IEES
The IEES
The IEES was founded in 1993, with the idea to bring together experts and conduct Ecological Engineering activities within an international society. It is an international network of Ecological Engineering enthusiasts. Ultimately, we want to promote Ecological Engineering as the major way of construction in the 21st century.
The idea to bring together experts and conduct Ecological Engineering activities within an international society was born at the 1st Conference on Ecological Engineering in Stensund, Sweden, in 1991. Two years later, in October 1993, the society was officially founded in Utrecht, Netherlands, by thirteen engaged participants. The first annual meeting was held in June 1994 in Stangvik, Norway.
IEES is a non-profit organization seeking to promote and advance a broad view of Ecological Engineering (the working definition of IEES) through these four core activities:
Connect
Facilitate and improve the cooperation between ecologists, engineers and other scientific fields
Exchange
Promote the exchange between scientific and educational organizations, enterprises, and (non-)governmental organizations
Educate
Support the development of a common Ecological Engineering curriculum.
Promote
Raise the awareness of Ecological Engineering practice worldwide.