35^TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

27 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 2016 | CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

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27 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 2016 | CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

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Geoheritage and Conservation Themes

Paper Title	Presenting Author Names
The Johannesburg Geological Museum: An Underappreciated National Geoheritage Asset	Proffessor Bruce Cairncross
Stratotypes for the public	Prof. Patrick DE WEVER
Geology in cities	Prof. Patrick DE WEVER
Geodiversity, Geoheritage and Geoconservation for Society	Prof Murray Gary
Landscape assessment for Penghu Geopark, Taiwan	Dr. J. C. Lin
State of knowledge of young Malagasy people on the Madagascar geoheritage	Dr. Hasina Nirina RANDRIANALY
Homo sapiens Corridor—Cradle of our species & emergence of our culture	Dr. John Malcolm Anderson
Africa Alive Corridors—a 3,5 billion year geological, biological & cultural biography of Africa	Dr. John Malcolm Anderson
1st-person Short Stories from Mitochondrial Eve to Mandela—along the Homo sapiens Corridor	Dr. John Malcolm Anderson
Geology as a component of vineyard terroir in the Western Cape Province, South Africa	Mr. Christopher Bargmann
Coastal geomorphological processes shaped iSimangaliso World Heritage Site	Dr. Greg Botha
US Geoheritage and Geoliteracy : Sustainable Fossil Parks and Public Geoscience Education	Professor Renee Clary
Global Geosites: an active, partially-achieved geoheritage inventory initiative waiting to regain official recognition	Dr. Enrique Díaz-Martínez
The Jurassic of the Peniche Peninsula (Portugal): from the scientific relevance to the educational and science popularization impact	Dr. Luís V. Duarte
Sites of special geological interest in the Lobito – Porto Amboim region, West Angola: contribution to an inventory	Dr. Luís V. Duarte
Pride and Prejudice: 20 Years of Promotion of Earth Sciences through Geoparks and World Heritage Sites	Dr. Wolfgang Eder
"The Challenge of Protecting South Africa’s Geoheritage – The Barberton Greenstone Belt (BGB)"	Mr. Tony Ferrar
Merelani Tanzanite Mine: A World Unique and Spectacular Geosite	Mr. Fredrick Mangasini
Geology and Geoheritage in the Sahara and Sahel	Dr. Sharad Master
Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, India: A possible potential Geoharitage site for Geopark.	Dr. Suresh Mathur
Unecso Global Geoparks	Prof. Patrick Mc Keever
Developing sustainable palaeotourism in South Africa. The Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre, in the Eastern Cape as a case study.	Dr. Ian McKay
Cretaceous Volcanism and Emergence of Geoheritage Sites in Western India	Prof. Kiran Shanker Misra
Geotourism in the middle Atlas: Ons of the levers for preserving the geological heritage and creation of a geoparc	Mr. Souhail Mounir
GEOTOURISM-AN AREA THAT NEED SPECIAL ATTENTION IN TANZANIA	Dr. Emma Msaky
The Western Arabian intracontinental volcanic fields as a potential UNESCO World Heritage site	Dr. Karoly Nemeth
Geodiversity, heritage, conservation and society: The role of the journal Geoheritage in raising awareness and disseminating good practice	Dr. Kevin Page
From natural to cultural heritage – conserving moveable geological heritage	Dr. Kevin Page
Managing geodiversity for biodiversity – and vice versa - strategic approaches from the UK	Dr. Kevin Page
THE IMPORTANCE OF PALEONTOLOGY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOTOURISM IN THE NORTH WESTERN OF MADAGASCAR: Utility of Creating a Geopark	Mr. Miky Lova Tantely Raveloson
The Richtersveld: an ancient desert mountainland	Prof. David Reid
Geobotany of the Koedoesfontein Complex in the Vredefort Dome, South Africa.	Mr. Boneschans Ricart
The Arusha National Park, Northern Tanzania: Geotourism and Volcanology of Mount Meru	Dr. Roger Scoon
Geotourism in National Parks of Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania: Spectacular Landforms Associated with Basement Platforms, the Gregory Rift and Neogene-Recent Volcanoes	Dr. Roger Scoon
Geodiversity underpins biodiversity – examples from Australia	Dr. Vic Semeniuk
