Science for Peace and Development: How Research Societies Can Leverage Content in Advocacy Efforts

One of the key activities of scholarly societies, beyond creating and disseminating knowledge through print and digital avenues and interactive means (e.g., conferences), is advocacy efforts. Advocacy means representing, promoting, upholding, or defending an interest or opinion. Advocacy areas often focus on funding, education, and policy reform on urgent matters related to health and wellbeing, […]
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Open Access and Climate Research: Transformations in the Publication Landscape Over Time

The impact of climate research depends on its discoverability and accessibility. UNESCO promotes and supports open access (OA) and believes that unrestricted knowledge flow is important for innovation, socio-economic development, and meeting sustainability challenges. The thrust for OA is particularly strong for publications arising from publicly funded research. OA publishing is rapidly gaining momentum thanks […]
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