The Threats to Geological Sites
Conservation implies that such sites are to be protected from potential threats, such as:
Landfill: the increasing need for the disposal of industrial and domestic waste has led to the loss of many quarries. Changes to natural systems: active geomorphological sites are dependent upon the continued action of the formative process e.g. rivers in caves, wind action in dunes, wave and tidal action on beaches. Human induced changes to these processes can result in changes to the sites. Coastal defence work: this can lead to the covering of geological sections and can alter the natural coastal regime with consequent impact on other areas of coastline. It would be impractical and undesirable to protect all rock exposures, but we must ensure that the best of our earth heritage sites are preserved for the future advantage of us all. This is the primary function of the ESCR. |
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