Progress of Geoheritage Conservation and Geopark Development of Inner Mongolia

摘要

Inner Mongolia in North China and it extents across North(Siberian-Mongolian) continental margin and North China continent and continental two domains. Complex geological structure and long evaluation history of earth contributed to abundant geoheritage, such as important geological profiles, fossils, granite landforms and spectacular sand seas landscapes et. The article systematically reviewed the development history of geoheritage conservation and geopark. Firstly, we present the distribution, types and values of geoheritage of Inner Mongolia, and then conservation measures and achievements of Inner Mongolia were described in recently 10 years. Furthermore,current situation and problems of geopark in Inner Mongolia were analyzed. Finally, we outlined the future of geoconservation and geopark development.