The ISE’s vision is a world rich in biocultural diversity, in which all knowledge holders are equally respected.
Our mission is to increase understanding of relationships between human societies and the natural world in order to support and promote biological, cultural and linguistic diversity and to support the vital role of indigenous, local and traditional peoples in protecting their ecosystems and knowledge base.
The ISE has accomplished a lot over the last quarter century: our membership has grown to almost 1000 people from over 70 countries, together we developed our ground-breaking Code of Ethics, and we have established and grown our core programs to meet changing needs, but the concerns that first brought us together have become more dire. In order to face accelerating loss of biocultural diversity, the increasingly severe impacts of climate change, and continued threats to Indigenous rights, we recognize the need to extend ourselves to a wider diversity of community and local organizations in order to be more responsive to local and regional needs and to increase our focus on creating opportunities for the next generation of biocultural stewards.
As a 501(c)3 scientific and educational Society we rely on your support to continue our activities and core programs. Now more than ever, we need your support to meet these challenges and to unite all knowledge holders to find solutions to the global issues we face.
This year we’re also using a peer-to-peer fundraising tool – It’s a fun way to get involved, promote the ISE’s mission and help raise funds!
The ISE’s major source of funding ended this year. This is your chance to ensure that the ISE can continue to offer all of its programs in the coming years.
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