International Association for Promoting Geoethics - IAPG - Nigeria

16/04/2026

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Geoethics Working Group (GWG) of the European Geosciences Union (EGU):
https://www.geoethics.org/post/launching-the-egu-geoethics-working-group

Silvia Peppoloni will serve as Chair. The Working Group includes David Crookall, Giuseppe Di Capua, Jens Klump, and Ioanna Triantafyllou.

The EGU Geoethics Working Group is the result of over 15 years of work on geoethics at the EGU General Assemblies, through numerous events that have engaged hundreds of colleagues from around the world.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to the EGU President, Prof. Peter van der Beek, and the EGU Executive Secretary, Dr.Philippe Courtial, for their strong support in this new endeavour and for the opportunity to further strengthen geoethics within the EGU community and the wider international geoscience community. We also thank the EGU Council for approving the proposal.

The EGU Geoethics Working Group will foster awareness, reflection, and action, advise the EGU Council on the ethical, social, and cultural dimensions of the geosciences, and promote responsible conduct among geoscientists in their research, professional practice, and interactions with society and the Earth system.

The EGU Geoethics Working Group is a new component of the International Geoethics Research Infrastructure (IGRI), which includes the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG), the Commission on Geoethics of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), the Chair on Geoethics of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH), the School on Geoethics and Natural Issues, the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences, and the SpringerBriefs in Geoethics series.

More: https://www.geoethics.org/egu-gwg

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Geoethics Working Group (GWG) of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Silvia Peppoloni will serve as Chair. The Working Group includes David Crookall, Giuseppe Di Capua, Jens Klump, and Ioanna Triantafyllou.

09/04/2026

We would like to inform you about the Session on Geoethics (8 oral presentations) at the 78th Turkish Geological Congress, one of Turkey’s oldest scientific events. The congress will be held in Ankara from 13 to 17 April 2026.

Yüksel Örgün Tutay (IAPG-Turkey co-Coordinator) is among the conveners of this session, which will be held on 15 April 2026.

Programme:
15:15 -15:30 - Agriculture, nature, climate change, and ethical values (Cemal Taluğ)
15:30-15:45 - Social Geology: Geoethics in Disaster Resilience (Nülgün Okay)
15:45-16:00 - Water Wars or Water Justice in the Age of Global Climate Change? A Geoethics Roadmap of Conflict and Cooperation (The Morality of a Drop of Water) (Yüksel Örgün Tutay, Ayten Öztüfekçi)
16:00-16:15 - Ecological problems from theoretical to practical (Berfin Kara Tepe)
16:15-16:30 - Coffee Break
16:30-16:45 - An Ethical Perspective On Drought And Climate Change Ecological Problems (Harun Tepe)
16:45-17:00 - What is a Good and Sustainable Life for All Living Beings? Philosophical Discussions on Protecting Natural Resources and Coexistence (Ece Ekmekçi)
17:00-17:15 - From Anthropocentrism to Algorithmic Centrism: Rethinking the Human-Earth Relationship in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Selma Aydın Bayram)
17:15-17:30 - Climate Change and Water: An Ethical and Geoethical Inquiry into Sustainability (Güldemin Darbaş)

Download the programme (pdf file):
https://www.geoethics.org/_files/ugd/5195a5_8deb4d85af51401ba1219cd4839b4509.pdf

25/03/2026

Geoethics at EGU26 in Vienna: The programme is out!
https://www.geoethics.org/post/geoethics-at-egu26-in-vienna-the-programme-is-out

The IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics, the IUGS - Commission on Geoethics, and the CIPSH - Chair on Geoethics are co-sponsoring the following three events at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2026 (EGU26) in Vienna:

- Session EOS4.1: Geoethics: Linking Geoscience Knowledge, Ethical Responsibility, and Action (​​Conveners: Silvia Peppoloni, David Crookall, Giuseppe Di Capua, Anita Di Chiara).
20 Orals | Monday, 04 May 2026, 14:00–18:00 (CEST), Room D3.
19 Posters on site | Attendance Monday, 04 May 2026, 10:45–12:30 (CEST) | Display Monday, 04 May 2026, 08:30–12:30, Hall X1.
3 Posters virtual | Friday, 08 May 2026, 14:15–15:45 (CEST), vPoster spot 5, Friday, 08 May 2026, 16:15–18:00 (CEST), vPoster Discussion.

