The European Federation of Geologists (EFG) is pleased to announce the release of issue 61 of the European Geologist, its peer-reviewed Diamond Open Access publication.

The new issue is the second special edition dedicated to the full papers submitted connected to the 5th International Professional Geology Conference (IPGC), which was held in Zaragoza, Spain, in November 2025.

This edition features the following contributions:

Financial Opportunities in the Raw Materials Sector of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and the Role of the Southern Spain Innovation Hub

by Diana Patricia Fernández del Campo and Manuel Regueiro y González-Barros


Geoscience for European Policy on Climate-Related Geohazards

by Eleftheria Poyiadji, Julie Hollis, Dionysios Gkoutis, Vitor Correia, Pavlos Tyrologou, David Govoni, Steve Gruslin, Olena Ivanik, and Simon Clark


From university to the professional practice. The personal and technical non-geological skills required to succeed as a geologist

by Joan Martinez-Bofill, Pere Buxó, Ramon Pérez, Vinyet Solà, and Laura Blanco


Geo strategy in mineral raw materials 

by Manuel Regueiro y González-Barros


The legal regime of the territory: An opportunity to defend the natural risk of a geographical space

by Rafael Martínez and Jesús Mateo


A pilot study on the conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater resources during a drought period. The case of pumping groundwater in Calanda irrigation area (Aragon, Northeast of Spain)

by Javier Salomó, María Teresa Carceller, Alba Cervera, Rosana Navarro, Antonio Sarasa, Antonio Albarracín, Agustín Blas, Raúl Celador, Gabriel Gallardo, Andrés Maestre, Carlota Oliván, Laura Roy, Javier Serrano, and Antonio Quintana


Groundwater resource assessment and safe yield analysis for a well field supplying Lomé (Togo)

by Manuel V. Arce, Álvaro Olave, and Eva Molinero


Multiple landslides in a natural touristic area (Mullerthal, Luxembourg): causes and safety works

by Steve Gruslin and Tiffany Hennebaut


Public participation for sustainable groundwater management: the case of the Ebro river basin

by Y. San Juan, T. Carceller, and M. García-Vera


The role of geologists in basin management: 100 years of experience from the Ebro river basin authority

by Y. SanJuan, J. San Román, P. Coloma, F. Delgado, M. De La Fuente, J. Mellado, T. Carceller, M.A. García Vera


Assessing pipeline detachment risk at river crossings under future climate scenarios

by Clélia Marchand, Claire Saint-Macary, and Guayente Corral-Broto


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