Uma das necessidades da sociedade é compreender as limitações de nosso planeta, pois apenas entendendo os mecanismos que o regem será possível tomar decisões mais conscientes para a sua preservação. A geociência se ocupa de estudar a formação, composição, os processos e a história do planeta Terra. Sendo assim, através do estudo deste campo da ciência é possível compreender processos que ocorrem no planeta em uma diferente escala de tempo, ou seja, que estão fora do tempo de observação da vida humana como, por exemplo, a formação e fragmentação de supercontinentes como o Pangea. Devido à história geológica, algumas regiões possuem vocação para desenvolvimento de roteiros geoturísticos, onde além da beleza cênica, há o registro físico, que permitem ao visitante poder aprender também sobre os processos que deram origem as rochas, ao relevo, os solos, e diversos outros elementos da natureza abiótica que, por conseguinte, interferem direta ou indiretamente na natureza biótica. Depois de apresentar a importância da divulgação do conhecimento da geociência, este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de roteiro geoturístico, no Município de Chapada dos Guimarães, no qual é possível observar rochas de diferentes composições e ambientes deposicionais, compreender processos geomorfológicos e intempéricos, além de poder desfrutar de um roteiro com cachoeiras e belas paisagens, utilizando assim atrativos turísticos como instrumento de ensino.
All scientific knowledge must be constructed based on its impact on society; and one of the ways to work this critical- thinking on engineering students is through extension practice. The present paper evaluated - through a questionnaire - 20 students who participated in the Education, Geoscience and Mining extension program of UFMT whose participants are graduates in mining engineering or geology. In this evaluation the questions asked involved themes such as the student's interest in the course and university before and after the project, if they participated in any scientific event during the extension, if they are more prepared to discuss questions about their profession after the project, among others. As a result, those who were part of the program are more inserted, adapted and prepared to speak in public about the themes they worked on than before. It is concluded that the critical formation of the engineering student is enhanced when it is associated with a contextualized practice. The university extension project allowed mine engineering and geology students to reflect on the impact of their future profession.
This study presents the context of the creation and development of actions of the Geoparks Commission of the Brazilian Society of Geology (CG-SBG). For this, documentary research of the entity’s minutes and existing records in other media was carried out. The results show that the commission has positioned itself as a channel for institutional, political, and social mobilization relative to the topic of geoparks in Brazil, following the objectives established in the CG-SBG bylaws, namely: (a) awaken and conduct debates and reflections on geoparks within SBG; (b) share knowledge about the context and performance of geoparks with the national society, government institutions, and entities of common interest with this topic through publication in its most diverse media; (c) work to benefit the dissemination and implementation of geoparks in Brazil; (d) integrate representatives of the various proposals for geoparks in Brazil and; (e) propose institutional support to geoparks implementation projects in the national territory. In addition, many representatives of regional branches on the commission also form teams of aspirants and geopark projects, further facilitating the interaction between the proposals and the joint discussions. Among the actions carried out is the participation of the commission in several regional, national, and international events, the provision of information through a website, and the manifestation on issues related to geoparks, such as the need to create a National Geoparks Committee, as provided for byUNESCO, in accordance with the statutes of the International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme and guidelines of the UNESCO Global Geoparks (IGGP/2015/ST), to monitor the development of projects and act jointly with UNESCO and aspiring geoparks. Thus, this study concludes that although the commission exists within the scope of a scientific society, it has carried out actions that contribute to the strengthening of the topic of geoparks in various segments of Brazilian society, from the municipalities to national policies.
Ensuring the legal protection of geosites, or areas that have relevant geodiversity, and obtaining resources for the development of programs and actions in these territories are two of the great challenges in Brazil. This article presents an analysis of Brazilian legislation, seeking to identify the responsible bodies, sources of funds, and how each specific policy can relate to the protection and promotion of geodiversity. In addition, the proposed public policy for geodiversity, geotourism, and geoparks in the state of Mato Grosso is presented and discussed. For this, documentary research of national legislation was carried out, and existing records in the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso were analyzed for the Thematic Sectorial Chamber to debate the Geopark Project of Chapada dos Guimarães. The information was discussed based on a bibliographic survey with national and international references. The results show that although some geodiversity elements, such as fossils and caves, have specific legislation, there is no articulated national public policy on geodiversity that guarantees the identification, protection, and continuous management of geosites or even structural and financial support for the development of geoparks in Brazil. The creation of policies at the state or national level, aimed at establishing a managing body and permanent sources of funds, can be an important step to enable the development of actions related to the protection and dissemination of geodiversity, linked or not to geopark proposals. At the international level, the creation of a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) convention that establishes clear bases for the dissemination and protection of geodiversity could encourage the development of policies in different countries as an international framework to guide themes.
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