204 records returned for that searchICSU - The International Council for Science
The International Council for Science (ICSU) is a non-governmental organization representing a global membership that includes both national scientific bodies (103 members) and international scientific unions (27 members). Through this extensive international network, ICSU provides a forum for discussion of issues relevant to policy for international science and the importance of international science for policy issues and undertakes the following core activities: Planning and coordinating interdisciplinary research to address major issues of relevance in both science and society; Actively advocating for freedom in the conduct of science, promoting equitable access to scientific data and information, and facilitating science education and capacity building; Acting as a focus for the exchange of ideas, the communication of scientific information and the development of scientific standards; Supporting in excess of 600 scientific conferences, congresses and symposia per year all around the world, as well as the production of a wide range of newsletters, handbooks, learned journals and proceedings. ICSU also helps create international and regional networks of scientists with similar interests and maintains close working relationships with a number of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, especially the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). Because of its broad and diverse membership, the Council is increasingly called upon to speak on behalf of the global scientific community and to act as an advisor in matters ranging from ethics to the environment.
Indigenous Issues Study Group of the Institute of Australian Geographers
The objects of the Indigenous Issues Study Group are: a) to enhance the visibility and accessibility of the important work being done by geographers on a range of indigenous issues in Australia, particularly, but not only, native title, indigenous rights and resource management, within the discipline; b) to enhance the visibility and credibility of geography in research in indigenous issues; c) to provide a foundation for improving employment prospects for geography graduates in a range of areas with indigenous organisations; and d) to encourage and facilitate networking and communication between members of the IAG engaged in work in these fields with colleagues in similar organisations overseas, including the NZGS, CAG, and AAG.
Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers
The purpose of the IPSG is to foster pure and applied geographic research and geographic education that involves the indigenous peoples of the world, past and present; to encourage approaches to research and teaching that empower indigenous peoples; and to help build relationships of mutual trust between communities of indigenous peoples and academic geographers.
Indo-Pacific Conservation Alliance (IPCA)
IPCA’s mission is to study and conserve the native ecosystems of the tropical Indo-Pacific region, and to support traditional peoples in their stewardship of these globally significant natural resources. IPCA was established to provide requisite conservation science information to decision-makers and resource managers in the Indo-Pacific region (Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia), and to empower local community organizations to better manage their natural resources, by providing equipment, training, and environmental education. Affiliated with Pacific Science Association (PSA) and Bishop Museum, and with field projects in Indonesia and New Guinea.
Indonesia Oceanic Cetacean Program
Indonesian waters have an exceptionally high whale and dolphin diversity. Twenty nine different cetacean species inhabit these waters, several of which are rare and endangered. More than one third of all known whales and dolphins species worldwide can be found here. The Indonesian Oceanic Cetacean Program (IOCP) conducts research in three remote areas of Indonesia: Bunaken-Manado Tua Marine Park, Northern Sulawesi; the Sangihe-Talaud Archipelago and Komodo National Park and World Heritage Area. The program consists of an integrated research approach including four components: Visual and acoustic surveys of oceanic cetaceans in order to examine distribution and abundance patterns of all species encountered, and identify sensitive marine areas of special significance to resident and migratory cetaceans. Detailed ecological research on a highly specialised deep diving oceanic cetacean - the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). It has established a successful active participation cetacean monitoring program for the region's dive industry and other interest groups. It initiates ocean conservation activities and conducts an educational outreach program focusing on marine environmental issues.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Gender Issues in Asia and the Pacific
Online presentation based on a research project on the use of ICTs by women's organisations in Asia and the Pacific. Initiated by the Asian Women's Resource Exchange and coordinated by three organisations, namely Isis International-Manila, the Association for Progressive Communication-Women's Networking Support Programme, and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the research extended across seven countries in Asia-(India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Nepal and the Philippines); eight countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia-Armenia, Azerbajan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan); and nine Pacific Island countries-Federated States of Micronesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Fiji.
Information on Communicable Diseases in the Pacific
This site provides excellent information on specific communicable diseases which are prevalent in the Pacific region. Includes information on scabies, children immunization, mengicoccal disease, campylobacter, tuberculosis, Cryptosporidiosis, salmonella, shigellosis, whooping cough, yersinosis, hepatitis, rubella, giardia, and others. These reports, some in local languages such as Cook Island Maori, Samoan, Niuean, and Tongan, are available as PDF files online. Sponsored by the Community & Public Health Division of the Canterbury District Health Board (NZ), which delivers public health services throughout Canterbury and the West Coast of New Zealand.
Insect Ecology in New Guinea
The IENG research group, composed of scientists from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Czech Academy of Sciences, Christenson Research Institute, and others, examines the composition and the host-specificity of leaf-chewing insects feeding on 15 species of Ficus (Moraceae) in the Madang area, on the Northern coast of PNG. In the course of this study, Vojtech Novotny (Czech Academy of Sciences) joined the group, both helping to gather data about leaf-chewing insects, leafhoppers, fig wasps, and other important groups of insect herbivores on Ficus spp., and Euphorbiaceae. The group is also engaged in a comprehensive program of parataxonomist training with local Papua New Guineans for Lepidoptera. With NSF funding they have completed a study of herbivores on 62 species of locally coexisting woody plants from 40 genera and 18 families, making it probably the most comprehensive data set of its kind available from tropical rain forests. Their research group, which is listed by Erwin (1995) as one of the key groups studying arboreal insects in the tropics, has matured and expanded. It is supported by genuine taxonomic expertise (the best available for PNG) and brings numerous combined years of experience in ecology and taxonomy of tropical insects. One important aspect of the research program is the training, at low resource cost, of local insect parataxonomists. A related program of insect herbivore studies to that implemented in PNG was also developed by Yves Basset at Mabura Hill in Guyana.
