EuroGeoSurveys 50th Anniversary Conference

EuroGeoSurveys celebrated 50+ years of collaboration between the Geological Surveys of Europe as well as their continued collaboration towards the development of a Geological Service for Europe. The anniversary celebration, […]
Outcomes from the Raw Materials Foresight Methodology Workshop in La Palma, Gran Canaria

La Palma Research Centre hosted the MICA project’s ‘Raw Materials Foresight Methodology Workshop’ on the 10th and 11th of May in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. The main objective […]
The FORAM network grows: outcomes from EU-Latin America Dialogue on Raw Materials

On 8th and 9th May, 2017, the conference ‘EU-Latin America Dialogue on Raw Materials: consolidating the co-operation’ was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was attended by over 50 high-level […]
The volcano that gave us the bicycle!

The 1815 eruption at Mount Tambora is widely considered the most damaging in human history. It led to global extreme weather change. The harvests failed and 1816 is remembered in […]
The oldest traces of life on Earth

The oldest traces of life on Earth An international team, with the researchers Tor Grenne at the Geological Survey of Norway and John F. Slack from USGS on board, has […]
No technological ban of hydraulic fracturing in Switzerland

PRESS RELEASE Bern, 3 March 2017 – the Federal Council (the 7-member government of Switzerland) stated its position on the use of the subsurface by hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The application […]
Good legal framework for deep geothermal energy in Switzerland

PRESS RELEASE Bern, 3 March 2017 – the Federal Council (the 7-member government of Switzerland) has approved the report «Conceptual development and implementation of policies in support of the utilisation […]
GEOLOGY IN HISTORY

PRESS RELEASE “GEOLOGY IN HISTORY” The geologist: an unknown actor in many historical events The latest EuroGeoSurveys publication “Geology in History” will be launched on 28th March 2017 at the […]
PanAfGeo 1st Training in Mineral Resources Assessment launched

The ambitious training programme of the PanAfGeo Project is now a reality. The first training of “WP2 – MINERAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT” will be held from 5 June 2017 to 16 […]
EFG/UNECE conference

International cooperation on natural resources: geoscientists’ contribution to enhanced governance, policy making and attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals EuroGeoSurveys will attend the “International cooperation on natural resources: geoscientists’ contribution […]