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The abandoned gypsum quarry at Dingwall, in Canada, is a unique place with a peculiar “living” landscape created by expansive hydration of anhydrite process actively operating in the weathering zone at the quarry bottom. It causes a rapid volume increase
Adrian Jarzyna +3 more
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Geological Sites Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda: A Survey on the North Coast of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
An essential component for sustaining biodiversity and providing natural resources for society is the management of geodiversity, as represented by the geoheritage of a region, comprising a collection of geosites.
Laíza Lauriano +2 more
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Porto Primavera Ichnofossil Geosite, Brazil: Geoconservation Measures in a Protected Area
Porto Primavera geosite comprises aeolian sandstones with tetrapod trace fossil cropping out at the Porto Primavera Hydroelectric Power Plant, São Paulo State, Brazil. The Upper Cretaceous Rio Paraná Formation, which contains these tracks, is composed of
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The geological setting in the area is a strong attraction for natural tourism. The Sawahlunto Geopark area is one of the Geoparks located in West Sumatra Province which has a variety of geological sites.
Dieny Dezilia, Harnani Harnani
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Enhancing global nature conservation by integrating geodiversity in policy and practice
Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 3, June 2023.
Helena Tukiainen, Joseph J. Bailey
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Prospect Analysis of Geosite at Bukit Biru Area in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan
Indonesia is known to the world as the “Emerald of the Equator”, because of its abundant natural wealth that includes varieties of biological and non-biological resources (geological resources) which are widely spread throughout the archipelago, both in ...
Heriyanto +3 more
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mechanism of protection of proposed Geopark West of Khorasan Razavi by brilha method [PDF]
Geotourism, encourages tourism into geosite and conservation of geodiversity and an understanding of earth sciences. One way to effectively protection and conservation geodiversity is that valuable parts such as geoheritage (geological and ...
Mohammad Ali Zanganeh Asadi +2 more
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Serifos island is characterized by rich geodiversity, industrial and cultural heritage. The present paper focuses on the geological and mining heritage of Serifos, with the aim of integrating the island in the international environment of Geoparks, in ...
Nikolaos Vlachopoulos +1 more
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Ghost Mines for Geoheritage Enhancement in the Umbria Region (Central Italy)
The paper proposes a method to valorize abandoned mines whose traces were lost in the territory and in the collective memory. We selected two case studies in the Umbria region (central Italy) that were used as examples.
Laura Melelli +2 more
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Desa Pasirpanjang merupakan salah satu desa yang termasuk dalam kawasan wisata alam yang merupakan bagian dari Geopark Ciletuh Palabuhanratu UGG. Belum adanya inventarisasi dan pengembangan potensi objek geowisata mengakibatkan daerah ini menghadapi ...
Muhammad Alfi Gilang Ramdhani +1 more
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