German Geological Society – Geological Association (DGGV)
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The German Geological Society – Geological Association (DGGV) is an international, non-profit organization in the geosciences with over 3500 members from more than 64 countries. Prominent founding members of the society, which was established in 1848 in Berlin as the German Geological Society (DGG), included Alexander von Humboldt and Leopold von Buch.
The mission of DGGV is to promote the geosciences in research and teaching, in business and administration, and to publish scientific findings. DGGV communicates ideas and topics of basic and applied research within the scientific community, offers geoscientific expertise for public and economic concerns and promotes international cooperation between scientific organizations, institutions and associations. Active exchange of ideas keeps the scientific community alive. Young and experienced geoscientists profit from this exchange.
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