The seminar will bring together geoscientists, philosophers, scholars in the humanities, and social scientists. It is part of the International Academy 2026 of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH), which has funded the seminar.

The IAVCEI (International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior) Early-Career Researchers Network (ECR-Net), in collaboration with the EGU (European Geosciences Union) Geoethics Working Group on Geoethics and the support of the IAPG (International Association for Promoting Geoethics), is hosting a joint online panel discussion on “Ethics in Volcanic Disaster Risk Management” on 23 October 2026 (17:00-19:30 CEST).

Dear colleagues and friends, Today, 15 October 2026, we have celebrated the tenth International Geoethics Day, dedicated to the theme “Bridging Disciplines, Connecting Responsibilities.” ...

The annual theme for this 10th edition is: Bridging Disciplines, Connecting Responsibilities.

We are pleased to share news of two initiatives celebrating International Geoethics Day 2026.

The evening event to celebrate the International Geoethics Day 2026 in Greece will take place on 15 October on 6:00 pm (local time) in the Municipal Council Chamber at Sitia City Hall, Crete. This seminar is entitled "Geoethics and UNESCO Global Geoparks: Values, Responsibility and Sustainability for People and the Earth".

The conference, held in Italian and entitled “Geoethics and Responsibility in the Earth Sciences” (Geoetica e Responsabilità nelle Scienze della Terra), will take place at the Conference Hall of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV; National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology) in Rome, Italy.

Prof. Paul Cleverley (IAPG Board of Experts and Chair of the Task Group on AI in Geosciences of the IUGS Commission on Geoethics) will deliver a keynote speech, entitled "AI ethics in geoscience with a focus on LLMs", in the Workshop on "Geoheritage with Shared Responsibility" on 9 October 2026. This workshop is organized by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) to celebrate the 5th International Geodiversity Day and the 10th International Geoethics Day.

There is widespread acceptance that Earth’s climate is warming, but there is disagreement about why this is happening, and what needs to be done about it.

Silvia Peppoloni (IAPG President and Chair of the IUGS Commission on Geoethics) will deliver an invited talk, entitled "Geoethics: Rethinking Geologists' Responsibilities in a Changing World". This is an event organized by the Student Chapter of the Colombian Geological Society (Sociedad Colombiana de Geologia) at the Caldas University to celebrate the Geologist's Day in Colombia.