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Call for Abstracts - International Symposium of Mountain Studies – IGU IRC 2026, Istanbul

The IGU Commission on Mountain Studies (CMS) invites inter-and transdisciplinary abstract submissions for…

Upcoming Event Sponsored by CMS - Territorios con Memoria: Legados Ecológicos del Desierto, Mares y Montañas

International Mountain Day, organized by our member Prof. Tomás Ibarra, will take place on 11 December.

IGU-CMS Organized a Special Session in Honor of Jack D. Ives at IMC25

At IMC25, the IGU Commission of Mountain Studies (IGU-CMS) organized a special session dedicated to the memory of Jack D. Ives, one of the most influential mountain geographers of the 20th century.

Erebus and the Moving Mountains

From CMS colleagues Prof. Irasema Alcánta-Ayala a popular science storybook on landslides and disaster risk….

Chimborazo Field Excursion Held Successfully

As part of the closing program of the Frozen Pasts 6 conference participants joined a special field excursion to Chimborazo…

IGU-CMS Chair Dr. Fausto Sarmiento Receives 2025 Distinguished Landscape Practitioner Award

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Fausto Sarmiento, Full Professor of Mountain Science in the Department of Geography.