Wuhan Consensus: An Initiative for a New Geoscience Education was released
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WUHAN, China, Nov. 7, 2022 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--
Celebrating its 70th anniversary on November 6, 2022, China University of
Geosciences (Wuhan) held International University Presidents' Forum, themed
"Habitable Earth: Mission and Challenges for Research Intensive Universities".
Representatives from world-renowned research universities in Earth Science,
principals of primary and secondary schools, and distinguished scholars from
all over the world gathered in-person or online. The participants engaged in
discussions on major challenges to the habitability of the Earth, and exchange
of ideas on the mission, responsibilities and pathways of promoting the
habitability of the Earth through education. The forum jointly released the
Wuhan Consensus: An Initiative for a New Geoscience Education. (Full text of
the Consensus: https://en.cug.edu.cn/Wuhan_Consensus.htm)
The Consensus emphasizes that a shared future of mankind hinges on the
habitability of the Earth. A shared future for mankind is determined by the
habitability of the Earth. Due to the combined effects of the Earth's own
evolution and anthropogenic changes, a global shortage of energy resources,
environmental pollution, climate change, frequent disasters and ecological
damage become increasingly serious, threatening the livability of the Earth at
unprecedented rates.
Modern Earth Science has made significant progresses and entered into the era
of Earth System Science, with a focus on studying the past, present and future
of a habitable Earth by looking into the deep Earth, deep sea, deep space and
deep time.
In response to the advancement of science and the call of the times, the
Consensus advocates a renewed perception and definition of the role of mankind
and its position and living style in the world under the multiverse outlook.
The Consensus informs that all mankind should adjust and optimize the value
system, knowledge system and dissemination system of geoscience education.
To form a more diversified, comprehensive and inclusive paradigm, under which
theories, technologies and methods could be generated, contributing to green
and low-carbon production and life styles.
The habitability of the Earth has long been wrecked in the "Anthropocene". It
is high time to initiate, facilitate and practice a brand-new geoscience
education that helps to reposition humanity as one of the multitudinous
participants and builders of a habitable Earth.
The Consensus calls on global universities, research institutions, primary and
secondary schools, as well as all sectors of society for concerted actions to
implement the new geoscience education and promote harmonious co-existence
between man and nature in a timely manner.
Source: China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
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Caption: Wuhan Consensus: An Initiative for a New Geoscience Education was released.
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