简介:Asevidenceforabruptenvironmentalchangegrows,thetaskofassessingtheeffectsofrapidgeologicalprocessesisbecomingmoreimportant.Increasinginterestintrackingandreportinglandscapechangesthattakeplacewithinanormalhumanlifetimeis,thus,notsurprising.IUGScontinuestoemphasizetheimportanceoftrackingrapidgeologicalchangeinStateof
简介:AttheInternationalGeologicalCongressheldinFlorence,ItalyinAugust2004theIUGSCouncilapprovedtheformationofanewCommissiononGeoscienceforEnvironmentalManagement.ThisnewCommissionwasformedtocontinueIUGSactivitiesintheenvironmentfollowingtheclosureoftheIUGSCommissiononGeologicalSciencesforEnvironmentalPlanning(COGEOENVIRONMENT)whichhadcompleteditsterm(refertoseparatearticleinthisissue).
简介:Duringthelast2yearstheIUGShasrevieweditsOrganisationandOperationstoallowmoreefficientandeffectiveadministrationintothefuture.AmongtheitemsreviewedwasthelifeofCommissionswhichhavenowbeendefinedatamaximumof8years.AsaconsequenceCOGEOENVIRONMENT,whichhasbeeninexistencesinceearly1990,wasformallycloseddownattheIGCinFlorenceinAugust2004.ThedecisionbytheIUGSCounciltocloseCOGEOENVIRONMENTdidnotinanywayimplythattheroleoftheIUGSinpromotinggeoscienceinenvironmentmatterswascompleted.