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Title: THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF GEOPARKS IN NATURE POSITIVE AGENDA
THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF GEOPARKS IN NATURE POSITIVE AGENDA

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Denis Vasiliev; Lennart Bornmalm; Rodney Stevens
10.5593/sgem2024/5.1/s20.42
10.5593/sgem2024/5.1
1314-2704
978-619-7603-72-9
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•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE 
•    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
Ecology and Environmental Protection
The current dramatic pace of biodiversity loss requires immediate and decisive action. The Nature Positive Agenda implies recovery of lost natural ecosystems and gain of new ones that would overcompensate for biodiversity loss. Achievement of such an ambitious agenda is not trivial. It requires mobilization of resources and stakeholders across public and private sectors. Obviously, efforts of protected area establishment are not sufficient as it only implies protection of existing habitats, not gain of new ones. Given the resource limitations, however, it is important to protect and retore ecosystems capable of maintaining high levels of biodiversity. Moreover, these biodiversity levels have to be maintained long-term in the context of global environmental change. Ecosystems with high geodiversity possess such characteristics, as recognized in the UNESCO Global Geopark programme. However, application of geopark guidelines in the context of Nature Positive Agenda has not been considered. Our aim is to critically evaluate opportunities to integrate geopark establishment into the agenda. We provide justification of the approach and policy recommendations.
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