[CML #18170] Fwd: Friendly Reminder: Support for International Day of Caves and Karst proposal

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Дата: Понедельник, 26 августа 2024, 16:07 +03:00
Тема: Friendly Reminder: Support for International Day of Caves and Karst proposal

Dear UIS Delegates,

Dear Presidents of Speleological Organizations in UIS Member Countries,

This is a friendly reminder of the UIS Bureau's request for your support of our proposal for a UNESCO International Day of Caves and Karst.

We are pleased to share that we have already received letters of support from the following UIS member countries and esteemed international, national, and regional organizations (as of August 21, 2024):

UIS members:

1. Argentina

2. Israel

3. Swiss

4. Czech

5. Slovenia

6. Morocco

7. Hungary

8. Greece

9. Libya

10. Serbia

11. Brazil

12. Canada

International Bodies:

13. IUCN CKWG Karst & Caves Working Group

14. IUCN WCPA Geoheritage Specialist Group

15. International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)

16. International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA)

17. International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS)

18. IAH Karst Commission

19. International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG)

20. International Geographical Union (IGU)

21. International Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage (ProGEO)

22. International Society for Subterranean Biology (ISSB)

Regional Bodies:

23. Asian Union of Speleology

24. United States Biosphere Network (USBN)

25. Mammoth Cave Biosphere Region

26. Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association (ACKMA)

27. Society Dinaricum

National Bodies:

28. Czech Association of Geomorphologists

29. Association of Slovenian Geographers (ZSG)

30. Slovenian Geological Society (SGD)

31. Geomorphological Society of Slovenia (GMDS)

32. São Paulo State Speleological Heritage Council (CPESP)

33. Park Škocjanske jame

34. Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU

35. UNESCO Karst Education, Chair

36. SAZU Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts

37. Karst Lab México

38. University of Belgrade/Faculty of Biology

39. Nerja Cave Research Institute

40. Institutul de Speologie "Emil Racovita" al Academiei Române Calea

41. Italian Speleological Institute

42. Emil G. Racoviță Foundation for Science and Exploration of Extreme Environments

43. Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana

44. Geological Survey of Slovenia (GeoZS)

45. Institut Català d’Espeleologia i Ciències del Karst (ICEK)

46. Florida Geological Survey_Environmental Protection

47. Institute of the RP for Nature Conservation

48. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering

49. “Pascoal Andreta” Cultural Foundation

We would be truly grateful for your support!

Best regards,

Johannes Mattes,

UIS Secretary General

Von: Mattes, Johannes
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juni 2024 10:20
An: Mattes, Johannes <>; '' <>
Betreff: Support for International Day of Caves and Karst proposal

Dear UIS Delegates,

Following the discussion during the General Assembly at the last ICS in France, the UIS Bureau is actively working towards the establishment of an International Day of Caves and Karst.

Please find enclosed a letter and additional documents on this matter from UIS President Nadja Zupan Hajna.

Best wishes from Oslo,

Johannes Mattes

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Bulat Mavlyudov