Completion of the EGMS RASTOOL project: European ground motion risk assessment tool
After two years, the international grant "EGMS RASTOOL: European ground motion risk assessment tool” has ended. The project has resulted in data analysis tools from the Copernicus European Ground Motion Service, facilitating the identification of places where land surface deformations occur.
Director of PGI-NRI at the head of the Earth Resources Management Council
The Minister for Climate and Environment, Paulina Hennig-Kloska, has established the Earth Resource Management Council (RGZZ). It was headed by prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Szamałek, Director of the Polish Geological Institute-NRI. The creation of the Council was announced by the Chief National Geologist prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Galos during a recent meeting with PGI-NRI staff.
Director of PGI-NRI at the meeting of the National Development Council to the President of the Republic of Poland
"National and local energy security based on geothermal technologies - renewable energy sources" - This was the motto of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Council of the National Development Council on April 9, 2024. The meeting was held at the Belvedere, and one of the participants in the session was prof. Krzysztof Szamałek, Director of the Polish Geological Institute-NRI.
New UNESCO Global Geopark in Poland
The Land of Extinct Volcanoes Geopark has officially joined the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network. It is the third area in Poland with this title, alongside the UNESCO Holy Cross Mountains Geopark and the UNESCO Muskau Arch Geopark.