Assessing geoheritage significance in studies of palaeoecology – the need to address biocoenoses, thanatocoenoses, biodiversity, palaeo-biodiversity, and quantification	Dr. Vic Semeniuk
Geodiversity vs biodiversity in protected areas of Lithuania: examples, protection measures and problems	Dr. Grazina Skridlaite
Geopark and Geotourism Development in the Sikkim Himalaya, India	Prof. Vinod Tewari
The world’s first platinum underground mine in the Limpopo Province, South Africa	Prof. Marian Tredoux
Geoconservation and sustainable development through Geotourism for the Kanchanaburi Region, Thailand	Dr. Dhiti Tulyatid
Geoparks - a tool for preservation of geological heritage in Western Maharashtra, India	Mr. Natraj Vaddadi
Geoheritage of the Cape Fold Mountains	Dr. Richard Viljoen
Geological and Cultural Landscapes of the Ancient Mapungubwe and Thulamela Citadels	Dr. Richard Viljoen
An Overview of the Geoheritage of Africa	Dr. Richard Viljoen
Geology, Landscape and Earth-Life Link in the Kruger National Park.	Prof. Morris Viljoen
Geoheritage of the Great Escarpment of South Africa	Prof. Morris Viljoen
JAISALMER BASIN IN THAR DESERT - POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPING GEOPARK IN RAJASTHAN, WEST INDIA	Dr. Sudesh Wadhawan
Geological Features of Global Geoparks in China	Mr. Yuanyuan Zheng
Global Geoparks Network: a global partnership on geo-conservation and sustainable development	Dr. Nikolaos Zouros
Geoheritage and Geotourism potential of the Baginda Hill, Belitung Island, Indonesia	Mr. Putra Herianto
The role of tourist attractions on the Southern Islands of Iran to development of sea-based	Ms. Bita Mirzapour
Natural Heritage and Geoconservation for Sustainable Development in Nigeria	Mr. Sunday Olotu
Challenges and Strategies for Geoconservation of Geosites in Madagascar	Dr. Lala Andrianaivo
Geoparks in the Nepal Himalaya	Dr. Ranjan Kumar Dahal
The Danakil Depression: An exceptional place where different types of extreme environments coexist	Prof. Asfawossen Asrat Kassaye
State and prospects of geotourism potential of Uzbekistan	Dr. Rustam Mirkamalov
GEOETHICAL CONDUCT OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF VOHIPENO (MADAGASCAR) FOR GEOTOURISM	Mrs. Raoby Elysa Solohely
Issafen’s chevrons : geological and landscape features and scientific mediation (Anti-Atlas, Morocco)	Ms. BERRED Sanae
The Geoheritage of Corsica: a first step towards a regional preservation program	"Dr. Emilie Garel Pr. Frederic Huneau"
GEOHERITAGE RESEARCH AND GEOPARK DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA	Mr. Zhao Ting
The volcanic geoheritage of the Mount Bamenda calderas (Cameroon Line): Assessment for geotouristic and geoeducational purposes	Mr. Ghislain ZANGMO TEFOGOUM
UNESCO Cultural heritage Vs. Natural hazards at European scale. The PROTHEGO project.	Dr. Daniele Spizzichino
Geological relics and geopark in Anhui Province, China	Prof. Weiping Wu
Souss and Argana Basins (Western High Atlas Mountains, Morocco): From Biogeodiversity and Palaeontological Heritage inventory to Potential Geopark concept	Dr. Abdelouahed Lagnaoui
Geological heritage in the Iron Gates Park: structural geology, petrology and mineralogy aspects	Dr. Maria Angela Anason
Microclimatic and biological monitoring of caves as geoheritage sites	Dr. Silviu Constantin
Geological heritage and seashore landscapes from the remote southern end of Benguela Basin (West Angola)	Dr. Luís V. Duarte
Geological characterization of Castelo Park	Ms. Paula Gonçalves
Outstanding Universal Values of the Island-type Tidal Flats in Korea: Their potential to be inscribed as a World Heritage Site	Dr. Kyong O Moon
UNESCO Chair “Geoparks, Regional Sustainable Development and Healthy Lifestyles”: an innovative tool for capacity building in Geoparks	Dr. Artur Sá
The Geological Heritage In Tianzhushan Global Geopark,Anhui,China	Prof. Weiping Wu
Somoto Grand Canyon (Nicaragua) a volcanic geoheritage one decade after the discovery	Dr. Vladimir Zacek
An Academic heritage for Geoscientists: Example of Kachchh Rift Basin: Western India	Mr. Gaurav Chauhan
Management procedure for palaeontological collections of the Museum of Geociences, Brasília, Brazil: policies, housing preparation and keeping	Mr. Matheus Denezine