International Science Council (ISC)

The International Science Council (ISC) is a non-governmental organization with a unique global membership that brings together over 200 international scientific unions and associations as well as national and regional scientific organizations including academies and research councils.

The International Science Council (ISC) is the only international non-governmental organization bringing together the natural and social sciences and is the largest global science organization of its type.

The mission of the ISC is to act as the global voice for science. As part of that mission, the ISC:

• Speaks for the value of all science and evidence-informed decision-making;
• Stimulates and supports international scientific research and scholarship on major issues of global concern;
• Articulates scientific knowledge on such issues in the public domain;
• Promotes the continued and equal advancement of scientific rigour, creativity and relevance in all parts of the world;
• Defends the free and responsible practice of science.