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GSW provides a platform and publishing services for 39 trusted scholarly societies in the Earth Sciences. Our high-value, curated research platform provides seamless access to journals and books that researchers consider essential to advance geosciences.

AASP The Palynological Society

AASP – The Palynological Society
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists
Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum
Canadian Science Publishing
Canadian Science Publishing
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
Clay Minerals Society
Clay Minerals Society
Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research
Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research
Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft
Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Environmental & Engineering Geophysical Society
Environmental & Engineering Geophysical Society
European Association for Geochemistry
European Association for Geochemistry
History of Earth Sciences Society
History of Earth Science
Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
Geological Society of London
Geological Society of London
Geological Society of South Africa
Geological Society of South Africa
GeoScienceWorld
GeoScienceWorld
Micropaleontology Press
Micropaleontology Press
Mineralogical Association of Canada
Mineralogical Association of Canada
Mineralogical Society of America
Mineralogical Society of America
Mineralogical Society of UK and Ireland
Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland
Novosibirsk State University
Novosibirsk State University
Pacific Section AAPG
Pacific Section AAPG
Paleontological Society
Paleontological Society
Seismological Society of America
Seismological Society of America
SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
Sociedad Española de Mineralogía
Sociedad Española de Mineralogía
Societa Geologica Italiana
Societa Geologica Italiana
Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia
Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia
Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie
Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie
Société Géologique de France
Société Géologique de France
Society of Economic Geologists
Society of Economic Geologists
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Soil Science Society of America
Soil Science Society of America
University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
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Geologists Share Their Journeys to Support Sustainability
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Geologists Share Their Journeys to Support Sustainability

Geologists have an awareness of Earth’s history and processes across millions to billions of years, and even an insight into the future condition of the planet. Yet, as Pheobe McMellon (CEO of GeoscienceWorld) has said, geoscientists have often been underrepresented in the sustainability sciences. 

Now, the tide may be turning, as there are more opportunities to solve sustainability challenges. Geologists can reapply their skills from traditional geological roles, whether it be from academia or the oil and gas industry. We speak to several geologists about their career journey towards sustainable geoscience, and their perspectives:

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