Activities
IUGS is a joint partner with UNESCO for the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) and they also participate in the Global Network of National Geoparks(GNN). The Geological Society of London oversees the production and distribution of IUGS Publications. The Geological Society of India produces and distributes the Union's quadrennial journal, entitled Episodes, as well as providing editorial support. Interested parties can download the latest issues of Episodes free of charge
As of 2012 IUGS runs five international commissions covering the following topics:
- Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI)
- Geoscience Education, Training and Technology Transfer (COGE)
- Environmental Management (GEM)
- Stratigraphy (ICS)
- History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO) ,
On December 22, 2005, the 60th Session of the United Nations General Assembly ratified the International Year of Planet Earth for 2008. IUGS and UNESCO initiated the programme to establish this UN Year which celebrates earth sciences.
The Union is the main scientific sponsor of the International Geological Congress (IGC), which takes place every four years. The 34th Session of the International Geological Congress will take place in Brisbane, Australia in August 2012. The 33rd Congress was in August 2008, in Oslo, Norway, and the proceedings were published online in March 2010 along with webcasts and other materials.
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