RAW-CST
Belgian council for Earth Sciences
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Meet some of our founding associations and newer partners
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If you are representing an association who is actively involved in research, field-trips, exhibitions or other project within the Geo-sciences, we kindly invite you to join the RAW-CST and take your association out on a national forum.
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Membership of the Belgian Council For Earth Sciences means taking part in respectful debates, problem-solving projects and cooperation with other (inter)national organisations.
The BVP gives both professionals and citizen scientists a forum where paleontological research, promotion and collaboration are key. By organizing lectures, excursions, study days, exhibitions, publishing magazines and books, it is our intention to actively contribute to the promotion of paleontological knowledge. The Belgian Paleontological Association (BVP) supports and actively collaborates with international research institutions and supports paleontological projects.
PALAEONTOLOGICA BELGICA vzw.
NAUTILUS-GENT vzw.
Nautilus-Gent vzw. is an association for collectors of minerals and fossils. Our members include people who are generally fascinated by the world of geology or a part of it. Nautilus-Gent vzw currently has around 200 members, spread over Belgium and the Netherlands. A range of activities and services are offered to the members of the association, including monthly meetings, lectures, loans of books and devices, series of lessons, trips, micromounting, an annual fair and much more.
'Palaeontologica Belgica' is a scientific research organisation who actively promotes, supports, popularises and protects Belgian palaeontology in all its facets. The organisation was founded in 2020 and is a non-profit association (vzw) that operates independently. Its founding members come from different Belgian geo-scientific organisations and work projectwise on various paleontological initiatives. In addition to a good cooperation with federal research institutions, the academic world and international organisations, a great deal of attention is also aimed to 'citizen science' and outreach to the general public.
HoNa (HOMO et NATURA) LEUVEN vzw.
ACADEMIE VOOR MINERALOGIE vzw. (ACAM)
the ACAM or Academy for Mineralogy vzw. aims to bring lovers of precious stones, minerals and fossils together. For this she provides lectures, courses , a museum, a library, a journal and other publications, a scholarship and numerous interesting activities. The activities take place both in the museum and abroad. The headquarter is located in Merksem (province of Antwerp)
GEOLOGISCHE VERENIGING LIMBURG vzw. (GVL-GEOLITHOS)
GVL - Geolithos is a part of the Limburg Geological Association The association aims towards all people with the same hobby; this is the collection of rocks, minerals and fossils. The GVL brings them together in the scientific field in order to exchange as much mutual knowledge as possible. We aim to make dig sites publicly known. Joint excursions or museum visits are regularly organized. During our meetings, members can exchange specimens of minerals and fossils among other members. We regularly organize exhibitions with specimens we found in the field
ASSOCIATION DES MICROMONTEURS DE NINERAUX MONTIGNY-LE-TILLEUL asbl. (4M)
4M or the 'Association des Micro-Monteurs de Montigny-le-Tilleul' was created in 1979 and aims to study and popularize earth sciences, in particular the regional mineralogy. The association intends to promote among its members a relationship of guidance and trust oriented towards the constitution of collections of micro-montages. The association declares that its specificity allows it not to compete with existing organisations. We are a group of people who share a common interest in micromounting; some of us are interested in paleontology and geology, others in large specimens. There are also those who do all these things at the same time.
HoNa is an association for and by people with a strong interest in fossils, minerals, geology, archeology and nature. HoNa is the abbreviation of the Latin translation for Man and Nature (Homo et Natura). We form a socio-cultural association that aims to arouse interest in nature in all its facets and in particular in the possible interactions between man, nature and landscape, both in the past, the present and the future.
CERCLE GEOLOGIQUE DU HAINAUT asbl. (CGH)
Founded in September 1986 by F. Cornu (†), J. Soudan (†) and Ph. Hoogstoel. The Geological Cercle of Hainaut (CGH) is registered in the Belgian Official journal of March 6, 1987 (n ° 3271). Our main goal is to bring together people interested in geology and its related branches to further promote their knowledge on the topic(s). Therefore we organise various activities.
LITHOS HARELBEKE vzw.
Lithos opens its association to all who is interested in the wonderful world of minerals, rocks and fossils. Our association focuses on beginner in the field and more skilled amateurs and specialists. Searching for minerals and fossils comes is our primary objective, with trips both in Belgium and abroad Our members are encouraged to search and explore new sites. In this way new knowledge comes to our association, to the benefit of all our members. We ask for an active participation in our activities We ask parents of our younger members to make an effort to encourage them in their hobby by giving them the opportunity to participate in excursions and indoor activities.
BELGISCHE VERENIGING VOOR PALEONTOLOGIE vzw.
The BVP gives both professionals and citizen scientists a forum where paleontological research, promotion and collaboration are key. By organizing lectures, excursions, study days, exhibitions, publishing magazines and books, it is our intention to actively contribute to the promotion of paleontological knowledge. The Belgian Paleontological Association (BVP) supports and actively collaborates with international research institutions and supports paleontological projects.