SUBCOMISSION ON SITES
Subcommission on Sites
The Subcomisión on Sites forms part of the International Commission on Geoheritage, which is, in turn, a scientific Commission established by the International Union of Geological Sciences.
Knowledge of Earth and its history is based on places and landscapes that have been described and studied since the birth of the geological sciences.
Some of these places have a special value. They are inspiring and extraordinary places that have contributed significantly to the development of Geological Sciences. They represent the memory of the Earth and are part of the natural heritage that we must in equal parts value, manage, use and conserve with determination. Our mandate is to coordinate an International collaboration that will lead to identify and give recognition to those sites of the highest scientifc value.
Objectives
Main Goals
1. Establishment of Global standards for the recognition of IUGS Geological Heritage Sites.
2. Coordination of the IUGS Geological Heritage Sites program.
3. Compilation and maintenance of an IUGS Geological Heritage Sites database.
4. Collaboration among International organizations related to geological sites.
5. Permanent collaboration with UNESCO Global Geoparks Program coordinating the assessment of the International value of the geological Heritage of aspiring UNESCO Global Geoparks.
Executive
BENJAMIN VAN WYK DE VRIES
BENJAMIN VAN WYK DE VRIES
GONZALO LOZANO
GONZALO LOZANO
Voting Members
Europe
France
Isabelle Rouget. International Paleontological association (IPA).
Sylvie Crasquin. International Paleontological association (IPA).
Germany
Lorenzo Gemignani. IUGS Tec-Task.
Italy
Ezio Vaccari. Commission on the History of Geology (INHGEO).
Mauro Soldati. International Assocciation of Geomorphologist (IAG).
Poland
Piotr Migón. International Assocciation of Geomorphologist (IAG).
Portugal
Arthur Sá. Universidade de Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro.
José Brilha. University of Minho.
Spain
Enrique Díaz. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME), CSIC.
Enrique Gómez. IUGS Tec-Task.
Juana Vegas. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME), CSIC.
Laia Alegret. IUGS International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS.
Pedro Castiñeiras. Universidad
Complutense de Madrid.
U.K
David Harper. IUGS International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS).
Kirstin Lemon. British Geological Survey.
Jazzmine Scarlett. International association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s interior (IAVCEI).
America
Brasil
Joana Sánchez. Federal University of Goiás.
Colombia
Marcela Gómez Pérez.
Servicio Geológico Colombiano.
Cuba
Enrique Castellanos.
Servicio Geológico de Cuba.
USA
David Mogk. Montana State University.
Asia
Australia
Margaret Brocx.
Murdoch University.
China
Cao Jianhua. UNESCO International Research Centre on Karst (IRCK).
JIN Xiaochi. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences.
Jianping Zhang – China University of Geosciences.
Iran
Alireza Amrikazemi. Qeshm Island UGGp.
Japan
Tatsuo Oji. International Paleontological association (IPA).
Malasya
Ibrahim Komoo. University
Kebangsaan / Langkawi UGGp.
Phillipines
Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay. National Institute of Geological Sciences.
Turkey
Nizamettin Kazanci. Ankara University.
Africa
Bostwana
Asfawossen Asrat. Botswana International University of Science and Technology.
Namibia
Helke Mocke. Geological Survey of Namibia.
