International Organization for Sustainable Development
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The International Organization for Sustainable Development (IOSD) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting an understanding of Sustainable Development
anchored in the needs and realities of developing countries.
IOSD's most notable initiative was the constitution of the Euclid University Consortium (EUC) in partnership with the universities of N'Djamena, Bangui and ULI Brussels. Since October 2006, the consortium offers a joint degree program in Sustainable Development. An agreement signed in December 2006 by IOSD and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry provides for scholarship and technical programs.
IOSD is also active in other areas, notably technological support, grant-writing support and the Center on Desertification and Reforestation project.
IOSD is an accredited Observer NGO of the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO).
Its agencies are IOSD DirectAid, CED^R (Center on Ecological Desertification and Reforestation) and HBTI (Human Bioethics Treaty Initiative).
The International Peace Commission NGO is, since 2006, a participating member of IOSD.
Sustainable development
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
anchored in the needs and realities of developing countries.
History, goals and programs
The organization was established in 1995 by a group of private and public agents interested in implementing practical programs and promoting reflection on the theme of Sustainable Development outside the developed Western world.IOSD's most notable initiative was the constitution of the Euclid University Consortium (EUC) in partnership with the universities of N'Djamena, Bangui and ULI Brussels. Since October 2006, the consortium offers a joint degree program in Sustainable Development. An agreement signed in December 2006 by IOSD and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry provides for scholarship and technical programs.
IOSD is also active in other areas, notably technological support, grant-writing support and the Center on Desertification and Reforestation project.
IOSD is an accredited Observer NGO of the World Intellectual Property Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
(WIPO).
Structure and Organization
The Organization, headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, is headed by a Secretary-General, Mr. Syed Zahid Ali.Its agencies are IOSD DirectAid, CED^R (Center on Ecological Desertification and Reforestation) and HBTI (Human Bioethics Treaty Initiative).
The International Peace Commission NGO is, since 2006, a participating member of IOSD.
External links
- Official International Organization for Sustainable Development (IOSD)
- Euclid University Consortium
- Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Desertification.Info - IOSD/CED^R Center on Ecological on Desertification and Reforestation
- Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development, based at Columbia University