Geoconservation Research (Geoconserv. Res.) Contributions of abiotic nature to riverine populations in the Amazon, Brazil: an analysis based on geoenvironmental units Volume 6 (2023) Issue 2, December 2023 (Geoconservation in Latin America and the Caribbean) 2023 12 13 Contributions of abiotic nature to riverine populations in the Amazon, Brazil: an analysis based on geoenvironmental units 10.57647/j.gcr.2023.0602.24 EN Raimundo Humberto Cavalcante Lima Department of Geosciences, Federal University of Amazonas, Av. Rodrigo Otávio, nº 6200, Manaus (AM), Brazil 0000-0002-2302-3921 Maria Da Gloria Motta Garcia Centre for Research Support on Geological Heritage and Geotourism (GeoHereditas), Institute of Geosciences, University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago, 562, São Paulo, Brazil 0000-0002-9846-1870 Journal Article 2023 12 13 Nature is an essential public resource that provides food, clean water, energy resources, minerals and shelter for human life. To face environmental changes and the exploitation of natural resources, it is crucial to understand and manage the ecosystem services (ES) that benefit humanity and preserve the natural processes that create them. In the Amazon region, the research area chosen for this study, rural communities have a way of life and social organization recognized as traditionally linked to nature; however, they do not benefit from ES due to several factors discussed in this paper. The contributions of ecosystems to human well-being are well accepted, but the services provided by geodiversity (abiotic) are often neglected in the classification systems of ES. This study identifies the importance of the relationship between geodiversity and ES, elucidating its role in the well-being of local populations. Three geological-environmental domains were identified and subdivided into five geoenvironmental units covering the geosystem services described in “Nature's Contributions to People (NCP)”. The domains contained the following groups: regulatory, material and non-material. This research concludes that the ES provided by geodiversity plays a crucial role in supporting natural resources essential for local communities and that their conservation is vital for environmental sustainability and the quality of life of riparians.