133240 20240410085328.0 doi 10.1007/s12371-021-00595-3 sideral 125837 ART-2021-125837 eng DeMiguel Daniel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6138-7227 Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’ 2021 Geoconservation and geoethics are two emergent domains in geosciences. During the last decade, both topics have increasingly gained the attention of geoscientists and the society, but the main geoethical dilemmas related to the conservation and management of geoheritage are not clearly identified yet. This work aims at providing an overview on the meaning and scope of geoethics and how it intersects geoheritage and the practice of geoconservation. Some case studies—many of which are under current debate and have a high potential as geoeducational resources—are presented for addressing ethical, social and cultural settings as well as dilemmas affecting geoheritage. We find that there are particular cases (mostly concerning the trade of fossils, and in particular the growing concern about activities that rely on amber from Myanmar) for which a clear dichotomy of views makes them much more problematic and complex. These cases deserve more suitable legal frameworks that help implement more balanced ethical standards and practice guidelines for geoconservation, guarantee human rights and needs in relation to that heritage and contribute to the advancement of geosciences. Particular attention is given to palaeontological heritage, as fossils are among the most threatened elements of the Earth’s diversity and are in need of more effective and statutory protection measures. In the context of geoethics applied to palaeontological heritage, and given the need of a clear understanding of what ethics in palaeontology means, a new concept—palaeontoethics—is proposed and formally defined. © 2021, The Author(s). Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/E33-17R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/E33-20R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/PGC2018-093890-B-I00 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/PID2019-105537RB-I00 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 2.786 2021 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 110 / 202 = 0.545 2021 Q3 T2 0.489 2021 Geography, Planning and Development 2021 Q2 Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 2021 Q2 4.7 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Brilha José Alegret Laia Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-8801-9544 Arenillas Ignacio Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4632-533X Arz José A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0063-8752 Gilabert Vicente Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7302-5901 Strani Flavia Valenciano Alberto Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-1633-2248 Villas Enrique Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7270-300X Azanza Beatriz Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-2487-547X 2000 655 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra Área Paleontología 13, 3 (2021), 69 [16 pp] Geoheritage (Berl.) Geoheritage 1867-2477 2814726 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/133240/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2360389 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/133240/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:133240 articulos driver 2024-04-10-08:36:19 ARTICLE