Abstract
The geoheritage of a country is one of the expressions of its geodiversity and Italy is a rich country in both of them. Nevertheless, Italy is still far from having a national geoheritage conservation strategy. In Italy, there is no national protection law about geoheritage which is protected only indirectly by the Cultural Assets Code and the national Law on Protected Areas and by only three regional laws strictly connected with geoheritage. In the Italian Geoparks of the EGN, European Geoparks Network, the geoheritage is protected and enhanced. Four Italian sites are in the UNESCO World Natural Heritage List, which has the aim of sharing with the whole world the responsibility of preserving these sites of outstanding properties.
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Giovagnoli, M.C. (2017). Geoheritage in Italy. In: Soldati, M., Marchetti, M. (eds) Landscapes and Landforms of Italy. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26194-2_42
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