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M’Goun UNESCO Geopark (Central High Atlas, Morocco), a lever for sustainable and integrated territorial development : What approach to adopt?

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The diversity of Morocco's geology and its geomorphology constitutes a fundamental element in the diversity of its mineral landscapes. This geodiversity, coupled with a wide range of bioclimatic domains, explains the geoheritage diversity seen in all regions of the country, which can also constitute territories where the concept of the geopark can be applied and developed. The different geological and geomorphological landscapes of the country testify to a very ancient and remarkable evolution of the Earth and the climate. An evolution that goes from the Archean to the Quaternary, 2.7 billion years of geological history of the country. Morocco is indeed a veritable geological and geomorphological museum. This diversity and richness of geoheritages creates for our country an opportunity to foster geoparks which can contribute to the promotion of geotourism and environmental education and thereby to the socioeconomic development of the territories. Geoparks, as an innovative idea for the protection of natural and geological heritage, play an important role in the development of geotourism. While developing geotourism, the creation of geoparks can generate new job opportunities, new economic activities, and additional sources of income, especially in rural and mountain areas. It encourages the production of local products and local crafts involved in geo-tourism and geoproducts (Gray, 2004, Neda Torabi Farsani et al, 2011). This conference aims to show i) the experience of the UNESCO Geopark of M'Goun, the first geopark labeled in Africa and the Arab world, as a new philosophy of territorial development, ii) the approach to be adopted for sustainable and integrated development.
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hal-04449655 , version 1 (09-02-2024)

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Yahia El Khalki, Fabien Hobléa, Khalid Benzidiya, Achbal Driss, Salah Eddine Kottabi. M’Goun UNESCO Geopark (Central High Atlas, Morocco), a lever for sustainable and integrated territorial development : What approach to adopt?. The 10th international conference on Geoparks, 4 to 11 September 2023, in Marrakech and M'Goun Unesco Geopark in Azilal, M'Goun UNESCO Global Geopark, Sep 2023, Marrakech, Morocco. ⟨hal-04449655⟩
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