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University of Arizona
ARIZONA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
Tucson, AZ 85721
Telephone +1 (602)621-3859 Fax +1
(602)621-7196
Nature Academic
Mission Research
Working languages English
Scope of interest Water conservation for
traditional crops such as cotton, small grains, vegetables,
alfalfa; low water-consuming crops such as jojoba, guayule,
buffalo gourd; water harvesting techniques; plants tolerant of
alkaline soils; toxic parameters of poisonous plants; vegetation
establishment and reclamation of disturbed areas such as surface
mines; wildlife and domestic animal interaction and competition
for food on semiarid rangelands; grazing productivity of semiarid
rangelands; temperature stress; combat of insects and diseases of
plants and animals in arid areas; alternative energy sources to
supplement or replace traditional sources
Research program
Subjects Major projects completed in each area
listed above in Scope of interest; efforts to be
expanded to maintain economically advantageous agricultural
productivity in Arizona and Other arid and semiarid
areas of the world
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. Colin Kaltenbach, Director;
Vice-Dean, College of Agriculture
Facilities
Office Full resources of University available
to staff; extensive laboratory Facilities also available
at all centers
Subcenters Experimental farms in arid areas of
Arizona: Maricopa Agricultural Center, Citrus Agricultural
Center. Stafford Agricultural Center, Yuma Agricultural Center;
and in Tucson area, Campus Agricultural Center, West Campus
Agricultural Center, Marana Cultural Center
Publications
Serials Professional journals, bulletins,
reports
History
Established in 1891 when the University became a
land-grant institution
University of Arizona
BUREAU OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN ANTHROPOLOGY (BARA)
Mail address Emil Haury Anthropology Building,
Room 317A, Tucson, AZ 85721
Telephone +1(602) 621-6282 Fax
+1(602) 621-9608
Nature Academic
Mission Research, training, instruction
Financial support State support, grants
Working languages English, Spanish, Portuguese,
French
Scope of interest Social and economic change,
household adaptive strategies, agricultural and rural
development, cross-cultural education and cognition,
gender-related issues, natural resources anthropology, social
impact assessment, environmental impact analysis, food policy
analysis, socioeconomic survey research, social forestry, marine
resource use
Research program
Locations Sub-Saharan Africa, South America,
Mexico and Central America, Southwestern US, Near East, NIS
States (formerly USSR)
Subjects Socioeconomic survey, economic policy
analysis, food security, adoption of new technology,
cross-cultural learning
Status Some completed, some ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Director
Divisions Sections of (1) Borderlands, (2)
Anthropology and Education, (3) Women in Development, (4) Culture
and Agriculture, (5) Native American Cultural Resources, (6)
Language, (7) Refuse Analysis
Division heads (1) James B. Greenberg, (2) Norma
Gonzalez, (3) Helen Henderson, (4) Timothy Finan, (5) Richard
Stoffle, (6) Emory Sekaquaptewa, (7) William Rathje
Professional staff 21
Total staff 25
Facilities
Office Administrative and research offices
Library Access to University of Arizona library
Computer catalog Yes (University
library), using Innovative Interfaces, Inc. software
Remote access The University's catalog
is available on SABIO, the campus-wide information service, which
is accessible on Internet (telnet to [email protected] )
Computer searches Available
Exchange Facilities Available
Publications
Serials Working paper series
Other Numerous Publications
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1952 as Bureau of Ethnic Research; given
present name in 1982
University of Arizona
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Mail address Harvill Building, Box 2, Tucson, AZ
8572 1
Telephone +1 (602) 621-1652 Fax +1
(602) 621-2889
E-mail [email protected]
(Dr. David A. Plane, Head)
Nature Academic
Mission Research, instruction
Financial support State of Arizona, contract grant
funds
Working languages English
Scope of interest Land, population, culture in
major natural and cultural regions of arid southwestern U.S. and
northern Mexico, with emphasis on changing character of
environment due to human occupancy, arid lands, landforms,
climate, hydrology, soils, vegetation, and animal life, and
particular emphasis on interaction of these phenomena locally;
development problems and strategies in arid regions;
restructuring of local smalltown economies
Research program
Locations Arizona, New Mexico, Russia, Sweden
Subjects Local public finance, water resources
policy, GIS
