The issue n. 1 - 2022 
of the IAPGeoethics Newsletter is out!

The issue n. 1 - 2022 of the Newsletter of the IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics was released on 20 May 2022.

Summary:

• The "Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences" was born and is open access
• New book “Geoethics: Manifesto for an Ethics of Responsibility Towards the Earth” published by Springer
• New book “Geoethics in Peru” published in the SpringerBriefs in Geoethics series
• Programme on Geoethics at the EGU General Assembly 2022
• IAPG Declaration against war and authoritarianism for the affirmation of human freedom and dignity
• IAPG has a new Vice-President, Continental Coordinator for North America, IAPG-USA co-Coordinator
• Welcome to IAPG-Germany
• Call for abstracts: Session 10.2 "Geoethics – fostering ethical perspectives in Geosciences" at GeoMinKöln 2022
• IAPG endorsed the Jena Declaration
• Geoethics Medal 2022: Call for nominations
• Video: "Ecological crisis and geosciences: the need for geoethics"
• Video: "Responsible management of water: a resource that recalls us to dialogue"
• Video: "Geoethics: Bridging geoSTEM and the social sciences"
• Video: Silvia Peppoloni interviewed for the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science
• Video: "4th Roundtable on Geoethics in Peru"
• IAPG is now partner of the Earth Future Festival (EFF)
• Peter Bobrowsky awarded by the IUGS
• Croatian Geological Society supports the Cape Town Statement on Geoethics and provided its translation in Croatian
• Keynote on Geoethics to face natural risks at NatHaz22
• Talk on Geoethics in Germany
• 2nd Peruvian Conference on Geotechnics
• IAPG supports the Oxford Geoheritage Virtual Conference 2022
• IAPG supported the First Brazilian Meeting of Geoethics
• 1st Peruvian Geoscience Olympiad
• IAPG Annual Report 2021 for the IUGG
• New article in Sustainability (open access)
• New article in Frontiers in Political Science (open access)
• New article in Geosciences (open access)
• New article in The Future of Science and Ethics (open access, in Italian)
• Short note in Nature correspondence
• Articles from the IAPG Blog
• Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
• Donations

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IAPG programme on geoethics at the EGU General Assembly 2022

IAPG co-sponsors numerous events at the next EGU General Assembly that will be held in hybrid version (on-site and virtual presentations) in Vienna (Austria) next week.

Here below the events (details about each event are available at https://www.geoethics.org/egu2022) that will take place on 23 and 24 May 2022:

Session EOS4.1: Geoethics in the face of global anthropogenic changes: how do we intersect different knowledge domains?

24 May 2022, 13:20–16:34 (CEST), Room 1.14

Conveners: Silvia Peppoloni, Giuseppe Di Capua, John Ludden, Luiz Oosterbeek, Pimnutcha Promduangsri, Billy Williams

Chairpersons: Eduardo Marone, Pimnutcha Promduangsri

Session EOS1.8: Climate & ocean literacy: Helping people to care ethically within planetary boundaries

24 May 2022, 17:00–18:30 (CEST), Room 1.14

Convenership: David Crookall, Giuseppe Di Capua, Bärbel Winkler, Mario Mascagni, Francesca Santoro

Chairpersons: Giuseppe Di Capua, Bärbel Winkler, David Crookall

Townhall Meeting TM8: Exploring the nexus of geoethics and climate change education

24 May 2022, 19:00–20:00 (CEST), Room 1.14

Convenership: Giuseppe Di Capua, David Crookall, Bärbel Winkler, Eduardo Marone, Sabine Undorf, Sylvia Knight

Short Course SC4.1: Geoethics for Earth, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences

23 May 2022, 13:20–14:50 (CEST), Room -2.61/62

Convenership: Eduardo Marone, Silvia Peppoloni

Details about each event are available at: 

https://www.geoethics.org/egu2022

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Other events on geoethics in the IAPG calendar:

https://www.geoethics.org/events

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https://www.geoethics.org

Un articolo sulla geoetica nel nuovo numero di MicroMega - Almanacco di Filosofia

Si segnala l'uscita del nuovo numero di MicroMega - Almanacco di Filosofia 3/2022. Nella sezione dedicata alla questione ecologica è incluso l'articolo "Crisi ecologica e geoetica" scritto da Silvia Peppoloni e Giuseppe Di Capua.

Nell'articolo i due autori affermano che la crisi ecologica in atto, di cui cambiamenti climatici e perdita della biodiversità sono macroscopiche evidenze scientificamente accertate, chiama tutti a sviluppare la consapevolezza planetaria di essere cittadini terrestri. Si impone dunque l’urgenza di elaborare un’etica che promuova un atteggiamento analitico, critico e scientificamente fondato nei confronti dei problemi riguardanti l’interazione tra essere umano e ambiente naturale.

