Support to Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

联合国教科文组织政府间海洋学委员会（IOC）负责协调和促进各国政府之间的海洋研究。成员国共有129个国家;美国是国际奥委会活动的主要参与者和坚定支持者。海委会发展和促进国际研究，以提高全球对海洋过程及其与可持续发展和海洋资源管理的关系的认识。该项目是美国国家科学基金会对海委会海洋科学科的部分支持，包括制定一项关于多学科科学和自然资源的新计划，以及一项研究陆地-大气-海洋地球化学关键问题的国际倡议。

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO coordinates and facilitates ocean research among governments. A total of 129 countries comprise the membership; the United States is a key participant and strong supporter of IOC activities. The IOC develops and promotes international research to improve global understanding of ocean processes and their relationship to the sustainable development and stewardship of ocean resources. This project constitutes the NSF portion of support to the Ocean Science Section of the IOC, including development of a new program on Multidisciplinary Science and Natural Resources and an international initiative to examine critical issues of land-atmosphere-ocean biogeochemistry.