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. David A. Plane, Head
Professional staff 3
Total staff 18, plus about 18 graduate teaching and
research assistants
Facilities
Office Faculty offices, traditional cartography
lab, darkroom, spatial analysis lab (computer and computer
cartography)
Library Small specialized "reading room"
with about 1,000 volumes, 10 journals, complete set of Department
theses and dissertations
Exchange Facilities Occasionally we are able
to otter space, Library privileges and access to
visiting faculty and graduate students
Publications
Serials Informal discussion paper series
(individual numbers available for a nominal duplicating cost upon
request)
Other Arizona atlas, The Functional Roles of
Arizona Communities
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1961 as the Department of Geography, Area
Development, and Urban Planning, within the College of Business
and Public Administration
University of Arizona
ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Telephone +1 (602) 621-7492 Fax +1
(602)621-9291
Nature Academic
Mission Research
Working languages English
Scope of interest Solar energy systems, nuclear
waste containment and transportation in arid regions, mechanics
of arid land soils, water and wastewater treatment, water
resources systems theory, arid watershed hydrology
Research program
Subjects Design of solar energy systems,
environmental impact of nuclear waste in arid regions,
desalination Facilities, statistical decisions concerning
energy and water resources allocation, utilization of sand dune
and arid environment soils in highway construction, hydrology,
global change
Internal Organization
Chief official Peter F. Mather, Associate
Director
Facilities
Office Water Treatment Laboratory, Soil
Mechanics Laboratory, Hydrology Laboratory, Environmental
Laboratory
History
Established in 1941
University of Arizona
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (ERL)
Mail address 2601 East Airport Drive, Tucson
International Airport, Tucson, AZ 85706
Telephone +1(602)741-1990 Fax
+1(602)573-0852
Nature Academic
Mission Research
Scope of interest Marine and freshwater aquaculture
for desert climates, domestication of halophytes for salt water
crop production, marine seaweed culture, environmental planning
studies, conservation biology of desert ecosystems, environmental
engineering with emphasis on water quality and wastewater
treatment
Research program
Locations Arizona, Molokai (Hawaii's arid
island), Mexico, Saudi Arabia
Subjects Integration of fish culture and field crop
irrigation, use of agroecosystems for remediation of trace
contaminants in power plant stack gases, growing halophytes to
reuse saline wastewater and to remove carbon from the atmosphere,
developing outdoor environmental education Facilities
Internal Organization
Chief official Donald J. Baumgartner, Director
Divisions (1) Bioresources, (2) Systems Ecology,
(3) Environmental Applications
Division heads (1) Edward P. Glenn, (2) Robert J.
Frye, (3) Martin Yoklic
Professional staff 15
Total staff 30
Facilities
Office Over 40,000 ft² Of experimental
greenhouses and laboratories
Library Small, specialized collection of 1,800
books and 40 journals, emphasizing current research areas such as
aquaculture, seawater agriculture and solar energy
Computer searches Library has no
computer catalog, but card catalog searches are available
Subcenters Cooperative relationships have been
established with field stations in Mexico and Saudi Arabia
Exchange Facilities Office and
laboratory space provided for researchers on sabbatical leave or
post-doctoral projects
Publications
Other Articles currently available in the
following subject areas: aquaculture, halophytes, solar energy,
and outdoor comfort
Publications list Available
History
Established in mid- 1950's as Solar Energy Laboratory of
Institute of Atmospheric Physics; in 1968, became separate
University department with current name and location
University of Arizona
INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS
Mail address PAS Building, University of
Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
Telephone +1(602)621-6831 Fax
+1(602)621-6833
E-mail [email protected]
(general Institute contact)
Nature Academic
Mission Research
Financial support State of Arizona, Natl. Science
Foundation (NSF), Dept. of Energy (DoE), Natl. Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
Working languages English
Scope of interest Climate and global change,
atmospheric radiation, aerosol science and remote sensing,
atmospheric dynamics, atmospheric chemistry, lightning and
atmospheric electricity, weather analysis and forecasting
Research program
Locations Mostly carried out at Institute;
however, many faculty work closely with National Center for
Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado; Institute also carries
