From Geoheritage To Geoparks Case Studies From Africa And Beyond Ezzoura Errami by Ezzoura Errami, Margaret Brocx, And Vic Semeniuk (editors) 9783319107080, 3319107089 instant download after payment.

The African continent possesses a rich and varied geoheritage which is regrettably not well
known by the public and which does not contribute in a sustainable way to local development.
Linking geoheritage to local socioeconomic development through the promotion of geotourism
and geoparks offers an opportunity to increase awareness of the local communities and to
inform decision makers about the need to evaluate and promote better the sustainable use of
their geoheritage. In the absence of legislation that allows the preparation of inventories and
the conservation and economic use of African geoheritage, the creation of geoparks would
provide an opportunity to establish a local inventory and to institute local laws to protect the
geoheritage in different regions on the continent.
To increase this awareness of the importance of geoheritage in local socioeconomic and
human sustainable development, the African Association of Women in Geosciences created,
in 2009, the African Geoparks Network. Both these organizations are arranging numerous
activities, such as conferences, seminars, workshops and courses, throughout Africa and the
Middle East.
This book is a direct outcome of the First International Conference on Geoparks in Africa
and the Middle East, held in 2011 in El Jadida, Morocco.