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.

This essay has been recently published: Peppoloni S., Di Capua G., and Bilham N. (2025). The Future Challenges of Geoethics: Navigating Technology, Sustainability, and Social and Professional Responsibility. In: Peppoloni S. and Di Capua G. (eds.), Geoethics and Geosciences Serving Society: Reflections from the 37th International Geological Congress. SpringerBriefs in Geoethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-03754-1_2

Martin Bohle (IAPG Board of Experts, Germany) will deliver the following talks: "Geoethics, an Epistemic–Moral Hybrid for Tellurian Practices". 2 December 2025 (14:15-15:45) at Max Weber Centre (University of Erfurt, Germany). This is an In-Person event. “Ethics of the Anthropocene”. 11 December 2025 (15.30-17.00) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This is an online event.

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 several events on geoethics at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2026 (EGU26)