Paper No. 43-3
Presentation Time: 10:35 AM
THE GLOBAL NETWORK FOR GEOSCIENCE AND SOCIETY: A NEW PLATFORM FOR WORLDWIDE COOPERATION
WESSEL, Gregory R.1, GREENBERG, Jeffrey K.2, GARDNER, Franny1, WHITE, Kasey S.3, CAVEN, Sarah4, STERING-LALDEE, Sarah5, HILL, Chloe6, KHANDAKER, Nazrul I.7, GILL, Joel8, METZGER, Ellen P.9, DYKSTRA, Stuart10, BARTEL, Beth11, BOWMAN, Luke J.12, HENDRICKS, Rose13, TAROMI SANDSTRÖM, Olof14, BULLOUGH, Florence15, UDU-GAMA, Natasha16 and FORD, Linda17, (1)Geology In The Public Interest, PO Box 1135, Vashon, WA 98070, (2)Department of Geology and Environmental Science, Wheaton College, 501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187, (3)Director for Geoscience Policy, Geological Society of America, 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, CO 20005, (4)Creative Destruction Lab, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (5)New Brunswick Public Schools, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, (6)European Geosciences Union, Munich, 81677, Germany, (7)Geology Discipline, Earth and Physical Sciences, York College Of CUNY, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, (8)Geology for Global Development, Loughborough, LE12 9RP, United Kingdom, (9)San Jose State University, Department of Geology, San Jose, CA 95192-0102, (10)7325 Janes Avenue, Woodridge, IL 60517, (11)Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, (12)Office of the Provost and Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, (13)American Society for Cell Biology, Rockville, MD 20852, (14)Geological Survey of Sweden, Uppsala, SE-751 28, Sweden, (15)Geological Society of London, London, W1J 0BG, United Kingdom, (16)American Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20009, (17)Geoscientists Without Borders, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK 74137
The challenges faced by society today, global warming, environmental degradation, resource depletion, habitat loss, and their associated social impacts, require the contributions of geoscientists to craft effective solutions. These same problems often require coordinated actions across borders, and the people trying to solve these problems, locally and regionally, often suffer from a lack of resources and insufficient access to scientific expertise.
It is for this reason that a group of geoscientists and educators have come together to create the Global Network for Geoscience and Society. Our mission is to strengthen cooperation and catalyze actions that support the global geoscience community by providing a network that enables collaboration and extends to all an opportunity to partner with others to advance resilience and sustainability.
Founded by volunteers from the GSA, the EGU, the AGU, Geology in the Public Interest, Geology for Global Development, the Geological Survey of Sweden, the Geological Society of London, and several universities and other organizations, the Network will bridge the gap between geoscientists and other communities so that they can collaborate to develop sustainable, context-appropriate solutions. It will highlight opportunities for civic-minded geoscientists and others to address societal challenges related to natural resource exploitation, environmental contamination, natural hazards, and climate change.
The Network will create avenues to connect programs and people to advance resilience and sustainability. It will provide civic science resources for geoscientists and advocate for effective and equitable collaborations to advance locally expressed development priorities. It will promote the elevation of community voices that are not always heard, such as indigenous groups, women, the impoverished, and communities of faith, and it will establish a mechanism to advise community groups and organizations that require assistance with problems that involve the geosciences and sustainability.
If you are a geoscientist interested in sustainability, or if you represent a government agency, a foundation or nonprofit, or a forward-looking for-profit corporation, we invite you to join us. Send us an email (gwessel@publicgeology.org) and we’ll be in touch.
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