International Geoscience Programme

Formerly known as the International Geological Correlation Program, the IGCP has enhanced scientific exchange through the correlation of geological strata and research data, and making connections between events throughout the Earth's history.

 

This flagship program of UNESCO is centred on five themes:

 

Canadian contributions to IGCP are managed by the CFES International Committee, which also functions as the Canadian National Committee of IUGS (CNC-IUGS). The current CNC-IUGS members include:

 

Chair: Stephen Johnston

IGCP 587*: Guy Narbonne, narbonne@queensu.ca

IGCP 591: Mike Melchin, mmelchin@stfx.ca http://igcp591.org/

IGCP 648: Bruce Eglington

Scientific Board (Earth Resources): Georges Beaudoin, georges.beaudoin@ggl.ulaval.ca

Scientific Board (Global Change and Evolution): Valentina Yanko-Hombach, valyan@avalon-institute.org

Scientific Board (Geohazards): Brian Menounos, brian.menounos@unbc.ca

Avalon Inst. of Applied Science: Ms Yanko Hombach, valyan@avalon-institute.org

Scientific Board (Earth Resources): Gema Olivo, olivo@queensu.ca ​

 

* Theme Leader, UNESCO-IGCP Global Change and Evolution and Chair of the IGCP Scientific Board Member

 

IGCP Call for Proposals (deadline: October 15th): The IGCP financially supports about 30 projects per year at levels of $5,000-10,000 USD/year (for 5 years) to be used exclusively for meetings or workshops. Projects must focus on high-quality science, be of international importance and societal relevance, show interdisciplinary cooperation, and constitute international participation, including scientists from developing countries.Women and early career scientists are especially encouraged to apply. 

 

Current IGCP projects with Canadian Participation include:

 

​Project 587: Identity, Facies and Time – The Ediacaran (Vendian) Puzzle

Guy M. Narbonne, Co-Leader

Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering Queen’s University

 

​Project 591: The Early to Middle Palaeozoic Revolution

Michael J. Melchin (co-leader)

Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University

 

Project 610: From the Caspian to Mediterranean – Environmental change & Human Response during the Quaternary

Prof. Dr. Valentina Yanko-Hombach, Co-Leader

President, Avalon Institute of Applied Science

 

Project 624: OneGeology

Dr Louise Laverdure, Board Member

Acting Director General

Central and Northern Canada Branch – Geological Survey of Canada

 

​Project 632: Continental Crises of the Jurassic

Dr. Ricardo L. Silva, Participant Postdoctoral Fellow

Basin and Reservoir Lab

Dalhousie University 

 

Project 653: The onset of the Great Ordovician Biodiversity Event 

 

Project 592: Continental Construction in Central Asia Canadian Participation

Dr. Richard Ernst, Ernst Geosciences, Ottawa

Dr. Sergey Soloviev, Int’l GeoSol Consulting Inc., Calgary

 

Project 648: Supercontinent Cycles & Global Geodynamics

Professor Bruce Eglington, Co-Leader

Murray Pyke Chair

Department of Geological Sciences

University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Sally Pehrsson, Leader, Mineral Deposit Working Party Project Geologist, Geological Survey of Canada

Natural Resources Canada

 

Project 649: Diamonds and Recycled Mantle

Prof. Paul T. Robinson, co-leader

State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics, Institute of Geology