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Terras de Cavaleiros Geopark: A UNESCO Global Geopark [PDF]
, 2020 The Terras de Cavaleiros Geopark (TCG), a UNESCO Global Geopark, is located in Northern Portugal and is established on rare and unique geological, scenic, ecological and cultural values. The most significant geological value is related to the most complete sequence of Pre-Mesozoic allochthonous geological units in NW Iberia.
Pereira, D. I., Pereira, Paulo
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Conservation and Education in Spanish Geoparks: Exploratory Analysis of Land Stewardship Experiences and Valuation Proposal through Outdoor Education [PDF]
, 2023 Advances in research on environmental problems and public awareness of them have led to renewed concern about the need to establish mechanisms and figures to protect and manage sites so that geoecological processes remain outside the dynamics of ...
Iranzo García, Emilio +6 more
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Geological diversity fostering actions in geoconservation: An overview of Brazil
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2022 The geodiversity of Brazil is associated with the geological evolution of the South American Platform, the part of the South American Plate that behaved as a stable portion during the formation of the Andean and Caribbean mobile belts, in the Mesozoic ...
Maria da Glória Garcia +2 more
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Resources, 2023 The continuous processes of mining development, since the very beginning of Minas Gerais State’s development, have been giving new attention and meaning to valuable pre-existing features (i.e., cultural, social, and physical-environmental), impacting and
Raphael Ocelli Pinheiro +2 more
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Establishment of the Luoping Biota National Geopark in Yunnan, China [PDF]
Geoconservation Research, 2022 Geoparks in China have been a great success story, with 284 national geoparks and 41 of them accorded UNESCO international status, the highest number for any country in the world.
Michael Benton +6 more
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Heritage, 2022 Since both the EU Erasmus+ program and UNESCO Global Geoparks aim at developing models of best practices, a shared playground for common activities can be found in high geodiversity and rich geoheritage areas to promote innovative education and ...
Marco Giardino +10 more
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Promoting education and training: an online course on geoparks [PDF]
, 2016 7th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks, 24 - 30 Sept. 2016,Geoparks have gained increased global visibility with the recent establishment of the “UNESCO Global Geoparks” label, associated with UNESCO’s implementation of the new ...
Pereira, D. I. +2 more
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Global Geoparks Network and Geoparks in Japan
Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2011 According to the guideline of the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) supported by UNESCO, a geopark must be an area that has geoheritages and other natural and cultural heritages with clearly defined boundaries and a large enough in area to serve local economic and cultural development through geotourism.
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Results of the geointerpretation research in the frame of the Danube GeoTour project
Geologija, 2018 Crossborder Karavanke/Karawanken UNESCO Global Geopark was established in 2011, and in 2013, it became a member of the European- (EGN) and Global Geopark Network (GGN).
Danijela Modrej +2 more
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Perceived Rural Development in UNESCO Global Geoparks in Spain
Land, 2022 The tourism management of geoparks is an excellent way of achieving sustainable development in rural areas and improving the quality of life of the resident population while respecting their natural and cultural heritage.
Esteban Pérez-Calderón +2 more
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