Preserving the Gobi: Identifying potential UNESCO world heritage in Mongolia's Gobi desert

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Autor(a) principal: McCarthy, C.
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Sternberg, T., Hoshino, B., Banfill, J., Enkhjargal, E., Konagaya, Y., Phillips, S.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/29294
Resumo: The Gobi Desert, Asia's largest desert, covers roughly 1,300,000 square kilometers across southern Mongolia and northern China. One of the world's most iconic deserts, the Gobi is a functioning, healthy ecosystem home to spectacular landscapes that support an impressive variety of biological diversity, including many rare and endangered species. Human activity in the Gobi has existed for at least 5,000 years and several culturally and historically significant archeological sites have been documented in the region; the Gobi continues to support an ancient and enduring nomadic lifestyle. Prehistoric traces of ancient life are also widespread, making the Gobi a hotspot for fossil discoveries. Despite a wealth of natural and cultural heritage the Gobi Desert in Mongolia lacks any recognition as UNESCO World Heritage. This article explores the natural and cultural heritage of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and using UNESCO's framework for “Outstanding Universal Value,” identifies several sites with exceptional geological, ecological, and ethnological features that we believe meet the criteria for World Heritage status. In the face of looming threats from human interference and climate change, increased recognition and appreciation of Gobi Desert landscapes is crucial to ensure the long-term protection of these irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
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spelling Preserving the Gobi: Identifying potential UNESCO world heritage in Mongolia's Gobi desertMongoliaGobi desertDesert landscapesNatural heritageCultural heritageKey biodiversity areasUNESCO World heritageSDGsThe Gobi Desert, Asia's largest desert, covers roughly 1,300,000 square kilometers across southern Mongolia and northern China. One of the world's most iconic deserts, the Gobi is a functioning, healthy ecosystem home to spectacular landscapes that support an impressive variety of biological diversity, including many rare and endangered species. Human activity in the Gobi has existed for at least 5,000 years and several culturally and historically significant archeological sites have been documented in the region; the Gobi continues to support an ancient and enduring nomadic lifestyle. Prehistoric traces of ancient life are also widespread, making the Gobi a hotspot for fossil discoveries. Despite a wealth of natural and cultural heritage the Gobi Desert in Mongolia lacks any recognition as UNESCO World Heritage. This article explores the natural and cultural heritage of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and using UNESCO's framework for “Outstanding Universal Value,” identifies several sites with exceptional geological, ecological, and ethnological features that we believe meet the criteria for World Heritage status. In the face of looming threats from human interference and climate change, increased recognition and appreciation of Gobi Desert landscapes is crucial to ensure the long-term protection of these irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.National Science Museum od Korea2023-09-08T14:43:33Z2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222023-09-08T15:41:35Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/29294eng2287-884X10.1016/j.japb.2022.08.003McCarthy, C.Sternberg, T.Hoshino, B.Banfill, J.Enkhjargal, E.Konagaya, Y.Phillips, S.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-09T17:35:10Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/29294Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:15:54.365949Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Preserving the Gobi: Identifying potential UNESCO world heritage in Mongolia's Gobi desert
title Preserving the Gobi: Identifying potential UNESCO world heritage in Mongolia's Gobi desert
spellingShingle Preserving the Gobi: Identifying potential UNESCO world heritage in Mongolia's Gobi desert
McCarthy, C.
Mongolia
Gobi desert
Desert landscapes
Natural heritage
Cultural heritage
Key biodiversity areas
UNESCO World heritage
SDGs
title_short Preserving the Gobi: Identifying potential UNESCO world heritage in Mongolia's Gobi desert
title_full Preserving the Gobi: Identifying potential UNESCO world heritage in Mongolia's Gobi desert
title_fullStr Preserving the Gobi: Identifying potential UNESCO world heritage in Mongolia's Gobi desert
title_full_unstemmed Preserving the Gobi: Identifying potential UNESCO world heritage in Mongolia's Gobi desert
title_sort Preserving the Gobi: Identifying potential UNESCO world heritage in Mongolia's Gobi desert
author McCarthy, C.
author_facet McCarthy, C.
Sternberg, T.
Hoshino, B.
Banfill, J.
Enkhjargal, E.
Konagaya, Y.
Phillips, S.
author_role author
author2 Sternberg, T.
Hoshino, B.
Banfill, J.
Enkhjargal, E.
Konagaya, Y.
Phillips, S.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv McCarthy, C.
Sternberg, T.
Hoshino, B.
Banfill, J.
Enkhjargal, E.
Konagaya, Y.
Phillips, S.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Mongolia
Gobi desert
Desert landscapes
Natural heritage
Cultural heritage
Key biodiversity areas
UNESCO World heritage
SDGs
topic Mongolia
Gobi desert
Desert landscapes
Natural heritage
Cultural heritage
Key biodiversity areas
UNESCO World heritage
SDGs
description The Gobi Desert, Asia's largest desert, covers roughly 1,300,000 square kilometers across southern Mongolia and northern China. One of the world's most iconic deserts, the Gobi is a functioning, healthy ecosystem home to spectacular landscapes that support an impressive variety of biological diversity, including many rare and endangered species. Human activity in the Gobi has existed for at least 5,000 years and several culturally and historically significant archeological sites have been documented in the region; the Gobi continues to support an ancient and enduring nomadic lifestyle. Prehistoric traces of ancient life are also widespread, making the Gobi a hotspot for fossil discoveries. Despite a wealth of natural and cultural heritage the Gobi Desert in Mongolia lacks any recognition as UNESCO World Heritage. This article explores the natural and cultural heritage of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and using UNESCO's framework for “Outstanding Universal Value,” identifies several sites with exceptional geological, ecological, and ethnological features that we believe meet the criteria for World Heritage status. In the face of looming threats from human interference and climate change, increased recognition and appreciation of Gobi Desert landscapes is crucial to ensure the long-term protection of these irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
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