Policy and Advocacy

The Global Coalition, in conjunction with the Ethics Committee, works closely with other non-profit organizations and academic and professional societies on policy and advocacy, including implementation and adoption of the ISE Code of Ethics. The ISE Congresses provide an important meeting ground for these groups to come together to share experiences and ideas and formulate action plans.

Additionally, during the 2010-2012 term, the Global Coalition plans to establish an online action and information-sharing portal that responds to pressing issues and makes use of the ISE membership as a transnational community, with the explicit objective of informing and empowering ISE members and other interested people to take action on issues of international or local concern.  These might include traditional knowledge misappropriation, biodiversity loss, the impacts of extractive industry and new technologies on biocultural diversity, and climate change.