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A Geological Service for Europe: building trust through interdisciplinary and i...
Hollis, Julie; Calcagno, Philippe; Bertrand, Guillaume; de Oliveira, Daniel Pipa Soares; Negrel, Philippe; Díaz-Martínez, Enrique; La Vigna, FrancescoABSTRACT: Geology encompasses all of the Earth sciences and thus is multidisciplinary. It does not respect geopolitical borders, so requires teamwork across disciplines and between nations. Applying geological solutions to climate change increasingly requires transdisciplinary teamwork. This extends well beyond the geosciences to inform on issues of universal concern, e.g., deployment of renewable energy, manag...
Geoconservation at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Monge-Ganuzas, Manu; Guillén-Mondéjar, Francisco; Díaz-Martínez, Enrique; Herrero, Nadia; Brilha, J. B.This work describes the achievements made towards geoconservation within the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) from the 1990s onwards. The key milestones in the recognition of geoconservation within the IUCN are presented. Initially, the IUCN’s geoconservation efforts were focused on refining the criteria for World Heritage (WH) designation. Subsequently, the actions focused on spreading the...
Inventory and quantitative assessment of the geological heritage of Paraná Stat...
Xavier, Fernanda Caroline Borato; Fernandes, Luiz Alberto; Brilha, J. B.; Díaz-Martínez, Enrique; Maneia, Maiara FabriThe inventory of the geological heritage, along with the quantification of its value, is an essential task for the implementation of geoconservation strategies. Despite the Brazilian’s rich geological heritage, only the state of São Paulo has concluded its systematic inventory. This paper presents the geological heritage inventory of Paraná State and a quantitative assessment of the scientific value of geosites...
Best practices and constraints in Geopark Management: comparative analysis of t...
Canesin, Thais de Siqueira; Brilha, J. B.; Díaz-Martínez, EnriqueSpain is an international reference for geoparks and geoconservation polices, and it is the second country in the world with the highest number of UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps), after China. Additionally, Spain was one of the four countries involved in the establishment of the European Geoparks Network (EGN) in 2000, the first geoparks network. Based on this prominent role of Spain, the present research had th...
Geological heritage and landscape valorization in mining regions - the Atlanter...
Matos, João Xavier; Ferrero, Angel; Gatley, Sarah; Pereira, Zélia; Préteseille, Sophie; Sánchez, Alejandro; Marchán, Carmen; Díaz-Martínez, Enrique