International Mechanism Of Scientific Expertise on Biodiversity
The ISC
The International Steering Committee (ISC) was composed of about 90 members:
• Scientists from various disciplines (natural, social, applied and environmental sciences) and countries: Gaston Achoudong, Mary Kalin Arroyo, Carlo Heip, Leonard Hirsch, Yvon Le Maho, Michel Loreau, Keping Ma, Georgina Mace, Harold A. Mooney, Alfred Oteng-Yeboah, Charles Perrings, Peter Raven, José Sarukhan, Robert J. Scholes, Arkady Tishkov, Jacques Weber;
• Representatives of governments: Algeria, Austria, Canada, China, Costa-Rica, Denmark, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Morocco, Namibia, New-Zealand, Papua-New Guinea, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, USA;
• Inter-Governmental or international Organizations, United Nations and Specialized Agencies, Non-governmental organizations, Research initiatives and others: CITES, CMS, Conservation International, DIVERSITAS, EPBRS, European Commission, EEA, FAO, GBIF, Greenpeace (as observer), ICES – CIEM, ICSU, Institut Français de la Biodiversité, International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity, IPGRI, IUCN, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Ramsar Convention, RAIPON, Swedish Scientific Council on Biological Diversity, Swiss Biodiversity Forum, The Nature Conservancy, UNCBD, UNCBD - SBSTTA, UNCCD, UNEP - DEWA, UNEP - WCMC, UNESCO, UNU - IAS, World Bank, WWF.
- The first (ISC) of the Consultative Process towards an IMoSEB gathered February 21st and 22nd in Paris at the National Museum of Natural History. outcomes ou the first ISC meting are avalible here
- The final ISC meeting took place in Montpellier in Nov 2007. Outcomes of the final meeting are available here
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