Geo-Heritage Sites

  • August 21, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Geo-Heritage Sites

Subject – Environment

Context – GSI lists geo-­tourism sites in NE to visit after ‘unlock’.

Concept –

  • Geological Survey of India (GSI) declares geo-heritage sites/ national geological monuments for protection and maintenance.
  • The term geological heritage is used for natural geological or geo-morphological features that have aesthetic, intrinsic or scientific and educational value, that provide unique insight into geological processes affecting the formation or evolution of Earth.
  • While there are 147 UNESCO Global geoparks spread across 41 countries, India is yet to have one of its own.

32 approved geo­-tourism or geo­-heritage sites in India –

Environment Geo-Heritage Sites