Supporting International Cooperation on Biodiversity Issues: U.S. National Committee for DIVERSITAS

该奖项为美国国家科学院履行其作为国际生物多样性科学项目DIVERSITAS的美国附属机构的职责提供了支持。国家研究委员会（NRC）的国际组织理事会（BISO）通过美国国家多样性委员会（USNC）执行这些职责。USNC的总体目标是以可持续的方式管理生物多样性和生态系统服务，为实现DIVERSITAS的两个目标做出建设性贡献。DIVERSITAS将建立一个由学者、政府科学家、非政府组织和决策者组成的美国国家委员会，为与生物多样性和生态系统服务问题以及新兴的国际评估相关的科学-政策界面做出贡献。通过全国委员会会议和参加全国专业协会会议和国际会议，DIVERSITAS将成为一个联络人，将美国学术界、政府科学家、非政府组织和政策制定者等广泛的不同元素聚集在一起，关注与生物多样性和生态系统服务有关的问题，并通过DIVERSITAS网络将他们与世界各地的同行联系起来。资金将用于支持全国委员会，为DIVERSITAS提供组织支持，以及参加国内和国际会议的旅费。

This award provides support for the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to carry out its responsibilities as the adhering body for the United States to DIVERSITAS, an international program of biodiversity science. The Board on International Organizations (BISO) of the National Research Council (NRC) executes these responsibilities through the U.S. National Committee for DIVERSITAS (USNC). The overarching goal of the USNC is to contribute constructively to the two DIVERSITAS goals: 1) understanding biodiversity and its importance, and 2) managing biodiversity and ecosystem services in a sustainable way. DIVERSITAS will establish a US National Committee of academics, government scientists, NGOs and policy makers to will contribute to the science-policy interface related to biodiversity and ecosystem services issues and emerging international assessments. Through national committee meetings and participation in national professional society meetings and international meetings, DIVERSITAS will be a liaison, bringing together the disparate elements of the broad U.S. community of academics, government scientists, NGOs and policy makers concerned with issues related to biodiversity and ecosystem services, and linking them with their counterparts around the world through the DIVERSITAS networks. Funds will provide support for the National Committee, organizational support for DIVERSITAS, and travel to national and international meetings.