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Obituary: Igor Pospelov It is with deep regret that we learned from the Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI) that our colleague and friend Dr Igor Pospelov, Secretary General of the CGMW Sub-Commission on Tectonic Maps, passed away in Moscow on Monday February 26 at the age of 77. Igor Pospelov was a very well-known Russian [...]

Participation of the CCMG in the AGU The CCMG took an active part in the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), which was held from 11 to 15 December 2023 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco (USA). More information on the conference: https://www.agu.org/fall-meeting View of the DDE stand with the presentation of the map of the [...]

Participation of the CCMG in the conference on "Geology and natural resources in Central Africa, societal impact and sustainable development" Written by Camille François The CCMG was a sponsor of the 1st edition of the international conference on "Geology and natural resources in Central Africa, societal impact and sustainable development", which took place in Paris from 15 to 17 May 2009.

Status and future of global geoscience information standards We are pleased to share the results of the meeting on international standards for geoscience information, held in China from 7 to 10 November 2023. The event, organised by the Deep-time Digital Earth Standards Working Group (DDE-STG), provided a forum for [...].

Participation of the CCMG at the 28th Earth Sciences Meeting The CCMG was present at the 28th Earth Sciences Meeting, which took place from 30 October to 3 November in Rennes, France. Co-organised by the Société Géologique de France (https://www.geosoc.fr) and Géosciences Rennes, this biannual French event covers [...]

Partnership with the University of Ebolowa Written by Camille François, Joseph Martial Akame Through the IGCP-667 project - the World Orogen Map, the CGPC is partnering schools and universities in Africa. Attached is a photo of the presentation of the educational pack to the Geosciences Department of the University of Ebolowa in Cameroon in the presence of Dr Joseph Martial.

About the exhibition In collaboration with the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle and the Commission de la Carte Géologique du Monde, this exhibition is an opportunity to discover eclogites, rocks formed in the depths of the Earth, through works from the SGF's documentary collection and above all samples from the COSEM: the Smith Collection of

The Geological Map of South America (GMSA) at a scale of 1:5,000,000 illustrates recent progress in South America’s geological mapping. Information compiled from the national geological maps of different countries and regional maps was generalized and harmonized at the 1:5,000,000 scale and then enhanced with geochronological information from indexed journals.