UN Year of Planet Earth: 2008
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UN Year of UN Year of Planet Earth: 2008Planet Earth: 2008
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Why an International Why an International Year of Planet Earth?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?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: Focus on:
– Science
– Outreach
– Operating responsively to proposals from grassroots... Centrally (Norway) and national committees
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Outreach Programme 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 Themes10 Science Themes
1. Groundwater – towards sustainable use2. Hazards – minimising risk, maximising awareness3. Earth & Health – building a safer environment4. Climate – the ‘stone tape’5. Resources – towards sustainable use6. Megacities – going deeper, building safer7. Deep Earth – from crust to core8. Ocean – abyss of time9. Soils – the living skin of the Earth10. Earth & Life – origins of diversity
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Website Website
www.yearofplanetearth.owww.yearofplanetearth.orgrg
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Science years 2007-2009Science years 2007-2009