​​​- Short Course SC1.11: Grappling with geoethical values and principles: A hands-on, participatory workshop (​Conveners: David Crookall, Giuseppe Di Capua, Berill Blair, Pimnutcha Promduangsri, Sebastián Granados)
Wednesday, 06 May 2026, 10:45–12:30 (CEST), Room 0.55

- Great Debate GDB2: The ethics of using Artificial Intelligence in the Geosciences - Opportunities and Risks (​Conveners: Jens Klump, Alice-Agnes Gabriel, Giuseppe Di Capua)
​Thursday, 07 May 2026, 08:30–10:15 (CEST), Room E1​​​

Details about the programme on geoethics at EGU26:
https://www.geoethics.org/eguga26

The International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG), the Commission on Geoethics of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS-CG), and the Chair on Geoethics of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH-CG) are co-sponsoring three events on geoethics at t...

24/03/2026

Session "Landslides and Society" at WLF7 2026: The call for abstracts is open!

We encourage abstract submissions to the following session:

Session 1.3: Landslides and Society: Cultural, Educational, Ethical, Social and Policy Aspects in Sustainable Landslide Risk Reduction.

(Conveners: Matjaž Mikoš, Irasema Alcántara-Ayala, Beena Ajmera, Giuseppe Di Capua)

For further information, click below: https://www.geoethics.org/post/session-landslides-and-society-at-wlf7-2026-the-call-for-abstracts-is-open

We promote abstract submission to the following session: ​​Session 1.3: Landslides and Society: Cultural, Educational, Ethical, Social and Policy Aspects in Sustainable Landslide Risk Reduction.

23/03/2026

Just published in the IAPG Blog:
https://www.geoethics.org/post/geoethical-equity-by-ilan-kelman-uk

For geoethics in practice, equity is often highlighted for people and communities. It typically refers to everyone having equivalent opportunities in order to overcome varying starting points. For geoethics covering more-than-human entities on planet Earth, rather than off-Earth geoethics, the meaning(s) of this ethical principle of equity (or equities) are not straightforward. Conundrums are immediately evident..... (continue to read: https://www.geoethics.org/post/geoethical-equity-by-ilan-kelman-uk)

IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics
IUGS - Commission on Geoethics
CIPSH - Chair on Geoethics

09/03/2026

The Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences (JGSG) has published its first issue of 2026, containing three articles that can be freely downloaded and cited as follows: https://www.geoethics.org/post/three-new-articles-published-in-the-jgsg

​Gabrielli F., Topazio S., Peppoloni S., and Giordano G. (2026). Power and gaze: the human experience of volcanoes across myth, philosophy, literature, and geoethics. Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences, 1(1), 1-37. https://doi.org/10.4401/jgsg-108

​Koupatsiaris A.A., and Drinia H. (2026). Geoethics as a normative foundation for geoheritage, geoconservation, and geoeducation: from geological value toward moral responsibility. Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences, 1(1), 1-34. https://doi.org/10.4401/jgsg-106

Kundu B. (2026). The unseen scaffolding of science—Why review articles are the bedrock of progress? Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences, 1(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.4401/jgsg-110

The Journal of Geoethics and Social Geoscience (JGSG) published the first Issue in 2026

06/03/2026

We are pleased to announce that the European Geosciences Union (EGU) has endorsed the document "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics Recommendations for the Geoscience Community", released by the IUGS Commission on Geoethics: https://www.geoethics.org/ai-ethics-recommendations

EGU is the thirteenth organization to provide its endorsement of this document.

