The GeoSource project offers students the possibility to do courses and internships in the Federal University of Pará (UFPA, Brazil) and UiO (Norway), and an intensive hydrogeology field-course in the Amazon Region. Norsk Hydro, with a bauxite mining facility in Paragominas (Pará, Brazil), is a network partner.

Cooperation and activities

 

Highlights of GeoSource:

  • Field-work in environmental geology and hydrogeology
  • Bridging gaps between Geosciences and Social Sciences
  • Exploring the unique features of the hydrogeology, geology and society of the Amazon Region
  • Sharing social and environmental values, and strengthening research cooperation between the project partners
Figure: The feed back loop of use of geological resources and sustainable development in a finite world. Figure: The GeoSource project.
Figure: The feed back loop of use of geological resources and sustainable development in a finite world. Figure: The GeoSource project.