The monograph (‘"We're not giving up!" Ivan Gams and Slovenian Geography’) is dedicated to the centenary of the birth of the geographer academician Ivan Gams and provides a comprehensive and detailed account of his professional and scientific achievements. The monograph is divided into four thematic sections. The first, entitled ‘Ivan Gams - life and work’, presents in five contributions Gams's life and the full range of his scientific and professional work. The second section, entitled ‘Gams' contribution to the understanding of geomorphology and karst’, in three contributions presents Gams' activities in the field of karstology and geomorphology. The third section, entitled ‘Ivan Gams as a physical geographer’, also in three contributions, highlights the importance of Ivan Gams in other areas of physical geography, such as soil geography, climate geography and water geography. The fourth section, entitled ‘Ivan Gams' contribution to social and regional geography and beyond’, also has three contributions and highlights the importance of Ivan Gams in fields not directly related to physical geography.