Nella stessa sezione sull'ecologia sono presenti i contributi di Bruno Latour e Nikolaj Schultz, Stefano Petrucciani, Francis Wolff, Bernd Ladwig, Maurizio Ferraris.

Leggi di più sul numero 3/2022 di MicroMega -Almanacco della Filosofia:

https://www.micromega.net/micromega-3-2022-sommario/

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https://www.geoethics.org

Destina il tuo 5 per mille alla IAPG

Sostieni la IAPG: destina il tuo 5 per mille (dichiarazione dei redditi 2021) all’Associazione Internazionale per la Promozione della Geoetica Onlus. 

Per destinare il tuo 5 per mille basta scrivere il codice fiscale dell’Associazione 97731120586 nello spazio già presente sulla tua dichiarazione dei redditi.

Visita il sito della IAPG: https://www.geoethics.org 

Il tuo sostegno finanziario ci consentirà di continuare a sviluppare le nostre attività finalizzate a sensibilizzare la società sui valori etici, sociali e culturali del sapere geologico, attraverso lo sviluppo di iniziative nel settore dell’educazione alla cultura geoscientifica. 

Rischi naturali, cambiamenti climatici, sfruttamento delle risorse, sostenibilità e altri temi di urgente attenzione sono al centro delle iniziative e attività dell'Associazione.

Il tuo sostegno è indispensabile per promuovere una nuova visione etica del nostro rapporto con la Terra.

Condividi questo appello. Grazie per il tuo sostegno!

Per ulteriori informazioni, contattaci inviando una email a: 
iapgeoethics@aol.com

Video:

"Ecological crisis and geosciences: the need for geoethics"

(by Giuseppe Di Capua)

Giuseppe Di Capua (IAPG Treasurer and geologist at National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome, Italy) contributed to the "State of the Planet" event organized by the IUGS - International Union of Geological Sciences within the initiatives to celebrate 60 years from the foundation of the IUGS (IUGS60) and the Earth Day 2022. Giuseppe was speaker and panelist at that event.

He delivered a talk entitled "Ecological crisis and geosciences: the need for geoethics".

This event took place on 22 April 2022 - 2:00-4:30 pm (BST)

Video: https://youtu.be/Qnh066e9VGM

Download the flyer on this event (pdf file):

https://www.geoethics.org/_files/ugd/5195a5_5bc14a7465664776a13067ac84579bc4.pdf?index=true

Download the flyer on talks (pdf file):

https://www.geoethics.org/_files/ugd/5195a5_ecd6b8d4139b47d6a23d5d795361a0a0.pdf?index=true

Download the flyer on panel (pdf file):

https://www.geoethics.org/_files/ugd/5195a5_d80fa0af6ff1440384b0210a11b73442.pdf?index=true

This event on the IUGS and IUGS60 websites:

https://www.iugs.org/iugs60

https://iugs60.org/state-of-the-planet/

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Silvia Peppoloni intervistata da Media INAF

"È l’ora della geoetica, per una scienza responsabile"

In occasione della Giornata della Terra, Silvia Peppoloni, direttrice del “Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences”, la nuova rivista scientifica dell’INGV dedicata alla geoetica, è stata intervista per il Notiziario Online dell'Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica.

Leggi l'intervista su Media INAF: 

https://www.media.inaf.it/2022/04/22/rivista-geoetica/

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https://www.geoethics.org

New book - Geoethics: Manifesto for an Ethics of Responsibility Towards the Earth

New book

Geoethics: Manifesto for an Ethics of Responsibility Towards the Earth

We are happy to inform you about this new book on geoethics (9 chapters) published by Springer:

Peppoloni S. and Di Capua G. (2022). Geoethics: Manifesto for an Ethics of Responsibility Towards the Earth. Springer, Cham, XII+123 pp., ISBN 978-3030980436. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98044-3

This book:

• Provides a detailed description of geoethics.
• Puts geoethics into an historic context of the development of environmental approaches.
• Analyzes global geo-environmental problems through the lens of geoethical thinking.
• Discusses the concept of Anthropocene from a geoethical perspective.

Book description:

This book outlines the current development of geoethical thinking, proposing to the general public reflections and categories useful for understanding the ethical, cultural, and societal dimensions of anthropogenic global changes.

