International Geographical Union

Overview
The International Geographical Union (IGU) is an international geographical society. The IGU has seven objectives or aims:


 * to promote the study of geographical problems;
 * to initiate and co-ordinate geographical research requiring international co-operation and to promote its scientific discussion and publication;
 * to provide for the participation of geographers in the work of relevant international organizations;
 * to facilitate the collection and diffusion of geographical data and documentation in and between all member countries;
 * to promote International Geographical Congresses, regional conferences and specialized symposia related to the objectives of the Union;
 * to participate in any other appropriate form of international co-operation with the object of advancing the study and application of geography; and
 * to promote international standardization or compatibility of methods, nomenclature, and symbols employed in geography.