Global Network
The European Federation of Geologists (EFG) is proud to be part of a broad and vibrant network that spans both Europe and the globe. We actively collaborate with leading geoscience organisations to foster innovation, strengthen cooperation, and promote our shared commitment to excellence, sustainability, and ethical practices in the geosciences.
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Memberships
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Memberships
International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)
The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), founded in 1961, with 121 national members, representing over a million geoscientists, is one of the World’s largest scientific organizations. It encourages international co-operation and participation in the Earth sciences in relation to human welfare and is a member of the International Science Council (ISC). EFG is an affiliated organisation of the IUGS.
Global Geoscience Professionalism Group (GGPG)
The Global Geoscience Professionalism Group is a follow-up initiative of the former IUGS Task Group on Global Geoscience Professionalism (“TG-GGP”).
The Global Geoscience Professionalism Group was founded by its Members to provide an international forum for discussion on matters of common interest among professional geoscience organisations, and to encourage all geoscientists to strive for and maintain excellence in geoscience professionalism.
EFG is a founding member and actively participates in all meetings and activities.
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Pan-European Reserves & Resources Reporting Committee (PERC)
The Pan-European Reserves & Resources Reporting Committee, PERC, is the organisation responsible for setting standards for public reporting of exploration results, mineral resources, and mineral reserves by companies listed on markets in Europe. It is a member of CRIRSCO, the Committee for Mineral Reserves International Reporting Standards, and the PERC Reporting Standard is fully aligned with the CRIRSCO Reporting Template. PERC is established formally as a not-for-profit organisation (‘asbl’) registered in Brussels by its four founding professional organisations, the Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IOM3), the European Federation of Geologists, the Geological Society of London, and the Institute of Geologists of Ireland. EFG also provides administrative support to PERC.
International Raw Materials Observatory (INTRAW)
The International Raw Materials Observatory is a not for profit international association, created to support worldwide cooperation on mineral raw materials’ research & innovation, education & outreach, industry & trade and recycling, management & substitution of strategic raw materials. It is the main outcome of the Horizon 2020 funded INTRAW project which has been coordinated by EFG.
GeoTrainet
GeoTrainet began as an EU-funded project which ran from 2008-2011 and was coordinated by EFG. A lack of appropriately skilled personnel and varying quality of installations had been identified at a barrier to the expansion of shallow geothermal energy use in Europe, so the GeoTrainet project was set up to develop an educational programme which could provide a benchmark standard for training in the sector. On 25 February 2014, the association ‘Geo-education for a sustainable geothermal heating and cooling market’, or ‘GeoTrainet’ for short, was officially established under Belgian law with nine founding members : EFG (Europe) – EGEC (Europe) – ANIG hp (Italy) – RGS (Romania) – BWP (Germany) – GEOPLAT (Spain) – SGC (Sweden) – APG (Portugal) – HHPA (Hungary).
Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)
Partnerships
European Minerals Day
Every two years, the European Minerals Day invites the public to discover the world of minerals and the importance of the mineral sector in our daily life. EFG is joining efforts with a consortium of 11 other European partners to support the event and raise public awareness about the importance of mineral raw materials and sustainable land use.
La Palma Research Centre (LPRC)
La Palma Research Centre (LPRC) is an independent, internationally active think-tank headquartered on Isla de la Palma, Spain. EFG actively cooperates with LPRC in different EU funded projects.
European Raw Materials Alliance
The aim of the European Raw Materials Alliance is to secure access to raw materials critical for the digital and energy transition. This new Alliance is part of a broader EU Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials and is managed by EIT RawMaterials. The official launch event took place on 29 September 2020 on the occasion of the EIT RawMaterials Summit.
Geosciences journal
EFG has established an affiliation agreement with Geosciences, a journal published by the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263) is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal, which publishes original papers, rapid communications, technical notes and review articles, and discussions about all interdisciplinary aspects of the Earth and Planetary Sciences. Geosciences is indexed in Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science), GeoRef, Astrophysics Data System, and many other databases. The affiliation agreement creates a number of advantages for EFG and members of its National Associations. More information
