geoconservationn.
/ˌdʒiːəʊˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌdʒioʊˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ Conservation of the earth's geological and geomorphological features, esp. of a particular site or region. Cf. geodiversity n. 2.
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1993 Bull. de la Soc. Belge de Géol. 100 261/1 In geoconservation, a distinction should be made between site-conservation and specimen-conservation.
2010 A. Goudie & H. Viles Landscapes & Geomorphol.: Very Short Introd. viii. 109 Aligned to ideas of geoconservation has been the concept of ‘geodiversity,’ which, in many ways, parallels that of biodiversity.
2019 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 12 Mar. 7 Discovered in 1887, it is the only site in the world where such [fossil] trees have been preserved in their growth positions, and is considered one of the world's first examples of geoconservation.
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