Geoethics identifies and orients responsible behaviors and actions in the management of natural processes, redefining the human interaction with the Earth system based on a critical, scientifically grounded, and pragmatic approach. Solid scientific knowledge and a philosophical reference framework are crucial to face the current ecological disruption. The scientific perspective must be structured to help different human contexts while respecting social and cultural diversity. It is impossible to respond to global problems with disconnected local actions, which cannot be proposed as standard and effective operational models. Geoethics tries to overcome this fragmentation, presenting Earth sciences as the foundation of responsible human action toward the planet. Geoethics is conceived as a rational and multidisciplinary language that can bind and concretely support the international community, engaged in resolving global environmental imbalances and complex challenges, which have no national, cultural, or religious boundaries that require shared governance. Geoethics is proposed as a new reading key to rethinking the Earth as a system of complex relationships, in which the human being is an integral part of natural interactions.

Authors:

Silvia Peppoloni and Giuseppe Di Capua

(National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome, Italy)

Read more about this book in Springer Link

Download for free the Book Front Matter, that includes the preface by the science philosopher Telmo Pievani and the list of contents

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Geoetica su Geologicamente n. 7

Segnaliamo che è stato pubblicato "Geologicamente" n. 7 - marzo 2022 (magazine di attualità e cultura delle geoscienze della SGI - Società Geologica Italiana). 

A pagina 59 trovate anche lo spazio dedicato alla sezione di "Geoetica e Cultura Geologica" della SGI, in cui vengono presentate le sessioni di geoetica all'EGU 2022 di Vienna (maggio 2022) e al prossimo convegno SGI-SIMP di Torino (settembre 2022).

La sezione di "Geoetica e Cultura Geologica" della SGI è anche la sezione italiana della IAPG (IAPG-Italy). 

Potete scarica gratuitamente il n. 7 di Geologicamente al seguente indirizzo:
https://www.socgeol.it/files/download/pubblicazioni/Geologicamente/GEO7b-web(1).pdf

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https://www.geoethics.org

Just published in the special issue on geoethics of the journal Sustainability

We are glad to inform that the a new paper has been published in the special issue "New Advances on Geoethics and Sustainable Development" of the journal Sustainability. The guest editors of this special issue are Silvia Peppoloni and Giuseppe Di Capua.

The paper published is entitled:

"Science and Citizen Collaboration as Good Example of Geoethics for Recovering a Natural Site in the Urban Area of Rome (Italy)" 

and authored by Monia Procesi, Giuseppe Di Capua, Silvia Peppoloni, Marco Corirossi and Alessandra Valentinelli.

This paper is fully open access and can be downloaded here:

https://www.geoethics.org/_files/ugd/5195a5_b46a540680f0472d8d040297ff94c364.pdf?index=true

Abstract:

Natural sites in urban spaces can have a key role in citizen well-being, providing fundamental ecosystem services to the population and assuring a multitude of benefits. Therefore, cities should guarantee a number of green areas and their conservation in time as an essential part of urban architecture. In this framework, cooperation between scientists, decision makers and citizens is critical to ensure the enhancement of green public spaces. Social and scientific communities are called to work in a tuned way to combine scientific knowledge and methods to local socio-economic contexts, driven by the values of geoethics. The Bullicante Lake case study, discussed in this work, represents an example of application of geoethical values, such as inclusiveness, sharing, sustainability and conservation of bio- and geodiversity. This urban lake in Rome appeared following illegal excavation works in 1992 and remained closed until 2016 favouring re-naturalization processes. Over time, this site was often threatened by pending actions for building. The aim of this study was to highlight how fruitful cooperation between science and citizens is able to transform a degraded urban area into a place of knowledge, recreation, enjoyment and eco-systemic preservation. Moreover, on the basis of this experience, the authors proposed a generalised approach/strategy to be developed and applied in other contexts. The active involvement of citizens and the cooperation among scientists, artists and institutions were able to redress opportunistic behaviours well by preventing site degradation and its improper use, favouring environmental safeguarding and making possible the site’s recognition as a natural monument. The results of these actions led to the improved quality of citizen life, showing an excellent example of virtuous cooperation between science and society.

This paper can be cited as follows:

Procesi M., Di Capua G., Peppoloni S., Corirossi M. and Valentinelli A. (2022). Science and Citizen Collaboration as Good Example of Geoethics for Recovering a Natural Site in the Urban Area of Rome (Italy). Sustainability, 14(8), 4429. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084429. 

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Other publications on geoethics in the IAPG website:

https://www.geoethics.org/publications

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https://www.geoethics.org

Geoethics Medal 2022

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 2021 nominations should be submitted by 30 June 2022, 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 (no more than 250 words).
• Brief encomium of the candidate and his/her work (no more than 600 words).

Proposals have to be submitted through an email to: iapgeoethics@aol.com and giuseppe.dicapua@ingv.it, with the subject "Nomination for the IAPG Geoethics Medal 2022"

Nominations will be evaluated by an international committee.

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

Recipients:
2021: Sandra Villacorta (Peru) and Iain Hay (Australia)

2020: John Geissman (USA)

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

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

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