Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’
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Resumo: | Geoconservation and geoethics are two emergent domains in geosciences. During the last decade, both topics have increasingly gained the attention of geoscientists and the society, but the main geoethical dilemmas related to the conservation and management of geoheritage are not clearly identified yet. This work aims at providing an overview on the meaning and scope of geoethics and how it intersects geoheritage and the practice of geoconservation. Some case studies—many of which are under current debate and have a high potential as geoeducational resources—are presented for addressing ethical, social and cultural settings as well as dilemmas affecting geoheritage. We find that there are particular cases (mostly concerning the trade of fossils, and in particular the growing concern about activities that rely on amber from Myanmar) for which a clear dichotomy of views makes them much more problematic and complex. These cases deserve more suitable legal frameworks that help implement more balanced ethical standards and practice guidelines for geoconservation, guarantee human rights and needs in relation to that heritage and contribute to the advancement of geosciences. Particular attention is given to palaeontological heritage, as fossils are among the most threatened elements of the Earth’s diversity and are in need of more effective and statutory protection measures. In the context of geoethics applied to palaeontological heritage, and given the need of a clear understanding of what ethics in palaeontology means, a new concept—palaeontoethics—is proposed and formally defined. |
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Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’GeoheritageGeoconservationGeositesFossilsMyanmarGeoethicsPalaeontoethicsCiências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do AmbienteScience & TechnologyEducação de qualidadeGeoconservation and geoethics are two emergent domains in geosciences. During the last decade, both topics have increasingly gained the attention of geoscientists and the society, but the main geoethical dilemmas related to the conservation and management of geoheritage are not clearly identified yet. This work aims at providing an overview on the meaning and scope of geoethics and how it intersects geoheritage and the practice of geoconservation. Some case studies—many of which are under current debate and have a high potential as geoeducational resources—are presented for addressing ethical, social and cultural settings as well as dilemmas affecting geoheritage. We find that there are particular cases (mostly concerning the trade of fossils, and in particular the growing concern about activities that rely on amber from Myanmar) for which a clear dichotomy of views makes them much more problematic and complex. These cases deserve more suitable legal frameworks that help implement more balanced ethical standards and practice guidelines for geoconservation, guarantee human rights and needs in relation to that heritage and contribute to the advancement of geosciences. Particular attention is given to palaeontological heritage, as fossils are among the most threatened elements of the Earth’s diversity and are in need of more effective and statutory protection measures. In the context of geoethics applied to palaeontological heritage, and given the need of a clear understanding of what ethics in palaeontology means, a new concept—palaeontoethics—is proposed and formally defined.This work was supported by the Government of Aragon (Reference Group E33_17R, co-financed with FEDER 2014-2020 `Building Europe from Aragon', and Reference Group E33_20R), and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and FEDER funds (PGC2018-093890-B-I00 and PID2019-105537RBI00). The study has been performed within the framework of the GOAL (Geoethics Outcomes and Awareness Learning) project (ref. 2017-1-PTO1-KA203-035790).SpringerUniversidade do MinhoDeMiguel, DanielBrilha, J. B.Alegret, LaiaArenillas, IgnacioArz, José A.Gilabert, VicenteStrani, FlaviaValenciano, AlbertoVillas, EnriqueAzanza, Beatriz20212021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/74993engDeMiguel, D., Brilha, J., Alegret, L., Arenillas, I., Arz, J. A., Gilabert, V., … Azanza, B. (2021, July 13). Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’. Geoheritage. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. http://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-021-00595-31867-247710.1007/s12371-021-00595-369info: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:RCAAP2024-01-13T01:23:46Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/74993Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:53:30.411572Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’ |
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Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’ |
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Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’ DeMiguel, Daniel Geoheritage Geoconservation Geosites Fossils Myanmar Geoethics Palaeontoethics Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente Science & Technology Educação de qualidade |
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Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’ |
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Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’ |
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Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’ |
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Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’ |
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Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’ |
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DeMiguel, Daniel |
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DeMiguel, Daniel Brilha, J. B. Alegret, Laia Arenillas, Ignacio Arz, José A. Gilabert, Vicente Strani, Flavia Valenciano, Alberto Villas, Enrique Azanza, Beatriz |
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Brilha, J. B. Alegret, Laia Arenillas, Ignacio Arz, José A. Gilabert, Vicente Strani, Flavia Valenciano, Alberto Villas, Enrique Azanza, Beatriz |
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Universidade do Minho |
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DeMiguel, Daniel Brilha, J. B. Alegret, Laia Arenillas, Ignacio Arz, José A. Gilabert, Vicente Strani, Flavia Valenciano, Alberto Villas, Enrique Azanza, Beatriz |
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Geoheritage Geoconservation Geosites Fossils Myanmar Geoethics Palaeontoethics Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente Science & Technology Educação de qualidade |
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Geoheritage Geoconservation Geosites Fossils Myanmar Geoethics Palaeontoethics Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente Science & Technology Educação de qualidade |
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Geoconservation and geoethics are two emergent domains in geosciences. During the last decade, both topics have increasingly gained the attention of geoscientists and the society, but the main geoethical dilemmas related to the conservation and management of geoheritage are not clearly identified yet. This work aims at providing an overview on the meaning and scope of geoethics and how it intersects geoheritage and the practice of geoconservation. Some case studies—many of which are under current debate and have a high potential as geoeducational resources—are presented for addressing ethical, social and cultural settings as well as dilemmas affecting geoheritage. We find that there are particular cases (mostly concerning the trade of fossils, and in particular the growing concern about activities that rely on amber from Myanmar) for which a clear dichotomy of views makes them much more problematic and complex. These cases deserve more suitable legal frameworks that help implement more balanced ethical standards and practice guidelines for geoconservation, guarantee human rights and needs in relation to that heritage and contribute to the advancement of geosciences. Particular attention is given to palaeontological heritage, as fossils are among the most threatened elements of the Earth’s diversity and are in need of more effective and statutory protection measures. In the context of geoethics applied to palaeontological heritage, and given the need of a clear understanding of what ethics in palaeontology means, a new concept—palaeontoethics—is proposed and formally defined. |
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DeMiguel, D., Brilha, J., Alegret, L., Arenillas, I., Arz, J. A., Gilabert, V., … Azanza, B. (2021, July 13). Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’. Geoheritage. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. http://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-021-00595-3 1867-2477 10.1007/s12371-021-00595-3 69 |
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