sustainability

GIFT at the Assembly: Mineral Resources

Laura Roberts-Artal April 13, 2015

The mineral-rich ‘treasure peninsula’ of Kazakhstan (Credit: KARI/ESA).

The EGU’s Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) programme offers teachers attending the conference the opportunity to hone their Earth science skills. The General Assembly workshop is one of GIFT’s most important activities of the year, combining talks on current research with hands-on activities presented by educators. What’s more, scientists can also come to the sessions – here’s what’s in ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Soil and water conservation in the Dogon Plateau, Mali

Sara Mynott June 10, 2014

Velio Coviello, a scientist from the Research Institute for Hydrogeological Protection, Italy, and one of the winners of the EGU 2014 Photo Contest, brings us this week’s Imaggeo on Mondays. He sheds light on his winning image and the problems associated with conserving soils and water in Western Africa… This picture was taken on Mali’s Dogon plateau during the dry season, in the course of a late ...[Read More]

Sending GIFT to Africa: A new collaboration between the EGU, UNESCO and ESA

Sara Mynott November 26, 2013

For the past ten years, the EGU’s Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) workshops – spreading first hand scientific research to teachers of primary and secondary schools – have been hugely successful in shortening the time that research takes to disseminate from scientist to textbook to teacher and offering usable practical activities for the classroom. GIFT workshops are usually held at the ...[Read More]