Member Countries

The UIS is an association of countries. The Member Countries are not represented by the actual national governments but by speleologists in those countries by whatever means they decide, typically by national speleological organizations.

MEMBER COUNTRIES LIST

ARGENTINAINDIAPORTUGAL
ARMENIAINDONESIAPUERTO RICO
AUSTRALIAIR IRANROMANIA
AUSTRIAISRAELRUSSIA
BELGIUMITALYSERBIA
BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINAJAPANSLOVAKIA
BRAZILKYRGYZSTANSLOVENIA
BULGARIALEBANONSOUTH AFRICA
CANADALIBYASOUTH KOREA
PR CHINALITHUANIASPAIN
COLOMBIALUXEMBOURGSWEDEN
COSTA RICAMALAYSIASWITZERLAND
CROATIAMEXICOTURKEY
CUBAMONGOLIAUKRAINE
CYPRUSMOROCCOUNITED KINGDOM
CZECH REPUBLICNETHERLANDSUSA
FRANCENEW ZEALANDVENEZUELA
GERMANYNORWAYVIETNAM
GREECEPHILIPPINES
HUNGARYPOLAND

Member Countries that have not paid their annual fees for more than four consecutive years, without an accepted reason, lose their membership to the UIS.


ARGENTINA

Organization:

UAE (Federación Unión Argentina de Espeleología)

Address:

Post:

Corrientes 5647, 2° of. F, de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

Tel:

+54 0261 155 101620

 

Facebook

https://es-la.facebook.com/union.argentina.de.espeleologia 

 

Email:

espeleoar@gmail.com

 

Web:

http://www.espeleoar.blogspot.com

Periodical:

Title:

EspeleoAR

 

Email:

espeleoar@gmail.com

President:

Name:

Maria Eugenia Carro

 

Email:

 

Status:

Updated:

2023-12-27


 

Organization:

FADE (Federacion Argentina de Espeleologia)

Address:

Post:

Pje. El Payén 1035 (5613) Malargüe – Men-doza- Argentina

 

Tel:

+54 9 2604094916

 

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/groups/872559679540283/

 

Email:

contacto@fade.org.ar

 

Web:

http:// www.fade.org.ar

Periodical:

Title:

Argentina Subterranea

 

Email:

contacto@fade.org.ar

President:

Name:

Carlos Benedetto

 

Email:

carlos_benedetto@fade.org.ar

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-23


ARMENIA

 

Organization:

Armenian Speleological Center

Address:

Post:

Rostomi St., 61 Building – 0018 Yerevan, Armenia

 

Tel:

+374 44 288293

 

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/The.Armenian.Speleological.Center 

 

Email:

Samvel.shahinyan1954@gmail.com

President:

Name:

Samvel M. SHAHINYAN

 

Email:

Samvel.shahinyan1954@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


 

AUSTRALIA

National Organization:

ASF – Australian Speleological Federation

Address:

Post:

PO Box 388, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.

 

Tel:

 
 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/asfcavers/

 

Email:

asf.caves.info@gmail.com

 

Web:

https://www.caves.org.au/

Periodical:

Title:

Caves Australia

 

Email:

alan.jackson@lmrs.com.su

 

Title:

Helictite – Journal of Australasian Speleological Research

 

Email:

susanqwhite@netspace.net.au

President:

Name:

John CUGLEY

 

Email:

asf.caves.info@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-23


Organization:       

ACKMA – Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association (Aust+NZ)

Address:      

Post:     

Andy SPATE (ACKMA International Relations Officer), PO Box 5099, UTAS Sandy Bay, Tasmania, 7005, Australia.

 

Tel:

+61 407 293 301

 

Facebook:

 https://www.facebook.com/ACKMA/

 

Email:

international.relations@ackma.org

 

Web:

http://ackma.org/

Periodical:

Title:

ACKMA Journal

 

Email:

publications@ackma.org

President:

Name:

Ian Eddison

 

Email:

president@ackma.org

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-23


AUSTRIA

Organization:

VÖH – Verband österreichischer Höhlenforschung (Austrian Speleological Association)

Address:

Post:      

Obere Donaustraβe 97/1/61, A-1020 Wien, Austria.                                      

 

Email:

info@hoehle.org

 

Web:

http://www.hoehle.org/

Periodical:

Title:

Die Höhle

 

Email:

lukas.plan@univie.ac.at

 

Title:

Verbandsnachrichten

 

Email:

vbnr@hoehle.org

President:

Name:

Christoph SPÖTL

 

Email:

christoph.spoetl@uibk.ac.at

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


BELGIUM

Organization:

UBS – Union Belge de Spéléologie 

Address:

Post:

Rue Arthur Procès, 5, 5000 Namur, Belgium.                                                   

 

Tel:

+32 (0) 81 23 00 09

 

Fax:

+32 (0) 81 22 57 98

 

Facebook:

 https://www.facebook.com/speleoUBS/

 

Web:

http://www.speleoubs.be

Periodical:

Title:

Regards

 

Email:

administration@speleo.be

President:

Name:

Joël FONTENELLE 

 

Email:

administration@speleo.be

Status:

Updated:

2021-07-16


Organization:

VVS – Verbond van Vlaamse Speleologen (Flemish Speleo Federation of Belgium)

Address:

Post:

Mechelsesteenweg 586 c 10, 1800 Vilvoorde, België

 

Tel:

+32 (0)472 96 58 64

 

Facebook:

 
 

Email:

info@speleovvs.be

 

Web:

http://www.speleovvs.be

Periodical:

Title:

Spelerpes

 

Email:

info@speleovvs.be

President:

Name:

 

Email:

info@speleovvs.be

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-23


BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA

Organization:

SABiH – Savez speleologa BiH (Speleological Association of BiH), Centar za krš i speleologiju

Address:     

Post:

Branilaca Sarajeva 30, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.                           

