Questionnaire
"Geoethics in the Geosciences"

An international survey by the IAPG

Which is the the geoscience community's perception and awareness on the importance of the ethical and social aspects of geoscience research and practice?

The online questionnarie "Geoethics in the Geosciences" is the tool for investigating this perception and awareness in this international survey conducted by the IAPG.

Everyone can fill in the questionnaire anonymously, since its structure allows compilers to fill in it as individuals in the performance of their institutional/professional activities, without implying personal data or information related to their private life.

The questionnaire can fill in at:
https://form.jotformeu.com/93223788145362

This questionnaire will be disseminated within the international geoscience community, also through the help of the geoscience partner organizations of the IAPG.

Everyone is invited to fill in the questionnaire. Help us in this international survey. Share the link to fill in the questionnaire with your colleagues.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.


Additional information about the Questionnaire "Geoethics in the Geosciences"

Authors of the questionnaire
Silvia Peppoloni and Giuseppe Di Capua

Objectives
The goal of this questionnaire is to understand how much the geoscience community is aware of the importance of the ethical and social aspects of geoscience research and practice.
The feedback received will help IAPG select priorities in its strategy of promoting geoethics.

Topics
The questionnaire covers the following topics:

• Research integrity and professionalism in conducting geoscience activities.
• Respect towards colleagues and appropriate behaviours in the working environment.
• Conflicts of interest.
• Awareness of geoscientists' responsibilities towards society in the dissemination of scientific results, in geoscience communication and geo-education activities.
• Roles and responsibilities of geoscientists in the decision-making process.
• Relationship between the geoscience community and stakeholders.
• Responsibilities of geoscientists towards the Earth system.

Comments
We address this questionnaire to all members of the geoscience community, and are promoting it through the web channels of the IAPG and partner organisations, to assure wide international participation. 
You can fill in the questionnaire anonymously. We aimed it at people in the performance of their institutional/professional activities, without implying personal data or information related to their private life.
People filling in the questionnaire act on a voluntary basis. This questionnaire does not contain any reference to political, religious or racial topics. Before filling in the questionnaire, we ask the interviewee to provide her/his own acceptance of statements related to having read the above information, the freedom to withdraw from the survey at any time, and to remain anonymous.

Time needed for filling in the questionnaire
You shuould be able to complete the survey in 30 minutes.

​Link to the questionnaire 
https://form.jotformeu.com/93223788145362

​Procedures for data management
IAPG's procedures for data collection, storage, protection, retention and destruction comply with the "EU GDPR" policy (European Union - General Data Protection Regulation):
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-protection-eu_en.

Acknowledgements
This questionnaire is an initiative of the IAPG – International Association for Promoting Geoethics, partially funded by the IUGS – International Union of Geological Sciences.
The questionnaire has been realized with the great contribution of Jan Boon (IAPG-Canada co-coordinator) and Ruth Allington (IAPG Board of Experts). 
We are also grateful to Susan Kieffer and Shrikant Limaye (IAPG Vice-Presidents), Margaret Brocx, Nic Bilham, and Roberto Greco (IAPG Continental Coordinators), Martin Bohle (IAPG Board of Experts), for their help to improve further this questionnaire.
We also thank Peter Bobrowsky (IAPG Continental Coordinators), Christine McEntee, and Luis González de Vallejo (IAPG Board of Experts) for taking part in the test phase of the questionnaire.

More information
For more information, please, send an email to iapgeoethics@aol.com

How to cite
Peppoloni S. and Di Capua G. (2020). Questionnaire "Geoethics in the Geosciences". IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics, http://www.geoethics.org/questionnaire

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EGU released the video of the 
Union Simposium 1 at the EGU 2020

containing the talk 
"Geoscientists as social and political actors"
by Silvia Peppoloni

EGU released the video of the Union Symposium 1 (US1), held online on 4 May at the 'EGU 2020:Sharing Geoscience Online.'

US1 was entitled "Best practices for scientific integrity & freedom in an age of pandemics...& beyond".

The President of the EGU, Alberto Montanari, invited Silvia Peppoloni (IAPG Secretary General) to be one of the panelists of the US1.

Silvia gave the talk entitled "GEOSCIENTISTS AS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ACTORS" (from minute 37:23).

