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美国遵守DIVERSITAS国际生物多样性科学计划的机构的责任提供支持。美国国家研究委员会(NRC)的国际组织委员会(BISO)通过美国国家研究委员会(USNC)履行这些职责。USNC的总体目标是为DIVERSITAS的两个目标做出建设性的贡献：1)了解生物多样性及其重要性，2)以可持续的方式管理生物多样性和生态系统服务。DIVERSITAS将建立一个由学者、政府科学家、非政府组织和政策制定者组成的美国国家委员会，以促进与生物多样性和生态系统服务问题以及新兴国际评估相关的科学-政策接口。通过国家委员会会议和参与国家专业学会会议和国际会议，DIVERSITAS将成为一个联络人，将广泛的美国学术界、政府科学家、非政府组织和政策制定者中与生物多样性和生态系统服务相关的问题相关的不同元素聚集在一起，并通过DIVERSITAS网络将他们与世界各地的同行联系起来。基金将为全国委员会提供支助，为DIVERSITAS提供组织支助，并为参加国家和国际会议提供旅费。

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.