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Jean-Loup Guyot provided the GSBM documents, but above all, he did a tremendous amount of work to ensure that Grottocenter provides a complete inventory of the caves of Bolivia and Peru. For Bolivia this only represents 56 Caves https://grottocenter.org/ui/countries/BO However, the GSBM has conducted numerous explorations in Peru, and it is now possible to discover the results on Grottocenter, where 922 caves have been recorded https://grottocenter.org/ui/countries/PE This is based on information archived on https://cuevasdelperu.org/ by the GSBM, the Vulcans, the Dolomites, and the ECA Lima. Thank you again, Jean-Loup, for sharing this and for the time you devoted to it.

Clément Ronzon has just made a significant development in response to a request made during discussions with the NSS (National Speleological Society of America). But everyone can benefit from it, and I invite you to discover it. There is now a page for every region of the world. In the United States, this corresponds to the states. If you are a member of the Wikicaves association or a partner organization, you can receive notifications when changes are made to the countries, regions, and mountain ranges you have selected.

The Southern Society of Speleology and Prehistory has granted us permission to archive its bulletins, as well as those published by organizations that have merged with it. Thank you for sharing. Feuille de liaison SCSA (Spéléo Club Sud Aviation) - SMSP (Société Méridionale de Spéléologie et de Préhistoire) https://grottocenter.org/ui/documents/231421 Bulletin de la Société méridionale de spéléologie et de préhistoire https://grottocenter.org/ui/documents/21612 Bulletin du Spéléo Club Sud Aviation https://grottocenter.org/ui/documents/231413 Bulletin trimestriel du Spéléo Club Pyrénéen https://grottocenter.org/ui/documents/231422

Like any association! Every year, we invite all interested parties to participate in the General Meetings. Only members of the association may vote. The Board of Directors is composed of nine members this year and meets whenever necessary. The last meeting was held from September 29 to October 5, 2025. Many topics were discussed; you can find them using the links below. The minutes of the General Meetings are available here. https://wiki.grottocenter.org/wiki/GrottoCenter:Fr/AG_Wikicaves The minutes of the Board of Directors meetings are available here. https://wik

The UIS is proposing to UNESCO that September 13 be declared International Karst and Cave Day. UNESCO is expected to make a decision soon, and we can take advantage of September 13, 2025, to ask our UNESCO ambassadors to support this project. All information is available here IDCK If you are in France I suggest you contact Our Ambassador https://unesco.delegfrance.org/Contact-us , Ms. Ahlem Gharbi Here is the message I sent to her Madame l'Ambassadrice, Je vous écris en tant que président de l’association Wikicaves qui a son siège en France et qui œuvre dans le cadre de l’Union Internationale de Spéléologie pour rendre accessible les informations sur le milieu souterrain (https://grottocenter.org) afin de permettre sa protection. Comme vous le savez peut-être, la République de Slovénie a préparé un projet de proposition pour la 222e session du Comité exécutif de l'UNESCO demandant que le 13 septembre soit proclamé Journée internationale des Grottes et du Karst (IDCK). ...

We have undertaken to build a global digital library dedicated to the underground environment. As part of this project, we have just set up two servers that allow libraries to easily retrieve everything contained in the Grottocenter BBS. https://wiki.grottocenter.org/wiki/GrottoCenter:En/OAI_and_Z39.50_servers Among the initial partners in this project is the Belgian Speleology Federation. During her internship at the Maison de la Speleologie, Camille worked with Nathalie and Loran to contact all the clubs to obtain authorization to archive their publications. Nathalie is currently digitizing the documents that have not yet been digitized. The first results, which everyone can benefit from, are as follows: The publications of the Charleroi Speleology Club are available https://grottocenter.org/ui/documents/208875 As well as those of the Belgian Speleology Club https://grottocenter.org/ui/documents/21672 https://grottocenter.org/ui/documents/230092 The Liège Speleology Club make...