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The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) is the central geoscientific authority providing advice to the German Federal Government in all geo-relevant questions. It is part of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).

BGR co-operates worldwide with its partners in the technical as well as the European and international cooperation in the geosector. This takes place on behalf of the federal departments and in agreement with national and international geoscientific institutions. BGR advises BMZ in the fields energy and mineral raw materials, groundwater, soil, usage of the deeper subsoil and risk analyses and carries out technical cooperation projects with developing countries, directly commissioned through BMZ.

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