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The International Ecology Institute (ECI) in Oldendorf/Luhe was founded by Professor Otto Kinne in 1984. It strives to
  • further the exchange of information between marine, terrestrial and limnetic ecologists and to promote advancement in environmental research;
  • compensate for the lack of balance between analyzing and synthesizing research efforts and thus help to provide more feedback and critical overview for ecological sciences;
  • draw the attention of scientists, administrators, politicians and the general public to important issues resulting from ecological research;
  • assist in finding a long-term compromise between the increasingly destructive potential of modern industrial societies and the need for defining and applying measures to protect nature, commensurate with achieving and sustaining the highest possible living standard for human societies.
The major means of approaching these aims are, at present, the two international prizes (ECI Prize, IRPE Prize) conferred annually by the ECI, the book series 'Excellence in Ecology' and the Otto Kinne Foundation (OKF).

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