IUBS www.iubs.org
The International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation, established in 1919. Its objectives are:
- to promote the study of biological sciences
- to initiate, facilitate and coordinate research and other scientific activities necessitating international, interdisciplinary cooperation
- to ensure the discussion and dissemination of the results of cooperative research, particularly in connection with IUBS scientific programmes
- to support the organisation of international conferences and assist in the publication of their reports.