out field experiments at its High Altitude Laboratory north of
Tucson
Subjects Current research includes land-surface
processes and global climate change, regional climate change from
streamflow records, satellite remote sensing radiative transfer,
winter precipitation in Arizona, air pollution modeling, optical
lightning studies, and short- and longterm weather forecasting
Status Ongoing
Findings Implications of global warming for soil
moisture and water resources, effects of climate change on
natural vegetation and agriculture, development of biological and
antibiological catalysts for solar-assisted decontamination of
groundwater, short- and medium-range weather forecasting methods
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. E. Philip Krider, Director
Professional staff 16
Total staff 50
Facilities
Office Offices for staff and students, machine
shop, physical meteorology laboratory, optics laboratory,
atmospheric chemistry laboratories, computing Facilities
and classrooms with modern workstations, library, editorial
office
Library Departmental library, with many leading
journals, about 2,2(}0 texts and reports on meteorology, physics,
mathematics, and related sciences, and climatological data for
selected cities and states
Formal networks Internet
Subcenters High Altitude Laboratory in the Santa
Catalina Mountains north of Tucson
Exchange Facilities Facilities and Office
space occasionally available for visiting scientists
Publications
Arizona climate: The First Hundred
Years ( 1986); Microphysical Processes in Clouds (1993)
History
Established in 1954
University of Arizona
LABORATORY OF TREE-RING RESEARCH
Mail address Building 58, 105 W. Stadium,
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Telephone +1 (602) 621-6469 Fax +1
(602) 621-8229
E-mail [email protected]
(Malcolm K. Hughes, Director)
Nature Academic
Mission Research, instruction
Financial support State; private, state and federal
grants
Working languages English
Scope of interest Development and application of
dendrochronological techniques to dating of past events and
reconstruction of former environmental conditions such as
climate, hydrology, air pollution; arid lands topics include
agronomy, energy, forestry, horticulture, livestock, remote
sensing, renewable natural resources, wildlife, archaeology
Research program
Locations Russia, China, Chile, Argentina, Morocco,
western United States
Subjects Tree growth and environment in North
America, Europe, Asia, Morocco, Southern Hemisphere; timber use
by native Americans in arid southwest U.S
Status Ongoing
Findings Laboratory provided absolutely dated
materials on which recalibration of radiocarbon timescale is
based; developed techniques for using tree rings as proxy records
of past climate including rainfall, river flow, soil moisture
Internal Organization
Chief official Malcolm K. Hughes, Director
Professional staff 14
Total staff 35 faculty & staff; also 18
graduate students and 21 undergraduates
Facilities
Office Staff and faculty Office and
laboratory space
Library International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB),
in-house data files for thousands of tree-ring collections from
living and archaeological wood, relevant climate and hydrological
data
Computer catalog Both ITRDB and Library
books are cataloged by computer
Remote access Available for ITRDB
Computer searches Only by special
arrangement
Local databases Climate reconstructions
from tree rings
Formal networks Internet
Exchange Facilities By special arrangement
Publications
Serials Tree-Ring Bulletin (in cooperation with
Tree-Ring Society, since 1934)
Other Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, Chronology
Series l-VI
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1937 as a result of pioneering tree-ring
research at University by A.E. Douglass in 1906
University of Arizona
OFFICE OF ARID LANDS STUDIES (OALS)
Mail address 845 North Park Avenue, Tucson, AZ
85719-4896
Telephone + 1 (602) 621 - 1955 Fax +
1 (602) 621 -3816
Nature Academic
Mission Research
Working languages English; Spanish and French on
individual projects
Scope of interest Interdisciplinary approach to
problems of managing arid lands resources, native economic
plants, remote sensing applied to inventorying and monitoring
arid areas, information systems and management, desertification,
farming systems research, environmental and policy analysis,
water conservation and reuse, economic development;
administrative home of the International Arid Lands Consortium
Research program
Locations Main offices on campus; Bioresources
Research Facility at 250 E. Valencia Road, Tucson, AZ 85706
Subjects Remote sensing, including development and
application of multispectral video systems, vegetation resource
inventories, monitoring of vegetation change along U.S.-Mexico
