Geodiversity in Khorat Geopark, Thailand: Approaches to geoconservation and sustainable development

Geoeducational assessments in Khon Kaen National Geopark, Thailand: implication for geoconservation and geotourism development

“…Meanwhile, the Satun UGGp consists of coastal and karst landforms in older basements (Cambrian-Carboniferous sandstones and Ordovician limestone). Although the Khorat Aspiring UGGp has numerous fossils of Early Cretaceous dinosaurs, Cenozoic flora and fauna, mammalian, and ancient elephants' fossils ( Duangkrayom et al., 2022 ), KKGp presents more outstanding diversity of dinosaur fossils that confirm the existence of five dinosaur species like the Haţeg UNESCO Global Geopark in Romania ( Csiki-Sava and Andrășanu, 2021 ). Thus, KKGp is a national geopark with outstanding dinosaur fossils, many types of which were first discovered in this area, so this area shows international significance in geology.…”

Sustainable Geotourism in the Chiusella Valley (NW Italian Alps): A Tool for Enhancing Alpine Geoheritage in the Context of Climate Change

“…Geotourism also encourages employment opportunities and economic benefits for the local population [21][22][23], and activities linked to geotourism, geoheritage, and geoconservation can have a central role in the sustainable development of a large diversity of regions [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35], as well as within the UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps) [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]. Thanks to the complexity of its national territory, Italy holds a rich cultural and geological heritage [49] which is considered a "gym" for the geotourism activities, even outside the areas of UGGps.…”