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expertise of the world’s leading scientific minds to advance sound policies, improve public health, promote excellence in science education, and achieve other critical development goals. Our academy members constitute more than 30,000 leading scientists, engineers and health professionals in over 100 countries.</p> <p>For any information about IAP activities or to liase with IAP member academies journalists can contact <a href="https://www.interacademies.org/person/giovanni-ortolani">Giovanni Ortolani, IAP Communications Assistant, at gortolani@twas.org</a>.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-03/BWC%20Press%20release%20ICGEB%20TWAS.jpeg?itok=w4SXQ-Ik" width="480" height="166" alt="BWC ICGEB TWAS" title="BWC ICGEB TWAS" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-science'>Policy for Science</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 04 March 2024</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/reducing-biological-risks-promoting-peaceful-use-biology" hreflang="en">Reducing Biological Risks by Promoting the Peaceful Use of Biology</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/reducing-biological-risks-promoting-peaceful-use-biology'>Joint initiative of the International Organisations in Trieste, Italy and the Biological Weapons Convention: from 4-8 March 2024, young scientists and experts from across the globe will attend a course addressing virus detection, biosecurity and science diplomacy.</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/trieste-icgeb-international-centre-for-genetic-engineering-and-biotechnology-science-png-clip-art.jpg" width="225" height="225" alt="International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology ICGEB logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/international-centre-genetic-engineering-and-biotechnology-icgeb" hreflang="en">International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-02/BWC%20logo%20picture.jpg?itok=DDDQ13qr" width="480" height="480" alt="Proof of Concept Meeting for a Scientific Advisory Body for the BWC" title="Proof of Concept Meeting for a Scientific Advisory Body for the BWC" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-science'>Policy for Science</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 26 February 2024</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/iap-convening-global-biosecurity-experts-trieste" hreflang="en">IAP Convening Global Biosecurity Experts in Trieste</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/iap-convening-global-biosecurity-experts-trieste'>The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) is hosting an international ‘Proof of Concept Meeting for a Scientific Advisory Body for the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC)'.</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-12/Arizona%20dome%20no%20cactus.jpg?itok=ryrq16wP" width="480" height="375" alt="Arizona dome no cactus" title="Arizona dome no cactus" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-science'>Policy for Science</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Fri, 15 December 2023</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/global-science-leaders-isc-and-iap-issue-joint-statement-protecting-autonomy-national" hreflang="en">Global Science Leaders ISC and IAP Issue Joint Statement on Protecting the Autonomy of National Academies of Science</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/global-science-leaders-isc-and-iap-issue-joint-statement-protecting-autonomy-national'>IAP and the ISC are concerned about the autonomy of academies and their members, jeopardizing their capacity to provide valid, ethically sound advice on critical issues affecting humanity and the planet.</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-05/GYA%20-%20Future%20of%20Research%20Evaluation%20image-min.jpeg?itok=KHrP3l5d" width="480" height="169" alt="The Future of Research Evaluation: A Synthesis of Current Debates and Developments" title="The Future of Research Evaluation: A Synthesis of Current Debates and Developments" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-science'>Policy for Science</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Thu, 25 May 2023</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/future-research-evaluation-synthesis-current-debates-and-developments" hreflang="en">‘The Future of Research Evaluation: A Synthesis of Current Debates and Developments’</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/future-research-evaluation-synthesis-current-debates-and-developments'>The Global Young Academy (GYA), the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the International Science Council (ISC) Centre for Science Futures have released a synthesis paper which sets out the major drivers, opportunities and challenges for research evaluation reform and collates illustrative examples of change happening at global, regional, national and institutional levels. The paper is intended to serve as a prospectus for in-depth conversations with stakeholders including the global research community itself.</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-10/Social%20IAP%20Conference.png?itok=YsMnHduW" width="480" height="270" alt="social IAP conference" title="social IAP conference" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 24 October 2022</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/conference-global-science-academies-including-young-academies-first-time-will-explore-how-make" hreflang="en">Conference of global science academies, including young academies for the first time, will explore how to make research systems more inclusive, effective, and sustainable </a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/conference-global-science-academies-including-young-academies-first-time-will-explore-how-make'></a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-10/pexels-te-lensfix-1374377.jpg?itok=d33WWVQO" width="480" height="320" alt="IAP Statement on Implications of Urbanization In Low- And- Middle-income Countries" title="IAP Statement on Implications of Urbanization In Low- And- Middle-income Countries" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Wed, 05 October 2022</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/urbanisation-can-boost-economies-and-living-standard-developing-world-says-world-academies" hreflang="en">Urbanisation can boost economies and living standard in the developing