Monitoring geosites: a geoconservation tool at Azores Geopark
The Azores archipelago is located in the North Atlantic and is composed by nine islands and some islets. This archipelago, and the surrounding seafloor, has a remarkable geological heritage of international scientific relevance, which constitutes the basis for the establishment of a geopark that is...
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| Format: | conferenceObject |
| Language: | eng |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/20616 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/20616 |
| Summary: | The Azores archipelago is located in the North Atlantic and is composed by nine islands and some islets. This archipelago, and the surrounding seafloor, has a remarkable geological heritage of international scientific relevance, which constitutes the basis for the establishment of a geopark that is under evaluation by the European Geoparks Network (EGN). The analysis of the evolution of the conservation status of a geosite plays a very important role in the control of its decline. The decrease of relevance of a geosite could be justified either by direct degradation of a geological feature or by lack of concern in the maintenance of the site by local authorities. |
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