Commission on Volcano Geoheritage and Protected Volcanic landscapes
The IAVCEI Commission on Volcano Geoheritage and Protected Volcanic Landscapes (VGPL) aims to support and promote the scientific, educational and cultural values of volcanic sites around the world. Our core objectives are to contribute scientific knowledge for the management of protected volcanic areas, to identify and promote the scientific values of these areas, to communicate their heritage significance through education and interpretation, and to emphasise geotourism as a driver of sustainable economic and community development.
VGPL Co-Leaders
- Heather Handley (University of Twente, Netherlands; Monash University, Australia)
- Juana Vegas (Geological and Mining Institute of Spain, IGME-CSIC, Madrid)
- Olga Bergal-Kuvikas (Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kamchatka, Russia)
- Vladislav Rapprich (Czech Geological Survey, Prague)