Month: November 2020

The France HABE Prize is awarded by the Karst and the Cave Protection Commission of the International Union of Speleology (UIS). The prize is named in memory and honour of Dr. France HABE († 10/12/1999) of Slovenia (Yugoslavia), who among his other many accomplishments served as President of the UIS Protection Department (1973-1997). Its purpose is to promote the protection of karst and caves for generations to come. Their natural legacy are proven sources of increasingly rich information about the history of our planet and humanity, enabling people to act more thoughtfully, efficiently, and sustainably for the future of our environment. The 2020 Prize Two submissions were received on time from Italy and Mexico. They concern both a film about cave exploration. The Jury of the France Habe Prize 2020 was…

As part of the International Year of Caves and Karst 2021 (IYCK), UIS announces the first International Cave Animal of the Year! The International Cave Animal will raise worldwide attention on the little-known zoological diversity and importance of subterranean habitats, and thus contribute to global awareness of the urgent need for cave protection. To learn more about underground habitats, which animal is being celebrated, and which campaigns appear in different countries, see Germany -> https://hoehlentier.de/Australia -> https://www.caveanimaloftheyear.org.au/Greece -> https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/cave-animal-of-the-year-2021-greece, https://www.facebook.com/CaveAnimalOfTheYearGreece.gr/Italy -> https://animalidigrotta.speleo.it/Spain-> https://bioespeleologia.blogspot.com/2020/12/invertebrado-cavernicola-jiennense-del.htmlSwitzerland -> https://cavernicola.ch/USA -> https://caves.org/conservation/caveanimaloftheyear.shtml The first international Cave Animal of the Year is cave beetles.