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GECO
(Geology for an ECOnomical sustainable development)

In 2007, the Belgian Federal Public Service (FPS) Foreign Affairs, External Trade and Development Cooperation entrusted the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) – by its department “Geological Survey of Belgium”- and the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) to develop an excellence centre (GECO) aiming to support politics, citizens and industries working in the sustainable management of the mineral natural resources. Its activities consist in the development of applications in order:

• to bring indices and methods to the authorities allowing them to work out regulations fixing the optimum conditions for operating taking into account the environmental and social factors;
• to provide the authorities and the companies with powerful tools of traceability of the raw materials;
• to advice with expert systems allowing the partners to answer these requirements.

Compte-rendu du Colloque International « Quête des Ressources » en Afrique centrale (2) : Le secteur minier en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC)  État des lieux et perspectives

Organisé à Tervuren (Belgique), les 1, 2 et 3 décembre 2010 Dans le cadre des activités du programme “Geology for an Economic Sustainable Development” (GECO) & de la Task Force “Mineral Resources in Central Africa” (MIRECA), sous les auspices du Ministère belge des Affaires Étrangères.