 

Tel:

+387 62 701020

 

Facebook:

 
 

Email:

info@centarzakrs.ba 

 

Web:

 http://www.centarzakrs.ba/bh/

Periodical:

Title:

 Naš krš

 

Email:

info@centarzakrs.ba 

President:

Name:

 
 

Email:

 

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-23


BRAZIL

Organization:

SBE – Sociedade Brasileira de Espeleologia (Brazilian Society of Speleology)

Address:      

Post:

PO Box 7031, CEP: 13076-970, Campinas/SP, Brazil.                          

 

Tel:

+55 19 99681-9224; +55 19 3296-5421

 

Fax:

+55 19 3296-5421

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/espeleologiabrasil

 

Email:

sbe@cavernas.org.br

 

Web:

http://www.cavernas.org.br/

Periodical:

Title:

InformAtivo SBE

 

Email:

informativo@cavernas.org.br

 

Title:

Espeleo-Tema

 

Email:

espeleo-tema@cavernas.org.br

 

Title:

SBE Notícias

 

Email:

SBE@cavernas.org.br

 

Title:

Anais CBE (Annals of the Brazilian Congress of Speleology)

 

Email:

sbe@cavernas.org.br

President:

Name:

Elizandra Goldoni Gomig

 

Email:

presidente@cavernas.org.br; diretoriasbe@cavernas.org.br

Status:

Updated:

2023-10-19


BULGARIA

Organization:

BFS – Bulgarian Federation of Speleology

Address:

Post:

75, Vasil Levski Blvd., 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria.

 

Tel:

+359 (2) 930-0650

 

Facebook:

 https://www.facebook.com/BulgarianSpeleologicalFederation/

 

Email:

bfs@speleo-bg.org

 

Web:

http://speleo-bg.org

Periodical:

Title:

Bulgarski Peshteri

 

Email:

bfs@speleo-bg.org

President:

Name:

Petar DELCHEV

 

Email:

p.delchev@abv.bg

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


CANADA

Organization:

(No national organization – informal liaison between groups)

Address:     

Post:

 
 

Tel:

 
     
 

Email:

speleocanada_info@cancaver.ca

 

Web:

http://www.cancaver.ca/

Periodical:

Title:

The Canadian Caver

 

Email:

 cc_admin@cancaver.ca

President:

Name:

 /

 

Email:

 

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


PR CHINA

Organization:

Committee on Speleology, Chinese Geological Society

Address:          

Post:         

c/o Prof. Zhang YUANHAI, Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 50 Qixing Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004, China.

 

Tel:

+86 (773) 5831300, 5805978

 

Fax:

+86 (773) 5837179

 

Email:

646509080@qq.com

 

Web:

http://www.karst.ac.cn 

Periodical:

Title:

Carsologica Sinica

 

Email:

carso@karst.ac.cn

President:

Name:

Weihai CHEN

 

Email:

110946492@qq.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


COLOMBIA

Organization:

Espeleocol – Asociación Espeleologíca Colombiana  (Colombian Association of Speleology)

Address:

Post:

CARRERA 30 45-03 – Universidad Nacional de Colombia Departamento de Geociencias- Of 327, Ciudad Universitaria, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

 

Tel:

+573102056378

 

Fax:

+571 5735810, +571 3165390

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/ESPELEOCOL/

 

Email:

espeleocol@gmail.com

 

Web:

 https://espeleocol.wordpress.com/

Periodical:

Title:

Boletín de ESPELEOCOL

 

Email:

espeleocol@gmail.com

President:

Name:

Gonzalo VALDIVIESO

 

Email:

gonzaloespeleo@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2023-05-04


COSTA RICA

Organization:

GEA – Grupo Espeleológico Anthros

Address: 

Post:

PO Box 4729 – 1000, San José, Costa Rica.                                                         

 

Tel:

+506 837-1885

 

Fax:

+506 245-6383

 

Facebook:

Email:

https://www.facebook.com/GrupoAnthros/

info@anthros.org

 

Web:

http://www.anthros.org/

Periodical:

Title:

Espelo Informe Costa Rica
 

Email:

anthroscr@gmail.com

President:

Name:

Gustavo QUESADA

 

Email:

gquesada@anthros.org

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-12


CROATIA

Organization:

HSS – Hrvatski speleološki savez (Croatian Speleological Federation)

Address:

Post:

Marulićev trg 19/II, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

 

Tel:

+385-95-5197285

 

Fax:

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/speleo.hr/

 

Email:

speleo.hr@gmail.com

 

Web:

http://www.speleo.hr

Periodical:

Title:

 
 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

Neven ŠUICA

 

Email:

neven.suica@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


Organization:

KS HPS – Komisija za speleologiju Hrvatskog planinarskog saveza (“The Speleological Commission of the Croatian Mountaineering Association” – SC CMA )

Address:

Post:

Kozarčeva 22, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

 

Tel:

+385-98-445502

 

Fax:

+385-1-4824142

 

Email:

speleologija@hps.hr

 

Web:

http://www.speleologija.hps.hr/

Periodical:

Title:

 
 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

Damir JANTON

 

Email:

damirjanton@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


CUBA

Organization:

SEC – Sociedad Espeleológica de Cuba

Address:

Post:

Calle 9na. No. 8402 e/ 84A y 84, Playa, La Habana, Cuba.

