IGBP
International Geosphere Biosphere Program
www.igbp.net
| Type of Structure: |
program |
| Regional Scope : |
global
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| Parent Organisations : |
ICSU |
| Child Organisations : |
AIMES, ESSP, GLOBEC, GLP, IGAC, IGBP-Swiss-Comm, IGOS, ILEAPS, IMBER, LOICZ, PAGES, SOLAS, START
No more in operation : BAHC, GAIM, GCTE, IGBP-DIS, JGOFS, LUCC
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| Duration : |
1986 to present |
| Contact Address : |
Prof. Sybil P. Seitzinger
Executive Director
IGBP Secretariat
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Box 50005
SE-104 05 Stockholm
Sweden
Phone: +46 (0)8 166 448
FAX: +46 (0)8 166 405
e-Mail: sybil.seitzinger(at)igbp.kva.se
URL: http://www.igbp.net/ |
Objectives of IGBP:
IGBP is an international scientific research program that studies the interactions between biological, chemical and physical processes and how they impact (and are impacted by) with human systems. The Programme is built on interdisciplinarity, international networking and scientific integration. It addresses questions where an integrated, international approach is necessary. IGBP adds value to a large number of individual, national and regional research projects through the integration of activities in order to achieve enhanced scientific understanding of the Earth System.
IGBP NewsletterKey issues of the IGBP are:
- Atmosphere: How is the chemistry of the global atmosphere regulated, and what is the role of biological processes in producing and consuming greenhouse gases? (IGAC)
- Land: How will global change affect terrestrial ecosystems? (GLP)
- Ocean: How do ocean biogeochemical processes influence and respond to climate change? (GLOBEC, IMBER)
- Land-Atmosphere Interface: How do interacting physical, chemical, and biological processes (which transport and transform energy and matter across the land-atmosphere interface) control atmospheric composition and affect the climate, land cover and human health? (iLEAPS)
- Land-Ocean Interface: How will changes in land use, sea level and climate alter coastal ecosystems, and what are the wider consequences of these changes? (LOICZ)
- Ocean-Atmosphere Interface: What is the role that ocean-atmosphere interactions play in the regulation of climate and global change? (SOLAS)
- System-wide Integration:
- How are humans affecting the Earth's environmental cycles, and how can we quantify the interactions and feedbacks between the environmental systems and human activities and decisions? (AIMES)
- How can records of past climate and environmental changes be best used to aid in interpreting current and future einvironmental change? (PAGES)
IGBP is structered by number of "core projects" and support projects.
Core projects of IGBP (full list with search options)
IGBP PublicationsIGBP Stockholm publishes the following items:
- IGBP Newsletter (4 issues per year)
- IGBP Report presenting the science and implementation plans of the IGBP
Core project specific publications are published by the individual core projects.
For further details, link to the
IGBP Home Page
Last update: 11/8/11
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