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The Union Internationale de Spéléologie (UIS) is the international body for caving and speleology. Formed in 1965, its voting members consist of a delegate from each member country. This delegate represents the country’s cavers and speleologists, rather than its national body(s). An elected Bureau runs the affairs of the UIS between the once-every-four-years General Assembly meetings held at the International Congresses. The actual speleological work of the UIS is done by the members of its Commissions and Working Groups, which are open to everyone who is interested.

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Email vigilance
January 31, 2024
Dear Member of the UIS, We have noted a recent resurgence of hoax emails purporting to come from members of the UIS Bureau. Please be vigilant, and always check the email address of the sen...
New UIS Bulletin available
January 16, 2024
We are glad to share with you Volume 65-1&2 of the UIS Bulletin. The PDF Interactive format can be downloaded by clicking on the link: http://uis-speleo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/UI...
WINNER OF THE UIS France HABE PRIZE 2023
November 6, 2023
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 honor of Dr. France HABE (†...

References

International Journal of Speleology
The International Journal of Speleology, the official journal of the Union Internationale de Spéléol...
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Speleogenesis
Speleogenesis website is a non-profit web platform aimed to promote karst and cave studies and integ...
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BBS – Speleo Abstracts
Speleological Abstracts (SA/BBS) is an annual review of the world´s speleological literature. About ...
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Karst Information Portal (KIP)
The Karst Information Portal (KIP) is an open-access digital library linking scientists, managers, a...
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The Caver’s Multi-Lingual Dictionary
This is the UIS on-line multi-lingual dictionary of caving and speleological terms. It is a liv...
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Survey and mapping
The UISIC sub-commission on survey and mapping was founded in 1997 for promoting the cave mapping sy...
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