After a short introduction to Silvia's talk by the President of the Japanese Geoscience Union, Hodaka Kawahata (from minute 34:40), you can see and hear Silvia speaking from minute 37:23 (from the YouTube channel of the EGU):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYH9MNMQs3c

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Geoscientists as social and political actors

by Silvia Peppoloni
(IAPG Secretary General)

Keynote at the Union Symposium 1 (US1)
EGU 2020: Sharing Geoscience Online

4 May 2020 (16:15-17:45 CEST)

Open to anyone and free of charge

Co-sponsored by
EGU, AGI, AGU, AOGS, GSA, GSL, JpGU

Silvia Peppoloni (IAPG Secretary General) has been invited by Alberto Montanari (EGU President) to give a keynote speech at the Union Simposium 1 “Best practices for scientific integrity and scientific freedom in an age of pandemics - and beyond”, that will be held at the EGU 2020: Sharing Geoscience Online on 4 May, from 16:15 to 17:45 (CEST).
Convenership: Alberto Montanari, Robin Bell, Hodaka Kawahata, J. Douglas Walker. The other confirmed speakers are: Jonathan Bamber, Chris McEntee, Claudia Jesus-Rydin, Jorge A. Huete-Perez.

The title of Silvia’s talk is “Geoscientists as social and political actors”.

Here her abstract: 
Geoscientists are at the fare front of informing on and supporting society to face global anthropogenic changes, at all levels. This requires making excellent science, in the full awareness of one's role towards society. Research integrity and professionalism are the bedrock on which the individual geoscientist can develop a deep sense of responsibility and build a functional science-society relationship, being conscious of the ethical obligations that this implies. It is precisely within the dyad individual-society that the utmost ethical and social value of the activity of geoscientists is achieved, as in this context they assume at the same time the dual role of moral subjects and social actors, and consequently can realize the meaning of being active and responsible subjects in the service of the human beings. In order to achieve this goal, each geoscientist should individually strengthen the perception of being: (a) a moral subject, therefore an agent consciously responsible for the own conduct and the ethical and social implications of own actions; (b) a social and political subject, who actively contributes to the construction of the idea of society, to the vision of its future, to its cultural and economic development, including the creation of a knowledge society based on the democratic value of shared responsibility. Within the ethical framework of reference in which geoscientists are called to act, there is an indispensable prerequisite, that makes possible the responsible action and allows behaving ethically: individual freedom. A cohesive, motivated, and responsible international geoscience community can assure a safe operating space to geoscientists and encourage them to follow best practices and ethical behaviours while conducting their activities, to qualify their work and recognize the value of a responsible action to counter abuses, intimidations and political pressures. This cannot simply be entrusted to codes of ethics and/or conduct, but demands an intense ethical training for the geoscientists, that shows them the numerous circumstances and difficulties that each one might be called upon to face during the scientific and professional career.

Download the Union Symposium 1 summary:
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/sessionAssets/34690/summary.pdf

Join the online session Mon, 04 May, 16:15–17:45 (free of charge):
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zZAXqDlGTkCuA05zwps2Eg

Read the list of keynote speeches and abstracts:
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/orals/34690

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The issue n. 1 - 2020 
of the IAPG Newsletter is out!

The issue n. 1 - 2020 of the Newsletter of the IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics has been released on 17 April 2020.

Summary:

• Geoethics at the EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online
• Geoscientists as social and political actors
• Geoethics & Groundwater Management
• 36th IGC rescheduled
• The first book of the SpringerBriefs in Geoethics has been published!
• Geoethics Medal 2020: Call for Nominations
• Video: Geoethics and Geological Risks
• The IAPG section of Turkey
• IAPG-Cameroon has a new co-coordinator
• Selection of articles on geoethics
• 70th Anniversary of the CIPSH
• Donations
• WHO: Emergency Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Download the IAPG Newsletter n. 1 - 2020: 
https://f420cbad-ec08-4c39-902f-b0e5afecb44a.filesusr.com/ugd/5195a5_0a525208d85440a483e67e5c4041003c.pdf?index=true

Kindly, share this post and/or forward the IAPG Newsletter n. 1 - 2020 to your colleagues. Thank you!

IAPG Newsletter archive: 
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Geoetica su Geologicamente

Segnaliamo che è stato pubblicato il primo numero di "Geologicamente", il nuovo magazine di attualità e cultura delle geoscienze della SGI - Società Geologica Italiana. 

A pagina 64 trovate anche lo spazio dedicato alla sezione di "geoetica e cultura geologica" della SGI, con un articolo dal titolo "Geoetica: Definizione, Valori e Obiettivi" a firma di Silvia Peppoloni (coordinatrice della sezione di geoetica della SGI e Secretary General della IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics).