world, says world academies’ network </a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/urbanisation-can-boost-economies-and-living-standard-developing-world-says-world-academies'>The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) highlights policy measures aimed at improving urban living <br /> </a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-05/iStock-1278911675_SD.jpg?itok=6yVD_oS7" width="480" height="326" alt="climate change and health" title="climate change and health" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-env'>Environment & Climate</span></li><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Tue, 24 May 2022</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/climate-change-threatens-peoples-health-dramatically-solutions-are-within-reach-say-worlds" hreflang="en">Climate change threatens people's health dramatically but solutions are within reach, say the world’s academies in a new report</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/climate-change-threatens-peoples-health-dramatically-solutions-are-within-reach-say-worlds'> New global report of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-04/pexels-nataliya-vaitkevich-8830479.jpg?itok=kP5DzDV0" width="480" height="320" alt="covid vaccine hesitancy" title="covid vaccine hesitancy" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Tue, 26 April 2022</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/memes-trial-protocols-world-academies-new-toolkit-fight-vaccine-hesitancy" hreflang="en">From memes to trial protocols: the world academies’ new toolkit to fight COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/memes-trial-protocols-world-academies-new-toolkit-fight-vaccine-hesitancy'>A new report by the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) highlights practical recommendations for improving the uptake of vaccines</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-04/Science%20In%20Exile.jpeg?itok=l2tEgZkk" width="480" height="339" alt="Science in Exile Declaration" title="Science in Exile Declaration" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-science'>Policy for Science</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Wed, 20 April 2022</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/international-science-organizations-unite-support-risk-displaced-and-refugee-scientists" hreflang="en"> International science organizations unite in support of at-risk, displaced and refugee scientists</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/international-science-organizations-unite-support-risk-displaced-and-refugee-scientists'>Join the advocacy campaign to support at-risk, displaced and refugee scientists by signing the Science in Exile Declaration</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-04/iStock-537706696.jpg?itok=7cKYrsSb" width="480" height="320" alt="street full of cars" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-science'>Policy for Science</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Tue, 19 April 2022</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/iap-and-nasac-call-attention-opportunities-africa-lead-transport-decarbonisation-movement" hreflang="en">IAP and NASAC call attention to opportunities for Africa to lead the transport decarbonisation movement</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/iap-and-nasac-call-attention-opportunities-africa-lead-transport-decarbonisation-movement'>Scientists, engineers, planners and policymakers discuss challenges and opportunities to decarbonise transport in Africa in workshop and new report</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-03/IAP%20Image_0.jpg?itok=JXcjIHMh" width="480" height="270" alt="laptop with scientific icons" title="Combatting Predatory Journals and Conferences" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-science'>Policy for Science</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Fri, 11 March 2022</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/world-academies-call-concerted-action-combat-predatory-journals-and-conferences" hreflang="en">World academies call for concerted action to combat predatory journals and conferences</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/world-academies-call-concerted-action-combat-predatory-journals-and-conferences'>A new IAP report sets out recommendations for a global, systemic action plan to address these pervasive and damaging practices</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-02/3.png?itok=FXpKAX9C" width="480" height="270" alt="health data sharing" title="health data sharing" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-science'>Policy for Science</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 28 February 2022</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/interacademy-partnership-iap-calls-global-health-data-sharing-framework" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) calls for a global health data sharing framework</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/interacademy-partnership-iap-calls-global-health-data-sharing-framework'>Read the new IAP Communiqué</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-10/Tackling%20the%20effects%20of%20climate%20change%20on%20health%20in%20the%20Mediterranean%20and%20surrounding%20regions_0.png?itok=cP5bgin0" width="238" height="336" alt="Cover of the workshop report Tackling the effects of climate change on health in the Mediterranean and surrounding regions" title="Cover of the workshop report Tackling the effects of climate change on health in the Mediterranean and surrounding regions" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Tue, 12 October 2021</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/mediterranean-and-middle-east-regions-are-hotspots-climate-change-related-health-risks" hreflang="en">The Mediterranean and Middle East regions are “hotspots” for climate change-related health risks</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/mediterranean-and-middle-east-regions-are-hotspots-climate-change-related-health-risks'>The new workshop report 'Tackling the Effects of Climate Change on Health in the Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions' includes assessments from the region and recommendations for policy-makers and the scientific community </a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-10/pexels-tom-fisk-2739664_0.jpg?itok=E1GT6ASW" width="480" height="322" alt="Forest" title="Forest" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-env'>Environment & Climate</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 11 October 2021</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/world-academies-launch-action-plan-combat-both-climate-change-and-biodiversity-decline" hreflang="en">World academies launch an action plan to combat both climate change and biodiversity decline</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/world-academies-launch-action-plan-combat-both-climate-change-and-biodiversity-decline'>The new IAP Statement ‘Climate Change and Biodiversity: Interlinkages and policy options’ highlights that climate and biodiversity policies are currently insufficiently connected and addressing climate change and biodiversity decline together is central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-09/STEM%20Women%20ASIA_Facebook%20post2.jpg?itok=L0VEFUqM" width="480" height="252" alt="STEM Women Asia" title="STEM Women Asia" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Thu, 30 September 2021</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/stem-women-asia-launched-world" hreflang="en">STEM Women Asia launched to the world</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/stem-women-asia-launched-world'>Discover the profiles of women scientist from Asia and Oceania</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2021-01/AAS%20Dome_blue_space.png" width="1813" height="1534" alt="Australian Academy of Science Logo" title="Australian Academy of Science Logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/australian-academy-science" hreflang="en">Australian Academy of Science</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-09/pexels-pixabay-41953.jpg?itok=w7FPfeMn" width="480" height="480" alt="earth" title="earth" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Fri, 24 September 2021</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/climate-change-without-international-collaboration-we-wont-reach-net-zero-2050-say-world" hreflang="en">Climate Change: Without international collaboration, we won’t reach net zero by 2050, say world academies</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/climate-change-without-international-collaboration-we-wont-reach-net-zero-2050-say-world'>Ahead of the pre-COP that will be held in Milan on 30 September – 2 October 2021, the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) lays out the need for all countries to anticipate the critical risks associated with climate change, to recognise the transitions that this requires, and to carefully design, plan and accelerate implementation of actions to reach net zero by 2050 or earlier.</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-07/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-8442112.jpg?itok=xAaTIuhu" width="480" height="320" alt="A researcher at work" title="A researcher at work" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Thu, 29 July 2021</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/world-academies-put-regenerative-medicine-opportunities-and-challenges-spotlight" hreflang="en">World academies’ put regenerative medicine opportunities and challenges in the spotlight</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/world-academies-put-regenerative-medicine-opportunities-and-challenges-spotlight'>A new IAP Statement highlights medical opportunities in addressing the causes of disease and warns against the misuse of regenerative medicine technologies – also when it comes to the proposed use of stem cells to tackle COVID-19</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-05/recommended%20photo%20by%20Zero%20D.C_6_small_0.JPG?itok=Pd0BbZc-" width="480" height="321" alt="marine environment" title="marine environment" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-env'>Environment & Climate</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Tue, 01 June 2021</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/world-academies-call-protection-marine-environments" hreflang="en">World academies call for protection of marine environments</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/world-academies-call-protection-marine-environments'>The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) urges world leaders to improve ocean health by stopping habitat destruction and the spread of environmental contaminants, fighting climate change and overexploitation, and adopting evidence-based policies</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-05/pexels-edward-jenner-4033152.jpg?itok=moxeARca" width="480" height="320" alt="A researcher at work" title="A researcher at work" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 10 May 2021</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/how-strengthen-covid-19-research" hreflang="en">How to strengthen COVID-19 research</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/how-strengthen-covid-19-research'>Read the new communiqué from the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-05/VaccinesFinal_Page_01_0.jpg?itok=k4BXq3uW" width="371" height="480" alt="Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?"" title="Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?"" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Tue, 04 May 2021</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/smithsonian-science-education-center-and-iap-support-world-health-organization-launch-new" hreflang="en">Smithsonian Science Education Center and IAP, with support of the WHO, launch new vaccine guide for youth</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/smithsonian-science-education-center-and-iap-support-world-health-organization-launch-new'>Download "Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?"