To achieve its objectives, ISOMED will develop activities of scientific research, cooperation, and consultancy in Mediterranean Ecology, namely:
By organizing or cooperating in international General Assemblies, Symposia, Courses, or other meetings for the sharing of scientific knowledge;
By publishing and disseminating at international level the abstracts and other publications as a result of the scientific activities of the society;
By establishing and promoting cooperation and exchange of ecologists of the five regions;
By developing projects of common interest and consultancy at the international and national level.
OBJECTIVES
To promote and improve communication and cooperation among investigators, educators, environmental managers, and human communities in the five mediterranean-climate regions of the world.
To promote an awareness of the global significance of mediterranean-climate ecosystems, their biodiversity, and their conservation within the scientific community, resource managers, and the general public.
To promote research in all aspects of the ecology and conservation of mediterranean-climate regions.
To encourage the preservation of biodiversity in mediterranean-climate regions and to safeguard it for posterity for its intrinsic worth and its aesthetic and tangible values to humanity.
To promote education in the ecology and conservation of mediterranean-climate regions.
To provide expert knowledge to government and non-government agencies and organizations whose administrative decisions affect Mediterranean-climate habitats and their biota.
To encourage the establishment, improvement, maintenance and accessibility of physical facilities, databases, and collections of biological materials for the study of Mediterranean-climate ecosystems and their conservation.