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## GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITYScientific and applied peer-reviewed journalAim of the journal **“GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY”** is to illuminate geographical and related interdisciplinary scientific fields, new approaches and methods along with a wide range of their practical applications. This goal covers a broad spectrum of scientific research areas and also considers contemporary and widely used research methods, such as geoinformatics, cartography, remote sensing, geophysics, geochemistry, etc.In the areas of **“GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, and SUSTAINABILITY”** a new challenge to structure accumulated knowledge, to describe inner relations, and to form spheres of influence between different disciplines has emerged. The scope of the GES is to publish original and innovative papers that will substantially improve, in a theoretical, conceptual or empirical way the quality of research, learning, teaching and applying geography, as well as in promoting the significance of geography as a discipline.The main sections of the journal are the theory of geography and ecology, the theory of sustainable development, use of natural resources, natural resources assessment, global and regional changes of environment and climate, social-economical geography, ecological regional planning, sustainable regional development, applied aspects of geography and ecology, geoinformatics and ecological cartography, ecological problems of oil and gas sector, nature conservations, health and environment, and education for sustainable development.Articles are freely available to both subscribers and the wider public with permitted reuse. The printed version contains color figures . Color reproduction in print is free of charge of all accepted articles. Journal publishes 4 issues per year, each issue 120–150 pages long. Manuscripts are submitted and peer-reviewed in an on-line mode.## Current issueView or download the full issue#### RESEARCH PAPERDesert oases as geoheritage-rich areas: present knowledge and sustainability perspectives in the western desert of Egypt and beyondD. A. Ruban, Emad S. Sallam PDF (Eng) 6-17 304 Abstract Contemporary progress in geological heritage (geoheritage) studies in deserts has allowed the identification of a new resource for sustainable development in oases. The field investigations and the bibliographical survey enable the identification of geoheritage-rich areas (GRA) in the Western Desert of Egypt and beyond. These GRAs reflect natural concentrations of peculiar geological and geomorphological features. Eight oasis-centered GRAs are outlined in the Western Desert of Egypt (Bahariya, Dakhla, Dungul, Faiyum, Farafra, Kharga, Kurkur, Siwa), and several GRAs of the same kind are found in North Africa (beyond Egypt), the Middle East, and western South America. The Egyptian GRAs often represented sedimentary, paleogeographical, and geomorphological features. It is established that these GRAs differ in geoheritage exploration and content, and the most comprehensive data are available for four oases of the Western Desert of Egypt (Bahariya, Farafra, Faiyum, and Siwa) and the Hingol area of Pakistan. It is argued that various sustainability aspects matter for the considered oases of the Western Desert of Egypt and can be linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Utilization of geoheritage resources can contribute to the sustainability of desert oases. It is also suggested that geoheritage studies in the oases of the Western Desert of Egypt can serve as a model for similar research in other desert domains of the world. Decline in traditional fodder availability and shift to alternative fodder supplements for livestock in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India