The national inventory of geosites in Portugal

• Author(s): Brilha, J. B. ; Alcalá, A. ; Almeida, A. ; Araújo, A. ; Azerêdo, Ana ; Azevedo, M. R. ; Barriga, Fernando ; Silveira, A. Brum ; Cabral, J. ; Cachão, M. ; Caetano, P. ; Cobus, A. ; Coke, C. ; Couto, Helena ; Crispim, J. A. ; Cunha, P. P. ; Dias, R. ; Duarte, L. V. ; Dória, A. ; Falé, P. ; Ferreira, Narciso ; Soares, A. Ferreira ; Fonseca, P. ; Carvalho, A. M. Galopim de ; Gonçalves, R. ; Granja, Helena Maria ; Henriques, Maria Helena ; Kulberg, J. C. ; Kulberg, M. C. ; Legoinha, P. ; Lima, A. ; Lima, E. ; Lopes, L. ; Madeira, J. ; Marques, J. F ; Martins, A. ; Martins, R. ; Matos, J. M. X. ; Medina, Jorge ; Miranda, R. ; Monteiro, C. ; Moreira, M. ; Moura, D. ; Carvalho, C. Neto ; Noronha, Fernando ; Nunes, J. C. ; Oliveira, J. T. ; Pais, João ; Reis, R. Pena dos ; Pereira, D. I. ; Pereira, P. ; Pereira, Z. ; Picarra, J. ; Pimentel, Nuno ; Jesus, A. Pinto de ; Prada, S. ; Prego, A. ; Ramalho, L. ; Ramalho, Miguel ; Ramalho, R. ; Relvas, J. ; Ribeiro, A. ; Ribeiro, M. A. ; Rocha, R. B. ; Sá, A. ; Santos, Vanda ; Silva, Helena Maria Sant’Ovaia Mendes da ; Sequeira, A. ; Sousa, M. ; Terrinha, P. ; Valle Aguado, B. ; Vaz, N.
• Date: 2010
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/11810
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

During the last three years geoscientists of various institutions have developed a project aiming the setup of a geoconservation strategy in Portugal (Brilha, 2009). One of the main goals of the project was the establishment of an inventory of the most important Portuguese geosites, under the scientific point of view. In a near future, national authorities will consider this inventory as a technical support for the implementation of nature conservation policies and land-use strategies.