Geoethics is an interdisciplinary field between Geosciences and Ethics which involves Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as applied ethics. It deals with the way of human thinking and acting in relation to the significance of the Earth as a system and as a model. Geoeducational, scientific, technological, methodological and social-cultural aspects are included (e.g. sustainability, development, geodiversity and geoheritage, prudent consumption of mineral resources, appropriate measures for predictability and mitigation of natural hazards, geoscience communication, museology, etc). In addition, the necessity of considering appropriate protocols, scientific integrity issues and a code of good practice - regarding the study of the abiotic world - is covered by this discipline. Studies on planetary geology (sensu lato) and astrobiology also require a geoethical approach).
Geoethics in Africa
GSAf and IAGETH have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) . 26th April 2013.
Gender and Geoethics
IAGETH establishes the first International Commission on Gender and Geoethics (ICGG). It is coordinated by Dr. Mary J. Thornbush (University of Birmingham, UK).
Great success of our IAGETH EC and Council meetings! Thanks!
Geoethics and IAGETH are included in the Global Ethics Network.
IAGETH will be present in the "Universidad Internacional del Mar", Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain, 24-28 Junio 2012 XIV
IAGETH will be present in the XIV "Conferencia Iberoamericana de Sistemas de Información Geográfica" CONFIBSYS XIV, 3-5 July, 2013, Honduras
Geoethics and IAGETH will be present in the International Congress of Stratigraphy (STRATI 2013 ), 1-7 July, Lisboa (Portugal). Special thanks to our National Chapter: Prof. José C. Kullberg.
Geoethics and IAGETH will be present in the Global Heritage: An Erasmus Intensive programme (Salamanca, 8-20 July 2013). Special thanks to Dr. M.D. Pereira
The International Conference on Geoethics Pribram (Czech Republic), 14-18 October 2013. Deadline (Abstracts) 30 April 2013
IAGETH will be present in the IX Iberian Congress (XI National Congress) of Geochemistry, Soria (Spain), 16-18 September, 2013, Spain
Geoethics and IAGETH will be present in the IAEG XII Congress (2014)
Deadline (abstracts) 15 May 2013)
IAGETH will be present in the IX National Geological Congress (Portugal) and the 2nd Geological Congress of Portuguese Speaking Countries, Oporto, July, 2014
AQUILA CASE
L'Aquila earthquake, Italy (6 April 2009)
The International Association for Geoethics (IAGETH) supports the Position Statement on Earthquake Hazards Assessment and Design Load for Public Safety of the International Seismic Safety Organization (ISSO) (August 6, 2012), as well as its official letter on this subject, which was sent to President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano (November 8, 2012) .
The new session on Geoethics was successfully held within the 22nd Symposium on Geo-Environments and Geo-Techniques (Dec. 7-8, 2012, Tsukuba, Japan). PMUG decided to include the session on Geoethics within the symposium in the following years.
Keynote about Geoethics by Prof. Lopo Vasconcelos (IAGETH National Chapter, Mozambique). 1st Geological Congress of Mozambique, 2012.
Geoethics is cited for first time in the National Congress of Environment (Spain), Nov/2012. Thanks to the ICOG .
Geoethics and Sustainability : IAGETH in the 2nd. World Sustainability Forum (2012). Dr. Vaclav Nemec.
