The Sub-commission on Geo-collections endeavor has made an important step forward consolidating this initiative with the recognition of 25 new Geo-collections in 2025. Between January and November 2025, a total of 34 proposals from 16 countries were submitted. Each proposal has been evaluated by 5 evaluators from a pool of more than 49 experts. Download […]
After the publication of the book with the First 55 Heritage Stones, this Sub-commission has made an important step forward recognizing 14 new Heritage Stones an consolidating this initiative as a global movement. Between January and November 2025, a total of 17 proposals were submitted. Each proposal has been evaluated by 5 evaluators from a […]
The evaluation process has been completed in time successfully. 104 experts from 32 nations have participated in this huge endeavor producing 720 evaluation files. All the evaluation documents have been carefully analyzed by the IUGS team and the final list has been ratified buy the IUGS Executive Committee. THE LIST OF THE THIRD 100 IS […]
The Third 100 IUGS geological Heritage Sites and the newly designated IUGS Heritage Stones and Geo-Collections will be announced in a unique event hosted by the Algarvensis Geoparks (Portugal) on 4- 8th November 2026. IUGS programs for the designation of Sites, Stones and Geocollections have become into a global reference. Only in 2025 more than […]
The evaluation process has been completed in time successfully. 104 experts from 32 nations have participated in this huge endeavor producing 720 evaluation files. All the information provided needs to be carefully analyzed by the IUGS team. According to the scorings provided the final list of “The Third 100” will be proposed and ratified in […]
The reception of candidates was successfully completed at the end of June. 144 new proposals from 70 different nations have been received. This is the result of the commitment of 24 International organizations and many national representatives working together. All the sites will be evaluated by a group of 104 experts between September and November. The Third 100 will be announced together with new […]
PREAMBLE On October 28, 2022, the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) ratified the Zumaia Declaration. A core statement of this declaration is the clear commitment to protect and preserve the global geological heritage. A necessary starting point for this process is to recognize and define what we understand as ‘geological heritage’. The Subcommission on […]
The 4th International Heritage Stone Workshop of the IUGS Subcommission on Heritage Stone will be held at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland between 14th -17th July 2025 and is a sequel of previous workshops held in Salamanca (2018), Turin (2021) and Jaipur (2023). This Workshop aims to encourage nominations of Heritage Stones around the globe and […]
The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) announced the list of The Second 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites at the 37th International Geological Congress (IGC) in Busan, Republic of Korea. The announcement was made by IUGS President John Ludden, Stanley Finney, IUGS Secretary General, and Asier Hilario chair of the International Commission on Geoheritage on […]
The IUGS international Commission on Geoheritage (UGS-ICG) will meet at the 37th International Geological Congress IGC 2024 in Busan. It will be a very important event for the visibility of our commission among the scientific community. We will chair and participate in 4 scientific sessions as well as in the IUGS Council meeting. The Second […]
