Using Science to Solve Problems. Our staff experts believe that rigorous analysis is the best way to understand the world’s pressing problems and develop effective solutions to them. Find an Expert by Issue: our staff experts believe that rigorous analysis is the best way to understand the Read more [...]
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Skogforsk :(the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden)
Is the central research body for the Swedish forestry sector, and is financed jointly by the government and the members of the Institute. Our goal is to provide Swedish forestry with knowledge, services and products that contributes to a profitable and sustainable forestry. The demand-driven applied research includes Read more [...]
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Census of Marine Life
The Census of Marine Life was coordinated by a Secretariat based at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership in Washington, D.C. and governed by an international Scientific Steering Committee. Thirteen National and Regional Implementation Committees worked under the guidance of the international Scientific Steering Committee and served to strengthen the Read more [...]
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M.I.T. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory – known as CSAIL – is the largest research laboratory at MIT and one of the world’s most important centers of information technology research. CSAIL and its members have played a key role in the computer revolution. The Lab’s researchers have Read more [...]
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Dauphin Island Sea Lab : the State of Alabama’s Marine Science Institution
Mission and Vision : As a marine laboratory, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s (DISL) mission encompasses the pursuit of excellence in marine science education, marine research, coastal zone management policy and public engagement through the Estuarium, DISL’s public aquarium. Founded in 1971 by the State Legislature, the DISL is Read more [...]
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ARCTICNET
The objective of ArcticNet is to study the impacts of climate change and modernization in the coastal Canadian Arctic. Over 145 ArcticNet researchers from 30 Canadian Universities, 8 federal and 11 provincial agencies and departments collaborate with research teams in Denmark, Finland, France, Greenland, Japan, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Read more [...]
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International Geosphere-Biosphere Program
IGBP was launched in 1987 to coordinate international research on global-scale and regional-scale interactions between Earth’s biological, chemical and physical processes and their interactions with human systems. IGBP views the Earth system as the Earth’s natural physical, chemical and biological cycles and processes and the social and economic dimensions. Vision: IGBP’s Read more [...]
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African Elephant Specialist Group (AFESG)
This is a group of technical experts focusing on the conservation and management of African elephants. The broad aim of the AfESG is to promote the long-term conservation of Africa’s elephants and, where possible, the recovery of their population to viable levels. Led by a volunteer Chair (currently Read more [...]
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Earth & Planetary Sciences program at UC Santa Cruz
Ranked among the top 15 Earth Sciences programs in the United States (National Research Council, 2010; US News & World Report, 2010). It is also one of the three largest undergraduate Earth Sciences programs in the country. Over 75 UCSC undergraduates receive their degrees from the Earth & Planetary Read more [...]
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THE ELEPHANT LISTENING PROJECT
ELP is not just about elephants, but is also about people: researchers, supporters, colleagues, and friends, who together make ELP happen. Here we give a brief history of how ELP began, and short descriptions of the more central players, past and present. In some ways, the Elephant Listening Read more [...]