A field trip at an international geopark conference. Not one geological site visited.

Is a geopark still about geology?

New essay — from Karangsambung's tectonic origin to what geoparks risk losing when science yields to tourism.

📄 Abstract in English. Full essay in Bahasa Indonesia.
🔗 https://medium.com/geological-controversies/apakah-geopark-masih-tentang-geologi-56869118d7c4

#Geopark #Geology #Geoscience #Geoconservation #Geoheritage
#EarthScience #UNESCOGeopark #ScienceWriting
#GeoscienceCommunication #OpenScience

#sicilia #sicily #italy #happyisland #isolafelice
#NebrodiGeopark #UnescoGeopark #SicilyNature #SustainableTourism
#IlParcodeiNebrodi #Geoparco #Unesco #territorio #naturareserva #ecosistema #biodiversità #patrimonionaturale #culturaambiente #turismoverde #Geoheritage #ItalianNature

Il Parco dei Nebrodi punta a diventare un Geoparco Unesco https://focusicilia.it/parco-dei-nebrodi-punta-a-diventare-un-geoparco-unesco/