New approaches to geoconservation in desert environments

Deserts are areas of great landform diversity and distinctiveness. In the past there was a shortage desert World Heritage nominations. This situation persists, though shows some improvement. However, also complexes associated with mixed sites on various national tentative lists. There two UNESCO Global Geoparks, both which in China. recent years has been development geotourism arid regions this led to greater interest economic value geoconservation. landscape threats that need consideration management, including off-road driving, military activity, urbanization, river diversions, quarrying mining, energy industries, anthropogenic climate changes. paper, concentration is warm landscapes, conservation geomorphological features, rather than, for instance, particular stratigraphic or paleontological value.