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how to explore such systems for sustainable use. He got trained as a
physical oceanographer (Kiel University, Germany, 1980). As a
retired EU of cial (2019), he is authorised to be af liated with the
International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG, Rome,
Italy) and the Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship
(Montclair, NJ, USA). He is a lifetime member of the European
Geosciences Union and the American Geophysical Union;
ResearchGate: D-4508-2014, ORCID: 0000-0002-8794-5810. He
publishes works, since 2015, on geoethics and societal features of
geosciences.
Mario Bouzo holds degrees in Philosophy from the Universidad Nacional
de Cuyo, Argentina, and did his postgraduate studies in Germany. Apart
from teaching philosophy, he worked as the State Secretary of Education.
He is the director of the Instituto Superior de Enseñanza Privada
(Mendoza, Argentina). He is responsible for secondary level educa-
tion, which offers a programme that combines social sciences, humanities,
economy and management.
Daniele Conversi works at the Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal
Herriko Unibertsitatea, Ikerbasque–Basque Foundation for Science.
Conversi researches on climate change and society, socio/political theory,
comparative democratisation and theory of nationalism. His projects
include ‘Cultural Homogenisation and Nation-Statism’, ‘Climate
Change, Culture Change’, ‘Democracy, Nationalism and Peace’ and the
‘Federalization of Spain’.
Giuseppe Di Capua is a research geologist at the Italian Institute of
Geophysics and Volcanology. His scienti c activity covers the elds of
engineering geology, geohazards, georisks and geoethics. He develops
research on theoretical and practical aspects of geoethics, in particular, on
issues of sustainable and responsible use of georesources, and prevention
from natural risks. He is a founding member and treasurer of the
International Association for Promoting Geoethics; team/task leader
and member of the International Advisory Boards of European
Projects (such as ENVRIplus, EPOS SP, INTERMIN and SMART
Exploration); editor and author of books and articles on geoethics;
webmaster; member of the publications committee of the International
Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS); and member of the editorial board