International Foundation for Science (IFS)
Fondation internationale pour la science
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URL: http://www.ifs.se/
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Founded
1972-05-26 Stockholm Sweden
History
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Contribute towards strengthening the capacity of developing countries to conduct relevant and high quality research on the sustainable management of biological resources, including the study of physical, chemical and biological processes, as well as relevant social and economic aspects, important in the conservation, production and renewable utilization of the natural resources base.
Events
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- Memorandum of Understanding with: African Development Bank Group (ADB Group)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: DANIDA
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: OIC Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE)
- Links with: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
- Links with: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
- Member of: Asian Coordinating Group for Chemistry (ACGC)
- Member of: International Science Council (ISC)
- Instrumental in setting up: Network of Users of Scientific Equipment in Southern Africa (NUSESA)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: UNLEASH
- Memorandum of Understanding with: UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (WECARD)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
- Links with: African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education (ANAFE)
- Links with: Agence pour l'investissement dans la recherche à l'étranger (AIRE développement)
- Links with: Asian Fisheries Society (AFS)
- Links with: Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants, Spices and Other Natural Products (ASOMPS)
- Links with: Asia Pacific Food Analysis Network (APFAN)
- Links with: Conférence de recteurs d'universités africaines (CRUA)
- Links with: Fish Health Section of the Asian Fisheries Society (FHS)
- Links with: START International (START)
- Links with: International Federation of Nematology Societies (IFNS)
- Links with: Red Regional de Cooperación en Educación e Investigación Agropecuaria y de los Recursos Naturales Renovables (REDCA)
- Links with: World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO)
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UIA Org ID
XF4243
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