The IUGS Zumaia Declaration

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. This declaration has been supported by the main International organizations related to Earth Sciences and aims to emphasize the importance of 1) Considering Geological Sciences to face most of the global challenges now being faced, 2) supporting basic and collaborative research of the geological record and processes and 3) recognizing the geological heritage as part of the values that humanity must protect for future generations.