Abstract
Permanent gullies and badlands are found on all continents and their spectacular nature and beauty has attracted scientists, artists and tourists. These landforms are elements of geomorphic heritage and development of geoeducation is the best way to transfer geomorphological knowledge to society. Gullies and badlands have been studied for many years, and their value for geoheritage is well recognized in many places. However, tourism promotion and interest in such sites vary a lot among tourists. Badlands in Africa, India, South Africa are rarely visited by local people or national citizens, in contrast to such sites in the European Mediterranean and North America, where badlands attract many national and international geotourists. This chapter discusses the worldwide importance of badlands and gullies as geoheritage sites and also the need for their conservation through the development of geotourism. The advantages and disadvantages of gullies and badlands as geosites at a regional and global scale are discussed.
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