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Microbially induced sedimentary structures in fluvial settings: the gas domes from the Bolzano Megacaldera (Permian, Italy)

Sedimentology, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 914-944, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Gas domes serve as some of the earliest and most persisting indicators of life on Earth, yet their documentation in continental environments remains sparse. This study aims to bridge this gap by examining gas domes within the Permian fluvial succession of Monte Luco, located in the caldera of the Bolzano Supervolcano. These structures occur as
Andrea Baucon, Steffen Trümper, Corrado Morelli, Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Roberto Cabella, Evelyn Kustatscher   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

UNESCO global geoparks: towards the inclusion of people with disabilities [PDF]

, 2017
European Geoparks Conference (14º. 2017. Azores, Portugal)According to UNESCO, more than one billion people around the world live with some form of disability, of whom nearly 93 million are children.
Díaz Martínez, Enrique, Siqueira Canesin, Thais De, Brilha, José   +2 more
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Wildfires' Cost for Societal Welfare: Economic Evaluation of Forestry Ecosystem Services Losses in Southern Italy

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 9, Page 3999-4015, 30 May 2026.
ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada, Giacomo Falcone, Salvatore Praticò, Maria Carmela Benedetto, Giovanni Gulisano, Nathalie Iofrida, Anna Irene De Luca   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disaster Risk Reduction at UNESCO Global Geoparks and Biosphere Reserves [PDF]

UNESCO Global Geoparks and Biosphere Reserves are natural UNESCO designated sites that promote sustainable development and focus on the protection of natural and cultural heritage or the conservation and sustainable use of geological resources and ...
Irina Pavlova
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Attractiveness Assessment Model for Evaluating an Area for a Potential Geopark—Case Study: Hațeg UNESCO Global Geopark (Romania)

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Many studies have developed methods for assessing attractiveness, but the question is which one should be used to evaluate geopark designated areas?
Judith Nyulas, Ștefan Dezsi, Ionel Haidu, Zsolt Magyari-Sáska, Adrian Niță   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Turning Mediterranean Farmlands Into Priority Habitats: Natural Expansion of Juniper Woodlands After Agricultural Abandonment

Journal of Vegetation Science, Volume 37, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
Spanish juniper woodlands are expanding across central Spain as farmland is abandoned. By combining 34 years of land‐cover data with high‐resolution photogrammetry and field measurements, we show that juniper growth depends on topography, solar exposure and competition with shrubs. High irradiance increases biomass in older stands but limits young ones,
Laura Bentley, Alicia Forner, Sacha Khoury, Fernando Valladares, David A. Coomes, Irene Martín‐Forés   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Environmental Conservation in Recreational Sports Tourism From a Shared‐Responsibility Perspective: A Qualitative Study of Recreational Kayaking in Hong Kong

International 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
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An Adaptive Management Model for Brown Bears in Hokkaido: Based on Total Population and the Number of Nuisance Bears

Population Ecology, Volume 68, Issue 1, January 2026.
Bear management changes management actions according to the horizontal axis of the population size and the vertical axis of the number of nuisance bears. Aiming for the target population size of Ntar, Actions I and II protect the bears, and Action IV reduces the population.
Hiroyuki Matsuda, Akira Maki, Tsutomu Mano, Hifumi Tsuruga, Hino Takafumi, Shinichi Horino   +5 more
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Diplomacy of Indonesia’s Natuna National Geopark toward a UNESCO Global Geopark = Diplomasi Geopark Nasional Natuna Indonesia menuju UNESCO Global Geopark [PDF]

, 2023
This article explains the current overview of the UNESCO Global Geoparks condition in Indonesia as well as putting public diplomacy of Indonesian UNESCO Global Geoparks into a global context.
Hutabarat, Leonard F.
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Modelling Environmental Driving Factors of Macroinvertebrate Distributions in Mountainous Rivers Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling: A Case Study from Lai Chi Wo, Hong Kong

Ecohydrology, Volume 19, Issue 1, January‐February 2026.
ABSTRACT The interaction between macroinvertebrates and environmental factors has long been a question of great interest across a wide range of fields. However, our understanding of the impacts of environmental factors on macroinvertebrates remains vague.
Zhaofeng Han, Yi Lu, Ji Chen, Qian Xu, Mervyn R. Peart, Frederick Y. S. Lee, Billy C. H. Hau, Winnie W. Y. Law   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source