INTEGRATED ANALYSIS OF GEODIVERSITY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ACARI-RN, BRAZILIAN SEMIARID REGION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56346/Journal_Semiarid_ijsa.v5i5.143Keywords:
Seridó Geopark, Geotourism, Caatinga, Geosites.Abstract
Commonly geodiversity is associated with geological knowledge, leaving aside others abiotic
components such as geomorphological, pedological and hydrological. Geodiversity, compared to
biodiversity, does not yet have the same prestige and political position. In the Brazilian semiarid
region, there are still many gaps related to the knowledge of geodiversity. In 2022, the Seridó
Global Geopark was recognized by UNESCO as a territory that provides an intriguing insight into
the Earth’s history through its unique natural landscape, cultural and culinary history. Among the
municipalities inserted in the territory of the Seridó Geopark is Acari-RN, which has rich
geodiversity. The objective of this work was to present an integrated analysis of the geodiversity
of the municipality of Acarí-RN, encompassing information related to variety of geological,
geomorphological, pedological and hydrological features and processes. Fieldwork was carried
out, we identified and mapped landforms and their physiognomic aspects and georeferenced using
portable GPS. We collected soils to represent the different landforms. A ten geosites were
characterized in the municipality, four of them belonging to the Seridó Geopark, in which we also
sought to consider the information about the relief and soils. In the present work, the term
"integrated analysis of geodiversity" was used in order to encourage debate and to make it clear
that geodiversity is not limited to geological aspects. The integrated analysis of geodiversity can
be a subsidy for geotourism, regional valorization of the semiarid and also preservation of the
Caatinga biome. The identification and characterization of potential geosites in Acarí-RN can
help for developing efficient municipal policy to combining the conservation of their unique
geological heritage with public outreach and sustainable development
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