Geology for Global Development

Bárbara Zambelli Azevedo

Geoethics – from an ethics of exhaustion to one of abundance

June 30, 2020
Geoethics – from an ethics of exhaustion to one of abundance
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

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 exhaustion, to one of abundance? This, she argues, is what geoethics is about. [Editor’s note: This post reflects Bárbara’s personal opinions. These opinions may not reflect official policy positions of Geolog ...[Read More]

Building trust through effective science communication

April 14, 2020
Building trust through effective science communication
Image by PDPics from Pixabay

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 deniers in the US and Brazil. How can we build trust in science? I would like to make an invitation to all my fellow scientists. Let’s make our research accessible! Use social media, Instagram, YouTube, Twitt ...[Read More]

Tracking water consumption: how you can help fight climate-change-driven water stress

July 24, 2019
Tracking water consumption: how you can help fight climate-change-driven water stress
Drinking water fountain, in Nepal (Photo: Bárbara Zambelli)

How much water do you think you’re using? When you eat 200 g of beef, you are using more than 3,000 liters of water. Regular blog author Bárbara Zambelli helps us understand how we can alleviate climate-change-related water stress in countries around the world, just through our choices of consumption. [Editor’s note: This post reflects Bárbara’s personal opinions. These opinions may not reflect of ...[Read More]

A mining state in Brazil, without geological knowledge? On the value of science communication

May 28, 2019
A mining state in Brazil, without geological knowledge? On the value of science communication
Credit: Martin Vorel (Public Domain CC0)

As the theme of this month is science communication, I’d like to share some of my own experiences with geoscience communication and public perception of geosciences. I was born and raised in Minas Gerais – the most traditional mining state of Brazil. Nowadays it is internationally recognized for recent environmental disasters such as the failure of the Brumadinho and Fundão tailings dams. I ...[Read More]