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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · 1d

The Scientific Committee of the IRC 2026 now invites the submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations.

Visit: www.irc2026.org/en/ABSTRACT-...

Deadline for submitting abstracts for papers and posters
9 January 2026 Friday by 23:59 Istanbul time (GMT+3)

IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · 3d

International Conference
"Montology and Chimborazo: Convergence in Ecoregional
Sustainability for Science, Technology, and Innovation"

Room 473, Tate Student Center, fourth floor, UGA campus
Athens, October 8th,9th, and 10th, 2025

IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · 6d

IGU Seminar on Geodiversity from Geographical Perspectives 2025
10:00-12:40 GMT, 6th October, 2025 (Monday)

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · 11d

The International Geographical Union (IGU) Executive Committee have followed up their April, 2025 statement with an important new statement about geography, human rights and Palestine. Both English and French version is accompanied by a Q&A sheet.

igu-online.org/igu-statemen...

IGU Statement on Geography, Human Rights and Palestine

IGU Statement on Geography, Human Rights and Palestine: English Version & French Version Questions and Answers on Palestine, English Version & French Version

igu-online.org

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Aug 31

IGU Seminar on Geodiversity from Geographical Perspectives 2025

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Aug 14

IRC 2026 Regional Conference, Istanbul, Türkiye, from 17–21 August 2026.

Session Proposals deadline has been extended to 21 August 2025! Click (lnkd.in/gzAFEBCr) to submit your IRC 2026 Session Proposal

For more information, please visit: www.irc2026.org

IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Aug 2

📢 Reminder: Global hashtag
International Science Council (ISC) survey on participation in scientific organizations:

🗓️ Deadline: 5 August 2025
🔗 Take the survey now: www.surveymonkey.com/r/scientific...

IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Jul 31

IRC 2026 Regional Conference, Istanbul, Türkiye, from 17–21 August 2026.

Session Proposals deadline has been extended to 14 August 2025! Click (lnkd.in/gzAFEBCr) to submit your IRC 2026 Session Proposal

For more information, please visit: www.irc2026.org

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Jul 20

IGU Regional Conference (IRC 2026)

Gentle Reminder: Deadline for Session Proposal submission is 31st July, 2025.

Link to Session Proposal Form: www.irc2026.org/SessionForm/

Visit Conference Website: www.irc2026.org/en/

IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Jul 17

Geography and Sustainability International Workshop (GEOSUS 2025) will be held on Oct. 17-20, 2025, in Xi’an, China.

Abstract submission deadline: Aug. 31, 2025.

More details can be found on the conference website 2025.geosus.org

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Jul 16

Geography and Sustainability journal metrics 2024 released:

JIF 2024 of GeoSus is 8.0, ranking 3/67 in Geography, Physical (Q1);

CiteScore 2024 of GeoSus is 14.7, ranking 2/183 in Earth-Surface Processes (Q1)

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Jul 14

Empowering communities for climate action—students from Paris 8’s VARAP program, in collaboration with Boomforest and IGU, are planting citizen-led urban micro-forests in Plaine Commune using the Miyawaki method to boost biodiversity and ecological resilience.

IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Jun 12

IGU President Prof Nathalie Lemarchand and Secretary General Prof Barbaros Gonencgil at the 150th anniversary of the Romanian Geography Society

The Romanian Society of Geography is a member of the IGU

The event took place under the auspices of the Royal Family of Romania, June 6-8, 2025 Bucharest.

IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · May 22

IGU Newsletter, May 2025

English: igu-online.org/wp-content/u...

French: igu-online.org/wp-content/u...

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · May 22

15:00 – 16:00 UTC: FUTURE AVENUES FOR SCIENCE ADVICE IN THE UN SYSTEM: NEW RESEARCH ON SCIENCE ADVICE AND THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY – featuring leading science-policy experts and presenting the results of the ISC project "Science advice at the UN General Assembly", council.science/events/futur...

IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · May 12

Dear All

Be ready to join today ISC GeoUnions IDSSD Distinguished Lecture at 12h00 (GMT)

Attendance is free, join the session on Zoom here:

us06web.zoom.us/j/8636104731...

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · May 8

ISC IDSSD GeoUnions Distinguished Lecture Series, Tuesday 13th May 2025 at 12h00 UTC (GMT)

Join the session on Zoom here:

us06web.zoom.us/j/8636104731...

“Decolonizing African Agriculture: Food Security, Agroecology and the Need for Radical Transformation”

Speaker: Professor William G. Moseley

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · May 8

IGU Thematic Conference 2025
October 27 to November 1, 2025, Santa Marta, Colombia

Website: www.ugi2025colombia.com
Email: [email protected]

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · May 1

The Jena Declaration Asia Conference 2025

📆 Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

🎙️ Hosted by: UNESCO Chair on Global Understanding for Sustainability

➡️ Find detailed program here: lnkd.in/estfcc5H

🔗 Zoom Link: lnkd.in/e74Y37s8
🆔 Meeting ID: 848 1789 2081
🔐 Passcode: 260492

IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Apr 11

International Geographical Union (IGU) Executive Committee (EC) meeting, April 10th and 11th, 2025 @Cairo, Egypt....

hosted by the Egyptian Geographical Society

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Apr 5

AGLE Annual Conference 2025

IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Apr 5

Call for Chapter Contributions “Youth, Sustainable Development Agendas and Future Earth”

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Mar 8

International Women's Day 2025

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Mar 1

Submit articles to [email protected], [email protected] before March 31, 2025.

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IGU-UGI @igu-ugi.bsky.social · Feb 19

IGU THEMATIC CONFERENCE

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BRIDGING PERSPECTIVES: EXPLORING LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LAND USE CHANGE, HEALTH, AND BIODIVERSITY FOR A STRONGER CONNECTION BETWEEN AND WITHIN GLOBAL NORTH AND SOUTH

October 13-17 2025

Lima, Peru

Abstract Submission: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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