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Enhancing the role of geoconservation in protected area management and nature conservation

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Date
06/2018
Author
Gordon, John E.
Crofts, Roger
Díaz-Martínez, Enrique
Woo, Kyung Sik
Keywords
Ecosystem services
Geoconservation principles
Geodiversity
Geoheritage
Nature conservation agenda
G Geography (General)
GE Environmental Sciences
QE Geology
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Geography, Planning and Development
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
T-NDAS
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Abstract
Acknowledgement by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that geodiversity is part of natural diversity and geoheritage is part of natural heritage should help to strengthen the position and delivery of geoconservation through engagement with the wider nature conservation agenda. In particular, we identify six key areas offering opportunities to enhance the standing and mainstreaming of geoconservation: (1) integrating geoconservation principles in protected area management, including the promotion of geoheritage conservation across the full range of IUCN Protected Area Management Categories; (2) supporting biodiversity conservation and adaptation to climate change through the nature-based solutions approach and ‘conserving nature’s stage’; (3) contributing to natural capital and ecosystem services valuation; (4) contributing to conservation in the marine environment; (5) enhancing the connections between people, place, and nature and contributing to human well-being; and (6) promoting ecosystem stewardship and contributing to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Adoption of a more outward-looking approach should help to progress the integration of geoconservation within nature conservation, protected area planning and management, and broader environmental strategies and policies.
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Gordon , J E , Crofts , R , Díaz-Martínez , E & Woo , K S 2018 , ' Enhancing the role of geoconservation in protected area management and nature conservation ' , Geoheritage , vol. 10 , no. 2 , pp. 191-203 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-017-0240-5
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Geoheritage
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-017-0240-5
ISSN
1867-2477
Type
Journal article
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© The Author(s) 2017. Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/11317

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