La sezione di "geoetica e cultura geologica" della SGI è anche la sezione italiana della IAPG (IAPG-Italy). 

Potete scarica il n. 1 di Geologicamente al seguente indirizzo:
https://www.socgeol.it/files/download/pubblicazioni/Geologicamente/GEOLOGICAMENTE%20_n_1.pdf

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Il riscaldamento globale
al tempo del coronavirus

(di Giuseppe Di Capua e Silvia Peppoloni)

Segnaliamo la pubblicazione su La Mela di Newton di Micromega di un articolo dal titolo "Il riscaldamento globale al tempo del coronavirus", a firma di Giuseppe Di Capua e Silvia Peppoloni. 

Gli autori propongono una riflessione su alcuni aspetti etici e sociali che emergono dall'attuale emergenza sanitaria e che rafforzano alcune riflessioni sviluppate nel campo della geoetica in riferimento ai problemi globali antropogenici.

Trovate l'articolo a questo indirizzo: 
http://lameladinewton-micromega.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it/2020/03/16/il-riscaldamento-globale-al-tempo-del-coronavirus/.

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Important news
Geoethics & Groundwater Management
Congress in Porto

Join and Participate! You could submit your extended abstract until 30th March 2020.

Congress website:
https://geoeth-gwm2019.wixsite.com/porto

Other events on geoethics in the IAPG website:
http://www.geoethics.org/events

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Geoethics at the
EGU General Assembly 2020

Session EOS5.1 "Geoethics: how and why should geosciences serve society?"

​Convenership: Silvia Peppoloni, Nic Bilham, Daniel De Miguel, Eduardo Marone, Susanne Schneider-Voss

List of orals: Thursday, 07 May 2020, 08:30–12:30, Room M2

List of posters: Thursday, 07 May 2020, 08:30–19:30 (display), 14:00–15:45 (attendance), Hall X4

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Short Course SC2.1 "Foundations and Perspectives of Geoethics for Earth, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences"

​​Convenership: Eduardo Marone, Jan Boon, Giuseppe Di Capua, Silvia Peppoloni

The short course is co-sponsored by IAPG (School on Geoethics) and and IOI-TC-LAC - International Ocean Institute Training Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean

Monday, 04 May 2020, 16:15–18:00 Room, -2.85

Read details about the session on geoethics and the short course

Read the important message from the EGU Programme Committee Chair about the coronavirus outbreak

Picture credit: Kai Boggild, EGU 2017

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GEOETHICS MEDAL 2020

Call for nominations

Purpose
The Geoethics Medal rewards scientists who have distinguished themselves in applying/favouring/assuring ethical approaches in the geoscience research and practice.

​Nominations
For the IAPG Geoethics Medal 2020 nominations should be submitted by 30 June 2020, by providing the following material about the candidate:

• CV (about 1 page) and a list of up to 10 selected publications that show the focus on ethical/social/cultural implications in the geoscience work.
• Concise statement of achievements for merits in the geoethical field.
• Brief encomium of the candidate and his/her work (1 page).

Proposals have to be submitted through an email to: iapgeoethics@aol.com, with the subject “Nomination for the IAPG Geoethics Medal 2020”

Nominations will be evaluated by an international committee.

IAPG officers (Members of the Executive Council, Coordinators of National Sections, Corresponding Citizen Scientists, Members of Task Groups, Members of the Board of the Young Scientists Club) cannot be nominated for the Geoethics Medal.

Recipients
2019: Linda Gundersen (USA)
2018: Chris King (United Kingdom)

Read more: http://www.geoethics.org/geoethics-medal

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Geoethics and Geological Risks

A new video released by the European Project GOAL

Silvia Peppoloni, research geologist at the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Secretary General of the IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics, talks about geoethical aspects in geological risks.

The video is formed by 5 blocks entitled:


1) Geological risks and prevention; 2) Prevention as a value; 3) The risk scenario; 4) Geoethics in georisk management; 5)  How can geoscientists support society in the georisk defence? 

The video is part of the Intellectual Outputs (IO1) of the European Erasmus+ project GOAL "Geoethics Outcomes and Awareness Learning" (https://goal-erasmus.eu/). IAPG is official partner of the project GOAL.

Here the link to the video: https://youtu.be/rZSjzOxiGUk

Other videos on geoethics in the IAPG YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/iapgeoethics/videos

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