The plan is dedicated to four essential scientific domains:
- Science and biodiversity as a regional priority for global sustainability, addressing biodiversity’s role in resilience and ecosystem health;
- Interdisciplinary collaboration in the digital age, promoting cross-disciplinary partnerships to leverage digital advancements;
- Science for policy and science advice, enhancing evidence-based decision-making
- Science education and research infrastructure, focusing on robust scientific literacy and institutional support.
Through these focus areas, the RFP aims to co-create regionally informed strategies with the local scientific community.
Engaging a wide range of stakeholders and fostering partnerships across academia, government, non-governmental organizations and the private sector, the RFP’s efforts are structured around collaborative activities. These include aligning agendas, allocating resources, and hosting knowledge-sharing events. Through formal partnerships, international exchanges, and sustainable funding initiatives, the Regional Action Plan advances science as a driver for collective resilience and regional progress.
Operational committees
The RFP relies on committed committee members, who volunteer their time and expertise to achieve the ambitious goals set out in the Regional Action Plan. All committees are supported by the RFP Senior Science Officer Carolina Santacruz-Perez.
Fundraising and membership
Mobilizing resources, building partnerships, and engaging ISC Members to sustain ISC RFP-LAC activities
Partnerships
Facilitating cross-border collaborations through science diplomacy, open science, and regional missions
Capacity building and events
Designing and implementing training programs, workshops, and events to empower researchers and institutions
- Raymond Jagessar (Leader)
- Daniel Peluffo (co-leader)
- Jorge Arevalo
- Lisa Benjamin
- Vladan Devedzic
- Gloria Maritza Gómez Revuelta
- Gledson Emidio
- Alejandro Gambina
- Sandra Lopez Verges
- Hussam Mahmoud
- Gabriela Ivan (ISC Secretariat)
Communications
Developing strategies to enhance visibility, amplify success stories, and foster regional dialogue
- Gustavo Lema
- Andrea Romero
- Rosanna Shamshudin
- Zhenya Tsoy (ISC Secretariat)
Science policy & Freedom and responsibility in science
Strengthening science-policy dialogues, supporting evidence-based decision-making and advocating for scientific freedom and responsibility
- Paulina Carmona (Leader)
- Alice Abreu
- Ernesto Bustamante
- Mennatallah Elkotamy
- Jaime Urrutia Fucugauchi
- Leopoldo Gerhardinger
- Matthias Kaiser
- Marko Monteiro
- Matsepo Mosoka
- Vinicius Soares
- Irene Torres
- Carlos Alberto Vargas
- Willem Viveen
- Pablo Vommaro
- Vivi Stavrou (ISC Secretariat)
The call for additional members to the committees is still open. Learn more and apply.