 

Tel:

+53 7202 9491, +53 7202 5025

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/sociedadespeleologicadecuba/

 

Email:

presidentesec@ceniai.inf.cu

 

Web:

www.sociedadespeleologica.cu

Periodical:

Title:

 El Explorador

 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

Divaldo A. GUTIERREZ CALVACHE

 

Email:

presidentesec@ceniani.inf.cu, divaldo2004@yahoo.es

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-30


CYPRUS

Organization:

Cyprus Speleo Club

Address:

Post:

41A Ioanni Kapodistria, 2321, Lakatamia, Nicosia, Cyprus.

 

Tel:

+357 99644556

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/speleoCY

 

Email:

speleocy@gmail.com

 

Web:

https://speleocy.com

Periodical:

Title:

LIGHT in SPELEO

 

Email:

speleocy@gmail.com

President:

Name:

Andreas ANTONIOU

 

Email:

andrantoni@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-30


CZECH REPUBLIC

Organization:

CSS – Czech Speleological Society

Address:

Post:

Na Brezince 14 – 150 00 Prague, Czech Republic.

 

Tel:

+420 722 651 110

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/speleo.cz/

 

Email:

sekretariat@speleo.cz

 

Web:

http://www.speleo.cz/

Periodical:

Title:

eSpeleo (online)

 

Email:

sekretariat@speleo.cz

 

Title:

SPELEOFORUM

 

Email:

sekretariat@speleo.cz

President:

Name:

Mgr. Jan LENART

 

Email:

Jan.Lenart@osu.cz

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


FRANCE

Organization:

FFS – Fédération Française de Spéléologie

Address:

Post:

28, rue Delandine, F-69002 LYON, France.

 

Tel:

+33 4 72 56 09 63

 

Fax:

+33 4 78 42 15 98

 

Facebook:

Email:

https://www.facebook.com/FFSpeleologie/

secretariat@ffspeleo.fr

 

Web:

http://www.ffspeleo.fr/

Periodical:

Title:

Spelunca

 

Email:

secretariat@ffspeleo.fr

 

Title:

Karstologia

 

Email:

secretariat@ffspeleo.fr

President:

Name:

Gaël KANEKO

 

Email:

gael.kaneko@ffspeleo.fr

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


GERMANY

Organization:

VdHK – Verband der deutschen Höhlen- und Karstforscher e. V. München

Address:

Post:

Hauptstr.5, 87484 Nesselwang, Germany.

 

Tel:

+49 8361 269

 

Facebook:

 https://www.facebook.com/VdHK.eV/

 

Email:

vorsitz@vdhk.de

 

Web:

http://www.vdhk.de/

Periodical:

Title:

Mitteilungen des Verbandes der deutschen Höhlen- und Karstforscher

 

Email:

fknolle@t-online.de

President:

Name:

Bärbel VOGEL

 

Email:

vorsitz@vdhk.de

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


GREECE

Organization:

HSS – Hellenic Speleological Society

Address:

Post:

Sina str. 32, GR-10672 Athens, Greece.

 

Tel:

+30 (210) 361-7824

 

Fax:

+30 (210) 364-3476

 

Facebook:

Email:

https://www.facebook.com/ellspe/

ellspe@otenet.gr

 

Web:

http://www.ese.edu.gr

Periodical:

Title:

Bulletin de la Société Spéléologique de Grèce

 

Email:

ellspe@otenet.gr

President:

Name:

Tsimpanis Evangelos

 

Email:

ellspe@otenet.gr

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-23


Organization:

FHS – Hellenic Federation of Speleology

Address:

Post:

44-46 Passionos, GR 11631, Athens, Greece.

 

Tel:

+30 6944562959 / +30 6970961599

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/HellenicFederationSpeleology

 

Email:

info@fhs.gr

 

Web:

http://www.fhs.gr/

Periodical:

Title:

Speleology & Canyoning

 

Email:

info@fhs.gr

President:

Name:

Christos Pennos

 

Email:

info@fhs.gr

Status:

Updated:

2022-09-10


HUNGARY

Organization:

HSS – Hungarian Speleological Society

Address:

Post:

Pusztaszeri út 35, HU-1025 Budapest, Hungary.

 

Tel:

+36 (70) 8811 477

 

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/Magyar.Karszt.es.Barlangkutato.Tarsulat/

 

Email:

mkbtiroda@gmail.com

 

Web:

http://www.barlang.hu/

Periodical:

Title:

Karszt es Barlang

 

Email:

epa-info@mek.oszk.hu

 

Web:

http://epa.oszk.hu/02900/02993

President:

Name:

Gyula HEGEDŰS

 

Email:

hegedusgyula@t-online.hu

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


INDIA

Organization:

Speleological Association of India

Address:

Post:

61, Aieshwariyam Gardens, KNG Pudur, Thadagam Road, Coimbatore, India – 641025

 

Tel:

+91 9960155423, +91 8903457088

 

Facebook

 https://www.facebook.com/speleoindia/

 

Email:

speleoindia@gmail.com

 

Web:

 https://speleoindia.org.in

Directors:

Name:

Harshada PETHE, Dhanusha KAWALKAR

 

Email:

harshada@speleoindia.org.in; dhanushakwalkar@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


INDONESIA

Organization:

FINSPAC – Federation of Indonesian Speleological Activities

Address:

Post:

 

Tel:

 

Facebook

 
 

Email:

davehutabarat.dh@gmail.com

 

Web:

 

Periodical:

Title:

 
 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

Dave M. HUTABARAT

 

Email:

davehutabarat.dh@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2024-14-05


IR IRAN

Organization:

ICSA – Iranian Caves and Speleology Association

Address:      

Post:         

No.712, 4th Floor, Ferdosi. Ave., Ferdosi Square, Teharan, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC of IRAN

