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Managing the Estrela Aspiring Geopark: A framework for Promoting geoheritage conservation

, 2017
The serra da Estrela (1,993 m asl) is the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal and is part of the Iberian Central Cordillera. Bounded by fault scarps, a granite massif occupies the central area forming a summit plateau between ci. 1,400 and 2,000 m, while surrounding the core area, there is an interplay with schists and greywackes.
Castro, Emanuel, Vieira, Gonçalo, Loureiro, Fábio, Patrocínio, Filipe, Firmino, Gisela, Gomes, Hugo, Fernandes, Magda   +6 more
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Prospects of Creating a Geopark in the Ulytau Region of Kazakhstan: Geoheritage and Geotourism Potential

Geosciences
This article is devoted to the study of geoheritage objects and the scientific justification for the creation of a geopark in the Ulytau region of Central Kazakhstan.
Saida Nigmatova, Tatyana Pirogova, Ilnura Madiyarova, Alma Bekbotaeva, Arman Seydali, Bakhtyar Kozhakhmet, Balzhan Kalibek   +6 more
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Geoheritage of the Sila National Park and surrounding areas (Northern Calabria, Italy)

Journal of Maps
This paper introduces a geological map of the Sila mountain block (Northern Calabria, Italy), realized as a tool to promote knowledge of this geological landscape uniqueness and to develop effective geoheritage management and enhancement strategies, also
Francesco Muto, Deborah Biondino, Gino Mirocle Crisci, Giuseppe Luzzi, Stefano Marabini, Piergiorgio Ponte, Fabio Procopio, Gian Battista Vai   +7 more
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Geoeducational assessments in Khon Kaen National Geopark, Thailand: implication for geoconservation and geotourism development. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2022
Singtuen V, Vivitkul N, Junjuer T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Contribution of UNESCO designated sites to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. [PDF]

Innovation (Camb), 2022
Luo L, Wang X, Guo H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessment of forest fires impacts on geoheritage: A study in the Estrela UNESCO Global Geopark, Portugal

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
The main purpose of this study was the development of a methodology to assess the potential impacts of forest fires on geoheritage through a systematic and practical approach.
Jéssica Gonçalves, Emanuel de Castro, Fábio Loureiro, Paulo Pereira   +3 more
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Monitoring geomorphological evolution and assessing conservation priorities of geoheritage sites using multi-temporal DEMs and deep learning

Geocarto International
Geoheritage faces increasingly severe threats from climate change and human activities, with traditional monitoring methods showing limitations in spatiotemporal coverage and quantification.
Songning Tang
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Response to comment on "Reexamination of 2.5-Ga 'whiff' of oxygen interval points to anoxic ocean before GOE". [PDF]

Sci Adv, 2023
Slotznick SP, Johnson JE, Rasmussen B, Raub TD, Webb SM, Zi JW, Kirschvink JL, Fischer WW.   +7 more
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Collective action and social sustainability: A perspective from the Napo Sumaco UNESCO Global Geopark

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
Collective action that combines traditional practices, social memory, and geoheritage can be a powerful force for social sustainability. Governments or academic institutions often initiate UNESCO Global Geoparks, yet bottom-up processes may be more ...
Marco Simbaña-Tasiguano, Saida Huatatoca-Mamallacta, Wilber Shiguango-Grefa, Maribel Flores-Guaño   +3 more
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Stronger together: understanding and protecting karst resources. [PDF]

Carbonates Evaporites, 2022
Bledsoe LA, Tobin B, Groves C.
europepmc   +1 more source