Geological heritage in UNESCO's World Heritage List: A critical review
International Journal of Geoheritage and ParksThe UNESCO World Heritage Convention (WHC), established in 1972, aims to protect and conserve cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value (OUV).
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Results and significance of the geological heritage workshop held on March 14, 2024
Bulletin of the Mineral Research and ExplorationTo contribute these areas to the global literature, the UNESCO Turkish National Commission (UTMK), the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA), the General Directorate for the Protection of Natural Assets (TVK), the Chamber of ...
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Ecology and demographic structure of an extinct ibex population in late Upper Palaeolithic Italian Alps [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAlpine Upper Palaeolithic contexts exhibit specialised subsistence strategies, heavily dependent on Capra ibex. Among them, the rock shelter Riparo Dalmeri stands out, with C.
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Geological and Cultural Heritage: Dissemination Experiences in Tuscany [PDF]
Heritage, 2019 We report on some recent experiences of scientific dissemination activities on geomaterials carried out by a network of scientific organizations in Tuscany (Italy). The primary message we want to disseminate is that even the most “insignificant” rock (e.g., those constituting the bar or kitchen counter-tops) stores in their interior very useful ...
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Geological heritage of M. V. Fishman [PDF]
Zapiski RMO (Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society), 2019 The article is dedicated to the memory of the well-known geologist, Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR and the Komi ASSR, Chairman of the Syktyvkar Branch of the Russian Mineralogical Society, Director of the Institute of Geology of the Komi SC UrD RAS Mark V. Fishman (1919—2003). M.
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Comparative Evaluation of Geological Heritage Landscapes in Dali-Cangshan Global Geopark
Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies, 2022 Cangshan Glacier is one of the southernmost mountains in the Northern Hemisphere (Asian Continent) during the last Quaternary glaciation, and is a standard area with well-preserved and abundant traces of Quaternary Dali glaciation.
Zhang LI, Xiaodi DUAN
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Characteristics and comprehensive evaluation of important geological heritage resources in Tianjin
Shuiwen dizhi gongcheng dizhi, 2022 Geological heritage is an important part of natural resources. Properly handling the relationship between protection and utilization of geological heritage in a high urbanization level area is one of the ecological measures to promote the high-quality ...
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Old Volcanic Stories—Bringing Ancient Volcanoes to Life in Ireland’s Geological Heritage Sites
Geosciences, 2021 Active or recently active volcanic areas present very visible and easy to understand phenomena for the broad population to appreciate as geological heritage. However, in a geologically stable country such as Ireland, with no volcanism evident for tens of
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Protecting Antarctica’s geological heritage [PDF]
Antarctic Science, 2018 Fil: Hughes, Kevin A..
Carson, Chris J. +3 more
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El Hierro UNESCO Geopark: Geological Heritage, Geoconservation and Geoturism. [PDF]
Geoconservation Research, 2023 El Hierro UNESCO Global Geopark, the first declared in the Canary Islands, treasures an impressive geological heritage, represented by its Geological Interesting Places (GIPs or geosites) has as foremost exponents those related to the formation of mega ...
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