Geology Reference
In-Depth Information
Fig. 9 a Panoramic view
of Sidi
Said Maachou Basin and
b
Boulaouane geosite with its
Kasbah (Doukkala-Abda aspiring
geopark, Morocco)
The National Heritage Act (Act No 27 of 2004) makes
provision for the establishment of a heritage register, and
puts all paleontological objects as well as meteorites under
protection as national heritage objects. A number of the sites
listed above are proclaimed National Heritage Sites, and the
Namibia Desert has been proclaimed a World Heritage Site
in 2013.
Namibia is also in the process of establishing its
a design for a visitor
s centre and promotional and educa-
tional material. Proclamation is envisaged after relevant
legislation will have been passed.
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3.4
South Africa
rst
Geopark, the Gondwana Geopark in the central western part
of the country (Schneider and Schneider
2005
). This area
comprises a complete geological record of the time from the
formation of Gondwanaland to its break-up, hence the name.
It represents also the densest cluster of geoheritage sites in
Namibia. A management plan is already in place, as well as
In 1999, the South African government established the
“
South
African Heritage Resources Agency
(SAHRA), with the
main mission to promote the proper management of cultural
heritage of signi
”
cance and with a particular value for the
community and for future generations. These assets are
regarded as national assets and may include landscapes and
natural elements of cultural, geological and scienti
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