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IAPG Blog
This is the new official blog of the IAPG from 29 June 2022.
Posts on the old blog are still available at: https://iapgeoethics.blogspot.com/


The Board of Scholars of the CIPSH Chair on Geoethics
The Board of Scholars of the Chair on Geoethics of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH) is now active. This Board is formed by scientists and scholars with diverse disciplinary backgrounds.
iapgeoethics
Aug 14, 20252 min read


Workshop on geoethics in Chile on 11 August 2025 (in Spanish)
Workshop "Developing Geoethical Judgment: Cases That Could Happen to Us – What to Do?", organized by IAPG-Chile/Geoethics Specialist Group of the Geological Society of Chile (SGCh).
iapgeoethics
Aug 7, 20251 min read


New article in JGSG: "The influence of geoethics on the professional activity of the Earth sciences"
Lencina, R., and Solsona, M.N., (2025). The influence of geoethics on the professional activity of the Earth sciences. Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences, 1(2), 1-46. https://doi.org/10.13127/jgsg-75
iapgeoethics
Aug 6, 20251 min read


First article published in the JGSG Special Issue "Women in Geosciences"
Di Bucci, D., Franceschetti, C., and Postiglione, I. (2025). 30 years of women in science in Italy through the lens of the Major Risks Commission. Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences, 3(Special Issue), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.13127/jgsg-84
iapgeoethics
Aug 1, 20252 min read


Off-Earth Geoethics (by Ilan Kelman, UK)
Geoethics examines the ethics of human and Earth interactions. Topics range from planetary-scale modifications for stopping human-caused climate change through to creating local micropollution for improving livelihoods. All subjects also apply to human interests away from the Earth, including spaceships, space stations, other planets, moons, and stars.
iapgeoethics
Jul 28, 20253 min read


Geoethics Aotearoa New Zealand Seminar Series: Sampling ethics and geo-data sovereignty in Aotearoa
This session will be a discussion of Te Tiriti compliance in geological sampling and recognising data as a Taonga, something to be treated with care and respect.
iapgeoethics
Jul 18, 20251 min read


Call for Papers - Special Issue on Geoethics of the journal Andean Geology
Andean Geology invites submissions for a forthcoming special issue on geoethics, aimed at fostering critical reflection on the ethical dimensions of the geosciences in Chile and Latin America.
iapgeoethics
Jul 16, 20252 min read


Published the first special issue of the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences!
We are pleased to inform you that the first special issue of the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences (JGSG) has also been printed in hard copy, thanks to the support of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV).
iapgeoethics
Jun 6, 20251 min read


Let’s talk Open Science: useful online resources to explore
We highlight some articles written by Ilan Kelman and published in Ethics of Open Science - A blog series by University College London (UCL).
iapgeoethics
Jun 5, 20251 min read


Geoethics Aotearoa New Zealand Seminar Series
This student-run series will explore themes under the banner of geoethics.
iapgeoethics
Jun 4, 20252 min read
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