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Germany’s UNESCO Global Geoparks and National GeoParks: Experiences from a Two-Tier System
Land, 2022 Initiatives in Germany were among the pioneers of the international geopark movement. The Vulkaneifel Geopark was involved in the development of the first international geopark initiative at the end of the 1990s, establishing the European Geoparks ...
Heidi Elisabeth Megerle, Christof Ellger
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Geosciences, 2023 The relationship between humans and the environment in the modern world is challenging. UNESCO Global Geoparks are current holistic approaches for protecting and managing geographical areas that emphasise local communities and sustainability.
Alexandros Aristotelis Koupatsiaris +1 more
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Scientific Utility of Selected Latin American Global Geoparks: A Literature-Based Case Study
GeosciencesGlobal geoparks, i.e., the members of the UNESCO Global Geopark (UGGp) network, possess highly valuable geoheritage resources, which can be used for the purposes of not only education and tourism, but also science.
Dmitry A. Ruban, Natalia N. Yashalova
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Geoheritage and Geoparks [PDF]
, 2018 Geoparks are territories with a sustainable development strategy based on the conservation of geoheritage and its use in educational and geotourism activities, together with other natural and cultural resources of the territory. Geoparks gained the international distinction label ‘UNESCO Global Geoparks’ in 2015.
José Brilha, Brilha, J. B.
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Geoparks Management: Challenges and Realities
Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Turismo, 2015 The geoparks represent part of a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development. These spaces are valued local tourist attractions with emphasis on geological features, maximizing Geotourism.
Carlos Alberto Freire Medeiros +2 more
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Geoparks in SE Poland as Areas of Tourism Development: Current State and Future Prospects
Resources, 2021 Geoparks currently form the basis for the development of geotourism and, therefore, proposals of new geoparks are developed in many countries, including Poland, where over 20 locations for geoparks have been proposed so far.
Jakub Skibiński +3 more
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Global geoparks: Opportunity for developing or “toy” for developed?
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2023 Geoparks can provide socio-economical benefits to local communities, but their relative importance to developed and developing countries is yet to be fully realized.
Dmitry A. Ruban +3 more
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GLOBAL GEOPARKS NETWORK AND THE NEW UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKS PROGRAMME
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 2017 The Geopark concept was introduced at late 90’s aiming to protect and promote Earth heritage sites through the sustainable local development of territories containing abiotic nature of significant value. The Global Geoparks Network (GGN) established in 2004 operates as an international platform of cooperation among Geoparks around the world The GGN ...
N. Zouros
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Prospective Study on Geosciences On-Line Education: UNESCO Global Geoparks in Spain and Portugal [PDF]
Geosciences, 2023 UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps) stand out as territories of excellence for the development of educational activities in the international arena. Their didactic potential, their multidisciplinarity and their importance for the development of non-formal and
Jesús Enrique Martínez-Martín +3 more
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Journal of Social Development Studies, 2022 Geoparks are a fairly new concept, raising to popularity only around the very end of the twentieth century with the formation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Global Geoparks Network (UNESCO GGN).
Diemas Sukma Hawkins
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