotourism Management of Chirripó National Park, Costa Rica

Geoheritage, 2020
Globally, most active tropical glacial landscapes are found at elevations above 4000 m. Nonetheless, the presence of paleoglacial landforms in low latitudes, especially those formed during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), persists in different tropical regions. Chirripo National Park, in central-south Costa Rica, is one of these particular examples. The
Adolfo Quesada-Román, Dennis Pérez-Umaña   +1 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., Chaniotis, Peter D., Gordon, John E., James, Ben D., Kenyon, Neil H., Leslie, Alick B., Long, David, Rennie, Alistair F.   +7 more
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An open geospatial database as a tool for geoheritage management at national scale: The case study of Greece

Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica
Geological heritage or geoheritage is of at least equal significance to – and sometimes also interwoven with – cultural heritage. Hence, it holds the potential of scientific, educational, cultural, aesthetic, and touristic value.
Zoe Pantazopoulou, Antonios Mouratidis, Dimitrios D. Alexakis, Vasileios Tsioukas, Triantafyllia-Maria Perivolioti, Dimitrios Terzopoulos, Panagiotis Kalaitzis   +6 more
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Promoting intangible cultural heritage (ICH) tourism: Strategy for socioeconomic development of snake charmers (India) through geoeducation, geotourism and geoconservation

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2021
UNESCO has advocated for intangible cultural heritage tourism (ICHT) for its dual-folds benefits, i.e. to gear up of the economy and encourage sustainable development.
Somenath Halder, Rajesh Sarda
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Integrating Geoheritage into the Management of Protected Areas: Proposal for the Itatiaia National Park, Brazil [PDF]

, 2021
Abstract 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. Many protected areas, however, do not have an inventory of geoheritage sites.
Vanessa Costa Mucivuna, Maria da Glória Motta Garcia, Emmanuel Reynard, Pedro Augusto da Silva Rosa   +3 more
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The Iberian Massif Landscape and Fluvial Network in Portugal: a geoheritage inventory based on the scientific value [PDF]

, 2015
Integrated in the national inventory of geological heritage in Portugal, the “Iberian Massif Landscape and Fluvial Network” was selected as one of the geological frameworks with international relevance.
Antón, Baptista, Benito-Calvo, Bradbury, Brilha, Brilha, Brilha, Brilha, Brilha, Bruschi, Bruschi, Bruschi, Cabral, Cabral, Canilho, Cloetingh, Coratza, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Daveau, De Vicente, De Vicente, De Vicente, Diamantino Insua Pereira, Dias, Ferreira, Feuillet, García-Cortés, Gray, Gray, Henriques, José Brilha, Martins, Martín-Serrano, Martín-Serrano, Matte, Pais, Paulo Pereira, Pedro P. Cunha, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pralong, Prosser, Prosser, Reynard, Reynard, Ribeiro, Ribeiro, Ribeiro, Ruban, Santisteban, Serrano, Silva, Silva, Vera, Vieira, Viveen, Viveen, Viveen, Wilson, Wimbledon, Zouros   +81 more
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