COMMENT: The Virtuous Circle of Geodiversity & Using IGD to Change the Law
Prof Marco Giardino writes for GeodiversityDay.org about the Virtuous Circle of Geodiversity, and how scientists, conservationists, and...
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5 days ago
Open University Release Policy Brief on IGD
As the world marked International Geodiversity Day, the Open University's PolicyWISE released a new briefing on geodiversity ,...
7 days ago
Maria Knadel Highlights IGD 2024 Theme
In the run up to International Geodiversity Day 2024, we spoke to Maria Knadel from Vestjylland UNESCO Global Geopark in Denmark about...
Sep 23
Geoparks Celebrate IGD 2024
UNESCO's Global Geoparks will be celebrating International Geodiversity Day all around the world. Here are a selection of the events...
Sep 6
International Geographical Union Hosts Geodiversity Seminar
The Geodiversity Group of the International Geographical Union have announced the return of their annual Geodiversity Online Seminar, in...
Feb 22
Theme Announced for International Geodiversity Day 2024
The theme for this year’s International Geodiversity Day, to be held on Sunday 6th October 2024, will be ‘Conserving The Past –...
Feb 15
Organising an IGD Event? Be Inspired by 2023
Are you looking to organise an event for International Geodiversity Day? Need some inspiration? Check out the map and list of the events...
Dec 9, 2023
India's 'Young Palaeontologist' Takes the Lead in Promoting IGD to Schools
For International Geodiversity Day 2023, 16 year old palaeontologist Aswatha Biju organised and hosted a number of events in India. Read...
Dec 7, 2023
Theme for IGD2024: Have Your Say
Each year International Geodiversity Day has a theme - in 2023 the theme was 'Geodiversity is for Everyone'. As we look ahead to IGD...
Oct 4, 2023
"UNESCO is committed to promoting and protecting the diversity of our geoheritage" - UNESCO DG
The UNESCO Director-General, Ms Audrey Azoulay, has released a special statement for Geodiversity Day, calling it "a chance to refocus...
Oct 3, 2023
Géodiversité : le partenaire discret de la biodiversité
With the help of Corentin Guinault - Chargé de projet géodiversité, Réserves Naturelles de France (RNF), we can today release a new...
May 29, 2023
"Geodiversity is for Everyone" - theme announced for IGD 2023
On 6 October, International Geodiversity Day (IGD), will be celebrated under the theme of "Geodiversity is for Everyone". The theme...
Apr 20, 2023
New Paper Published on Geodiversity Day
In a new paper published in a Special Volume of the Geological Society of London, the story of how Geodiversity Day went from grassroots...
Jan 1, 2023
Organising an IGD Event? Be Inspired by 2022
Are you looking to organise an event for IGD? Need some inspiration? Check out the map and list of the events from 2022, and see what...
Dec 6, 2022
Geodiversity Added to the Dictionary
Following the success of the campaign to create a UNESCO International Geodiversity Day, and the global community hosting more than 200...
Oct 7, 2022
It's time to "galvanize potential of geological sciences" - UNESCO DG
The UNESCO Director-General, Ms Audrey Azoulay, has released a special statement for Geodiversity Day, calling on the international...
Oct 7, 2022
Ambassadors Come Together To Celebrate International Geodiversity Day
The Ambassadors to UNESCO from Poland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, have released a special video, raising the profile of...
Oct 6, 2022
Poland Releases "Tales of Time" Video for Geodiversity Day
Recognising the role Poland played in co-initiating the International Geodiversity Day, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has...
Oct 6, 2022
Bringing Geodiversity To The Centre Stage
The University of Oxford has released a new video, celebrating International Geodiversity Day, and the role that researcher Jack Matthews...
Sep 28, 2022
A Shared Lesson Plan for International Geodiversity Day
Elaine Hooton, BA(Hons.) PGCE NPQH For most pupils and students, and indeed many of their teachers, the word ‘geodiversity’ will be far...
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