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The Values of Geoethics

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The aim of geoethics is to identify shared values on which to base strategies and operating procedures that are more responsible towards social-ecological systems, compatible with respect for the natural environment, the vocation of the territory, and the health and safety of human communities. These strategies must be scientifically defined and contextualised in time and space, i.e., they must consider different time perspectives in the analysis of expected or possible effects and take into account the diversity of social, cultural, political and economic contexts existing in the places where action is taken.

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    The 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference established the International Geodiversity Day on 23 November 2021. The 6th of October will be an annual worldwide celebration, raising awareness across society about the importance of non-living nature for the well-being and prosperity of all living beings on the planet. https://www.geodiversityday.org/. Accessed on 29 March 2022.

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    International Congress Arouca 2011: Arouca Declaration on Geotourism. http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/SC/pdf/Geopark_Arouca_Declaration_EGN_2012.pdf. Accessed 29 March 2022.

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    http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/earth-sciences/unesco-global-geoparks. Accessed 29 March 2022.

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    2020 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector: https://delvedatabase.org/uploads/resources/Delve-2020-State-of-the-Sector-Report-0504.pdf. Accessed 29 March 2022.

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    https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement. Accessed 29 March 2022.

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    https://unfccc.int/files/essential_background/background_publications_htmlpdf/application/pdf/conveng.pdf. Accessed 29 March 2022.

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    https://unfccc.int/kyoto_protocol. Accessed 29 March 2022.

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    https://ozone.unep.org/treaties/montreal-protocol. Accessed 29 March 2022.

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    https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en. Accessed 29 March 2022.

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    https://www.undrr.org/implementing-sendai-framework/what-sendai-framework. Accessed 29 March 2022.

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