border and agriculture in Senegal River basin; economic crops,
including basic research to develop economically promising crops
for arid lands agriculture; plant breeding and chemical analysis
of candidate plants, industrial product-testing of plant resins,
biotransformation program to link biotechnology and applied
research, chemistry and genetic makeup of closely related plant
species, conservation of arid-adapted plant biomass and
chemicals, propagation and preservation of rare native plants;
applications of farming systems research, including nutrition in
agricultural development, water harvesting techniques in
agriculture, arid lands aquaculture systems; urban water
conservation and reuse; bioremediation techniques for wastewater
treatment; enviromnental impact and risk assessment; housing,
habitat, survivability; ecology, ethnobotany, History;
economic development, demographic change, local impact of
agribusiness; information management, including technical
assistance to developing country documentation centers;
continuing development of resident document collection; indexing
and abstracting; preparation of bibliographies, directories,
newsletters, technical papers; electronic publishing via the
World Wide Web on the Internet (the Arid Lands Information
Network can be accessed by any Web browser at: http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/alin.html
); training in online services
Status Ongoing
Findings Published in journals, reports,
proceedings, books, Arid Lands Newsletter
Internal Organization
Chief official Kennith E. Foster, Director
Divisions (1) Arizona Remote Sensing Center (ARSC),
(2) Arid Lands Information Center (ALIC), (3) Bioresources
Research Facility (BRF), (4) Desert Research Unit (DRU), (5)
Economic Development Program (EDP)
Division heads
Professional staff 38
Total staff 73
Facilities
Office Main office, 1,100 m²; Bioresources
Research Facility, 5,700 m², plus field plots, greenhouses
Library About 30,000 items on various aspects of
arid regions including desertification, sustainable agriculture;
subscriptions to 50 periodicals on arid lands Subjects;
special collections on desertification, economic crops, dryland
forestry, and West Africa with emphasis on Niger and Mauritania
Computer catalog About 1/4 of the Library
collection (the most recent acquisitions) is catalogued
in a computer database, using ProCite bibliographic software
Computer searches Available
Local databases Famine Mitigation
Literature, Dryland Forestry, Desertification, Biodiversity in
Arid Lands
Formal networks Internet
Exchange Facilities Visitors and visiting
scholars welcome
Publications
Serials Arid Lands Newsletter (semi-annual
research magazine); Arid Lands Series (monographic series of
books on broad range of arid lands research topics, published in
cooperation with The University of Arizona Press)
Publications list Catalog available
History
Established in 1964 as interdisciplinary research
organization within University with original Mission of
inventorying geographical research on world desert environments;
incorporated as unit of the College of Agriculture in 1982
University of Arizona
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER (WRRC)
Mail address 350 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson,
AZ 85721
Telephone +1 (602)792-9591 Fax +1
(602)792-8518
Nature Academic
Mission Research, public information, coordination
of water research at Arizona's three state universities
Financial support State appropriation and federal
funds
Working languages English
Scope of interest Riparian protection strategies,
ecosystem management, groundwater law, constructed wetlands,
Arizona Water Education for teachers
Research program
Locations Arizona
Subjects See Scope of interest
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Hanna J. Cortner, Director
Divisions (1) Research, (2) Information Transfer
Division heads (1) Gary Woodard, Associate
Director; (2) Lawrence Sullivan, Associate Director
Professional staff 6
Total staff 17
Facilities
Office Central office
Library Document collection
Local databases Directory of water
expertise at the three state universities in Arizona
Exchange Facilities WRRC arranges contact
and meetings with extensive Arizona water research community
Publications
Serials Arroyo (quarterly newsletter), Arizona
Water Resources (10 times/year), Arizona Water Research News
(intermittently); subscriptions tree, call or write with mailing
information
Other Issue paper series, project completion
reports, directories of information sources
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1954 as Institute of Water Utilization;
renamed in 1965
University of California
PHILIP L. BOYD DEEP CANYON DESERT RESEARCH CENTER
Mail address PO Box 1 738 ,Palm Desert, CA 92261
Telephone +1 (619) 341-3655 Fax +1
(619) 779-8076
