Environmental
Cave and Karst Outlook

Help us to collect cave and karst  information:

• Please contact your national speleological organization and ask them to complete the  Environmental Cave and Karst Outlook ECKO questionnaire.

• Provide your knowledge and help.

• Any information is valuable - just fill in what you know. 

•  You don't need to answer every question now - you can update it anytime.

• Stick to the 3-page limit. If you need more space, submit a second paper. 

• Use the paper in your country to inform decision-makers and civil society.

• Join the KCPC ECKO Working Group.

• Any questions? Contact us.

The General Assembly Meeting of the International Union of Speleology (UIS) voted 2022 to work on a report on the status of caves and karst and that UIS member countries will provide data.

In 2024 the Speleological Federation of France did the first Environmental Outlook Status of Caves in France. It became the role model for the European Environmental Caves Outlook EECO form of the European Cave Protection Commission and later for the UIS.

At the International Congress of Speleology 2025 in Brazil the UIS presented the Environmental Caves and Karst Outook (ECKO) to its members. The UIS Karst and Cave Protection Commission KCPC established an ECKO working group.