Cooperação dos Geoparques mundiais da Unesco para a implementação da Agenda 2030 das Nações Unidas

Abstract

Unesco's Global Geoparks (UGGps) propose a holistic concept of territorial management, based on the ideal that natural heritage, more specifically geological heritage, tied to cultural heritage, should be preserved while promoting the sustainable development of local communities. In 2015, the United Nations (UN) approved the 2030 Agenda, aimed at ending poverty and protecting the planet. This research aims to understand the existing alignment between UGGps, sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda. The following questions were proposed: a) can THE UGGps be considered territories aimed at sustainable development? (b) do the GIfS actually contribute to the objectives of the 2030 Agenda? c) in addition to the eight Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) selected by the International Geosciences and Geoparks Programme (IGGP), should we also talk about cooperation with the other nine SDGs? To achieve these objectives, a literature review was carried out based on the state-of-the-art methodology on the origin of the concept of geopark and its trajectory of imbrications with sustainable development, as well as documents issued by the World Geoparks Network and the European Geoparks Network. As a result, it was observed that UGGps effectively contributeto the 2030 Agenda through a series of good practices aligned with all 17 SDGs.