Endorsing organizations:

- American Geosciences Institute (AGI)
- International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG)
- International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG)
- Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA)
- European Federation of Geologists (EFG)
- EuroGeoSurveys (EGS)
- Global Geoscience Professionalism Group (GGPG)
- International Geoscience Education Organization (IGEO)
- Geological Society of Africa (GSAf)
- International Raw Materials Observatory (INTRAW)
- International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG)
- Società Geologica Italiana - Italian Geological Society (SGI)
- European Geosciences Union (EGU)

03/03/2026

New open-access article published in the Special Issue "Geoethics and Social Geosciences in Africa: Challenges, Practices, and Perspectives" (edited by Silvia Peppoloni and Giuseppe Di Capua) of the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences (JGSG):

Nyarko S.C., Loh Y.S.A., Opokua Debrah M., and Gebhart G. (2026). Shaping geoethical geoscientists: awareness, relevance, and responsibility. Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences, 2(Special Issue), 1-39. https://doi.org/10.4401/jgsg-96

This JGSG Special Issue is an initiative by the IUGS Commission on Geoethics and the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG).​

​JGSG is a diamond open-access journal of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Rome, Italy: https://www.journalofgeoethics.eu/

01/03/2026

Congratulations to Silvia Peppoloni, President of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG)!

19/02/2026

The GSN - Geological Society of Nigeria and the IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on 2 February 2026.
This MoA was signed by Malami Uba (GSN President) and Silvia Peppoloni (IAPG President).
The aim of the memorandum of agreement (MoA) is to establish a coordinated approach, where appropriate, to promote initiatives and events that address the ethical, social, and cultural implications of geosciences, and to uphold high ethical standards in geoscience research and practice, in order to better serve both the geoscience community and society at large... (continue to read)

https://www.geoethics.org/post/gsn-and-iapg-signed-a-memorandum-of-agreement-moa-in-february-2026

This MoA was signed by Malami Uba (GSN President) and Silvia Peppoloni (IAPG President).

09/02/2026

5th Workshop of the Division Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (PanGEA) of the Italian Geological Society, hosted as part of the 44th National Congress of the GNGTS, in Udine, Italy.

The workshop includes an intensive morning dedicated to presentations of articles recently published in the Special Issue "Women in Geosciences" of the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences.

Special Issue "Women in Geosciences" (edited by Daniela Di Bucci, Luisa Sabato, and Martina Zucchi) of the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences: https://www.journalofgeoethics.eu/index.php/jgsg/issue/view/7

Download:
- Programme (pdf file):https://www.geoethics.org/_files/ugd/5195a5_da25d83d58d84efe8c52b10888168149.pdf
- Poster (pdf file): https://www.geoethics.org/_files/ugd/5195a5_53f8237158cb458eb40ab1456ebfd7d9.pdf?index=true

30/01/2026

We are pleased to inform you that the first article of special issue "Geoethics and Social Geosciences in Africa: Challenges, Practices, and Perspectives" (edited by Silvia Peppoloni and Giuseppe Di Capua) of the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences (JGSG) has been published on 29 Januar 2026. This JGSG Special Issue is an initiative by the IUGS Commission on Geoethics and the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG): https://www.geoethics.org/post/first-article-published-in-the-jgsg-special-issue-on-geoethics-and-social-geosciences-in-africa

​The article can be freely download and cited as follows:

Sapah M.S., Loh Y.S.A., Boateng C.D. and Asiedu D.K. (2026). A framework for the establishment of an interpretive center at the Lake Bosumtwi Impact Crater, Ghana: a hub for geoscience education and social geosciences. Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences, 2(Special Issue). https://doi.org/10.4401/jgsg-95

JGSG is a diamond open-access journal of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Rome, Italy. The IAPG is a supporting organization of JGSG: https://www.journalofgeoethics.eu/

The Journal of Geoethics and Social Geoscience (JGSG) published the first open access article in the Special Issue "Geoethics and Social Geosciences in Africa: Challenges, Practices, and Perspectives".