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AfricaMaVal kicks off its journey in Namibia
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Aug03

AfricaMaVal kicks off its journey in Namibia

posted by EuroGeoSurveys

The project “Building EU-Africa Partnerships on Sustainable Raw Materials Value Chain”, or AfricaMaVal for short, is funded by the European Commission and is part of the Horizon Europe programme. AfricaMaVal launched on the 1st of June 2022. The project kick-off meeting was held on the 23rd and 24th of June 2022 in Windhoek, Namibia. AfricaMaVal aims to develop EU-Africa partnerships by ensuring responsible mineral sourcing for the European industry, while providing for a sustainable local co-development in the best Environmental, Social, and Governance conditions and creating a long-term business environment for European and African companies. AfricaMaVal is a 42-months project gathering 18 partners from 11 countries. It is coordinated by BRGM, the French Geological Survey, and a worldwide reference for Earth Science Application. The consortium gathers African and European experienced organizations, associations, and networks deeply anchored and involved in the critical raw material domain with specific expertise, and knowledge. For more insights about AfricaMaVal, find the press release...

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EuroGeoSurveys at the Raw Materials Week 2021: charting the path for a more secure and resilient supply
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Nov29

EuroGeoSurveys at the Raw Materials Week 2021: charting the path for a more secure and resilient supply

posted by EuroGeoSurveys

From 15th to 19th November 2021, key policy makers, industrial players, and a wide range of stakeholders engaged in discussions during the “Raw Materials Week” 2021 edition, hosted yearly by the European Commission. In this context, and as a partner of the H2020 project SCRREEN2, EuroGeoSurveys took part in the “4th EU Critical Raw Materials” event, organized in collaboration with DG GROW on 15th November. The event aimed at raising awareness about the necessity of critical raw materials, reducing dependencies on strategic raw materials with improvements in their circularity which should be reflected in a far more robust European Circular Economy agenda and the inclusion of sustainable raw materials into the Just Transition agenda. In the same week, SCRREEN 2 kicked off a communication campaign to disseminate key messages  and reach wider audiences and networks. For more insights about the events hosted, the activities and objectives behind, please read the following...

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EU project SCRREEN 2 launches campaign on raw materials
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Nov17

EU project SCRREEN 2 launches campaign on raw materials

posted by EuroGeoSurveys

The EU funded SCRREEN2 project has recently launched a multilingual campaign aiming at raise awareness on raw materials. The “Raw Materials for Future” campaign will address the EU institutions, industries, professionals and the general public, and inform them about the benefits these materials possess and the key role they play for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015 by the United Nations along with EU climate and energy policy objectives. The campaign will explore the variety of raw materials, with special regard to the critical ones, and explain how they will contribute to the SDGs and the green transition. It will be available in six languages and the main messages and graphics will be published in the SCRREEN website and on its social media channels ( LinkedIn SCRREEN, and Twitter accounts @SCRREEN_EU) using the #RawMaterials4Future tag. More information is available in the press release. The SCRREEN2 EU funded project SCRREEN2 is an EU-funded project that aims to support the European CRM strategy and bring expert advice to assist decision-making at the EU level covering all the raw materials and their value chains screened in the CRMs 2020 assessment. The project, launched on 1 November 2020 and coordinated by CEA, comprises 29 recognised key actors, including EIT RawMaterials, on the topics of primary and secondary CRMs as well as on the substitution of...

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FINAL REVIEW MEETING OF THE INTERMIN PROJECT
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Oct19

FINAL REVIEW MEETING OF THE INTERMIN PROJECT

posted by EuroGeoSurveys

The final review meeting of the International Network of Raw Materials Training Centres (INTERMIN) Horizon 2020 Project took place virtually on 24th September 2021. The INTERMIN Consortium gathered online to meet up with their European Commission (EC) Project Officer and Reviewer for a final evaluation of the project work and results. The meeting marked the end of the fourty-two months long project, which was officially closed in August this year. In an open atmosphere, the different INTERMIN work package leaders presented work package progress, results, and proposals for future development of the topics, and discussed them with the EC representatives. Additionally, the sustainability plan of the INTERMIN Project and the INTERMIN Portal were deliberated during the meeting. Therefore, despite the official project end, the INTERMIN Portal will still be maintained and will remain accessible to everyone for free. The outcomes of the INTERMIN Project: The INTERMIN Project has developed a roadmap for enhancing education and the development of skills and knowledge in the raw materials sector. Through its Portal, INTERMIN has created an international qualifications framework for the raw materials education and training sector – the first of its kind worldwide – defining knowledge and skills levels for different courses on exploration, extraction, processing and recycling of raw materials. The project covers a global audience of approximately 550,000 professionals from 5 continents. As an added value, the project created two networks of post grade training and educational centers, a European one (GUIDE) and a global one (INTERMIN), both accessible online for free. Prof. Manuel Regueiro y González Barros, Coordinator of the INTERMIN Project, commented that “the INTERMIN portal allows users to perform easy searches of the more adequate training through the widely available study programs”. More key findings of the project are available in...

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Dr. Julie Hollis takes office as EGS Secretary General
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Oct04

Dr. Julie Hollis takes office as EGS Secretary General

posted by EuroGeoSurveys

EuroGeoSurveys is pleased to announce the start of Dr. Julie Hollis’ mandate as Secretary General today. In this role, Julie takes over the day-to-day operational management and administration of EGS and its Secretariat, increasing contact and collaboration with the European Union Institutions and agencies, particularly the European Commission, and representing the best interests of the EGS Members, the national Geological Surveys of Europe. Upon her arrival at the EGS Secretariat, Julie held an introduction speech and concluded: “I am very happy to be in person in the Brussels office and I look forward to diving into the business of EGS”. Julie is passionate about both geology and about communicating science. For the past twenty years, she has worked in leading roles in government geoscience in Greenland, Denmark and Australia, managing geological mapping and regional geoscience programs to promote mineral exploration investment. She has a PhD in Geology and a Masters in Science Communication and Public Engagement from the University of...

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