scholarly journals GEOPARKS MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 965 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Zouros ◽  
I. Valiakos
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Assessment Methodology ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Precise Information ◽  
Heritage Protection

Established in 2000, the European Geoparks Network (EGN), comprising 35 members (November 2009), aims to protect geodiversity, to promote geological heritage to the general public as well as to support sustainable economic development of geopark territories primarily through the development of geological tourism. All requests for recognition as a “European Geopark” must be submitted by the organisation in charge of managing the area. The application dossier includes precise information dealing with identification of the zone, scientific description of the existing geoheritage, management body, management plan, infrastructure, educational and promotional activities, sustainable development policy instituted and geo-tourism. Membership of the EGN is for a period of four years after which membership is reviewed and assessed. The first revalidation procedure occurred during 2004 and since then has helped to keep all Geopark operations, infrastructure and services at a high quality level. The revalidation process involves a field visit by two independent evaluators nominated by the EGN and UNESCO. Assessment methodology examines the progress in geological heritage protection and promotion as well as the development of sustainable economic activity within each territory. However it also takes into account the Geopark’s degree of active participation in international collaboration and networking.

scholarly journals GEODIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: GEOPARKS - A NEW CHALLENGE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN EARTH SCIENCES

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Zouros
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Successful Operation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Rational Management ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
High Level ◽  
Petrified Forest

Recently a new initiative on Geoparks was established in Europe in close synergy with UNESCO aiming at the protection, promotion and rational management of geological landscapes and significant geosites as well as the sustainable development of their hosting territories. Geoparks are broader territories which include a number of geosites linked in a network which recognize these features as keyelements for the development of geotourism through conservation and management. Greece is characterized by a complex geological setting and evolution and was subjected to a variety of geomorphological processes, resulting in a high level of geodiversity. As a result a large number of spectacular landscapes and outstanding or unique geosites are present in the country, and they are not properly managed and protected. The Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark, the very first Greek Geopark, already counts one decade of successful operation. In order to protect and efficiently manage the petrified forest, the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest was founded in 1994 as the management body of the Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark. Next, a management plan for geological heritage protection as well as the sustainable development of the area was carried out linking the promotion of geosites, environmental education and the development of geotourism.

scholarly journals GLOBAL GEOPARKS NETWORK AND THE NEW UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKS PROGRAMME

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 284 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Zouros
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Public Outreach ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
The World

The Geopark concept was introduced at late 90’s aiming to protect and promote Earth heritage sites through the sustainable local development of territories containing abiotic nature of significant value. The Global Geoparks Network (GGN) established in 2004 operates as an international platform of cooperation among Geoparks around the world The GGN includes 120 Geoparks in 33 countries working to protect Geological heritage and promote local sustainable development. The 38th UNESCO General Conference (November 2015) ratified the statutes of the new International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme and the UNESCO Global Geoparks Operational Guidelines, introducing the brand UNESCO Global Geopark as a label of excellence for areas that meet the criteria set by the above mentioned guidelines. In doing so, it has legally endorsed the new UNESCO label of “UNESCO Global Geopark" and the endorsement of all the existing 120 Global Geoparks to become UNESCO Global Geoparks with immediate effect.The UNESCO Global Geopark branding could strongly contribute to raising EarthHeritage sites visibility in the world and in high-quality public outreach onsustainable development linked to issues on geodiversity, the environment,geohazards, climate change and the sustainable use of natural resources.

ACTUALIZATION OF EDUCATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF UZBEKISTAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-71
Author(s):  
Azizakhon Abdullajonovna Usmanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Business Activity ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Regulatory Standards ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Modular Education

The work focuses on the conditions for stimulating the economy in order to expand the boundaries of business activity of the population, especially young people, to achieve the principles of competitiveness and the demand for specialists in the labor market. It has been proved that the level of education of the population, its mobile susceptibility to critical comprehension and self-motivation are the favorable criteria for social and economic achievements. State regulatory standards are given that ensurea high-quality level of the educational sphere in Uzbekistan, positive guidelines for modern forms, types, technologies, innovations of education in the country.Key words: innovative technologies, modular education, sustainable development, socio-economic development.

Research on the Sustainable Development and the Geological Heritage Protection of Taishan National Geopark

2014 ◽  
Vol 697 ◽  
pp. 504-507
Author(s):  
Ke Sheng
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
City Image ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Exploitation And Utilization ◽  
The World ◽  
Image Building ◽  
Heritage Protection

the Taishan geological park is located in the central province of our country Shandong. which between Ji'nan, Changqing,Feicheng and Tai'an, under the jurisdiction of Tai'an city. As a national geological park, Taishan is also one of the world geological parks, many of the geological relics have a very important scientific research value in the tip subject. In the economic development, city image building, historical and cultural heritage and other aspects, it also plays an indispensable role. Therefore, this paper will discussed the present situation of exploitation and utilization of Taishan geological park, to promote the protection of geological heritage management and sustainable development in Taishan.

scholarly journals Geotourism—Examining Tools for Sustainable Development

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Marie-Luise Frey
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Regional Tourism ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Heritage Science ◽  
Geosite Assessment ◽  
Selection Of

