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Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment
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<p>The Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) was established by the 10th meeting of the Executive Committee of the <a href="/facts/International_Council_for_Science/H5tNtmVL">International Council for Science</a> (ICSU) in 1969. SCOPE's members include 38 national science academies and research councils, and 22 international scientific unions. The current president is <a href="/facts/Jon_Samseth/4NbkLdFl">Jon Samseth</a> (<a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a>). The secretariat is located in the Netherlands. </p><p>SCOPE exists primarily to develop scientific reviews of key environmental issues around the themes of managing societal and natural resources, ecosystem processes, and biodiversity, health and environment. </p><p>In 2012, SCOPE and <a href="/facts/Elsevier/jkPSAEmR">Elsevier</a> established a quarterly <a href="/facts/Peer-reviewed/ly6yEgcW">peer-reviewed</a> <a href="/facts/Academic_journal/SBI7Ue0q">academic journal</a>, <i><a href="/facts/Environmental_Development/6HnJTrgT">Environmental Development</a></i>. </p><p>In 2019 SCOPE became an affiliated member of the <a href="/facts/International_Science_Council/PQCSwTUu">International Science Council</a> and in 2024 it became a full member. </p>