Integrating geoethics in tertiary education: a strategy for sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean

This study highlights the critical need for geoethics integration into higher education curricula across the Latin America and the Caribbean region, grappling with issues like sustainable development, responsible mining, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity conservation.Geoethics is essential for students to develop a holistic understanding of resources and ecosystems, promoting ethical attitudes and environmental responsibility.The proposed educational model includes geoethical principles, values, and case studies in geoscience courses, facing socio-economic-environmental impacts, sustainable resource management, and disaster risk reduction.The study identifies challenges in geoethics education, such as the lack of awareness of educators, insufficient resources, and fragmented efforts to develop the topic.Overcoming these obstacles requires a collaborative approach among educators, researchers, and professional bodies to develop educational materials, provide training, and facilitate knowledge exchange.The proposal of this study underscores the importance of collaborative initiatives among geoscience stakeholders in the region to ensure the successful incorporation of geoethics into educational frameworks.Education in geoethics is crucial for fostering informed and ethically conscious future geoscientists to better address the region's unique challenges.