And if the Spring that Provides the Farm with Water Should Run Dry?—A Geoethical Case Applied in Higher Education

Geoethics is a scientific discipline in development whose primary concern is to instill a better relationship between citizens and the planet they inhabit. With a multiplicity of ethical, social, and cultural values, the significant input geoethics can have on decision-making worldwide is recognized. Knowing how the planet Earth works is the basis for all geoscientific knowledge and essential for the resolution of the great challenges that humankind faces every day. The Geoethics Outcomes and Awareness Learning (GOAL) Project is the first to focus on taking geoethics to higher education curricula, to spread a geoethical perspective across our society. One of the educational resources, developed by the GOAL team of experts, was implemented on a higher education course. The results showed that students (n = 10) are aware of the strict relation between human actions and Earth system dynamics. Students also expressed the concern to educate citizens on the global problems faced, as for daily decisions. They take a preventive position when it concerns human action impacting Earth’s balance. This study is important to develop the students’ geoethical background, as well as to look for ways to improve it, hopefully contributing to a better future on Earth.