Relevant materials include minerals, rocks, sediments, fossils, soils and water. Secondary geodiversity represented by anthropogenic landforms, which can be considered a significant part. Some of scotlands geodiversity is safeguarded in protected areas, and we also promote ways to conserve, enhance and manage geodiversity beyond designated sites. Geodiversity is a foundation for life and our society. Rocks and landforms managing scotlands rocks and landforms to safeguard them for the future is an important part of conserving our natural heritage.
In great britain, a local geodiversity action plan is a plan which sets out actions to conserve, enhance and promote the geodiversity of a particular area, usually based along local authority boundaries such as a county. This information supports sciencebased geoconservation and interpretation in the nps, as well as stem education in schools, museums, and field camps. By taking a partnership approach, lgaps can make more effective use of the limited resources. Nps geodiversity atlasel malpais national monument, new. Various settings are available for you to adjust the. Rocks and landforms managing scotlands rocks and landforms to safeguard them for the future is. It seeks to inspire decision makers and communities to celebrate and take action for our hidden natural heritage. It also produces the spectacular landscapes we visit on holiday and the countryside we see every day. Geodiversity, geoheritage and geotourism scotland geology. Local geodiversity action plans scottish natural heritage. Geodiversity charter for england english geodiversity forum. Geodiversity refers to the full variety of natural geologic rocks, minerals, sediments, fossils, landforms, and physical processes and soil resources and processes that occur in the park. The evidence base provides an initial ranking of the impacts and also gives more detailed consideration to those individual elements of the gb regulated energy system likely to have greatest impact on geodiversity andor to arise most frequently. Local geodiversity action plans lgaps set out actions to conserve and enhance the geodiversity of a particular area.
A theoretical and applied coneept enrique serrano, purificacion ruizflano 141 duff 1994, for example, argues that natural environments reflect both a biodiversity and a geodiversity, the latter adding a dynamic territorial component to the coneept. Cgs are designated by the county geodiversity sites group, which is managed as a subcommittee of the norfolk geodiversity partnership. Daniel kissling and msc students variation in geology, geomorphology, soils and hydrology over time and space constitutes the abiotic environment in which animals, plants and humans live. Click on the blue arrow icon below to download a pdf version of the ngap for 20102015.
Geodiversity is an important consideration in the priorities set by the iucn programme 20172020. Geodiversity is the variety of rocks, fossils, minerals, natural processes, landforms and soils that underlie and determine the character of our landscape and environment. Geodiversity is essentially the abiotic part of the natural world. Each action plan provides a framework for the conservation of geodiversity within the landscape. Over 300 geodiversity sites have been identified across scotland in. Microsoft word local geodiversity sites of central edinburgh. Geodiversity of an abiotic or inanimate nature is defined as the natural range diversity of geological rocks, minerals, fossils.
Historical perspectives on biodiversity and geodiversity. It influences landscape, habitats and species as well as our economy, historical and cultural heritage. What is geodiversity conservation of geology uk wildlife. Geodiversity and geosystem services article pdf available in environmental conservation 3803. Geodiversity is the link between rocks, landscape, people and culture.
It may be defined as the natural range or diversity of geological features rocks, minerals, fossils, structures, geomorphological features landforms and processes, soil and water that. Geodiversity on a map this interactive map locates a selection of unesco world heritage sites and geoparks that have a geodiversity connection. The backbone of geoheritage and geoconservation murray gray 2. Scotlands geodiversity charter scotlands geodiversity charter 20182023 pdf download scotland has worldclass geodiversity that provides the foundation of our remarkable geoheritage and essential benefits for people and nature. A local geodiversity action plan for lancashire prepared by lancashire rigs group 2 introduction geoconservation in lancashire the present county of lancashire is the result of local boundary changes which took place in 1974 and 1998. Over 300 geodiversity sites have been identified across scotland in the past seven years. It is fundamental to the character and diversity of our landscapes, influencing both their physical form and their natural vegetation, which in turn have influenced patterns of farming and settlement. Geodiversity in relation with the nonliving natural environment, including the phenomena of geology, landforms, processes and soils that have high values. Geoconservation is the conservation of geodiversity.
