Ecosphere, Ecological Society of America
Mission
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of scientists founded in 1915 to: - promote ecological science by improving communication among ecologists; - raise the public's level of awareness of the importance of ecological science; - increase the resources available for the conduct of ecological science; and - ensure the appropriate use of ecological science in environmental decision making by enhancing communication between the ecological community and policy-makers. ESA publishes a suite of publications, from peer-reviewed journals to newsletters, fact sheets and teaching resources. The Society's Public Affairs Office works to infuse ecological knowledge into environmental decision-making, convey ecological science to the media and the general public, and to provide services to the ecological community.
Ecosphere, the newest addition to the ESA family of journals, is an online-only, open-access alternative with a scope as broad as the science of ecology itself. The journal publishes submissions from all subdisciplines of ecological science, including theoretical, empirical, and applied ecology.
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.