 

Tel:

+98-21-55414674
+98-21-55414675

 

Fax:

 
 

Email:

 
 

Web:

 
 

Email:

info@iranspeleo.com

Periodical:

Title:

 
 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

Mohammad KHORSHIDI

 

Email:

speleoiran@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2017-10-03


Organization:

I.R. Iran Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Federation

Address:      

Post:         

No. 17, 8th Baharestan, Pasdaran St., Tehran Postal Code: 1958833573, IRAN

 

Tel:

+982122569996
+982122569995
+982122764500

 

Fax:

+982122764531

 

Email:

info@msfi.ir

 

Web:

http://en.msfi.ir

Periodical:

Title:

 
 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

Mahmood SHOAEE

 

Email:

 

Status:

Updated:

2013-12-05


ISRAEL

Organization:

ICRC – Israel Cave Research Center

Address:

Post:

Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel.

 

Tel:

+972 (2) 6584751

 

Fax:

+972 (2) 9973474

 

Email:

amos.frumkin@mail.huji.ac.il

 

Web:

http://www.malham.info

Periodical:

Title:

NiqrotZurim

 

Email:

boazlangford@gmail.com

President:

Name:

Amos FRUMKIN

 

Email:

amos.frumkin@mail.huji.ac.il

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


Organization:

ESRA – Sarma Israeli Extreme Sport and Rescue Association

Address:

Post:

44841, Nofim, Kalanit 14, Israel.

 

Tel:

+972 545-337659

 

Facebook

 
 

Email:

sarma.caving@gmail.com

 

Web:

 

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-10


ITALY

Organization:

SSI – Società Speleologica Italiana

Address:

Post:

Via Zamboni 67, I-40126 Bologna, Italy.
Secretary: Via Enrico Mattei 92, I-40138 Bologna, Italy
postal address: Segreteria SSI CP 6247, I-40138 – Bologna, Italy

 

Tel:

+39 (051) 534657 (NB: include zero in area code)                                                 

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/SPELEO.IT

 

Email:

info@socissi.it
Secretary: segreteria@socissi.it

 

Web:

https://speleo.it/

Periodical:

Title:

Speleologia

 

Email:

speleologia@socissi.it

 

Title:

Opera Ipogea

 

Email:

operaipogea@gmail.com

President:

Name:

Sergio ORSINI

 

Email:

presidenza@socissi.it

Status:

Updated:

2022-01-21


JAPAN

Organization:

SSJ – Speleological Society of Japan

Address:

Post:

Department of Earth System Science, 8-19-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan

 

Tel:

+81 (92) 871-6631 (ext. 6286)

 

Fax:

+81 (92) 865-6030

 

Email:

office@speleology.jp

 

Web:

http://www.speleology.jp/index-e.html

Periodical:

Title:

洞窟学雑誌 Journal of the Speleological Society of Japan
ケイビング・ジャーナル (Caving Journal)

 

Email:

info@speleology.jp

President:

Name:

Tsutomu YAMADA

 

Email:

president@speleology.jp

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


Organization:

SRIJ – Speleological Research Institute of Japan

Address:

Post:

Ryusendo Cave Office, 1-1 Aza Kannari, Iwaizumi, Iwaizumi-cho, Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture, 027-0501 Japan.

 

Tel:

+81-194-22-2566

 

Fax:

+81-194-22-5005

 

Email:

setoant2@yahoo.co.jp (pres. KUWAHARA Hidesato)

 

Web:

http://www.iwate-ryusendo.jp/en/douketsugaku/

Periodical:

Title:

Annals of the Speleological Research Institute of Japan

 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

KUWAHARA Hidesato

 

Email:

setoant2@yahoo.co.jp

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


KYRGYZSTAN

Organization:

FPEC – Foundation for the Preservation and Exploration of Caves

Address:

Post:

1a Lineinaya str. 720021, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

 

Tel:

+996 986148

 

Facebook:

 https://www.facebook.com/explorecaves

 

Email:

info@speleo.kg

 

Web:

https://speleo.kg/en/

Periodical:

Title:

 
 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

Sergei DUDASHVILI

 

Email:

president-fpek@speleo.kg

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


LEBANON

Organization:

 

ALES – Association Libanaise d’Etudes Spéléologiques

 

Address:

Post:

 

PO Box: 31, Mansourieh al-Matn, 1253 2010 Lebanon.

 

Tel:

 

+961 (3) 84 90 97; 85 81 13; 66 64 69

 

Fax:

   
 

Email:

 

ales.liban@gmail.com

 

Web:

 

http://www.alesliban.org/

 

Facebook:

 

https://www.facebook.com/alesliban/

Periodical

Title:

 

Spéléorient

 

Email:

 

ales.liban@gmail.com, ales@alesliban.org

President:

Name:

 

Ghada SALEM

 

Email:

 

ghada-salem@live.com, ghadasalem@alesliban.org

Status:

Updated:

 

2022-08-11


Organization

 

GERSL – Groupe d’Etudes et de Recherches Souterraines du Liban

 

Address:

Post:

 

Boite postale 110-153

 

Tel:

 

+961 3 242698

 

Fax:

   
 

Email:

 

Alain MAROUN: almaroun@sodetel.net.lb

 

Web:

 

http://www.cavinglebanon.com/

 

Facebook

 

https://www.facebook.com/cavinglebanon/

Periodical

Title:

 

Liban Souterrain

 

Email:

 

Rabihshalhoub@gmail.com

President:

Name:

 

Fadi BAROUDY

 

Email:

 

fadibaroudy@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

 

2022-08-11


Organization:

 

SCL – Spéléo-Club du Liban

Address:

Post:

 

P.O. Box: 70-923, Antelias, Lebanon.

