International Geographical Union

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• International Geographical Union — The International Geographical Union (IGU; French: Union Géographique Internationale , UGI) is an international geographical society. The first International Geographical Congress was held in Antwerp in 1871. Subsequent meetings led to the… …   Wikipedia

• Union geographique internationale — Union géographique internationale L Union Géographique Internationale ou UGI (en anglais, the International Geographical Union ou IGU) est une société de géographie internationale. Le premier congrès international de géographie s est tenu à… …   Wikipédia en Français

• International Permafrost Association — The International Permafrost Association (IPA), founded in 1983, has as its objectives to foster the dissemination of knowledge concerning permafrost and to promote cooperation among persons and national or international organisations engaged in… …   Wikipedia

• International Year of Planet Earth — The United Nations General Assembly declared 2008 as the International Year of Planet Earth to increase awareness of the importance of Earth sciences for the achievement of sustainable development.UN document |docid=A RES 60 192 |type=Resolution… …   Wikipedia

• Union géographique internationale — L Union Géographique Internationale ou UGI (en anglais, the International Geographical Union ou IGU) est une société de géographie internationale. Le premier congrès international de géographie s est tenu à Anvers en 1871. Les réunions qui… …   Wikipédia en Français

• International Council for Science — The International Council for Science (ICSU), formerly called the International Council of Scientific Unions, was founded in 1931 as an international non governmental organization devoted to international co operation in the advancement of… …   Wikipedia

• International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology — The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) is an international non governmental organisation concerned with biochemistry and molecular biology[citation needed]. Formed in 1955 as the International Union of Biochemistry …   Wikipedia

• International broadcasting — is broadcasting that is deliberately aimed at a foreign, rather than a domestic, audience. It usually is broadcast by means of longwave, mediumwave, or shortwave radio, but in recent years has also used direct satellite broadcasting and the… …   Wikipedia

• International standard — International standards are standards developed by international standards organisations. International standards are available for consideration and use, worldwide.International standards may be used either by direct application or by a process… …   Wikipedia

• Geographical mile — unit of length m= 1855.325 accuracy=4The geographical mile is a unit of length determined by 1 minute of arc along the Earth s equator, approximately equal to 1855.325 metres (6087.025 international feet). Any greater precision depends more on… …   Wikipedia

• Geographical renaming — is the changing of the name of a geographical feature or area. This can range from the uncontroversial change of a street name to a highly disputed change to the name of a country. Some names are changed locally but the new names are not… …   Wikipedia