194. INTERNATIONAL SHIP STRUCTURE CONGRESS: ISSC 



Organized in 1961, ISSC meets every 3 years to give experts in 

 different countries engaged in research work on strength and struc- 

 ture problems related to ships and other marine structures an oppor- 

 tunity to exchange information, recommend research, and otherwise 

 cooperate. In addition to gathering information on ship structures, 

 members are also interested in data about outside forces affecting 

 marine structures, especially waves. Between meetings, ISSC is 

 governed by an elected Standing Committee of 12 members, each from 

 a different country. 



195. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BIOMETEOROLOGY : ISB 



Organized in 1956 to provide an international body to bring 

 scientists in the field together, ISB meets at 3-year intervals. 

 Included in the Society is a Special Committee on Nautical Biomete- 

 orology. Although unaffiliated with any other international organ- 

 ization, it is invited to send an observer to the meetings of the 

 World Meteorological Organization. 



196. INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE 

 AND NATURAL RESOURCES: lUCN 



An Office International pour la Protection de la Nature was 

 established in 1928; in 1948, it was succeeded by the International 

 Union for Protection of Nature, established following an Interna- 

 tional Conference sponsored by UNESCO and the Government of France. 

 In 1956, it was renamed the International Union for the Conservation 

 of Nature and Natural Resources to reflect the increasing popular 

 concept that natural resources must be conserved and used wisely. 



It is planning a World Conservation Strategy (WCS) to increase the 

 effectiveness of international conservation action. UNEP is lending 

 financial support to the program. 



lUCN includes a Commission on Marine Habitats, which promotes the 

 establishment of marine national parks and provides ecological 

 guidelines for use in coastal, estuarine, and island areas, and is 

 responsible for the preparation of the World Directory of National 

 Parks and Protected Areas, which will include a separate section on 

 marine parks and reserves. 



197. INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR QUATERNARY RESEARCH: INQUA 



Founded in 1928 as the International Association for the Study 

 of the European Quaternary, INQUA had its scope and interest en- 

 larged in 1932 to include the Quaternary throughout the world and 

 its name changed to its present title. Meetings are held every 4 

 years. It is domposed of eight permanent commissions, one of whidh 

 is the Commission on Shorelines. 



198. INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION: IWRA 

 Organized in 1970, IWRA provides an international forum for 



discussing all aspects of water resources science and technology in 

 an interdisciplinary manner. 



199. INTER- PARLIAMENTARY UNION: IPU 



Founded in 1889, IPU promotes personal contacts between members 

 of parliaments and unites them in common actions. At its 1971 meet- 

 ings at Caracas, IPU identified pollution of the seas by oil as one 

 of two areas of particular urgency for consideration at the 1972 UN 

 Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE). 



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