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An Emerging Paradigm for the UNESCO Global Geoparks: The Ecosystem’s Health Provision [PDF]
Geosciences, 2018 During the 38th General Conference of UNESCO, the Member States ratified the creation of the International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme (IGGP) expressing governmental recognition of the importance of managing outstanding geological sites and ...
Ronaldo Gabriel +5 more
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LandGeoparks, as sustainable tourism products, embody a range of values and functions aimed at mitigating the negative impacts of tourism on the landscape. The current increasing trend in establishing and supporting geoparks has extended to the territory of ...
Dana Tometzová +2 more
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Non-Uniform Distribution of Geoheritage Resources in Geoparks—Problems, Challenges and Opportunities
ResourcesGeoparks are territorial organizations, whose primary aim is to foster sustainable local development through the promotion of geoheritage, geotourism and geoeducation.
Piotr Migoń, Edyta Pijet-Migoń
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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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Worldwide Research on Geoparks through Bibliometric Analysis [PDF]
, 2021 Since the Digne Convention in 1991, the literature related to Geoparks has gained a growing interest on the academy’s part, especially in achieving the preservation of geological interest sites through sustainable tourism. This article aims to provide an
Carrión-Mero, Paúl +4 more
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Spatial identification of areas suitable for other effective area-based conservation measures in the European Union. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Although significant biodiversity has been safeguarded by protected areas (PAs), biodiversity trends continue downward. Within the frameworks of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the new EU Restoration Regulation (2024), conserving critical biodiversity areas is essential.
Kefalas G +14 more
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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GEOPARK MANAGEMENT SYATEM IN SOUTHWEST CHINA BASED ON GIS [PDF]
ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2023 Geoparks contain various geological relics and peculiar geological landscapes, which have good ornamental value and are non-renewable precious wealth.
J. Li +5 more
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Geoparks – learnings from Australia [PDF]
, 2021 Purpose This study aims to provide an overview of the current socio-political geopark situation in Australia and set this into a global context. In addition, the authors consider this information to be useful for all stakeholders involved in geopark ...
Dowling, Ross +5 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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Правовое государство: теория и практика, 2021 The article is dedicated to the study of foreign and the first national expe-rience in the creation and operation of geoparks and their legal regulation. Purpose: to analyze the problems of creating geoparks and the development of the national network of
ZLOTNIKOVA Tamara Vladimirovna
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