DRZE comprehensively provides scientific information which is required for a qualified formation of opinion and judgment in the area of ethics in the life sciences and medicine. The main focus lies in the scientific preparation of the information. [Information of the supplier]
The GfÖ is an independent, nonprofit scientific organisation founded in 1970. We aim to promote basic and applied ecological science, encourage collaborative work of all ecological disciplines and represent ecological interests in public. [Information of the supplier, modified]
Scientists in 15 Helmholtz Centres work on a wide range of topics, such as A for astrophysics, B for biology, C for cell research, and so on. 24,000 staff use the most modern scientific infrastructure, including, in particular, large-scale facilities and instrumentation, which are also open to use by members of the international scientific community. Working on behalf of the state, Helmholtz scientists pursue an ambitious goal: To make an essential contribution to solving the grand challenges which society faces. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz e.V. is a scientific organisation comprised of 84 non-university research institutes and service facilities. The research work carried out and services provided are of national significance. For this reason the institutes work is funded by both the Federal Government and the federal states (German "Länder"). In November 2000 the German Science Council (Wissenschaftsrat) confirmed that all Leibniz Institutes contribute considerably to Germany s research potential. The tasks perfomed by our institutes range from regional infrastructure research and economics through research projects in the area of social sciences to natural sciences, engineering and environmental research. The Leibniz Institutes are demand-oriented and interdisciplinary centers of competence. They consider themselves as co-operation partners for industry, public administration and politics; scientific collaboration with universities is particularly close and intensive. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Federal Environment Agency is the scientific environmental authority under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), responsible for the most diverse range of topics. Our goals are to protect and maintain natural resources, also as an act of responsibility towards future generations, to advance sustainable development, to promote environmental protection as a matter of course in the thinking and action of everybody. ... [Information of the supplier]
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the largest and most experienced nature protection organisations in the world and is active in more than 100 countries. It is supported, worldwide, by more than five million sponsors. In the global network of WWF, 59 national sections, programme offices, and partner organisations co-operate. In 2005, about 4400 co-workers throughout the world, carried out 2000 projects for the conservation of biological diversity. For this, WWF invested altogether about 362 million Euros. ... [Information of the supplier, translated]
In 1986 faculty members of Ruhr-University founded the Zentrum für Medizinische Ethik. The Center is a non-profit tax-exempt institution and serves as a research, teaching and consulting center in issues of applied ethics, especially in clinical ethics and bioethics. The Center specializes in developing practical instruments for moral assessment of cases and scenarios in biomedical research and patient care. ... [Information of the supplier]
An zahlreichen Hochschulen sind in den Fachbereichen Medizin, Tiermedizin und Biologie Tierversuche, bzw. Übungen an eigens zu diesem Zweck getöteten Tieren, Pflichtbestandteil der Ausbildung. Immer wieder weigern sich Studierende, an diesen, so genannten "tierverbrauchenden" Praktika teilzunehmen. Mehr und mehr Hochschulen ziehen die Konsequenzen daraus und bieten tierverbrauchsfreie Lehrmethoden an. SATIS (lat.: "genug") versteht sich als Forum der Studierenden, die den "Tierverbrauch" in der Ausbildung ablehnen. Statt veralteter Lehrmethoden, für die Tiere ihr Leben lassen müssen, fordern wir den Einsatz von tiermissbrauchsfreien Lehrmethoden, die einen respektvollen Umgang mit Lebewesen ermöglichen und gewährleisten. ... [Information des Anbieters]
NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) is one of the oldest and largest environment associations in Germany. The association encompasses about 450,000 members and sponsors, who commit themselves to the conservation of threatened habitats, flora and fauna, to climate protection and energy policy. NABU`s main objectives are the preservation of habitats and biodiversity, the promotion of sustainability in agriculture, forest management and water supply and distribution, as well as to enhance the significance of nature conservation in our society. ... [Information of the supplier]