</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-03/pexels-pixabay-207691.jpg?itok=_H6Tx9vy" width="480" height="343" alt="empty class" title="empty class" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-science'>Policy for Science</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Wed, 17 March 2021</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/covid-19-threatens-lead-lost-generation-researchers-say-international-scholar-networks" hreflang="en">COVID-19 threatens to lead to a “lost generation” of researchers, say international scholar networks</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/covid-19-threatens-lead-lost-generation-researchers-say-international-scholar-networks'>The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Global Young Academy (GYA) lay out recommendations to mitigate the harms of COVID-19 and seize on the opportunities to improve higher education systems around the world</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-09/5.png?itok=5aZwHYxW" width="480" height="240" alt="social media card" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Sat, 05 September 2020</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/cutting-corners-race-covid-19vaccine-anti-vaxxers-and-vaccinenationalism-are-all-public-health" hreflang="en">Cutting corners in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, anti-vaxxers, and vaccine nationalism are all a public health threat, says world academies network</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/cutting-corners-race-covid-19vaccine-anti-vaxxers-and-vaccinenationalism-are-all-public-health'>Any COVID-19 vaccine must be safe, efficacious and accessible to everyone</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-09/shutterstock_358011677_0.jpg?itok=shNY6QW6" width="480" height="320" alt="fake medicines" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Thu, 03 September 2020</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/fake-vaccines-medicines-and-other-medical-products-can-kill-you-says-world-academies-network" hreflang="en">Fake vaccines, medicines, and other medical products can kill you, says world academies network</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/fake-vaccines-medicines-and-other-medical-products-can-kill-you-says-world-academies-network'>The toll from falsified and substandard medical products may be as high as a million lives lost per year: The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) recommends a set of actions and urges politicians and all stakeholders to join forces and solve this urgent issue. </a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/1.png?itok=CUgtUGlt" width="480" height="240" alt="green recovery Twitter card" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-energy'>Energy</span></li><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-env'>Environment & Climate</span></li><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Tue, 07 July 2020</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/covid-19-recovery-must-be-green-says-world-academies-network" hreflang="en">COVID-19 recovery must be green, says world academies network</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/covid-19-recovery-must-be-green-says-world-academies-network'>Science can ensure social equity, health, and economic benefits</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-05/Cover%20COVID-19__0.jpg?itok=8JeMAwkA" width="338" height="432" alt="COVID-19! Covers" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-other'>Other</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Thu, 21 May 2020</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/iap-and-smithsonian-science-education-center-support-world-health-organization-launches-new" hreflang="en">IAP and Smithsonian Science Education Center With Support of the World Health Organization Launch New COVID-19 Guide for Youth </a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/iap-and-smithsonian-science-education-center-support-world-health-organization-launches-new'>Read “COVID-19! How can I protect myself and others?,” a new rapid-response guide for youth ages 8–17</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-05/Co-Chair%20photos2.PNG?itok=SAaMT-eI" width="397" height="244" alt="Predatory Publishing Project Co-Chairs" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-science'>Policy for Science</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 18 May 2020</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/launch-new-iap-project" hreflang="en">Launch of new IAP project on predatory publishing</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/launch-new-iap-project'>Harnessing the world’s academies to combat predatory publishing practices</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-04/pexels-photo-415779.jpeg?itok=LhDCYq0M" width="480" height="320" alt="health image" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 27 April 2020</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/open-letter-un-health-inequity-during-pandemic-cry-ethical-global-leadership" hreflang="en">Open Letter to the UN: Health Inequity during the Pandemic: A Cry for Ethical Global Leadership </a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/open-letter-un-health-inequity-during-pandemic-cry-ethical-global-leadership'></a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-04/US.png?itok=qOtYExq0" width="480" height="240" alt="USA WHO Covid" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Thu, 16 April 2020</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/global-academy-network-condemns-us-decision-halt-who-funding-amid-covid-19-pandemic" hreflang="en"> Global Academy Network Condemns US decision to Halt WHO funding Amid COVID-19 Pandemic </a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/global-academy-network-condemns-us-decision-halt-who-funding-amid-covid-19-pandemic'>Any disruption to the WHO’s operating budget amidst the COVID-19 pandemic threatens its ability to perform its critical role of coordinating the international medical and scientific response to the virus</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-04/3.png?itok=8H47lCBY" width="480" height="240" alt="Covid19" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Tue, 24 March 2020</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/world-academies-call-global-solidarity-covid-19-pandemic" hreflang="en">World academies call for global solidarity on COVID-19 pandemic</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/world-academies-call-global-solidarity-covid-19-pandemic'>The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) urges countries to collaborate, use and share science-based information, and help the developing world </a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-04/1.png?itok=ABox-9A9" width="480" height="240" alt="forests social" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-env'>Environment & Climate</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 16 March 2020</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/lets-celebrate-international-day-forests" hreflang="en"> Let’s celebrate the International Day of Forests </a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/lets-celebrate-international-day-forests'>IAP published a set of evidence-based measures aimed not only at protecting forests worldwide, but also fighting climate change</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/news/un_photoeskinder_debebe_%282%29.jpg?itok=6kcUnOO0" width="480" height="319" alt="UN Forest Thumb" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-env'>Environment & Climate</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Tue, 10 December 2019</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/global-academy-network-stands-tropical-forests" hreflang="en">Global academy network stands up for tropical forests</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/global-academy-network-stands-tropical-forests'>IAP outlines a set of measures to protect forests and fight climate change in response to the ongoing global crisis surrounding deforestation and forest burning</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/news/climate_change_and_health_1.png?itok=J0LZRoaQ" width="480" height="240" alt="Climate Change and Health" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Wed, 27 November 2019</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/global-network-science-academies-launches-landmark-study-climate-change-and-health" hreflang="en">Global network of science academies launches a landmark study on 'Climate Change and Health'</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/global-network-science-academies-launches-landmark-study-climate-change-and-health'>IAP and Leopoldina embark on a new project to fill in critical gaps in our knowledge of the effects of climate change on human health</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/news/1.png?itok=9ck0gcI5" width="480" height="240" alt="neonics1" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-agriculture'>Agriculture & Food Security</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 11 November 2019</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/african-food-security-risk-neonicotinoids" hreflang="en">African Food Security at risk from neonicotinoids</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/african-food-security-risk-neonicotinoids'>A new study by IAP and NASAC examines the implications of neonicotinoid insecticide use for ecosystem services and sustainable agriculture in Africa</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/news/file.jpg?itok=v-Ho94rx" width="250" height="150" alt="Trauma is a disease: a call for action by IAP Health" title="Trauma is a disease: a call for action by IAP Health" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-health'>Health</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Sat, 27 April 2019</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/trauma-disease-call-action-iap-health" hreflang="en">Trauma is a disease: a call for action by IAP Health</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/trauma-disease-call-action-iap-health'>Drawing attention to the need for a strong paradigm shift, this statement encourages countries not only to control but also to prevent trauma by considering it as a disease with an integrated comprehensive approach in their health agenda. </a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/news/d37ga71u4aao8a9.jpg?itok=WDrcPFB6" width="480" height="360" alt="cochairs" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-other'>Other</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Wed, 17 April 2019</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/worlds-science-academies-gather-korea-elect-new-chairs-welcome-new-members-and-stand" hreflang="en">World’s science academies gather in Korea to elect new chairs, welcome new members, and stand up for sustainable development</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/worlds-science-academies-gather-korea-elect-new-chairs-welcome-new-members-and-stand'>2019 IAP General Assembly </a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/news/2019_iap_0115-09_1900x350px_peter.jpg?itok=n0PMJmHJ" width="480" height="88" alt="banner 2019 IAP" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-other'>Other</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Fri, 05 April 2019</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/science-academies-can-play-key-role-achieving-sustainable-development-goals" hreflang="en">Science academies can play a key role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/science-academies-can-play-key-role-achieving-sustainable-development-goals'>2019 IAP Conference: Science and the Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Academies</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/news/iap_fnsa_cover_web_ofc_crop_tn2.jpg?itok=8Jixgx9A" width="480" height="389" alt="Global FNSA report_cover_tn" typeof="Image" class="image-style-large" /> </div> <div class='row-vista-news-destra'> <span class='row-vista-news-field-topic'><div class="item-list"><ul class="list-group"><li class="list-group-item"><span class='bollino-topic-agriculture'>Agriculture & Food Security</span></li></ul></div> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-date'><time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">Wed, 28 November 2018</time> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-title'><a href="/news/global-food-systems-are-failing-humanity-and-speeding-climate-change" hreflang="en">Global food systems are failing humanity and speeding up climate change</a> </span> <span class='row-vista-news-field-subtitle'><a href='/news/global-food-systems-are-failing-humanity-and-speeding-climate-change'>New report from 130 national academies issues wake-up call to leaders on eve of COP24</a></span> <span class='label-announcing-institution'>Announcing Institution</span> <div class='content-announcing-institution'> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-04/iap-logo.jpg" width="274" height="136" alt="The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) logo" typeof="Image" /> <a href="/organization/interacademy-partnership-iap" hreflang="en">The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></span></div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="press-release row-vista-news row contenitore-pressRelease"> <span class='row-vista-news-field-type'><div class="label"><span>Press Release</span></div><span> <div> <div class='row-vista-news-field-image'> <img 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