Geoheritage

Emmanuel Reynard is a geographer and Professor at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He is a member of the Geoheritage Specialist Group of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and the President of the Scientific Committee of the Chablais UNESCO Global Geopark, France. He also serves in the Geoheritage Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences. Previously, he chaired the IAG Working Group on Geomorphosites and the Swiss Academy of Sciences’ Geosites Working Group. José Brilha is a geologist and Professor at the University of Minho, Portugal. He is a member of the UNESCO IGCP Scientific Board, of the UNESCO Global Geopark Evaluation Team, and of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and its Geoheritage Specialist Group. He was President of ProGEO, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Geoheritage, member of the Geoheritage Task Group of IUGS, of the Portuguese Committee for IGCP, and of the Portuguese Geoparks Forum.

• IntroductionGeoheritage: A multidisciplinary and applied research topic1. Geodiversity: The Backbone of Geoheritage and Geoconservation2. Methods for Assessing Geodiversity3. Geodiversity and Biodiversity Linkages in Theory, Practice, and Nature Conservation4. Geodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Geosystem Services5. Geodiversity Action Plans – A Method to Structure, Inform and Record Geodiversity ManagementGeoheritage6. Geoheritage: Inventories and Evaluation7. The Specificities of Geomorphological Heritage8. Fossils, Heritage and Conservation: Managing Demands on a Precious Resource9. Geoheritage and Museums10. The Landscape and the Cultural Value of Geoheritage11. Challenges Concerning Geoheritage in Urban Areas12. What geoheritage Tells Us About Climate Change, and What We Can Do About It13. Geoheritage and Geohazards14. Geomining Heritage as a Tool to Promote the Social Development of Rural Communities15. GSSPs as International Geostandards and as Global GeoheritageGeoheritage and Conservation16. The Conservation of Geosites: Principles and Practice17. Geoheritage Conservation and Environmental Policies: Retrospect and Prospect18. Geoheritage and World Heritage SitesUses of Geoheritage19. The Interplay of Geoheritage: Outdoor Experiences Through Education and Communication20. Geoheritage: Getting the Message Across. What message and to whom?21. GDigital Geovisualisation Technologies Applied to Geoheritage Management22. Geoheritage and Geotourism23. Geoheritage and GeoparksCase Studies24. Potential Geoheritage Sites in Ethiopia: Challenges of Their Promotion and Conservation25. Geocultural Heritage in Southeastearn Tunisia26. Geodiversity and Geoconservation in Land Management in Tasmania – A Top-Down Approach27. Geoheritage Evaluation of Caves in Korea: A Case Study of Limestone Caves28. Geoheritage Conservation and Geotourism in India: Prospects and Challenges29. Geodiversity, Geoconservation and Geotourism in China’s Geoparks30. Geoconservation in Iran, a Case Study of Namakdan Salt Caves31. Managing Conservation, Research, and Interpretation of Geoheritage Assets at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado, USA32. Varvite Park, a Brazilian Initiative for the Conservation and Interpretation of Geoheritage33. IUGS Geological Heritage Sites in Argentina. State-of-the-Art and Perspectives for the Geoconservation of Iguazú Falls and Perito Moreno Glacier34. Techniques for monitoring geosites in Spain for effective geoconservation35. Geoheritage and Geoconservation in Antarctica: Challenges and Advances in a Special TerritoryConclusionGeoheritage and Geoconservation: Challenges for the Next Decade