Geology for Global Development

To commemorate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science our GfGD blogger from Chile, Olivia Mejías, hopes to inspire you with the words of three famous female scientists.   There are...

https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2021/02/11/three-quotes-from-famous-female-scientists-for-the-international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science/

Governments need scientists, and Heather Britton is telling you what to expect if you decide to join the Civil Service Fast Stream.  For the past year, I have been on the Science and Engineering...

https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2020/08/11/science-and-engineering-in-the-civil-service-by-heather-britton/

Jesse Zondervan picks his favourite posts from geoscience and development news which cover the geology for global development interest. Here’s a round-up of Jesse’s favourite selections for t...

https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2020/08/04/apr-jul-gfgdpicks-scicomm/

Over the next few weeks, we’d like to introduce you to some new faces on the GfGD blog, bringing fresh ideas and perspectives on topics relating to geoscience and sustainable development. We’...

https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2020/07/28/introducing-our-new-authors-olivia-mejias/

As this year’s pandemic spreads through Brazil, our own Bárbara Zambelli notices a positive shift in the natural environment. In this article, she wonders, what if we shift from an ethics of e...

https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2020/06/30/geoethics-from-an-ethics-of-exhaustion-to-one-of-abundance/

Unlike the more typical content, this blog post does not consider our earth’s environment as a challenge to overcome, or a risk, but guides us in using its landscape as a mental resource. Join ...

https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2020/05/12/environmental-symphonies/

Barbara shares ideas on effective science communication. She explains why we should be interested, based on her own observations of emerging movements such as Flat Earthers and climate change den...

https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2020/04/14/building-trust-through-effective-science-communication/

Each month, Jesse Zondervan picks his favourite posts from geoscience and development blogs/news which cover the geology for global development interest. Here’s a round-up of Jesse’s favourit...

https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2020/04/07/how-can-we-emerge-into-a-better-world-how-geology-can-ease-your-mind-that-and-more-in-jesse-zondervans-start-of-2020-gfgdpicks-scicomm/

Over the next few weeks, we’d like to introduce you to some new faces on the GfGD blog, bringing fresh ideas and perspectives on topics relating to geoscience and sustainable development. We’...

https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2020/03/31/introducing-our-new-authors-cecilia-reed/

During her time at a mining school Hannah Ritchie wondered why the GfGD society membership was so low. How do people perceive geology’s ability to contribute to a sustainable future? Hannah exp...

https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2020/03/04/what-role-should-academic-institutions-be-playing-in-changing-peoples-perception-towards-geosciences/