From the middle of the 1990s, geotourism was introduced through the first geotrails, their evolution, and the first geopark worldwide in Gerolstein/Vulkaneifel, Germany. The latter is one of the founding members of the European Geoparks Network, which was established in 2000 at the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) in Berlin. The main goal of the first geopark was to link geological heritage with tourism in a rural area that was trying to create new perspectives to inspire young people to stay in their home territory. Geotourism was initiated as part of sustainable tourist development and for future sustainable development at that time in the Gerolstein region. The first steps to implement the Gerolstein/Vulkaneifel Geopark, Germany, were taken in 1992. The core aspects included geological heritage, science transfer, and education as tools for developing geotourism in the broad sense and integrating local people and municipalities in the geopark activities of the rural region. Close collaboration with the local and regional tourism organizations highlighted the need to both define tools and demonstrate their success. Up to now, practice has shown that such success can be demonstrated by the infrastructure created, as well as adjacent measures and activities. A network of factors was determined to play a significant role in ensuring the successful sustainable development in a geopark across the field of geotourism. There are many activities and publications on geological heritage, geosite assessment, significance, and use, but there are fewer which reflect on the network of factors highlighted in this contribution which were first presented in 2002. In many publications and investigations, one factor in particular is emphasized, e.g., infrastructure development, such as panels or other items. Not all of the mentioned factors, however, are being addressed. As a result, a selection of good practice examples of UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGP) working on the network-oriented conceptual basis has been studied here, in line with the conceptual principle set forth about 25 years ago. The geopark examples in this study include Lesvos Island UGGp (Greece), Naturtejo UGGP (Portugal), Vulkaneifel UGGp (Germany), and Hong Kong UGGP (China), as well as the example of the Messel Pit World Heritage Site (WHS) (Germany). The latter was integrated to present an example which is not a geopark, showing that this concept can also be transferred to a WHS as a tool for sustainable development according the UN 2030 Agenda. The information on the development of the selected examples was obtained by visiting the geopark territory and from the geopark’s websites and published material as a combined methodology.

scholarly journals New Plant Breeding Technologies: An Assessment of the Political Economy of the Regulatory Environment and Implications for Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3687
Author(s):  
Vincent Smith ◽  
Justus H. H. Wesseler ◽  
David Zilberman
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Regulatory Environment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
International Policies ◽  
Modern Biotechnology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

This perspective discusses the impact of political economy on the regulation of modern biotechnology. Modern biotechnology has contributed to sustainable development, but its potential has been underexplored and underutilized. We highlight the importance of the impacts of regulations for investments in modern biotechnology and argue that improvements are possible via international harmonization of approval processes. This development is urgently needed for improving sustainable development. Policy makers in the European Union (EU) in particular are challenged to rethink their approach to regulating modern biotechnology as their decisions have far ranging consequences beyond the boundaries of the EU and they have the power to influence international policies.

Geological heritage assessment for sustainable development of Lenggong Valley

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rapidah Mat Stafa ◽  
Che Aziz Ali ◽  
Kamal Roslan Mohamed ◽  
Mohd Shafeea Leman ◽  
Mokhtar Saidin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Geological Heritage

Overcoming Extreme Poverty by Social Protection Floors – Approaches to Closing the Right to Social Security Gap

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Kaltenborn
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
The Right ◽  
Security Guarantees ◽  
Security Gap

AbstractThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development contains a very ambitious poverty reduction schedule: According to Sustainable Development Goal 1 extreme poverty shall be completely eradicated within the next 15 years (SDG 1.1), and also other forms of poverty shall be reduced within the same period at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages (SDG 1.2). Governments are requested to “(i)mplement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable” (SDG 1.3). The authors of the Agenda refer to the concept of so-called social protection floors which has been identified as an important instrument in the fight against extreme poverty and therefore has attracted much attention in recent development policy debates. In June 2012 the General Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) had adopted the Social Protection Floors Recommendation. In this document ILO members are urged, as a first step, to establish basic social security guarantees, including access to essential health care and basic income security for all residents of their countries and, as a second step, to systematically extend these basic social security guarantees into more comprehensive strategies. If we look for legal answers to the global challenge of extreme poverty, then social protection law – and in particular the human right to social security – deserves special attention. Based on the research framework which has been presented by Haglund and Stryker in their book Closing the Rights Gap. From Human Rights to Social Transformation (2015) this article will try to analyze which role the legal systems in the Global South will play in implementing SDG 1 at the national level and in closing the “right to social security-gap”. Haglund and Stryker describe, inter alia, two models for social rights realization which represent alternative approaches to the MDG/SDG concept: (a) the so-called multistage spiral model whose main focus lies on the different phases which new norms have to go through when they are implemented in a state’s society, and (b) the “policy legalization model” which highlights the role of litigation in ensuring social rights compliance. Furthermore the article will deal with the responsibility of the international community in this area of development policy.

scholarly journals A Pro-Environmental Method of Sample Size Determination to Predict the Quality Level of Products Considering Current Customers’ Expectations

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5542
Author(s):  
Dominika Siwiec ◽  
Andrzej Pacana
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Sample Size Determination ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Test Power ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Potential Customers ◽  
Main Factor

The main factor that conditions the success of organizations is the development of products oriented toward customer satisfaction. An additional attribute of organizations is the use of sustainable development rules. The use of these rules and the simultaneous desire to create high-quality products encourage organizations to apply different methods to, for example, eliminate waste. This study aimed to develop a method to determine the research sample size required to predict a product’s quality level, taking into account current customers’ expectations. This method was developed by modifying a procedure to determine the research sample size as part of the calculated estimator of the mean value in the general population. Based on the concept of product sustainability development, the goal of the developed method was to determine the number of potential customers (respondents) needed to provide product requirements, which were then processed and used to predict the quality level of the product. This method was applied to simultaneously test a number of hypotheses, determine the test power, and detect statistically significant differences for several relationships of the sample sizes and the test power. This was achieved using universal hypotheses and the popular alternative-punctual (MAP) method. Testing of the proposed method showed that it was able to predict the quality level of products based on current expectations of customers.

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