 

Tel:

 

+961 71 727 929

 

Facebook:

 

https://www.facebook.com/speleoliban/

 

Email:

 

info@speleoliban.org

 

Web:

 

http://www.speleoliban.com/

Periodical

Title:

 

Al Ouat’Ouate

 

Email:

   

President:

Name:

 

Johnny TAWK

 

Email:

   

Status:

Updated:

 

2022-08-11


LIBYA

Organization:

Libyan National Speleology Organization

Address:

Post:

99 El-Beida city, Libya.

 

Tel:

+218 915566880

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/LibyanSpeleologyNationalOrganization

 

Email:

libyanspeoleology@gmail.com

President:

Name:

Abdlsaid IBRAHEM

 

Email:

Abdlsaid.ibrahem@omu.edu.ly

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


LITHUANIA

Organization:

Lietuvos speleologijos asociacija

Address:

Post:

Islestakiu k.1, Seredziaus sen., Jurbarko r., LT-74420, Lithuania

 

Tel:

+370 688 71284

 

Fax:

 
 

Email:

erikas@laiconas.lt

 

Web:

http://www.laiconas.lt/lsa/

Periodical:

Title:

 
 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

Erikas LAICONAS – URVINIS

 

Email:

erikas@laiconas.lt

Status:

Updated:

2023-10-07


LUXEMBOURG

Organization:

GSL – Groupe Spéléologique Luxembourgeois asbl.

Address:

Post:

B.P. 55, L-8001 Strassen, Luxembourg.

 

Tel:

 
 

Fax:

 
 

Email:

info@speleo.lu

 

Web:

http://www.speleo.lu/

Periodical:

Title:

VISO – La Vie Souterraine

 

Email:

jcthies@pt.lu

President:

Name:

Claude BOES

 

Email:

claude.boes@gmx.net

Status:

Updated:

2016-08-22


MALAYSIA

Organization:

Malaysian Cave and Karst Conservancy

Address:

Post:

c/o EcoKnights, 41, Lorong Burhanuddin Helmi 11, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, 60000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

Tel:

+60 1128278257

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Malaysian-Cave-and-Karst-Conservancy-553251854864153

 

Email:

malaysiancavekarst@gmail.com

 

Web:

https://www.mckc.org.my/

Director:

Name:

Ros Fatihah MUHAMMAD

 

Email:

rosfmuhammad@um.edu.my

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-30


MEXICO

Organization:

UMAE – Unión Mexicana de Agrupaciones Espeleológicas, A. C.

Address:

Post:

Laboratorio de Ecología y Sistemática de Microartrópodos, Depto.Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Fac. Ciencias, UNAM. 04510 México, D. F.,México.

 

Tel:

+52 (55) 5622-4902

 

Fax:

+52 (55) 5622-4828

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/www.umae.org/

 

Email:

info@umae.org

 

Web:

http://umae.org

Periodical:

Title:

Mundos Subterráneos

 

Email:

vocalB@umae.org

President:

Name:

Fátima del Rosario Tec

 

Email:

presidencia@umae.org

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-29


Organization:

SMES – Sociedad Mexicana de Exploraciones Subterráneas

Address:

Post:

Ingenieros # 29, Col. Escandón, C.P. 11800, México D.F., México.                       

 

Tel:

+52 55 55153234, +52 55 6538 8281

 

Fax:

 
 

Email:

 

 

Web:

 

Periodical:

Title:

Tepeyollotli

 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

Ramón ESPINASA-PEREÑA

 

Email:

respinasa@yahoo.com.mx

Status:

Updated:

2023-11-08


MONGOLIA

Organization:

Mongolian Cave Research Association

Address:

Post:

Box 755, P.O – 23, Ulaanbaator – 210523, Mongolia

 

Tel:

976-11-456844

 

Facebook:

 https://www.facebook.com/Mongolian-Cave-Research-Association-227209903973717/

 

Email:

avirmed@mongoliancave.com

 

Web:

http://www.mongoliancave.com/

Periodical:

Title:

 
 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

E. Avirmed

 

Email:

avirmed@mongoliancave.com

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-29


MOROCCO

Organization:

Moroccan Explorers

Address:

Post:

Maison de Jeunesse de Sidi Maarouf I – Casablanca, Maroc

 

Tel:

+212 667675300

 

Correspondance Address:

Ayoub NEHILI  
Lotissement Ansari N1, 
27232 Dar Bouazza, Maroc 

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/MoroccanExplorers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeleoMaroc

 

Email:

Moroccan_Explorers@outlook.com

 

Web:

President:

Name:

Rachid SABRA

 

Email:

rachid.sabra@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


NETHERLANDS

Organization:

Speleo Nederland

Address:

Post:

Oostergo 9, 2716 AP Zoetermeer, Nederland

 

Tel:

+31644214621

 

Facebook:

 https://www.facebook.com/SpeleoNederland

 

Email:

secretaris@speleo.nl

 

Web:

http://www.speleo.nl/

Periodical:

Title:

Spelerpes (magazine in cooperation with the Belgian Flemish Federation: VVS, covering the dutch speaking part of Europe)

 

Email:

spelerpes@speleovvs.be

President:

Name:

Silvia GOUTIER-JUFFERMANS 
 

Email:

voorzitter@speleo.nl

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-17


NEW ZEALAND

Organization:

NZSS – New Zealand Speleological Society

Address:

Post:

PO Box 18, Waitomo 3943, New Zealand.

