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UN Year of
Planet Earth: 2008
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Why an International
Year of Planet Earth?
– To demonstrate the great
potential of the Earth sciences
in the building of a safer, healthier and
wealthier Society
– To encourage Society to apply this potential
more effectively
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Who is behind it?
– Initiated by the International Union
of Geological Sciences (IUGS)
– Co-initiated by UNESCO’s Earth Science Division
– International Geoscience Programme (IGCP)
– 12 Founding Partners, 26 Associate Partners
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Focus on:
– Science
– Outreach
– Operating responsively to proposals from
grassroots... Centrally (Norway) and
national committees
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Outreach Programme
Aims:
– To tell the public about how geosciences
underpin life and prosperity
– Highlight the societal contribution of
geosciences within national education
systems worldwide
– Inform politicians about how significant
geosciences are to providing society’s
needs, and to solving pressing
environmental problems.
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10 Science Themes
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Groundwater – towards sustainable use
Hazards – minimising risk, maximising awareness
Earth & Health – building a safer environment
Climate – the ‘stone tape’
Resources – towards sustainable use
Megacities – going deeper, building safer
Deep Earth – from crust to core
Ocean – abyss of time
Soils – the living skin of the Earth
Earth & Life – origins of diversity
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Website
www.yearofplanetearth.org
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Logos
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Flyers
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Publications
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Science years 2007-2009
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