Terms of Reference

Advocacy
To ensure that the UK science community, funding agencies, and other relevant bodies or individuals are aware of the objectives, activities and results of the IGBP, and of the benefits of participation.

Forum
To organise opportunities for the UK community to discuss the IGBP and its participation within it.

Feedback
To inform the IGBP Secretariat or individual IGBP International Project Offices of relevant UK research activities and opportunities for networking and contributions to the programme, and of UK views on the current programme and future directions.

Facilitation
To actively encourage UK participation in IGBP research activities and related data exchange.

Support
To advise the Royal Society on the appropriate level of annual National Contribution. In addition, with the approval of the Royal Society, to advise other UK bodies and agencies on the provision of International Project Offices or Focus Offices, and the funding and hosting of regional or international IGBP meetings.

Reporting
To produce reports for the IGBP and Royal Society as requested summarising UK participation in the programme and UK contributions to the programme.

Liaison
As the national expert body on the IGBP, to liaise with other bodies responsible for the development and / or co-ordination of Global Change research and response activities within the UK.