Geoheritage and Geodiversity of Cenozoic Volcanic Fields in Saudi Arabia: Challenges of Geoconservation and Geotourism in a Changing Environment

Károly Németh is an expert at the Saudi Geological Survey working on volcanology, geohazard, and geoheritage of volcanic fields of the Arabian Peninsula. He is also a senior researcher at the Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science, Hungary; Adjunct Professor of the Volcanic Risk Solutions, Massey University, New Zealand; and a research affiliate at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Italy. He is the Chairperson of the Geoconservation Trust Aotearoa Pacific, based in New Zealand. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of Earth Interior, leading its Volcaniclastic Sediments, Monogenetic Volcanism and Volcanic Geoheritage commissions. In 2024, he has been elected to be one of the co-leaders of the IAVCEI Commission on Volcano Geology. Currently, he is a vice president of the International Association of Sedimentologists and chair of the International Union of Geological Sciences' Sub-commission on Geological Heritage Sites.

Mohammed Rashad H. Moufti is a geoscience consultant specializing in volcanology, geohazard assessment, and the preservation of geoheritage within Saudi Arabia's volcanic fields. Alongside his role as a research collaborator at the Geohazards Research Centre at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, he serves as the Director of Afaaq GeoConsulting. This organization offers comprehensive services and conducts research in the fields of volcanology, geotourism, and geoheritage throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Recognized for his expertise, Mohammed Rashad H Moufti has been elected as one of the co-leaders of the IAVCEI Commission on Volcano Geoheritage and Protected Volcanic Landscapes. Currently, he is actively engaged as an advisor for a significant Saudi project focused on establishing protected areas within the Al Madinah Region of Saudi Arabia. His responsibilities include the identification and designation of specific regions within this area to be developed as aspiring geoparks.

Károly Németh 是沙烏地阿拉伯地質調查局的專家，專注於火山學、地質災害及阿拉伯半島火山區的地質遺產。他同時也是匈牙利地球物理與太空科學研究所的高級研究員；新西蘭梅西大學火山風險解決方案的兼任教授；以及意大利國家地球物理與火山學研究所的研究夥伴。他是位於新西蘭的 Aotearoa Pacific 地質保護信託的主席。他曾是國際火山學與地球內部化學協會執行委員會的成員，負責其火山碎屑沉積物、單源火山活動及火山地質遺產委員會。2024年，他被選為 IAVCEI 火山地質委員會的共同領導人之一。目前，他是國際沉積學協會的副會長，以及國際地質科學聯合會地質遺產地點小委員會的主席。

Mohammed Rashad H. Moufti 是一位地球科學顧問，專精於火山學、地質災害評估及沙烏地阿拉伯火山區的地質遺產保護。除了在沙烏地阿拉伯阿卜杜勒阿齊茲大學地質災害研究中心擔任研究合作者外，他還擔任 Afaaq GeoConsulting 的主任。該組織提供全面的服務並在火山學、地質旅遊及地質遺產領域進行研究，遍及沙烏地阿拉伯王國。因其專業知識，Mohammed Rashad H. Moufti 被選為 IAVCEI 火山地質遺產及受保護火山景觀委員會的共同領導人之一。目前，他積極參與一個重要的沙烏地項目，專注於在沙烏地阿拉伯的阿爾馬迪納地區建立保護區。他的職責包括識別和指定該地區內特定區域，以發展為有潛力的地質公園。