Sponsoring agency Department of Biology,
University of California at Riverside; Natural Reserve System,
University of California
Nature Academic
Mission Research and teaching related to biology of
desert organisms and ecosystems
Financial support University of California
Working languages English
Scope of interest Arid ecosystems, physiological
ecology of plants and animals, conservation biology
Research program
Locations Many throughout the Coachella Valley
of Riverside County, California
Subjects Diverse projects, logistic support for
independent researchers from any academic institutions
Status Several hundred projects completed and
ongoing since 1959
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. Allan Muth, Director
Professional staff 3
Total staff 3
Facilities
Office No user Office space; 2
laboratories, l collections lab
Library Several hundred reference books and reprint
collections
Local databases Meteorology:
temperature and precipitation of six stations on an elevational
transect from 250 m to 1,334 m
Exchange Facilities Dormitory space for up
to 12 researchers and teaching area and campground for up to 25
short-term users, available for modest tees
Publications
Other Birds of Deep Canyon, Ants of Deep
Canyon, Grasshoppers of Deep Canyon, Plants of Deep Canyon, Deep
Canyon Desert Wilderness for Science, Bibliography of Research Publications,
Vertebrate Species Lists
History
Established in l 959
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
Mail address Armory Building 206, Box B-19,
Boulder, CO 80309
Telephone + 1 (303 ) 492-6221
Nature Academic
Mission Research, instruction, extension
Working languages English
Scope of interest Water policy, climatology, remote
sensing, economics, energy, grasslands, wildlife management
Research program
Subjects See Scope of interest
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official President
Divisions Departments of: Political Science/Public
Policy; Economics; Sociology; Cooperative Institute for Research
in Environmental Sciences; Institute of Arctic and Alpine
Research; Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology;
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering;
Astrophysical, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences; College of
Environmental Design; Institute of Behavioral Sciences
History
Founded in 1876
University of Nevada, Reno, Max C. Fleischmann College of
Agriculture
NEVADA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
Reno, NV 89557
Telephone +1 (702) 784-6237 Fax +1
(702)784-6604
Nature Academic
Mission Research
Scope of interest Range, watershed and game
management; breeding and genetics; soils; water use; fertilizers;
animal nutrition and genetics; veterinary science; phreatophytes;
land rehabilitation; remote sensing; recreation area management
Research program
Locations 84 ha experimental land in Fallon,
Logandale, Austin; 120 ha at S-S Field Station in Wadsworth; 8 ha
leased land in Pahrump; 560 ha plus 28,000 ha adjacent Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) land at Gund Ranch in Beowawe
Subjects Factors related to rural water systems and
land use allocation and livestock; feeding, management,
reproduction of cattle and sheep; water quality; plant-soil-water
relationships; water and soil testing; revegetation;
environmental impacts on animal populations; management of
renewable natural resources; remote sensing applications;
conservation biology
Internal Organization
Chief official Dean and Director
Divisions Environment and Resource Sciences,
Biochemistry, Agricultural Economics, Veterinary Medicine,
Nutrition, Human Development and Family Studies
Professional staff Ca. 39 (full-time equivalents)
Total staff Ca. 33 (full-time equivalents)
Facilities
Office Adequate laboratory Facilities,
plots, greenhouses
Library Specialized Library holdings
include 350 journal titles; USDA, FAO, and technical reports
Subcenters See Locations
Exchange Facilities Limited
Publications
Serials Technical bulletins, circulars, reports
History
Established in 1888
University of Wisconsin-Madison
LAND TENURE CENTER (LTC)
Mail address 1357 University Avenue, Madison, WI
53715
Telephone +1 (608) 262-3657 Fax +1
(608) 262-2141
Telex 3797422 UOFWISC MD Cable
LANDTENCEN, MADISON Wl
E-mail [email protected]
Nature Academic (university research center)
Mission Research
Financial support Various international donors,
primarily USAID
Working languages English, French
Scope of interest Land tenure, social structure,
resource use, rural institutions
Research program
Locations Latin America, Africa, Albania,
China, NIS states (formerly USSR)
Subjects State divestiture, land reform, natural
resource management, commons, property rights, mapping, land law
Status Several completed, several ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official William C. Thiesenhusen,
