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Contents below:
· Information & resources
· Periodicals
· Institutions
~ International organizations
~ Associations & societies
~ NGOs & initiatives
· Conferences
Information & resources
International Year of Caves and Karst ~ 2021
· Partners
· This page contains an extensive listing of cave-focused organizations
· “...a non-profit web platform aimed to promote karst and cave studies and integrate the
international scholarly community through information exchange, communication, and
collaboration. Started in 2013 as the Speleogenesis.info website, it developed and maintained
various networking and information resources (Speleogenesis Network), serving as a hub of
collaborative activities of individual researchers and research institutions involved in karst and
geospeleology studies.”
Periodicals & publications
World Karst and Cave journals @ Speleogenesis
Periodicals of the National Speleological Society
Institutions ~ International organizations
FAO webpage on mountain ecosystems [archived]
Group of Friends of Mountainous Countries
International Geographical Union (IGU)
· Commission on Mountain Studies
· Formerly the Commission on High-Altitude Geoecology & the Commission on Mountain
Geoecology.
· “...a United Nations voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to improving the lives of mountain
peoples and protecting mountain environments around the world.”
Institutions ~ Associations & societies
American Cave Conservation Association (ACCA)
International Association of Hydrogeologists
National Cave & Karst Research Institute (NCKRI)
National Speleological Society
Institutions ~ NGOs & initiatives