{"id":12774,"date":"2022-09-28T11:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T15:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?p=12774"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:51:45","slug":"12774","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/2022\/12774\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Geodiversity October 6th at 6pm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Celebrating Geodiversity October 6th at 6pm\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

October 6th, 2022<\/strong> has been designated the first annual UNESCO International Geodiversity Day<\/a>, as declared at the November 2021 UNESCO General Assembly. To commemorate this important occasion in Ottawa, Carleton University Earth Sciences in partnership with the Canada Science and Technology Museum presents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Celebrating Geodiversity; the critical foundation for diverse ecosystems on a changing planet.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Geodiversity?  Geodiversity refers to the abiotic or non-living parts of nature including rocks, sediments, minerals, fossils, soils, landscapes and water systems.  It has been called the \u201csilent partner\u201d of biodiversity, because biologically diverse ecosystems rely on a diversity of underlying geological materials from which to source nutrients and other services.  Humans too depend on a variety of geological materials to support our societies, from building materials to the resources we need to create clean energy technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u201cRemarkable Earth and Ecosystem Changes in the Canadian Arctic Through Deep Time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Claudia Schr\u00f6der-Adams Professor Emeritus, Department Earth Sciences, Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel Discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n