Moura, P., da Glória Motta Garcia, M. & Brilha, J. Guidelines for Management of Geoheritage: an Approach in the Sertão Central, Brazilian Northeastern Semiarid. Geoheritage 13, 42 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-021-00566-8 The characterisation of geoheritage and the understanding of the physical and socio-cultural features of a territory are essential to achieve the major geoconservation goals: protection and sustainable use […]
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Guidelines for geoconservation in protected and conserved areas
Crofts, Roger; Gordon, J. E. (John E.); Brilha, José; Gray, Murray; Gunn, John; Larwood, Jonathan; Santucci, Vincent L.; Tormey, Daniel; Worboys, Graeme L.; Groves, Craig These Guidelines are intended to help improve the conservation and management of geoheritage and geodiversity in protected and conserved areas and recognition of the interrelationships and interactions with biological features and […]
Geoconservation in Portugal with Emphasis on the Geomorphological Heritage
José Brilha, Paulo Pereira Geoconservation in Portugal has been gaining importance, particularly during the last decade. The inventory of geosites with international and national scientific relevance is now complete, and the national legislation concerning nature conservation includes the management of geoheritage. Forty-three per cent of the inventoried geosites are geomorphosites, showing the importance of this type […]
Best Practices and Constraints in Geopark Management: Comparative Analysis of Two Spanish UNESCO Global Geoparks
Thais S. Canesin, José Brilha, Enrique Díaz-Martínez, Best Practices and Constraints in Geopark Management: Comparative Analysis of Two Spanish UNESCO Global Geoparks Spain 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 […]