156 Geoheritage Without Borders: International Perspectives on the Conservation and Celebration of Geodiversity, Part I
Every nation has a story to tell about its geodiversity–-but what are best practices to promote conservation of our geoheritage? This GSA-ProGEO Western Hemisphere session explores innovative partnerships to conserve geoheritage and celebrate geodiversity.
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
HBGCC, Stars at Night Ballroom B2&B3
Participants
- Chair Priscilla Grew
- Chair Jack Matthews
- Chair John Calder
- Chair Mauricio Faraone
- Chair MARIA DA GLORIA GARCIA
- Chair Sherene James-Williamson
- Chair Carles Canet
- Chair Steven Semken
Presentations
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8:10 AMWesley Hill, U.S. Geoheritage and Geoparks Advisory Group, Lakewood, CO 80232, Lakewood, CO and Sarah Gaines, U.S. Geoheritage and Geoparks Advisory Group, Lakewood, CO 80232, Lakewood, CO and Thomas Casadevall, U.S. Geoheritage and Geoparks Advisory Group, Lakewood, CO 80232, Lakewood, CO412598 (Technical Sessions)
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8:25 AMKevin Page, ProGEO, CREDITON, Devon412328 (Technical Sessions)
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8:40 AMJack Matthews, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford413426 (Technical Sessions)
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9:00 AMJohn Calder, Canadian Geoparks Network, Halifax, NS414190 (Technical Sessions)
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9:20 AMAlicia O'Leary, Legendary Coasts, Clarenville, NL414952 (Technical Sessions)
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9:55 AMEmmaline Rosado-González, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Ciudad de México and Nickolas Zouros, Aegean University, Mytiline and Guy Martini, Global Geoparks Network, Digne and Artur Sá, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Vila Real412026 (Technical Sessions)
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10:10 AMMaria da Gloria Garcia, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP411980 (Technical Sessions)
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10:30 AMMauricio Faraone, National Directorate of Mining and Geology, Montevideo and José Brilha, University of Minho, Braga and César Goso, University of the Republic, Montevideo412011 (Technical Sessions)
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10:50 AMPriscilla GREW, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE and Franco URBANI PATAT, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas and Walter MARESCH, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum and Hans-Peter SCHERTL, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum411969 (Technical Sessions)