International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) was proclaimed by the United Nations and runs from 2007 to end 2009 (http://www.yearofplanetearth.org/) South Africa is a proud participant in IYPE activities with our own IYPE committee. The logos above represent the IYPE logo in seven local languages. Activities of the SA committee on IYPE are posted on this site.

Some fascinating information on the planet we live in and how humans affect our planet is provided below:

• An article on the management of South Africa's groundwater resources
• Article on geohazards such as earthquakes, sinkholes, erosion and much more
• Article on mineral resources and the associated environmental costs
• Article on the distribution of seismic monitoring stations across Africa
• Article on the geological processes that makes Earth act as a giant recycling machine
• Article with information on the Geological evidence left by past climate changes