{"id":11649,"date":"2019-11-22T14:02:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T14:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.science\/?post_type=member&#038;p=11649"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T15:01:30","slug":"scope-scientific-committee-of-problems-of-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"member","link":"https:\/\/council.science\/member\/scope-scientific-committee-of-problems-of-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Committee of Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scope-environment.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/scope-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71088\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A worldwide network of scientists and scientific institutions develops syntheses and reviews of scientific knowledge on current or potential environmental issues. SCOPE was originally established as a committee by ICSU, ISC&#8217;s predecessor organization, and was previously an <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/what-we-do\/affiliated-bodies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISC Affiliated Body<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SCOPE Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scope-environment.org\/about\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mountain-lama-e1700575056352-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71091\" 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current scientific understanding of environmental issues and identify priorities for future research, and to address policy and development needs and to inform options and recommendations for environmentally-sound policy and management strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SCOPE scientific programme is a robust science-driven agenda relevant to policy development and resource management responding to regional priorities to deliver insights of global significance providing rapid assessments of key environmental issues guiding research processes, based on partnerships linking research outputs to end users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1200px-Globe_icon.svg-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43994\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1200px-Globe_icon.svg-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1200px-Globe_icon.svg-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1200px-Globe_icon.svg-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1200px-Globe_icon.svg-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1200px-Globe_icon.svg.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 25px) 100vw, 25px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/scope-environment.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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