Insitut de France – Académie des Sciences
The Academy of Sciences of the Institute of France brings together French scholars and forms associations with foreign scholars, where both the former and the latter are selected from among the most eminent. By their involvement, they contribute to the accomplishing of the missions of the Academy. The Academy of Sciences is independent and durable, it encourages scientific life, and contributes to progress in the sciences and in their applications: it studies social questions associated with the development of the sciences and formulates recommendations, possibly with the involvement of other Academies, it is involved in the development of international scientific relations, notably within the European Union, and in the representation abroad of research carried out in France, it monitors the quality of the teaching of the sciences and works to ensure that the products of scientific development are integrated into the culture of people of our time, it encourages the diffusion of science among the public, it diligently upholds the role and the quality of French scientific language.
Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica
Insula (International Scientific Council for Island Development)
The aims of INSULA, a UNESCO-affiliated organization, are to contribute to the economic, social and cultural progress of islands throughout the world, as well as to the protection of island environment and the development of their resources. Within such a context, INSULA seeks to collaborate with any organisation at the national, regional or international level sharing the same goals and interests. Themes include: Sustainable tourism; Renewable Energy, Island Heritage, Sustainable Development, Digital Media Development, and Biodiversity. Through its initiatives, INSULA seeks to facilitate: - Technical co-operation in all fields relating to sustainable island development with a special interest in island cultures and human resources development. - The exchange of information and experience through the publication and diffusion of periodical journals, books and reports, using the international and multidisciplinary network represented by its members.
Insula - Pacific Islands
Insula site on Pacific Islands which includes links to counterpart and other organizations working in the region.
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO)
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO was founded in 1960. The IOC provides Member States with an essential mechanism for global cooperation in the study of the ocean. The IOC assists governments to address their individual and collective ocean and coastal problems through the sharing of knowledge, information, and technology and through the coordination of national programs. IOC Issues include: Marine Environmental Protection; Fisheries and Ecosystems; Climate Change; Ocean Observing and Monitoring; Coastal Area Management; Data and Information Management; and Disaster Mitigation.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is open to all Members of the UN and of WMO.
International Association for Vegetation Science
The IAVS is an International Association for all individuals interested in vegetation science. Its aims are: * to promote research and education in vegetation science; * to promote the publication of research results in vegetation science; * to facilitate scientific and personal contacts among vegetation scientists of all countries; * to promote applications of vegetation science; to increase awareness and to disseminate knowledge about vegetation.
International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI)
IAVCEI represents the primary international focus for: (1) research in volcanology, (2) efforts to mitigate volcanic disasters, and (3) research into closely related disciplines, such as igneous geochemistry and petrology, geochronology, volcanogenic mineral deposits, and the physics of the generation and ascent of magmas in the upper mantle and crust. IAVCEI is run by an Executive Committee whose membership changes every four years. The Executive determines policies for the Association, enacting them through a series of Commissions and TaskGroups. IAVCEI aims to be outward-looking, seeks relationships with other international scientific organisations, and participates in international scientific projects. It aims also to maintain a robust publishing policy, encouraging the presentation of high caliber, volcanological research results, mainly through its premier international journal theBulletin of Volcanology.
International Cooperative Study of the Gulf of Thailand (GoT)
GoT is a regional research programme for the sustainable management of the Gulf of Thailand. The Study has its roots in three separate activities that were carried out under different programmes of the IOC Sub-Commission of the Western Pacific, those being: (i) a study into the circulation patterns of the continental shelf waters in the Western Pacific region; (ii) a study on the dynamics of harmful algae and the identification thereof in the Gulf of Thailand; and (iii) an assessment of the river inputs into the Gulf of Thailand.
International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific (ICG/ITSU)
IOC established the ICG/ITSU in 1968. It meets every two years to review progress and coordinate activities resulting in improvements of the service. Present membership of ICG/ITSU is comprised of the following Member States: Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Fiji, France, Guatemala, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Russian Federation, U.S.A., and Samoa.
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
The ICRIForum is the official web site of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), and serves as a central gateway to information related to the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) and sustainable coral reef management, conservation, science, information and awareness, and to strengthen communication among ICRI partners.
International Foundation for Science
IFS is a research council with international operations and the mission to build the scientific capacity of developing countries in sciences related to the sustainable management of biological and water resources. At IFS, we believe that the interests of both science and development are best served by promoting and nurturing the research efforts of promising young science graduates, who have the potential to become leading scientists in their countries. Since 1974, we have provided support to more than 3500 IFS Grantees in some 100 developing countries in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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