TheWorkingGrouponInternationalBorders---GeoenvironmentalConcerns(IBC)wasestablishedinlate2003andoperatesundertheauspicesofTheIUGSCommissiononGeologicalSciencesforEnvironmentalPlanning(COGEOENVIRONMENT).Thefollowingisabriefreportofthefirstyear'sactivitiesoftheIBCduring2003.