 

Email:

nzss-secretary@caves.org.nz

 

Web:

http://www.caves.org.nz

Periodical:

Title:

New Zealand Speleological Bulletin

 

Email:

nzss-bulletin@caves.org.nz

President:

Name:

John Patterson (Oz)

 

Email:

nzss-president@caves.org.nz

Status:

Updated:

2023-01-13


Organization:

ACKMA – Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association (Aust+NZ)

Address:

Post:

(NZ:) c/o Peter Chandler, Black Water Rafting, P.O. Box 13, WaitomoCaves, New Zealand.

 

Tel:

+64 (7) 878-6219 (office)

 

Facebook:

  https://www.facebook.com/ACKMA/

 

Email:

nz.vice.president@ackma.org

 

Web:

http://ackma.org/

Periodical:

Title:

ACKMA Journal

 

Email:

publications@ackma.org

President:

Name:

 Andy Spate

 

Email:

 president@ackma.org

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-30


NORWAY

Organization:

Norsk Grotteforbund

Address:

Post:

Postboks 1301, N-8602 MO, Norway.

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/117828794929048/

 

Email:

ngf@speleo.no

 

Web:

http://www.speleo.no/

Periodical:

Title:

Norsk Grotteblad

 

Email:

ngf@speleo.no

President:

Name:

Svein GRUNDSTRØM

 

Email:

grundsve@online.no

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-30


PHILIPPINES

Organization:

PSS – Philippine Speleological Society

Address:

Post:

c/o Jump Off Point, Inc., 124 Gorordo Avenue, Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines, 6000.

 

Tel:

+63 32 2365679

 

Fax:

+63 32 2365679

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/cavinginthephilippines/

 

Web:

 

President:

Name:

Bojun BAGAYAS

 

Email:

 

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-30


POLAND

Organization:

PZA – Komisja Taternictwa Jaskiniowego Polskiego Związku Alpinizmu (The Caving Committee of the Polish Mountaineering Association)

Address:

Post:

Mokotowska 24, 00-561 Warsaw, Poland.

 

Tel:

+48 504 002 610 

 

Email:

ktj@pza.org.pl

 

Web:

http://pza.org.pl/jaskinie

Periodical:

Title:

Jaskinie

 

Email:

kubaen@poczta.fm

President:

Name:

Agnieszka SZREK-BURCZYK

 

Email:

agnieszka.szrekburczyk@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


PORTUGAL

Organization:

FPE – Federação Portuguesa de Espeleologia – APD

Address:

Post:

Estrada do Calhariz de Benfica nº 187, 1500-124 Lisboa, Portugal.

 

Tel:

+351 961697685

 

Facebook:

 https://www.facebook.com/FPEspeleo/

 

Email:

fpe@fpe-espeleo.org

 

Web:

http://www.fpe-espeleo.org

Periodical:

Title:

Boletim informativo

 

Email:

fpe@fpe-espeleo.org

President:

Name:

Manuel PINTO SOARES

 

Email:

mps.espeleo@sapo.pt

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


Organization:

SPE – Sociedade Portuguesa de Espeleologia

Address:

Post:

Bairro da Liberdade, Rua C, Lote 11, Loja 16, nº 1070-165 Lisboa, Portugal.

 

Tel:

+351 914713169
 

Facebook:

 https://www.facebook.com/SPE-Sociedade-Portuguesa-de-Espeleologia-202753193085108/

 

Email:

spe@spe.pt

 

Web:

http://www.spe.pt/

Periodical:

Title:

Algar

 

Email:

spe@spe.pt

President:

Name:

Cristina LOPES

 

Email:

 

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


Organization:

AESDA – Associação de Estudos Subterrâneos e Defesa do Ambiente

Address:

Post:

Avenida Tenente Valadim, n.º 17, 1.º, 2560-275 Torres Vedras, Portugal

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/aesda.org
 

Email:

info@aesda.org

 

Web:

https://aesda.org/

Periodical:

Title:

Trogle

 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

André SANTOS

 

Email:

 

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


PUERTO RICO

Organization:

FEPUR – Federación Espeleológica de Puerto Rico

Address:

Post:

497 Ave. E. Pol, PMB 230, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 00926-5636

 

Tel:

+1 (787) 315-1981

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/298351803580597/

 

Email:

fepur1996@gmail.com

 

Web:

http://www.cuevaspr.org

Periodical:

Name:

Espeleorevista

 

Email:

espeleorevistapr@cuevaspr.org

President:

Name:

Johnsy CARRIÓN CABRERA

 

Email:

johnsy_c@hotmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2020-08-11


ROMANIA

Organization:

FRS – Federatia Romana de Speologie

Address:

Post:

Calea 13 septembrie nr. 13, sect. 5, 050711, Bucuresti, Romania.

 

Tel:

+40 721 147 774

 

Facebook:

 https://www.facebook.com/frspeo/

 

Email:

secretariat@frspeo.ro

 

Web:

http://www.frspeo.ro/

Periodical:

Title:

Speomond

 

Email:

belvedere@camptechnical.ro

President:

Name:

Ciubotărescu Radu Bogdan

 

Email:

radubogdanciubotarescu@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-11-16


RUSSIA

Organization:

RUS – Russian Union of Speleologists

Address:

Post:

Institute of Geography RAS, Staromonetny per. 29, Moscow 109017, Russia.

