GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE PROTECTION AND NATIONAL GEOPARK CONSTRUCTION IN CHINA

2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)
Paper No. 114-4

Presentation Time: 2:30 PM-2:45 PM

GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE PROTECTION AND NATIONAL GEOPARK CONSTRUCTION IN CHINA
JIANG, Jianjun, Department of Geological Environment, Ministry of Land and Resources, No 64 Funei Street ,Xicheng District, Beijing 100812 China, wzshen@mail.mlr.gov.cn A total of 85 national geoparks and 8 world geoparks has been formally set up in China by now. The establishment of these geoparks is favorable not only for protecting the geological heritages, recovering the geological and ecological environment, but also for popularizing the knowledge of Earth science, supporting the sustainable development of local socio-economy, as well as providing new employment opportunities. To set up the World Geoparks marks a new era for geological heritage protection in the world.
2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005) General Information for this Meeting

Session No. 114 Conservation and Management of Global Geoheritage Resources: International Perspectives Salt Palace Convention Center: Ballroom F 1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Monday, 17 October 2005 Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 259
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