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About InterEnvironment |
InterEnvironment* is the international program of the California Institute of Public Affairs (CIPA). It was established in 1972, soon after CIPA was founded in 1969. InterEnvironment works through a global network of individuals who have extensive experience in international environmental affairs, particularly policy and social aspects of natural resource conservation. Many in this network have known each other and worked together for decades. They include founders and leaders of nongovernmental organizations, current and former government officials, writers, and academics. Typically they have combined or moved among these roles in their careers. Among the network are pioneers in explaining and promoting the concept of sustainability, defined as improving the quality of human life while living within the carrying capacity of supporting ecosystems. Applying this concept requires a systematic, long-range view of public affairs that combines political, social, cultural, and economic, as well as ecological concerns. Thus, the "Inter" in InterEnvironment stands for interconnections, as well as international. InterEnvironment and IUCN
Most of InterEnvironment's international work is done with IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, www.iucn.org. The California Institute of Public Affairs began working with IUCN in 1972 and became a member in 1980.
From 1990-96 CIPA President Ted Trzyna served on IUCN’s governing Council and chaired one of its six commissions, on environmental strategy. Currently, he is Senior Adviser to the IUCN Secretariat on Cities and Conservation. He also leads the Cities and Protected Areas Specialist Group of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas.
Several other CIPA board members and senior associates are involved in IUCN, both through and independently of CIPA.
Current and past priorities and projects
To access descriptions of current, past, and continuing priorities and projects, please click here. --------------- *InterEnvironmentSM is a service mark of the California Institute of Public Affairs. See Copyright & caveats.
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