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UN Year of Planet Earth: 2008 1 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 2 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 3 Focus on: – Science – Outreach – Operating responsively to proposals from grassroots... Centrally (Norway) and national committees 4 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. 5 10 Science Themes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 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 6 Website www.yearofplanetearth.org 7 Logos 8 Flyers 9 Publications 10 Science years 2007-2009 11