Strategic Alliance for Sustainable Biosphere

Strategic Alliance for Sustainable Biosphere: FIrBS and ISUNE Sign Milestone Bilateral MoU

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In a major step toward fostering interdisciplinary scientific synergy and national policy advocacy, the Federation of Iranian Bioscience Societies (FIrBS) and the Iranian Scientific Union of Natural Resources and Environment (ISUNE) officially signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
The signing ceremony was convened at the Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, with executive board members from both federations in attendance, adhering to national health and social distancing protocols. The document was formally endorsed by Prof. Mehran Habibi-Rezaei, President of FIrBS, and Prof. Ali Salajegheh, President of ISUNE.

FIrBS 13th Board Meeting: Focus on Aging and International Collaborations

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The 13th meeting of the third Board of Directors of The Federation of Iran BioScience Societies (FIrBS) was held on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (Mordad 7, 1405). The session, attended by board members, scientific representatives, and colleagues, took place at the office of the Iranian Tissue and Cell Culture Society.
Organized within the framework of a joint collaboration between FIrBS and the Iranian Biology Society, the meeting primarily focused on two main agenda items: the working group on aging and the development of international collaborations.
During the discussions on aging, participants emphasized the necessity of strengthening scientific, interdisciplinary, and problem-oriented approaches. The board also highlighted the importance of utilizing the capacities of member societies to design and implement applied research programs.
Furthermore, in the section concerning international collaborations, the existing potential for expanding scientific interactions, knowledge exchange, and leveraging credible international experiences and frameworks was brought to attention.
This meeting aimed to enhance coordination among scientific societies, create synergy among specialized capacities, and move toward more cohesive planning in the field of biological sciences.
FIrBS expresses its gratitude for the presence and active participation of board members and scientific society representatives, emphasizing the continuation of these meetings and the active follow-up of their outcomes within the framework of official resolutions.

 

 

 

Invasive species

Invasive species, as the second threat to biodiversity; the subject of cooperation between the FIRBS and the Convention on Biological Diversity

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In recent decades, a crisis over the indiscriminate introduction of non-native species and the invasion of some of these species has occurred in the country. Therefore, following the FIRBS’s letter to the Minister of Jihad for Agriculture regarding the crisis and at the request of the Biodiversity Working Group, a joint meeting was held by the presence of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) presidency, FIrBS presidency, head and members of working group at the Secretariat of the National Authority for the CBD on Tuesday 15 September 2020. In this meeting, while expressing the relevant concerns and enumerating the related upstream documents and rules, the most important challenges and necessities, especially the need for the formation of centralized management extra-ministerial and independent organization in controlling and monitoring the introduction of non-native species and environmental risk assessment of these species for planting or propagation licenses were addressed. At this meeting, as a matter of priority, joint short-term and long-term plans were deliberated by CBD and FIRBS though continual meetings.