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UNESCO Global Geoparks in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Their Contribution to Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

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It is important to assess whether UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps) fulfill their commitment to support the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) established by Agenda 2030. This work proposes a method of assessing the UGGps’ contribution to SDGs. A questionnaire was distributed among inhabitants of the four Latin American UGGps (Araripe UGGp in Brazil, Grutas del Palacio UGGp in Uruguay, and Comarca Minera UGGp and Mixteca Alta UGGp in Mexico); responses indicated the expectations of the local communities and recorded that these four geoparks are helping to meet some of the SDGs, although not necessarily the same SDGs as those predicted by the UNESCO for geoparks in general. On one hand, the importance of this work lies in its contribution to analysis of the characteristics and challenges of specific UGGps in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). On the other hand, it establishes a basis for effective analysis of the contribution of geoparks in general to sustainable development.

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Acknowledgments

EMR-G thanks the Manuel Antonio da Mota Foundation for her PhD scholarship. Special thanks are due to the management bodies of the Araripe UGGp, Grutas del Palacio UGGp, Comarca Minera UGGp, and Mixteca Alta UGGp for the support-giving during the field work. A special thanks granted to Ann Grant for reviewing the manuscript.

Funding

We thank the UNESCO Chair on “Geoparks, Sustainable Regional Development, and Healthy Lifestyles” for sponsoring this work. Also thanks to the UTAD’s pole of the Geoscience Centre (CGeo), which funded this research through the FEDER funds of the Competitiveness Factors Operational Programme (COMPETE) and national funds from the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia in the frame of the UID/ Multi00073/2013 project (Portugal).

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  1. UNESCO Chair on “Geoparks, Sustainable Regional Development & Healthy Lifestyles”, Department of Geology, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal

    Emmaline Montserrat Rosado-González & Artur A. Sá

  2. Geosciences Centre, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal

    Emmaline Montserrat Rosado-González & Artur A. Sá

  3. Instituto de Geografía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico

    José Luis Palacio-Prieto

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Rosado-González, E.M., Sá, A.A. & Palacio-Prieto, J.L. UNESCO Global Geoparks in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Their Contribution to Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Geoheritage 12, 36 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-020-00459-2

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