Want to find out more about how geology is helping to deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals? The awesome charity Geology for Global Development is championing the role of geoscience in tackling these challenges.
Check out their new Education Resources here: https://www.gfgd.org/education
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.
The International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG)
The International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG) is a multidisciplinary, scientific platform for widening the discussion and creating awareness about problems of Geoethics and Ethics applied to the Geosciences.
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Earth Science for Sustainable Development, UN Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs, Meeting Report, Geology for Global Development, 2019
Social Geology: Integrating Sustainability Concepts into Earth Sciences, Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association, 2017
If you are interested in a career in ‘geology-for-development’, check out this blog post by GfGD founder, Joel Gill, on how a geoscientist can develop a career linked to international aid or sustainable development.
Di Capua G., Peppoloni S. and Bobrowsky P.T. (2017). The Cape Town Statement on Geoethics. Annals of Geophysics, Vol. 60, Fast Track 7, doi: 10.4401/ag-7553