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 […]
2024 ELECTIONSAccording to IUGS regulations and our own statutes international Commission on Geoheritage should celebrate elections in 2024. This elections will renew the list of officers in our three Sub-commissions on Sites, Heritage Stones and Geocollections as well as in the Commission itself. The list of officers elected for 2024-2028 will be ratified at the […]
“The International Union of Geological Sciences – International Commission on Geoheritage-Heritage Stones Subcommission (IUGS-ICG-HSS) has been advancing the recognition of natural stones with historical and cultural significance, utilized in architectural monuments After the successful 1st International Stone Workshop at Salamanca in Spain in October 2018 and the 2nd International Stone Workshop at Torino in Italy […]
After the great success of the The First 100, we are very glad to announce that the process for the The Second 100 has been already launched. The IUGS Executive Committee has strongly supported our strategy to announce 100 sites every two years. The Second will be announced in 2024 in an special event during […]
“The First 100, represents the best of science and collaborative work”. The First 100 jsd been coordinated by the IUGS International Commission on Geoheritage. There are more than 50 countries involved. It seems like a great achievement. Are you satisfied? I think the numbers of this initiative speak for themselves. We have 100 sites recognised […]