 

Fax:

+7 (095) 959-0033 (NB: leading zero in area code)

 

Web:

http://www.speleoatlas.ru/

President:

Name:

Filipp CHEREDNICHENKO

 

Email:

chfi@yandex.ru

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-29


SERBIA

Organization:

Federation of Speleological Organizations of Serbia (SSOS)

Address:

Post:

Birčaninova 128b, 14000 Valjevo, Serbia

 

Email:

office@speleo.rs

 

Web:

http://speleoserbia.org/

President:

Name:

Sunčana Sokić

 

Email:

plavi.zec@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2024-08-22


Organization:

Спортски савез спелеолога Србије (Serbian Speleological Sport Federation)

Address:

Post:

No. 9 Zmaja od Noćaja st., 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia

 

Tel:

+381 (0)11 234 98 57, mob: +381 (0)63 350 823

 

Fax:

+381 (0)11 234 98 57

 

Email:

office@ssss.org.rs

 

Web:

www.speleologija.rswww.ssss.org.rs

President:

Name:

Robert Mišić

 

Email:

office@ssss.org.rs

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-22


SLOVAKIA

Organization:

SSJ – Správa Slovenských Jaskýn (Slovak Caves Administration)

Address:

Post:

Hodzova 11, 031 01 Liptovský Mikuláš

 

Tel:

+421-(0)44-553-64-11

 

Fax:

+421-(0)44-553-63-11

 

Email:

caves@ssj.sk

 

Web:

http://www.ssj.sk/

Periodical:

Title:

 Aragonit

 

Email:

 

Director:

Name:

 Ján Zuskin

 

Email:

 caves@ssj.sk

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-30


Organization:

SSS – Slovenska Speleologicka Spolocnost (Slovak Speleological Society)

Address:

Post:

Hodzova 11, 031 01 Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia.

 

Tel:

+421-(0)44-552-45-56 (Slovak)
+421-(0)905 650 216 (English)

 

Fax:

+421-(0)44-553-63-11

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/slovenskaspeleologickaspolocnost/

 

Email:

speleo@ssj.sk

 

Web:

http://www.sss.sk/

Periodical:

Title:

Bulletin of the Slovak Speleological Society

 

Email:

 2020-04-30

President:

Name:

Peter Holúbek

 

Email:

vybor@sss.sk

Status:

Added:

2020-04-30


SLOVENIA

Organization:

Speleological Association of Slovenia (Jamarska zveza Slovenije, JZS)

Address:

Post:

Lepi pot 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

 

Tel:

+386 (1) 429-3440

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/jamarska.zveza.slovenije/

 

Email:

info@jamarska-zveza.si

 

Web:

https://www.jamarska-zveza.si/

Periodical:

Title:

Jamar

 

Email:

jamar@jamarska-zveza.si

 

Title:

Naše jame

 

Email:

nase.jame@jamarska-zveza.si

President:

Name:

Igor BENKO

 

Email:

predsednik@jamarska-zveza.si

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-23


SOUTH AFRICA

Organization:

SASA – South African Spelaeological Association

Address:

Post:

P.O. Box 30233, Tokai 7966, South Africa.

 

Email:

sacraven@mweb.co.za

Periodical:

Title:

Bulletin

 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

Lee BERGER

 

Email:

lee.berger@wits.ac.za

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


SOUTH KOREA (REPUBLIC OF KOREA)

Organization:

KSCES – Korean Society of Cave Environmental Sciences

Address:

Post:

Department of Geology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon,Kangwondo 200-701, Korea.

 

Tel:

+82 (33) 250-8556

 

Fax:

+82 (33) 250-8556

President:

Name:

LEE Kwang-choon

 

Email:

kclee@mail.sangji.ac.kr

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-20


SPAIN

Organization:

Confederación de Espeleología y Cañones (CEC)

Address:

Post:

Rúa Julia Pardo Montenegro no 13 – Mondoñedo – Lugo C.P.27740
Post Office no 23 C.P. 27740, Spain

 

Tel:

+34 650 34 75 21 / +34 627 54 02 97

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/cecespeleo/

 

Email:

 secretario@cec-espeleo.com

 

Web:

http://cec-espeleo.com/

Periodical:

Title:

Subterránea

 

Email:

periodico@subterranea.es

President:

Name:

Hilario UBIEDO de Oñate

 

Email:

losubiedo@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


Organization: 

Sociedad Española de Espeleología y Ciencias del Karst (SEDECK)

Address:

Post:

Alenza, 1 – 28003 Madrid – Spain.

 

Email:

websedeck@gmail.com

 

Web:

http://www.sedeck.org

Periodical:

Title:

Bulletin SEDECK

 

Web:

http://www.sedeck.org/boletin-sedeck

President:

Name:

Policarp GARAY

 

Email:

policarp@me.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


SWEDEN

Organization:

SSF – Sveriges Speleolog-Förbund (Swedish Speleological Society)

Address:

Post:

Box 16013, SE-72016 Västerås, Sweden.

 

Facebook:

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/swedespeleo/

 

Email:

info@speleo.se

 

Web:

http://www.speleo.se/

Periodical:

Title:

Grottan

 

Email:

grottanred@speleo.se

President:

Name:

Johannes Lundberg

 

Email:

styrelsen@speleo.se

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


SWITZERLAND

Organization:

SSS – Swiss Speleological Society

Address:

Post:

SSS-SGH, CH-2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

 

Tel:

+41 (32) 913-3533

 

Fax:

+41 (32) 913-3555

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/ssssgh/

 

Email:

info@speleo.ch

 

Web:

http://www.speleo.ch/

Periodical:

Title:

Stalactite

 

Email:

stalactite@speleo.ch

President:

Name:

Marie-José GILBERT

 

Email:

president@speleo.ch

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


TURKEY

Organization:

Mağara Araştırma Derneği (Cave Research Association)

Address:

Post:

GMK Bulvarı 52/21 Maltepe, Ankara, Turkey

 

Tel:

 0312 229 64 09

 

Fax:

+90 (312) 435-0488

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Ma%C4%9Fara-Ara%C5%9Ft%C4%B1rma-Derne%C4%9Fi-MAD-922838974550355/

 

Email:

magaracilar@gmail.com

 

Web:

www.mad.org.tr

Periodical:

Title:

 MAD Bülten

 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

 Rabia Uludağ

 

Email:

 

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-30


Organization:

Speleological Federation of Turkey (Turkish Cavers Union)

Address:

Post:

P.K.669,Yenisehir,Ankara,TURKEY.

