The International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG)
is a multidisciplinary, scientific platform for widening the discussion and creating awareness about problems of Geoethics and Ethics applied to the Geosciences.
IAPG is legally recognized as a not-for-profit association, has 3071 members
in 129 countries on 5 continents, and can count on a network of 35 national sections.
IAPG works to developing theoretical and practical activities covering a wide
range of contents comprising: philosophy of geosciences and history of
geosciences thinking; research integrity and professionalism in geosciences;
working climate issues and related aspects; geoethics in georisks and disaster
risk reduction; responsible georesources management; ethical and social aspects
in geoeducation and geoscience communication; geoethics applied to different
geoscience fields including economic geology, paleontology, forensic geology
and medical geology; ethical and societal relevance of geoheritage and
geodiversity; sociological aspects in geosciences and
geosciences-society-policy interface; geosciences for sustainable and
responsible development; geoethical implications in global and local changes of
socio-ecological systems; ethics in geoengineering; ethical issues in climate
change and ocean science studies; ethical implications in geosciences data life
cycle and big data; ethical and social matters in the international geoscience
cooperation.
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