Forum, a gathering of concerned business leaders sponsored by the Corporate Responsibility Officers Association (CROA), have issued a joint challenge to the business and scientific communities.
These institutions are able to harness the expertise, experience and networks of their members to serve the needs of scientific communities, policymakers and the public in developing countries.
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The ambition is to enable leading personalities to share their views with representatives of Member States of UNESCO, the Secretariat, decision-makers, intellectual and scientific communities, civil society, media and general public.
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The particularity and high significance of this document lies in an eighteen month long collaboration of two different scientific communities: one on climate change (IPCC) and one on disaster risk reduction (ISDR).
Mr Hamilton, who takes a special interest in tracing the connections between the artistic and scientific communities of the Victorian era, considers Faraday's scientific achievements alongside his artistic leanings and strong religious beliefs.
There is a general principle within elite performance systems, including everything from Scripps National Spelling Bee Championships to world-class modern dance companies, scientific research communities and professional sports.
It provides a mechanism recognized by both the scientific and policy communities to synthesize, review, assess and critically evaluate relevant information and knowledge generated worldwide by governments, academia, scientific organizations, non-governmental organizations and indigenous communities.
Until today, there was no on-going global mechanism recognized by both the scientific and policy communities to gather, synthesize and analyse information for decision making.
It's interesting to note, however, that Lanier makes several mentions of the lack of reflective thinking in the technology community, as opposed, he says, to the scientific or mathematics communities.
There was no on-going global mechanism recognized by both the scientific and policy communities to gather, synthesize and analyse information on biodiversity for decision making until IPBES was established in April 2012.
"There is a lack of consensus in the scientific and medical communities on the causes of MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders), " says Jennifer Krese, director of employment policy for the National Association of Manufacturers.
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Yesterday, Members of Congress, representatives of the academic, scientific, and business communities, and other luminaries gathered to honor seven federally-funded researchers whose work has transformed technology, medicine, and countless lives.
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In the areas of science and engineering, UNESCO promotes capacity-building and mobilizes international communities to collaborate around scientific challenges that cannot be addressed by any one nation alone.
"However, there are a range of factors we need to consider in making a decision on badger control, including public opinion, scientific evidence, animal health and the impact on farming communities, " he said.
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Visioneers and the communities of researchers, futurists, and entrepreneurs they attracted have often existed at the blurry border between scientific fact, technological possibility, and optimistic speculation.
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The meeting also requested the development of a stakeholder engagement strategy for IPBES. It is expected that the scientific community, civil society, the business and industry sector, as well as representatives from indigenous peoples and local communities, will act both as contributors and end users of the Platform.
Kitts-Nevis National MAB Committee has a key role and functions including, Advocacy and support of sustainable development, promotion and monitoring of scientific research, planning and management of Biosphere reserves, approval of Biosphere Reserve Proposals, capacity development of the local communities in resource management and environmental protection, the conservation of biological diversity.
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