简介：Geotopesorgeologicalsitesprovideinformationontheevolution,structureandpropertiesoftheEarth'scrustandonthegeologicalpast.Theyalsorepresentthegreatvarietyoffeaturesthatcharacterizealandscape,Forthisreason,theirpreservationisofspecialconcerntogeosciences.Asearlyasinthe19thcentury,outstandingrockformationsbecameimportanttouristsitesalthoughthemodernterms""geosites""and""geotourism""wereunknown.ThepaperdescribestheGermaninitiativesongeotopeconservationandtheimplementationofNationalGeoParksinGermanyandtheiruseforeducationandtourism.

简介：Since2000,basedonawealthofgeologicalheritagesitesandexperiencewiththeirconservation,ChinahasformallyapprovedtheestablishmentoffortyfourNationalGeoparks,whosedistributionandcharacteristicsaredominatedbystructuralsettingandneotectonism.Conservinganddevelopingthesiteshavebroughtaboutfavorablesocial,economicandenvironmentalbenefits,andcreatedapositiveclimatefortheirinclusioninthewormGeoparknetworkunderthepatronageofUNESCO.

简介：TheBeijingSHRIMPCenter(BSC)isoneoftheNationalScienceandTechnologyInfrastructures,jointlyrecognizedbytheMinistryofScienceandTechnologyandtheMinistryofFinanceofChina.ItwasestablishedinDecemberof2001andisincorporatedintotheInstituteofGeology,ChinaGeologicalSurveyinBeijing.ThemajorobjectivesoftheBSCaretoundertakeresearchingeochronologyandcosmochronology,theformationandearlyhistoryofthesolarsystemandtheEarthandtectonicevolutionoforogenicbelts.TheBSCalsodevelopsEarthSciencesrelatedinstrumentsandrelatednewdatingtechniquesandmethods.

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