Geological heritage environmental situation in Peru

• Autores: Rivas, Francisco, Rivera, Miguel, Guadalupe, Enrique
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2001
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revista UNMSM - IIGEO
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/2326
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/iigeo/article/view/2326
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: geological heritage; national plan; inventory and cataloging; patrimonio geologico; plan nacional; inventario y catalogacion

Current company led by developed countries shows an increasing sensitivity to the conservation and use of its assets , be it Natural or Historic- Cultural . Conservation trends today are clear and definite in regard to natural , such as flora, fauna and landscape to some extent , many areas in which social sectors are particularly active resources . However, the same with which in many countries has been recognized as part of the Natural Heritage is not the case , called the geological heritage and in which our country is privileged , for visible signs, often spectacular geology in different aspects geomorphological , structural, stratigraphic , petrological , mineralogical , mineral or paleontological sites , which are distributed throughout the country and on which there is no knowledge , protection, conservation and use of them, which may ultimately generate sustainable development in their environment.