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Aims
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).
This page was last updated on 27 November 2003
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