Structure

International Project Office

bioSUSTAINABILITY is supported by an International project Office (IPO), located at the University of York and funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC, UK). This office is responsible for raising funds for proposed activities, organising these activities, and seeking involvement from the wider community. It also works to establish links with relevant national and international programmes. The IPO also communicates results of activities through various media, including its website and in future a newsletter.

Alison Holt
Project Co-ordinator
International Project Office
bioSUSTAINABILITY
Environment Department
University of York
Heslington
York YO10 5DD
UK

Email: envr12@york.ac.uk
Tel: +44 1904 434789
Fax:+44 1904 432998

The work of bioSUSTAINABILITY is guided by a Scientific Committee, comprising of scientists who demonstrate expertise in the main research areas of the various Foci. This Committee is appointed by the DIVERSITAS Scientific Committee. The duties of the SC-bioSUSTAINABILITY are to:

• Provide scientific guidance and oversee the development, planning and implementation of bioSUSTAINABILITY.
• Encourage national governments and funding agencies to support research relevant to the Project’s overall goals, at national, regional and international levels.
• Seek collaboration between bioSUSTAINABILITY activities and other international programmes
• Take on responsibilities within the Project’s work programme.

bioSUSTAINABILITY Scientific Committee

The first SC-bioSUSTAINABILITY is composed of the following members:

Co-chairs

Stephen Polasky
Department of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
St Paul, MN, USA

David Raffaelli
Environment Department
University of York
Heslington, York, UK

Committee Members

Kanchan Chopra
Institute of Economic Growth
University of Delhi
New Delhi, India

Robert Deacon
Economics Department
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Thomas Elmqvist
Department of Systems Ecology
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden

Rashid Hassan
Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa
Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

Fabian M. Jaksic
Center for Advanced Studies in Ecology and Biodiversity
Catholic University of Chile
Santiago, Chile

Ronald Mitchell
Department of Political Science
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR, USA

Alfred A. Oteng Yeboah
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Accra, Ghana