Propuesta de matriz para evaluación de proyectos geoparques en América Latina, con base en Áreas Naturales Protegidas: Aplicación y Casos de Estudio

Latin American countries have developed diverse national systems of NPA, some of which denote geological oddities in local and regional frameworks, which can be profiled in a comprehensive and holistic regional strategy based on geological heritage. Given the regional deficit of Geoparks, is propose a matrix of indicators for geoparks projects evaluation applicable in NPA is proposed, in order to evaluate potential territories. For this study eleven localities from four Latin American countries were estimated, using two matrices of evaluation: global and regional proposal, in order to observe the individual trend of each zone and the distribution of the categories with respect to the data set. The main result shows the need to strengthen communication and socio‑economic aspects necessary for the generation of geoparks. The use of this methodology allowed us to visualize of the top prospects from the study areas and create a standard assessment for future estimates.