Geodiversity the variety of rocks and minerals, landforms, soils and geological process is a key component of our natural heritage. It provides the raw materials for building, the fuel we put in our cars and the soils in which our crops grow. Geodiversity audits identify, describe and evaluate the important geological features and landforms in a given region, providing an important resource for planning, environmental management and education. Geodiversity, which we define as the diversity of abiotic terrestrial and hydrological. Action for geodiversity ngap norfolk geodiversity partnership. Geodiversity ought to be conserved for two reasons. It includes representatives from the geological society of norfolk, norfolk county council, natural england and the norfolk wildlife trust. To sharples 1995, geodiversity is an expression of the variety of geologjcal.
Many human activities have an impact on geodiversity and landscape. Geodiversity significantly improved models over and above the widely used. Tayside geodiversity geodiversity walks tayside biodiversity. The term geodiversity was first used in 1993 as the geological equivalent of biodiversity.
Geodiversity information enhances biodiversity conservation. These kind of heritage sites often serve as an important component in a countrys tourist industry, attracting many visitors from abroad as well as locally. Geodiversity and geoconservation contribute to achieving the united nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development. Geodiversity is an integral part of the natural environment and provides or underpins many of the ecosystem services on which we depend. Geomorphological processes act continuously to shape the earth into the landforms of mountains, hills, valleys, floodplains and coastlines we see around us. Pressures on geodiversity scottish natural heritage. Nps geodiversity atlashot springs national park, arkansas u. Geodiversity is related and equivalent to biodiversity. New research on how geodiversity information has been used to examine or inform conservation policy has been explored through eight different case studies. At the global level a number of conservation programmes now recognise, or are beginning to recognise, that geodiversity is an important element in our natural heritage, must be managed effectively if we are to realistically manage biodiversity, and is a potentially important component of sustainable development strategies, particularly in the developing world.
Local geodiversity action plans lgaps establish an ongoing process that sets clear aims, objectives and measurable targets for local geoconservation. Illustrated with global case studies throughout, the book examines traditional approaches to protecting. Geodiversity, second edition describes the value of geodiversity to society, current threats to its existence, the efforts being made to protect it from these threats, and the interrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity. The servicewide geodiversity atlas provides information on geoheritage and geodiversity resources and values within the national park system. It is a measure of a civilized and sophisticated society that it. Local geodiversity action plans uk geodiversity action plan. You can drag and drop your jpg image into the toolbox above to quickly transform it into a pdf document. Modelling native and alien vascular plant species richness. Geodiversity is the variety of earth materials, forms and processes that constitute and shape the earth, either the whole or a specific part of it. First, geodiversity is valuable and valued in a large number of ways, and second, it is threatened by a huge variety of human activities. Jpg to pdf convert your images to pdfs online for free. Geodiversity in a changing environment 175 downloaded by university of glasgow at 04. Geology shapes the landscape and this in turn influences the flora and fauna. For convenience both in speech and in the written word the term is often shortened to its acronym lgap and pronounced ell.
Oct 22, 2014 the geodiversity charter is a first for england. Window into the past platform for the future promoting geotourism in the peak district a report of the geotourism conference held in buxton, derbyshire, november 2015, supported by the english geodiversity forum and the peak district national park authority. Proceedings of the geologists association, 119, 287298. They provides society with diverse benefits based on regulating, supporting, provisioning, and cultural services. Many periods of geological time were first defined and named here. Geodiversity describes the diversity of the nonbiological parts of the natural world such as rocks, soils, landforms and the processes which shape them over time.
County geodiversity sites norfolk geodiversity partnership. Geodiversity or geoscientific diversity underlines the fact that the earth sciences not only cover geology, but also geomorphology, meteorology, climatology, hydrology and oceanography. The united kingdom and wider british isles are the cradle of the science of geology. The nps geodiversity atlas delivers information in support of education, geoconservation, and integrated management of living biotic and nonliving.
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