Canada is a member of the International Union of Geosciences IUGS www.iugs.org. IUGS is one of the member organizations of the International Council of Scientific Unions ICSU www.icsu.org. For a list of international Earth Science Organizations, IUGS Task Groups etc., see iugs.org/index.php?page=links

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From 2007-2009, IUGS coordinated the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE). yearofplanetearth.org/index.html . The Canadian National Committee for IYPE (reporting to CFES/FCST) contributed significantly to this international effort, see www.geoscience.ca/IYPE.html



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The International Polar Year took place 2007-2008 and maintains a website at www.ipy.org/




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