Planet Earth International 2009

in April 2008 during the The NC prepared a short presence of the President
Earth & Space Week and the movie on the Lake Nyos of the Republic in July, in
International go
NC participated in two youth disaster for a UNESCO San José, at the 9th Cen-
science fairs. In 2009 the exhibition and for the tral American Geological
Flemish government will fund a selection commemoration in August 2008. It also con- Congress. Another event will be held in
of interactive projects to increase Earth tributed to the Week of Scientiﬁ c Research November 2010 in Guatemala.
sciences awareness. and Innovation in Cameroon (JERSIC).
Croatia
Botswana Canada Rut.Carek@min-kulture.hr
MKelebemang@gov.bw www.iypecanada.org
A series of scientiﬁ c and
The NC has members from In October the Canadian outreach events were
government, the UNESCO Committee of IYPE launched conducted, including the
Commission and NGO its WHERE Challenge in ﬁ ve celebration in Krapina of the 60th anniver-
representatives. The NC is preparing a list cities across Canada. The contest, for stu- sary of geological heritage protection in
of activities and a calendar of events. dents aged 10 to 14, challenges participants Croatia, the Week of European Geoparks
to identify Earth resources that make up the and erection of a monument for Andrija
Brazil goods and objects in their households. Mohorovicic, a Croatian geoscientist.
v
aipt.mct.gov.br ernment initiativ
Chile Cyprus
The total number of IYPE planetatierra@sernageomin.cl director@gsd.moa.gov.cy
labeled events in Brazil
reached 2500 in 2008, 15 The IC has participated in Outreach programmes
being of major importance. Some 20,000 Energy and Climate Change included lectures, discus-
participants took part in the ‘The Earth in workshops with politicians, a sions and articles on the
2057’ contest. One of the best examples of course and ﬁ eld trip for schoolteachers with IYPE themes focused on Cyprus. Cyprus
public outreach was the selection of a pretty the Academy of Sciences, and participation Post will issue an IYPE postage stamp early
geology student as the main character in a in IYPE’s ﬂ agship project OneGeology. The in 2009, for which Cypriot artists will be
Brazilian soap opera. creation of the ﬁ rst Geopark in Chile is in invited to submit designs.
progress.
Bulgaria Czech Republic
www.geology.bas.bg/plan- China www.rokplanetyzeme.cz
etearth/plearth_bg.html zhjli@mail.mlr.gov.cn
The exhibition The Planet
The NC gave IYPE pres- In 2008 the NC organised Earth - Powerful and Vulner-
entations on the national a wide variety of events, able went on a nationwide
es
radio and a lecture series including a National Launch tour in 2008. The painting contest “Gaia,
at national and international symposia and on Earth Day in Beijing. The NC places my piece of land” was a success. The
congresses. Moreover, exhibitions, photo great emphasis on popularisation of Earth Week of Science, Ecoﬁ lm, and ﬁ fty Czech
contests, a musical (Music & the Earth) and sciences with major media involvement, for UNESCO schools accepted IYPE-CZ as a
literary competitions were organised. example at the Olympics (Geology and the pilot programme for 2008.
Olympics).
Cape Verde Cuba
www.ise.cv/aipt DR Congo www.medioambiente.cu/plan-
vkanku@yahoo.com eta_Tierra/inicio.asp
The Cape Verde National
Committee held its launch The National Committee The Cuban NC began work
event in October. The was established in February as early as 2006. television
Prime Minister and several other ministers 2008 and began its activi- lectures (also in DVD), doc-
attended. The NC developed a website and ties by producing a list of science and out- umentary ﬁ lms and interviews highlighting
has organised several activities in 2008 and reach events in which the ten themes of IYPE and its themes were broadcast. A
2009 mainly aimed at outreach for schools IYPE play a dominant role. series of booklets dealing with protecting
in many of the nation’s islands. your family from natural and man-induced
Costa Rica hazards has been completed.The 3rd Earth
Cameroon www.congresogeologico.com Science Convention will be dedicated
jvhell2@yahoo.fr The opening of the IYPE took place in the to IYPE.
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