Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment

The Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) was established by the 10th meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Council for Science (ICSU) in 1969. SCOPE's members include 38 national science academies and research councils, and 22 international scientific unions. The current president is Jon Samseth (Norway). The secretariat is located in the Netherlands.

Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment
AbbreviationSCOPE
Formation1969 (1969)
TypeINGO
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English
President
Jon Samseth
Parent organization
International Council for Science (ICSU)
Websitescope-environment.org

SCOPE exists primarily to develop scientific reviews of key environmental issues around the themes of managing societal and natural resources, ecosystem processes, and biodiversity, health and environment.

In 2012, SCOPE and Elsevier established a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal, Environmental Development.

In 2019 SCOPE became an affiliated member of the International Science Council.

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