Unesco strategic plan 2024-2033 for the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development

Unesco strategic plan 2024-2033 for the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the period 2024–2033 the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Developmen and invited UNESCO to lea its implementation. This Decade presents a unique opportunity for humanity to unlock the full potential of science in pursuing sustainable development and ensuring a safe and prosperous future for all. Governments and all other relevant stakeholder...

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NOSTER & Science Microbiome Prize

NOSTER & Science Microbiome Prize

The NOSTER & Science Microbiome Prize is a prestigious award designed to recognize and reward groundbreaking research by investigators who received their M.D., Ph.D, or M.D/Ph.D. in the last ten years, and are working on the functional attributes of the microbiota. The research can include any organism that has potential to contribute to our understanding of human or veterinary health and disease, or to gu...

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IUMS/ASM Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) report about to be published

IUMS/ASM Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) report about to be published

In December 2023 IUMS partnered with the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and together assembled a panel of experts (Scientific Advisory Group or SAG) dealing with health, energy, greenhouse gases, agriculture, soil, and water, and asked them to analyze from the scientific, economic, and ethical point of views whether microbes could help to address climate change. The SAG conclusions will be publish...

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Microbes are present at the COP16 meeting in Cali, Colombia

Microbes are present at the COP16 meeting in Cali, Colombia

The Microbiota Vault, a global non-profit initiative to conserve long-term health for humanity, will be present at Conference of the Parties (COP16) on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (Cali, Colombia, 21 October - 1 November 2024). In COP16, the UN member states will discuss global approaches to biodiversity loss, conservation and access to natural resources. (26) Post | LinkedIn Microbiot...

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Panel Discussions at IUMS2024

Panel Discussions at IUMS2024

Several Panel Discussions (Round Tables) will be organized during the IUMS 2024 congress: CLIMATE CHANGE AND MICROBE-DRIVEN SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS EMPOWERING KNOWLEDGE: MATERIAL AND DATA REPOSITORIES FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOMES: A ONE HEALTH PERSPECTIVE PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS ENERGY MULTI-ORGANISMIC INTERACTIONS IN THE MICROBIOME AND SELF-SUSTAINABILITY OF HEALTH The scope is to provide a for...

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IUMS Congress 2026


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