|
|
| Australian Tropical Research Foundation |
| Activities： |
Activist, Educational, Networking, Research |
| Type： |
Foundation |
| Areas of Focus： |
Inland Aquatic Ecosystems | Restoration Ecology | Biodiversity Conservation | Youth Education and Empowerment | Land Trusts and Land Conservation | Conservation and Recreation | Natural Resource Education |
| About Australian Tropical Research Foundation： |
The Objects ("Objects") for which the Foundation is established are:
* To conduct and facilitate research into terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in Australia and elsewhere.
* To research human impact on the Australian tropics and develop and promote sound management practices for the tropics.
* To support the development of appropriate technologies for minimizing human impact on the tropical environment.
* To provide the means to encourage and train students in disciplines relevant to the aims of the Foundation.
* To encourage the participation of scientists from all countries of the world in the research and teaching activities of the Foundation.
* To acquire land for conservation purposes.
* To apply to the Government, public bodies, local municipal, corporate, academic, community groups and the public, generally for grants and subsidies of money, with a view to promoting the objects of the Foundation.
* To provide scholarships and grants to researchers to encourage the investigation of the ecology and biological diversity of the tropics.
* To support and operate a research facility in the lowland wet tropics of Queensland at Cape Tribulation to be known as the Cape Tribulation Tropical Research Station, and any other such Research Station as the Foundation determines.
* To educate the public in ecology and conservation of the wet tropics and other relevant topics.
* To open any bank accounts and to operate within financial markets.
* To invest and deal with money of the Foundation not immediately required in such a manner as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. |
|
