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🌏Today is #InternationalGeodiversityDay declared by UNESCO to recognise the importance of geosciences in solving the major challenges faced by humanity today.
So what does #geodiversity mean & how can #India better acknowledge & conserve its incredible #geoheritage?
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So what does #geodiversity mean & how can #India better acknowledge & conserve its incredible #geoheritage?
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At present, #India classifies #geodiversity in different ways.
Here are some broad categories that may serve us well:
Geo-monuments, #fossil sites, archaeological sites, and landscapes - we've listed many sites under the first 3 categories, yet we need to do SO much more.
Here are some broad categories that may serve us well:
Geo-monuments, #fossil sites, archaeological sites, and landscapes - we've listed many sites under the first 3 categories, yet we need to do SO much more.
Here's an example from Gandikota, #AndhraPradesh.
There is no interpretation sign/infrastructure at the incredible canyon carved by the Penna river & the archaeological ruins, nor at the Belum limestone caves nearby:
#InternationalGeodiversityDay
There is no interpretation sign/infrastructure at the incredible canyon carved by the Penna river & the archaeological ruins, nor at the Belum limestone caves nearby:
#InternationalGeodiversityDay