Director (E-mail: [email protected]
)
Divisions One central Office in
Madison, several permanent field staff; draw heavily on
consultants and Other faculty
Division heads Project managers: Mark Schoonmaker
Freudenberger, David Stanfield, John Bruce, Michael Roth, Susana
Lastarria-Cornhiel, Greg Myers, Julie Fischer, Mark Marquardt
Professional staff 10-15
Total staff 20-25
Facilities
Library 70,000-volume collection on rural
development issues
Computer catalog Yes
Remote access Available through
University on-line service
Computer searches Within reason
Local databases Database of LTC Publications
Formal networks Internet
Subcenters Field offices in Albania, Mozambique,
Kenya, Uganda, Guinea, and Guatemala coordinate programs in those
countries
Local networks Not yet
Exchange Facilities Nearly constantly
hosting visiting scholars and policy-makers; outside of project
funds, little or no Financial support available
Publications
Serials Biannual newsletter (write to LTC to
subscribe), two Publications series
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1962
WINROCK INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Mail address Route 3, PO Box 376, Morrilton,
Arkansas 72110-9537
Telephone +1 (501)727-5435 Fax +1
(501)727-5242 Telex 248589 WIDC
Cable WINROCK
Nature Independent, private sector
Mission Research, instruction, extension
Financial support Grants, contracts, private
donations
Working languages English, Spanish, French
Scope of interest Agronomy, forestry, livestock,
renewable natural resources
Research program
Locations Asia, Africa, Latin America,
Caribbean, U.S., Eastern Europe, NIS states (formerly USSR)
Subjects Renewable resources, agricultural systems
and policy, socioeconomics, livestock and range management
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. Robert L. Thompson,
President and CEO
Divisions Geographical regions: Asia, Africa, Latin
America, Caribbean, U.S., Eastern Europe, CIS; Program areas:
Renewable resources management, agricultural systems,
agricultural policy, human capital development, national
agricultural research and development systems
Division heads Dr. Earl D. Kellogg, Senior Vice
President, Programs; Hugh T. Murphy, Vice President,
Administration; Dr. Dick Cobb, Vice President, Global Projects
and Programs (Arlington-based)
Professional staff 120
Total staff 196
Facilities
Library Working libraries at headquarters and
Arlington, Virginia, office
Formal networks Internet
Subcenters Headquarters in Morrilton, Arkansas;
regional offices in Arlington, Virginia, USA; Manila,
Philippines; Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Local networks Yes
Publications
Serials African Rural Social Science Research
Network Newsletter Farm Forestry Newsletter, Farmer - to - Farmer
Newsletter, Tree Farm Newsletter, ARSSRN Bulletin d'Information,
Common Property Resource Digest
Other Publications catalog, Agribookstore
catalog, Netline
Publications list Available
History
Created in 1985 by merger of Agricultural Development Council,
International Agricultural Development Service, and Winrock
International Livestock Research and Training Center
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE
Mail address 1709 New York Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone +1(202)638-6300 Fax
+1(202)638-0036 Telex 64414 WRI WASH
E-mail [email protected]
(Policy Affairs), [email protected]
(Library staff)
Nature Nongovernment, nonprofit
Mission To conduct policy research and provide
technical assistance to governments, the private sector,
environmental and development organizations, and others on issues
concerning sustainable development
Financial support Private foundations, governmental
and intergovernmental institutions, private corporations, and
interested individuals
Working languages English, Spanish, French
Scope of interest Natural resources management,
forestry, biodiversity, sustainable agriculture, socioeconomics,
climate change, energy policy, environmental policy, technology
transfer
Research program
Subjects Policy development, biodiversity
conservation, natural resources management, alternate
transportation strategies, forestry and land use, sustainable
agriculture. sustainable development
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Jonathan Lash, President
Divisions Biological Resources and Institutions;
Economics and Population; Climate, Energy and Pollution;
Technology and the Environment; Resource and Environmental
Information; Center for International Development and Environment
Facilities
Library 10,000 books and reports, 400+ journals
and newsletters
Computer catalog Yes, using Pro-Cite
Computer searches Available
Formal networks Internet, Econet
Publications
Other Books, research reports, policy papers,
occasional papers
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1982