International Geodiversity Day is a worldwide celebration, bringing people together on October 6 each year, to promote all the many aspects of geodiversity.

What is geodiversity?

Geodiversity is all around you. It is all the parts of nature that aren’t alive; including everything from minerals and fossils, to soils and spectacular landscapes.

Geodiversity and the Sustainable Development Goals

Geodiversity impacts many areas of society. As such use and understanding of geodiversity is essential to the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.