Governance
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bioDISCOVERY has a simple governance structure that enables efficient implementation of its activities. It also promotes integrative and interdisciplinary activities. The central governing body of bioDISCOVERY is the Scientific Committee (SC-bioDISCOVERY) nominated by the DIVERSITAS Scientific Committee on a proposition from the SC-bioDISCOVERY. It meets annually and decides upon policy and future research.
The decisions of the SC-bioDISCOVERY and the coordination of the project's activities are undertaken by the international project office (IPO).
Scientific Committee
The role of the SC-bioDISCOVERY is to oversee the activities of bioDISCOVERY. The SC-bioDISCOVERY engages the international community in embracing, and implementing the goals of bioDISCOVERY. It provides scientific guidance in the development and implementation of the tasks outlined in the project's scientific strategy, especially in simulating the development of research networks and activities centred around the three research foci (see also implementation). It also links bioDISCOVERY activities to the other DIVERSITAS' projects, and to other national and international programmes (for example, the French Foundation for Biodiversity Research, FRB).
The committee encourages governments, regional funding agencies and other donors to support bioDISCOVERY related research at national, regional and international level, and provides expert advice on the formulation of biodiversity policy and conservation management, for example through the technical report supporting the Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 (GBO3) of the CBD.
Appointed Members
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Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), The Netherlands |
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Neville Ash UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation, Kenya |
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Conservation Biology Institute, USA |
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Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Canada |
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Leigh Marine Laboratory, University of Auckland, New Zealand |
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Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, CNRS, France |
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Paul Leadley, Chair Université Paris-Sud, France |
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University of Lisbon, Portugal |
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Earth Science Division, NASA, USA
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Ecosystem Assessment Programme, UNEP-WCMC, UK |
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Ex-officio Members
Georgina Mace
NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College, UK
Harold Mooney
Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, USA
Robert Scholes
CSIR – Environmentek, Natural Resources and Environment, South Africa
Past Members
Norbert Jürgens (Vice-Chair)
University of Hamburg, Germany
International Project Office
bioDISCOVERY activities are supported through the international project office. The IPO is, along with the SC-bioDISCOVERY, responsible for engaging the international community, establishing networks, coordinating activities, and monitoring progress in the implementation of bioDISCOVERY worldwide. It also communicates the results of bioDISCOVERY activities through reports and publications.
The IPO is hosted at the Laboratoire d'Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution (ESE) of the Université Paris-Sud 11 at Orsay, France, and at the DIVERSITAS Secretariat in Paris, France. The Science Officer position is funded by CNRS-INEE.
Science Officer
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DIVERSITAS c/o MNHN 57 rue Cuvier - CP 41 75231 Paris Cedex 05 France |
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