{"title":"Delineation of Heritage Value Zones for Conservation Purposes in the Non Nuoc Cao Bang UNESCO Global Geopark, Vietnam","authors":"Dieu Trinh Nguyen, Quoc Lap Kieu","doi":"10.1007/s12371-024-01004-1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark, located in the Cao Bang province of Vietnam, covers an area of 339,080 hectares. It is the largest Global Geopark in Vietnam, recognized by UNESCO in 2018. This study aimed to delineate the heritage value zones for conservation and management purposes within the Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark. Employing survey methods, data collection, expert assessments, and hierarchical analysis, the heritage value of the Geopark was assessed and mapped for the first time using GIS (Geographic Information System) and remote sensing technology. The heritage zoning map identified three levels: low-value zones, medium-value zones, and high-value zones. The high-value heritage zone covered an area of 66,968.3 hectares, accounting for 19.75% of the total Geopark area. The study also conducted conservation zoning, functional zoning, and proposed conservation and development solutions for the Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark. The research results have both scientific and practical significance for the conservation and management of Geopark systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":48924,"journal":{"name":"Geoheritage","volume":"73 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Geoheritage","FirstCategoryId":"89","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-024-01004-1","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark, located in the Cao Bang province of Vietnam, covers an area of 339,080 hectares. It is the largest Global Geopark in Vietnam, recognized by UNESCO in 2018. This study aimed to delineate the heritage value zones for conservation and management purposes within the Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark. Employing survey methods, data collection, expert assessments, and hierarchical analysis, the heritage value of the Geopark was assessed and mapped for the first time using GIS (Geographic Information System) and remote sensing technology. The heritage zoning map identified three levels: low-value zones, medium-value zones, and high-value zones. The high-value heritage zone covered an area of 66,968.3 hectares, accounting for 19.75% of the total Geopark area. The study also conducted conservation zoning, functional zoning, and proposed conservation and development solutions for the Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark. The research results have both scientific and practical significance for the conservation and management of Geopark systems.
期刊介绍:
The Geoheritage journal is an international journal dedicated to discussing all aspects of our global geoheritage, both in situ and portable. The journal will invite all contributions on the conservation of sites and materials - use, protection and practical heritage management - as well as its interpretation through education, training and tourism.
The journal wishes to cover all aspects of geoheritage and its protection. Key topics are:
- Identification, characterisation, quantification and management of geoheritage;
- Geodiversity and geosites;
- On-site science, geological and geomorphological research:
- Global scientific heritage - key scientific geosites, GSSPs, stratotype conservation
and management;
- Scientific research and education, and the promotion of the geosciences thereby;
- Conventions, statute and legal instruments, national and international;
- Integration of biodiversity and geodiversity in nature conservation and land-use
policies;
- Geological heritage and Environmental Impact Assessment studies;
- Geological heritage, sustainable development, community action, practical initiatives and tourism;
- Geoparks: creation, management and outputs;
- Conservation in the natural world, Man-made and natural impacts, climate change;
- Geotourism definitions, methodologies, and case studies;
- International mechanisms for conservation and popularisation - World Heritage Sites,
National Parks etc.;
- Materials, data and people important in the history of science, museums, collections
and all portable geoheritage;
- Education and training of geoheritage specialists;
- Pedagogical use of geological heritage - publications, teaching media, trails, centres,
on-site museums;
- Linking the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005- 2014) with geoconservation.