Provisional Programme 17–18 September 2013
Tuesday 17 September 2013
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Geosites – recent developments, inventories, strategy and good practice
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Geosites in Lithuania: a need for an international geosite framework.
Jonas Satkunas, Grazina Skridlaite
National inventories as support for GEOSITES .
Tapio Kananoja and Keijo Nenonen, Geological Survey of Finland
TBC
Geological heritage – conservation, preservation and promotion
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Geoconservation in the UK: planning for the future,
Colin D. Prosser Natural England, Unex House, Bourges Boulevard, Peterborough, PE11NG,
UK
Voluntary geoconservation in the UK: Cornwall Geoconservation Group as a case study.
John Macadam
Living on the edge of the world
Dr Jonathan Larwood, Natural England
The Limestone Landscapes Project, making a positive difference to the Durham Magnesian
Limestone area
Tony Devos, Programme Manager, Limestone Landscapes Project, Durham County Council, D
J D Lawrence, Honorary Research Associate, British Geological Survey
There is no geology in Berkshire – 10 years of discovery and recording
Lesley Dunlop, Berkshire Geoconservation Group
How strike a balance between the protection of geological monuments on the one hand
and wild nature on the other hand.
Krista Täht-Kok, Nõmme-Kase 35-1,Tallinn, 11 620, Estonia
Frameworks and Forums – a national context for geoconservation in the UK
Jonathan Larwood, Lesley Dunlop, Cynthia Burek, Angus Miller
TBC
Wedenesday 18 September 2013
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Geoparks and geotourism
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The North Pennines AONB – ten years as a UNESCO-endorsed Global Geopark,
Dr E A Pickett, Geodiversity Officer, North Pennines AONB Partnership
A Madurodam for landscape travellers - developing a geotrail around lake Reindersmeer, a
former quarry in National Park Maasduinen
Hanneke van den Ancker1, Pieter Dirk Jungerius1, Klaas van der Veen2 i.c.w. Andries Arts3 &
Ido Borkent4
Dwejra Heritage Park, Malta: a case study of the challenges of (geo)conservation vs.
tourism demands,
Dr. Kevin Crawford, Department of Geography, Liverpool Hope University, Hope Park,
Liverpool, L16 9JD, UK.
Earth heritage and geodiversity indicators for the QualityCoast and QualityDestination
Award
Albert Salman* & Hanneke van den Ancker**
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ABCGheritage-project and geotourism activities in Barents Region
Johansson, Peter1, Pihlaja, Jouni1, and Voytekhovsky, Yury2 ,1Geological Survey of Finland,
Box 77, 96101 Rovaniemi, FINLAND. 2Russian Academy of Sciences, Kola Science Centre,
Geological Institute, Fersman street 14, 184209 Apatity, Murmansk region, RUSSIA.
Geotourism in Northern Ireland: not just a niche-market anymore.
Kirstin Lemon, Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, Colby House, Stranmillis Road, Belfast,
BT9 5BF
TBC
Education – local, regional, national and international initiatives for education
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Engaging with Geodiversity – why it matters
Mike Browne, Lesley Dunlop, GeoConservationUK
Managing geological specimen collection
Dr Jonathan Larwood, Natural England
Getting the message across: what message?
John Macadam
The oldest known vascular plants - "little black smudges" and their interpretation for the
public.
Chris Cleal and John Macadam
TBC