“Zumaia declaration is a statement from the International Geological Sciences of the importance of preservation of our geological heritage” It is the 60th anniversary of the International Union of Geological Sciences. What is the IUGS? The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) is an international non-governmental non-profit organization. It has member countries, delegations, from 122 […]
“Geological sciences have help us understanding how nature works” Humans have always admired and used their land. When does the history of Geological Sciences start? That’s one of the major questions of our group, because there are historians of geological scientists who say that the history of geology starts in a very modern time in […]
On October 28th, the International Union of Geological Sciences, during the celebration of its 60th anniversary event with more than 200 experts from 40 countries adopted the IUGS Zumaia declaration.
The presentation of the First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites during the IUGS 60th anniversary event was a great success. 140 participant form 42 different countries participated in the event. This important milestone has created enthusiasm, energy and good will to continue working for an IUGS program to give recognition to those sites of the highest scientific value. The First are only the first. Many more will be coming.
The IUGS 60th anniversary event will be celebrated in the Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark on October 25th – 28th. This great event will announce the First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites and the 10 new Heritage Stones and will bring together more than 130 participants from 40 countries. Representatives of some of the most important international organisms in Earth Sciences will contribute with several keynote lectures.
In October 2022 the IUGS Executive Committee met digitally and ratified the First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites as a new IUGS designation. The IUGS EC also ratified the 10 new Heritage Stone proposals.
On March 16th – 17th the IUGS celebrated its 77th Executive Committee meeting in an open session hosted by the Societé Géologique France in Paris. The International Commission on Geoheritage participated in the meeting for the first time.
In November 2021 the new officers of the IUGS – International Commission on Geoheritage and the IUGS Secretary General met in Zumaia with the goal of establishing the pillar of the new commission and sub-commissions. The statutes of the IUGS – International Commission on Geoheritage were discussed and unanimously adopted. The strategic plan for 2021 – 2023 was also defined and unanimously approved.
