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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Opportunity on Geoheritage Activities in Muroto Global Geopark : Through the Comparison Between 2 Geological Conservation Program [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This research aims to clarify the differences of 2 UNESCO geological conservation programs, World heritage program and Global Geoparks program, in terms of their evaluation and monitoring system by organizing UNESCO official documents.
FUJII Ikuno, TAKE Masanori
core   +1 more source

How Can Accountants Enhance (or Save) Natural and Cultural Capital Valuation? Engaging Academics: A Collaboration with CPA Canada and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO*

open access: yesAccounting Perspectives, Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 21-46, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Accountants should engage more with natural and cultural capital accounting to make tools more accessible and to ensure critical information is provided to decision‐makers. While ecological economists have continued to innovate and design tools, corporate‐level accounting has seemingly lagged behind.
S. Leanne Keddie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

North American liaisons [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Not only are there strong cultural connections between Northern Ireland and North America, but much of the geology of Northern Ireland is related to its shared history with the eastern seaboard of Canada and the USA.
Earls, Garth, Young, Michael
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Spatial identification of areas suitable for other effective area‐based conservation measures in the European Union

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract 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.
George Kefalas   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

El Geoparc Mundial de la UNESCO "Comarca Minera, Hidalgo": Un resultat de la cooperació científica entre Mèxic i Catalunya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
La Comarca Minera de l'Estat d'Hidalgo, a la zona centreoriental de Mèxic, va rebre la designació de Geoparc Mundial de la UNESCO el 5 de maig de 2017. Aquest reconeixement va culminar un projecte transdisciplinari de tres anys, el qual va implicar una ...
Canet i Miquel, Carles   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Minor epic: Notes toward a different “Anthropoetry”

open access: yesAnthropology and Humanism, Volume 51, Issue 1, June 2026.
Abstract Anthropologists have often turned to poetry as a means of accessing emotional registers of which conventional academic prose is unable to avail. In doing so, they have tacitly conflated poetry with lyric poetry, today probably the most widely practiced poetic genre, associated in particular with the expression of inner feelings and subjectival
Stuart McLean
wiley   +1 more source

Geopark Silokek Sijunjung Menuju UNESCO Global Geopark

open access: yesJurnal Pembangunan Nagari, 2019
Geopark Silokek terletak di Kabupaten Sijunjung dengan luas kawasan ± 1300 km2. Geopark Silokek telah ditetapkan menjadi Geopark Nasional  pada tanggal 30 November 2018 dengan 25 situs geodiversity, 12 situs biodiversity dan 17 situs cultural diversity.
openaire   +2 more sources

Perlindungan Hukum terhadap Geopark Merangin Jambi yang Berpotensi Menjadi Anggota Global Geopark Network (GGN) UNESCO [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Salah satu warisan alam dunia adalah Geopark (Taman Bumi). Geopark merupakan suatu konsep manajemen pengembangan kawasan secara berkelanjutan yang memadu-serasikan 3 (tiga) keragaman alam yaitu keragaman geologi (geodiversity), keragaman hayati ...
Repindowaty, R. (Rahayu)
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Enhancing Environmental Conservation in Recreational Sports Tourism From a Shared‐Responsibility Perspective: A Qualitative Study of Recreational Kayaking in Hong Kong

open access: yesInternational Journal of Tourism Research, Volume 28, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT Despite extensive literature on the demand for recreational sports tourism, more research is needed on stakeholders' shared responsibilities for environmental conservation. To address this gap, this study proposed an extended conceptualization of shared responsibility, examining stakeholders' perceptions, expectations and interactions in ...
Casey Wai Ki Ho, Vincent Wing Sun Tung
wiley   +1 more source

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