Who we are / Organization chart

The International Commission on Geoheritage (ICG) is a permanent commission of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). The International Commission on Geoheritage was founded at the 35th International Geological Congress (Cape Town, South Africa) in 2016.

The Commission comprises three Subcommissions:
1) Subcommission on Sites.
2) Subcommission on Heritage Stones.
3) Subcommission on GeoCollections.

Executive Committee

ASIER HILARIO

Chair

ASIER HILARIO

Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark, Spain.

ANGELA EHLING

Vice-Chair

ANGELA EHLING

Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Germany.

JIANPING ZHANG

Vice-Chair

JIAMPING ZHANG

China University of Geosciences, China.

JUANA VEGAS

Secretary General

JUANA VEGAS

Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Spain.

Subcommission on
Sites

BENJAMIN VAN WYK DE VRIES

Chair

BENJAMIN VAN WYK DE VRIES

Clermont Auvergne University, France.

Subcommission on
Heritage Stones

GURMEET KAUR

Chair

GURMEET KAUR

Panjab University, India.

VICTOR CARDENES

Secretary General

VICTOR CARDENES

Oviedo University, Spain.

Subcommission on
Geo-collections

RACHEL WALCOTT

Chair

RACHEL WALCOTT

National Museums Scotland, Great Britain (UK).

MARCELA GÓMEZ

Vice-Chair

MARCELA GÓMEZ

Colombian Geological Survey, Colombia.

LESLIE HALE

Secretary General

LESLIE HALE

National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA.