With 121 national members, the Union aims to promote development of the Earth sciences through the support of broad-based scientific studies relevant to the entire Earth system; to apply the results of these and other studies to preserving Earth's natural environment, using all natural resources wisely and improving the prosperity of nations and the quality of human life; and to strengthen public awareness of geology and advance geological education in the widest sense.
IYPE Final Quarterly Report
Second Quarter Report for 2010 IYPE
ICSU Newsletter (July 2010)
Insight Volume 8 Number 2
IUGS E-Bulletin #54
Fifty fourth in a series of electronic communications (August 2010)
One Geology Newsletter
Latest Newsletter (Issue 10 - June 2010)
IYPE UN Summary Report
Report tabled with the UN (New York) on 13 May
33rd IGC General Proceedings
General Proceedings from the 33rd International Geological Congress
2010 EC Meeting (Paris, France)
Agenda Annual EC meeting in Paris, 22-25 February 2010
2009 EC Meeting Minutes (Sydney, Australia)
Minutes of the 60th EC meeting held in Australia
2008 IUGS Annual Report
IUGS annual report (100 MB file)
Minutes of the 2nd Ordinary Session of the IUGS-IGC Council
Norway, August 6 and 10, 2008
NEW IUGS Flyer
A short explanation of the IUGS (2009)
NEW IUGS Brochure
A more detailed explanation of the IUGS (2009)
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