NEW IGCP PROJECTS APPROVED IN 2011

Project 591:

The Early to Middle Palaeozoic Revolution.

Leaders :

Bradley D. Cramer (USA), Þivile Þigaitë (Lithuania), Thijs R.A. Vanderbroucke (France), Kathleen Histon (Italy), Renbin Zhan (China), Guillermo L. Albanesi (Argentina), Michael J. Melchin (Canada), Mikael Calner (Sweden)

Project 594:

Impact of Mining on the Environment in Africa*.

Leaders:

Bohdan Kříbek (Czech Republic), Ewa Cukrowska (South Africa), Benjamin Mapani (Namibia), Imasiku Nyambe (Zambia)

Project 596:

Climate Change and Biodiversity Patterns in the Mid-Paleozoic*.

Leaders:

Peter Königshof (Germany), Thomas J. Suttner (Austria), Iliana A. Boncheva (Bulgaria), Nadezhda G. Izokh (Russia), Phuong Ta Hoa (Vietnam), Thasinee Charoentitirat (Thailand), Johny A.Waters (USA), Wolfgang Kiessling (Germany)

Project 597:

Amalgamation and Breakup Pangaea: the Type Example of the Supercontinent Cycle.

Leaders:

J. Brendan Murphy (Canada), J. Duncan Keppie (Mexico), Cecilio Quesada (Spain), Bill Collins (Australia)

Project 598:

Environmental Change and Sustainability in Karst Systems*.

Leaders:

Zhang Cheng (China), Augusto Auler (Brazil), Jiang Yongjun (China), Martin Knez (Slovenia), Bartolome Andreo-Navarro (Spain), Yuan Daoxian (China), Chris Groves (USA)

Project 599:

The Changing Early Earth*.

Leaders:

Jaana Halla (Finland), Kent C. Condie (USA), Roberto Dall’Agnol (Brazil), Mudlappa Jayananda (India), Martin J. Van Kranendonk (Australia), Hugh Rollinson (UK), Gary Stevens (South Africa), Jin-Hui Yang (China)

Project 600:

Metallogenesis of Collisional Orogens*.

Leaders:

Zenqian Hou (China), David Leach (USA), Jeremy Richards (Canada), Richard Goldfarb (USA)

Project 601:

Seismotectonics and Seismic Hazards in Africa*.

Leaders:

Mustapha Meghraoui (France), Vunganai Midzi (South Africa), Atalay Ayele (Ethiopia), Djillali Benouar (Algeria)

Project 604:

Groundwater and Wetlands in Ibero-America*.

Leaders:

Emilia Bocanegra (Argentina), Gerdon Cardoso (Brazil), Emilio Custodio (Spain), Teresita Betancur (Colombia), Marisol Manzano (Spain)

Project 606:

Addressing Environmental and Health Impacts of Major and Abandoned Mines in Sub-Saharan Africa*.

Leaders:

Theo C. Davies (South Africa), Benjamin Mapani (Namibia)

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*(Sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency)