Author: Nathalia Uasapud

If You are willing to participate in the next International Congress of Spelelology, You can find the rules, notices, and manuals for the 19th ICS available at https://www.speleo2025.org/downloads/rules On the web page, you can find: Photo salon regulations Cartographic salon regulation SpeleoMedia regulations Manual for sponsors and exhibitions Notice to pre and post-congress participants Scientific paper template

Are you passionate about protecting our natural underground wonders? We are thrilled to announce the theme for this first season’s UIS Cave Photo Contest: Responsible Caving This contest is all about highlighting practices that: Preserve cave ecosystems. Protect these hidden marvels for future generations. Calling all cave photographers and cavers! Share your best images that demonstrate responsible caving practices. We are looking for photos that show: Respect for the environment Sustainable exploration practices A commitment to preservation Whether it is minimizing light, leaving no trace, or being careful around fragile formations, your photo can inspire others to explore responsibly. Winning photos will be showcased on UIS social media platforms, promoting global awareness of sustainable caving. Each post will feature the photographer's name, a brief biography, and the compelling story behind…

Dear colleagues, Dear Friends, We are glad to inform you, that the new Call for speleological events support is open! Granted can be the international expeditions or other events, focused on exploration, study, or protection of caves and karst, with emphasis on educational, technical and/or scientific cooperation. All requests should contain description of proposed event as detailed as you are thinking is important for understanding of aims of project, purpose for which the funds will be used and show explicitly, that the proposed event is in agreement with the Statutes, Internal Regulations and Code of Ethics of the UIS. Requests which do not meet this requirements will not be accepted. Detailed conditions and more details about Speleological events support can be found in Speleological Events Support Guidelines on https://uis‐speleo.org/wp‐content/uploads/2020/03/Speleological‐Events‐Support‐Guidelines‐Version‐2‐September‐2019.pdf ,…