 

Tel:

+90(506)330-7560

 

Fax:

+90 (312) 428-0311

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/magaracilikfederasyonu/

 

Email:

magaralar@gmail.com, bilgi@tumaf.org

 

Web:

 https://www.tumaf.org/

Periodical

Title:

SpeleoTurk

 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

Bülent Genç

 

Email:

bilgi@tumaf.org

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-30


UKRAINE

Organization:

Ukr.S.A. – Ukrainian Speleological Association

Address:

Post:

Institute of Geological Sciences of NAS of Ukraine, 55-b Olesya Gonchara Str., Kyiv 01054, Ukraine

 

Tel:

+380 50 3522948

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/speleoukraine/

 

Email:

speleoukraine@gmail.com 

 

Web:

http://speleoukraine.org

Periodical:

Title:

Svet (The Light) – The Ukr.S.A. Newsletter

 

Email:

kasyan_yura@mail.ru

President:

Name:

Liliya KIOSEVA

 

Email:

liliyakioseva@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


UNITED KINGDOM

Organization:

BCA – British Caving Association

Address:

Post:

The Old Methodist Chapel, Great Hucklow, BUXTON SK17 8RG,UK.

 

Tel:

Enquiries:+441873 811662 (Lynne BAILEY)
+441482 648658 (Andy EAVIS)

 

Fax:

+441873 811662 (Lynne BAILEY)
+441482 647892 (Andy EAVIS)

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/BritishCavingAssociation/

 

Email:

secretary@british-caving.org.uk

 

Web:

http://www.british-caving.org.uk/

Periodical:

Title:

Speleology (Published by BCRA on behalf of BCA)

 

Email:

speleology@bcra.org.uk

 

Title:

Newsletter

 

Email:

newsletter@british-caving.org.uk

President:

Name:

Andy Eavis
 

Email:

andy@andyeavis.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-09-13


Organization:

BCRA – British Cave Research Association

Address:

Post:

The Old Methodist Chapel, Great Hucklow, BUXTON SK17 8RG,UK.

 

Tel:

Enquiries:+441873 811662 (Lynne BAILEY)
+441482 648658 (Andy EAVIS)

 

Fax:

+441873 811662 (Lynne BAILEY)
+441482 647892 (Andy EAVIS)

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1485495795064870/

 

Email:

bcra-enquiries@bcra.org.uk

 

Web:

http://bcra.org.uk/

Periodical:

Title:

Cave and Karst Science

 

Email:

j.gunn@bcra.org.uk

 

Title:

CREG Journal

 

Email:

creg-editor@bcra.org.uk

 

Title:

BCRA Review

 

Email:

review-editor@bcra.org.uk

 

Title:

Cave Studies Series

 

Email:

d.gibson@bcra.org.uk

President:

Name:

Simon Bottrell

 

Email:

bcra-president@bcra.org.uk

Status:

Updated:

2022-09-13


USA

Organization:

NSS – National Speleological Society (Cavers)

Address:

Post:

6001 Pulaski Pike, Huntsville, Alabama 35810-1122, USA.

 

Tel:

+1 (256) 852-1300

 

Fax:

+1 (256) 851-9241

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/NationalSpeleologicalSociety

 

Email:

nss@caves.org

 

Web:

http://www.caves.org/

Periodical:

Title:

NSS News

 

Email:

nssnews@caves.org

 

Title:

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

 

Email:

Malcolm FIELD, field.malcolm@epa.gov

President:

Name:

Kristine Ebrey

 

Email:

president@caves.org

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-11


Organization:

NCA – National Caves Association (Show Cave Operators)

Address:

Post:

P.O. Box 280, Park City, Kentucky 42160, USA.

 

Tel:

+1 518-231-5420

 

Facebook:

 https://www.facebook.com/National-Caves-Association-100457649994226/

 

Email:

info@cavern.com

 

Web:

http://www.cavern.com/

Periodical:

Title:

 
 

Email:

 

President:

Name:

 
 

Email:

 

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-31


VENEZUELA

Organization:

SVE – Sociedad Venezolana de Espeleología

Address:

Post:

Apartado Postal 47.334, 1.041-A Caracas, Venezuela.

 

Tel:

+58 4264744920 / +58 212-7513512

 

Fax:

+58 (212) 987-0621

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/svespeleoweb

 

Email:

svespeleo@gmail.com

 

Web:

http://sve-espeleologia.org.ve

Periodical:

Title:

Boletín de la Sociedad Venezolana de Espeleología

 

Email:

Joaquim ASTORT,  jastort@gmail.com

 

Title:

El Guácharo

 

Email:

Franco URBANI, urbanifranco@yahoo.com

President:

Name:

Joaquim ASTORT

 

Email:

jastort@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2020-04-31


VIETNAM

Organization:

Vietnam Research Center on Karst and Geoheritage (VCKG)

Address:

Post:

Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (VIGMR), Km +300, Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan, Ha Noi, Vietnam.

 

Tel:

+84 (4) 338559664 or 0912005853

 

Email:

trungtamkarst@gmail.com

 

Web:

http://vckg.org.vn/

President:

Name:

Do Thi Yen Ngoc (Director) 

 

Email:

Yenngoc1968@gmail.com

Status:

Updated:

2022-08-22