This Earth Day, we are partnering with geoscience societies and organisations around the world to celebrate our planet and the people working to protect it.
The 2026 Earth Day theme, "Our Power, Our Planet", highlights the important role of individual and collective action in striving for a sustainable future for all. It also invites us to reflect on an undeniable truth: caring for our planet is caring for our shared future.
Today, we acknowledge and celebrate the vital contributions of the geoscience community to our understanding of our world, informing policy and decision-making and empowering us to steward our resources sustainably.
Earth Day Statement for those using a screen reader:
The 2026 Earth Day theme, “Our Power, Our Planet”, underscores the importance of both individual and collective action to preserve the integrity of Earth’s dynamic systems. Geoscience informs meaningful action through diligent and continuous study of Earth’s systems and their interactions with human enterprises and technologies. This knowledge empowers society to manage and use Earth’s resources prudently and sustainably. Geoscientists across many fields and professional settings have embraced the responsibility to balance social, environmental, and economic interests. This Earth Day, the global geoscience community reaffirms its commitment to applying its expertise to meet today’s needs while safeguarding opportunities for future generations to thrive.
We are pleased to join our voice with geoscience organisations and societies around the world in echoing this important message. Signatories in alphabetical order:
- African Geophysical Society
- American Geophysical Union
- American Geosciences Institute
- Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
- DVGeo – Dachverband der Geowissenschaften
- European Association of Geochemistry
- European Geosciences Union
- Geochemical Society
- International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
- International Union of Geological Sciences
- Japan Geoscience Union
- Mexican Geophysical Union
- Society of Economic Geologists
- The Geological Society of America
- The Geological Society of London
- The German Geophysical Society (Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft - DGG)
- The Indian Geophysical Union
- The International Geographical Union (IGU)
- The Taiwanese Chinese Geoscience Union (TCGU)