Code of Ethics/Conduct
A list of links to Codes of Ethics/Conduct of Geoscience Associations, Organizations, Institutes.
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Codes of Geoethics
- Sociedad Geológica de Chile (SGCh/Geoethics Group - IAPG-Chile)
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Codes of Ethics
- American Association of Geographers (AAG)
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
- American Geosciences Institute (AGI)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)
- Arkansas State of Board of Registration for Professional Geologists (ARPG)
- Association of Applied Geochemists (AAG)
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AUSIMM)
- Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG)
- Chamber of Geological Engineers of Turkey (JMO)
- Code of ethics of geologists, Civil Code of Québec
- Consejo Superior Profesional de Geologia, Argentina
- Ecological Society of America (ESA)
- El Consejo Profesional de Geologia, Colombia (CPG)
- Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC)
- European Federation of Geologists (EFG)
- Geological Society of the Philippines
- Geological Society of America (GSA)
- Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA)
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC)
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba (APEGM)
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB)
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL)
- Association of Professional Geoscientists of Nova Scotia (APGNS)
- Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO)
- Institute of Geologists of Ireland (IGI)
- Moroccan Association of Geosciences/Association Marocaine des Géosciences
- National Association for State Boards of Geology (ASBOG)
- Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists (PCPG)
- Union Internationale de Spéléologie (UIS)
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Codes of Conduct
- Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
- Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, State of California
- Geological Society of America (GSA)
- Geological Society of Kenya (GSK)
- Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Geológos (ICOG), Spain
- Science Council (SC)
- South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP)
- Société Géologique de France (SGF)
- The Geological Society of London (GSL)
Meeting/Event Codes of Ethical Conduct
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- American Association for the Advance of Science (Meeting Code of Conduct)
- American Geophysical Union (Meetings Code of Conduct or AGU Policy on Scientific Integrity and Professional Ethics - Appendix B, pp. 21-22)
- Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (Events Code of Conduct)
- Geological Society of America (Events Code of Conduct)
- Geological Society of America (Respectful Inclusive Scientific Events - RISE)
- International Geological Congress - IGC 2024 (Code of Conduct)
- The Geological Society of London (Code of Conduct for Meetings and Other Events — Annex C on page 12 of the Code of Conduct)
Other resources
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- European Geosciences Union (EGU): Joint EGU-AGU Statement of Principles for a Code of Ethics for the Geosciences
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