Mitigating visitor impacts at UNESCO Global Geoparks

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, Volume 63, Issue , Page 1-10, January 2026.Distributed globally and covering an extremely wide array of geological contexts, UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps) present unique conservation challenges, particularly with regard to small-scale visitor impacts. Individual geoheritage sites within UGGps vary widely in substrate durability, scientific value, and visitor motivations, rendering one-size-fits-all approaches ineffective. Here, we review the empirical literat