Abstract In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) aiming to achieve a better …

Geoconservation includes the protection of geoheritage features and geosites and the
application of geoconservation principles more generally in the sustainable management of …

Background The central thesis of plant ecology is that climate determines the global
distribution of vegetation. Within a vegetation type, however, finer‐scale environmental …

Aim Our objective is to analyse global‐scale patterns of mountain biodiversity and the
driving forces leading to the observed patterns. More specifically, we test the 'mountain …

Issue Geodiversity (ie, the variation in Earth's abiotic processes and features) has strong
effects on biodiversity patterns. However, major gaps remain in our understanding of how …

Non-living and living nature are inherently connected. Geodiversity, which consists of the
variation in geology, soils, topography, geomorphology and hydrology, is seen as the …

While the “natural capital” approach is generally including geology, the “ecosystem services”
approach is often excluding it either consciously or unconsciously. This is regrettable as it …

Current global environmental change calls for comprehensive and complementing
approaches for biodiversity conservation. According to recent research, consideration of the …

Geodiversity is a topical concept in earth and environmental sciences. Geodiversity
information is needed to conserve nature, use ecosystem services and achieve sustainable …

Abstract Acknowledgement by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
that geodiversity is part of natural diversity and geoheritage is part of natural heritage should …