IMBIV   05474
INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE BIOLOGIA VEGETAL
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Actions, challenges and perspectives from AsAE (Asociación Argentina de
Autor/es:
GALETTO, L.
Lugar:
Bonito
Reunión:
Congreso; 49 annual meeting of the Associacion of TB&C; 2012
Institución organizadora:
ATBC
Resumen:
The Ecological Society of Argentina (AsAE) is 40 years old. The main goals of the
society are (i) the development of ecological research, (ii) the improvement of
professionals and (iii) to solve environmental problems. In this period, AsAE has
organized 25 national or regional congresses every two years; published a regular
journal with a high standard review process, including a forum section with
contributions by senior ecologists and a section on tools for teaching ecology, in
addition to regular papers; has produced a monthly e-bulletin (AMEN) with ecological
news (graduate courses, job opportunities, meeting information, etc.) subscribed by over
3,500 Latin-American ecologists; created an environmental committee to develop
position papers on different environmental problems of regional impact and social
interest . Environmental issues are considerable and complex in Argentina, with an
increasing social demand for solutions and policy implementation and control.
However, ecological scientific knowledge is largely marginalized in legal and policy
discussions. We agree on the potential value of a regional alliance among South
American ecological societies to develop common objectives, share experiences, and
define new strategic tools to develop better scientific knowledge and to educate
ecologists of high professional standard.