Conservation of geosites as a tool to protect geoheritage: the inventory of Ceará Central Domain, Borborema Province - NE/Brazil

The Ceará Central Domain, in the northern Borborema Province/NE Brazil, encompasses important geological records (geosites) which allow understanding a relevant period of the Earth's evolution, mainly associated to Neoproterozoic Brazilian/Pan-African Cycle and West Gondwana amalgamation, besid...

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Published inAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Vol. 89; no. 4; pp. 2625 - 2645
Main Authors Moura, Pâmella, Garcia, Maria DA Glória M, Brilha, José B, Amaral, Wagner S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Academia Brasileira de Ciências 01.10.2017
Subjects
Borborema Province
Brazil
geoconservation
geological heritage
inventory
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Brazil
geoconservation
geological heritage
inventory
Borborema Province
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Summary:The Ceará Central Domain, in the northern Borborema Province/NE Brazil, encompasses important geological records (geosites) which allow understanding a relevant period of the Earth's evolution, mainly associated to Neoproterozoic Brazilian/Pan-African Cycle and West Gondwana amalgamation, besides Neoarchean to Ordovician records. The presented geoheritage inventory aims to characterise the geosites with scientific relevance of Ceará Central Domain. By applying a method for large areas, the final selection resulted in eight geological frameworks represented by 52 geosites documented in a single database. This is the first step for a geoconservation strategy based on systematic inventories, statutory protection, geoethical behaviour and awareness about scientific, educational and/or cultural relevance of geosites.
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ISSN:0001-3765
1678-2690
1678-2690
DOI:10.1590/0001-3765201720170600