The geodiversity of Brazil: quantification, distribution, and implications for conservation areas

J de Paula Silva, GB Alves, JLS Ross, FS de Oliveira… - Geoheritage, 2021 - Springer
Research related to geodiversity aim at valuing abiotic aspects as inseparable components
of natural heritage and, thus, as well as biodiversity, must be understood and valued through …

Geodiversity assessment of French Guiana: challenges and implications for sustainable land planning

O Scammacca, F Bétard, G Aertgeerts, A Heuret… - Geoheritage, 2022 - Springer
As operational concept, geodiversity implies a measurement and its application narrowed to
a given spatial area, allowing the identification of clusters for prioritization and planning …

Geodiversity index map of Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeast Brazil: cartography and quantitative assessment

MCSS Dias, JO Domingos, SS dos Santos Costa… - Geoheritage, 2021 - Springer
The values of geodiversity, defined through different qualitative and/or quantitative methods,
represent a fundamental asset for the development of geoconservation actions. Quantitative …

Combined assessment of geodiversity as a tool to territorial management: application to southeastern coast of state of São Paulo, Brazil

L Pereira Balaguer, M da Glória Motta Garcia… - Geoheritage, 2022 - Springer
Geodiversity, conceived as the variety of geological, geomorphological, pedological, and
hydrological material and processes, comprises, with biodiversity, the natural diversity …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the correlation between geoheritage and geodiversity through comprehensive map**: a study within the sesia val Grande UNESCO Global …

M Guerini, A Mantovani, RB Khoso, M Giardino - Geomorphology, 2024 - Elsevier
While geoheritage and geodiversity have been well defined in the literature, the multiplicity
of definitions given to these two concepts makes it difficult to establish an unambiguous …

Spatial decision-making support for geoheritage conservation in the urban and indigenous environment of the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand

B Németh, K Németh - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
It is imperative today to make geoheritage conservation an essential part of all
environmental standards and operational procedures. This is because geoheritage …

Assessment of geodiversity in the southern part of the Central Iberian Zone (Jaén Province): usefulness for delimiting and managing natural protected areas

A Fernández, T Fernández, DI Pereira, LM Nieto - Geoheritage, 2020 - Springer
To explore the relationship between geodiversity and borders of natural protected areas, we
studied the northern part of Jaén Province (southern Spain), where the southern sector of …

Some observations and reflections on geodiversity, the oft-forgotten half of nature

M Gray - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Geodiversity first emerged nearly 30 years ago in the wake of the Convention on Biological
Diversity, when geoscientists realized that they too study diverse natural phenomena that …

Quantitative geodiversity assessment of the Fruška Gora Mt.(North Serbia) by using the geodiversity index

T Micić Ponjiger, T Lukić, ÐA Vasiljević, TA Hose… - Geoheritage, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Fruška Gora Mt., as a dominant orographic complex in the Pannonian plain,
was selected for a pioneer geodiversity quantification study area due to its unique geology …

From geodiversity assessment to geosite analysis–a GIS-aided workflow from the Bakony–Balaton UNESCO Global Geopark, Hungary

M Pál, G Albert - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Geodiversity and geosite assessments precede geoheritage and geotourism utilization. The
process first determines the geodiversity value of an area (based on geoscientific …