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As the only truly international ecological society,
INTECOL provides a major forum in which ecological
advances can be brought to the attention of ecologists
worldwide, and where the successes (and sometimes the
failures) of the application of this knowledge can be
discussed. It has principally achieved this so far by
organising the International Congresses of Ecology,
through meetings of its working groups (most notably
the Wetlands Working Group) and
by occasional publications.
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The international congresses will remain a major part
of INTECOL's activities, but it is important that we
encourage small meetings on specific issues, more
working groups and more interaction with
ecological societies
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Professor John A. Lee
President, INTECOL