Scientific Societies |
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| IUBS | International Union of Biological Sciences | |
| PSA | Pacific Science Association | Founded in 1920. |
| SPREP (mirror site) |
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme | Part of the South Pacific Commission.
Action Strategy for Nature Conservation in the Pacific islands region (1999-2002)(PDF, 499K) |
| SPC | Secretariat of the Pacific Community | Formerly the "South Pacific Commission," it was established in 1947. |
| PABITRA | Pacific-Asia Biodiversity Transect | A branch of DIWPA. |
| DIWPA | DIVERSITAS in the Western Pacific and Asia | Established in 1993 and coordinated by the Center for Ecological Research at Kyoto University. |
| DIVERSITAS | Launched in 1991 in cooperation with ICSU, SCOPE and UNESCO. It is considered the direct successor to the International Biological Program (active from the mid-60s to the early 1980s). | |
| ECEP | Ecology, Conservation, and Environmental Protection Division | Part of the PSA |
| IBOY (alt. site) |
International Biological Observation Year | Part of DIVERSITAS |
| SCOPE | Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment | Established as part of ICSU in 1969. |
| ICSU | International Council of Scientific Unions | |
| UNESCO | United Nations Education, Science, and Cultural Organization | |
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Last Updated: 06/16/05 |