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SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTERTM

BUILDING COMMON INTERESTS WITH GLOBAL INCLUSION

(who, what, when, where, why and how)

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BUILDING COMMON INTERESTS WITH GLOBAL INCLUSION

(who, what, when, where, why and how)

Please see the Science Diplomacy Center, Inc. with nonprofit initiatives.

SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTERTM

BUILDING COMMON INTERESTS WITH GLOBAL INCLUSION

(who, what, when, where, why and how)

BUILDING COMMON INTERESTS WITH GLOBAL INCLUSION

(who, what, when, where, why and how)

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    EDUCATION

    Educate next-generation science diplomats to operate short-to-long term with lifelong learning about informed decisionmaking and common-interest building

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    RESEARCH

    Enhance next-generation science diplomats with inquiry and analytical skills to transform data into evidence for informed decisions

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    LEADERSHIP

    Empower next-generation science diplomats as brokers of dialogues among allies and adversaries alike for sustainable development at local-global levels

MISSION

To enhance understanding and applications of science diplomacy with informed decisionmaking and common-interest building for sustainable development across the spectrum of subnational-national-international jurisdictions for the benefit of all on Earth across generations.

5th International Polar Year (IPY-5) with Science Diplomacy and Global Inclusion

The 5th International Polar Year (IPY-5) 2032-2033 has been planned since 2023 with ramp-up, implementation and legacy stages – “striving for holistic, systemic, transdisciplinary research approaches” to foster the “widest possible international collaboration to produce knowledge for action with direct societal relevance”.  These are important, perhaps even sufficient goals for humanity, but are hollow without…
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SCIENCE DIPLOMACY AND THE PRECISION OF LAW

Among the guiding principles of science diplomacy is the precision of law – as a key building block of science with society, including the natural sciences, social sciences and Indigenous knowledge.   The precision of law reflects current circumstances, which are inherently transdisciplinary. The eloquent “Opinion and Order of the Court” in the United States on…
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Tribute to Kristina Gjerde: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ) and the ABC’S of World Peace

Today, 17 January 2026, the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) enters into force, following 120 days after the 60th nations deposited its instrument of ratification.  The BBNJ journey is a tribute…
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