The International Organization of Ecology and Health or ECOSAN (until August 2004 - the International Fund of Ecology and Health) was founded in 1992 as a non-commercial, non-governmental organization.

 

PRINCIPLES

• correlation of ecology and health as main criteria in the sphere of policy, science, culture, medicine and production

• formation in Central Asia of ecological and economic system based on the principles of integrity of biosphere of the region, as well as its indivisibility;

• problems of ecology and health as main priorities on the way to international cooperation.

 

PURPOSES

• contributing to uniting efforts of governmental and nongovernmental and international organizations, scientists and specialists for a comprehensive study of pressing ecological problems, and development of scientific concepts and identification of priority directions of their research;

• participation in developing scientifically grounded ecological policy in Central Asia;

• formation of ecologically-oriented public opinion;

• education on ecological awareness and culture.

 

ACTIVITY PRIORITIES

• issues of environmental protection;

• health promotion, dissemination of ecological and sanitary and hygienic knowledge and diseases preventive activities;

• ecological education and training, informing population of the condition of environment;

• providing health and consultative, preventive and humanitarian aid to the population who live in environmentally unfavourable regions;

• organizing international conferences, meetings, workshops, symposia on topical issues of ecology and health protection of population;

• organizing international missions for studying and taking joint measures for improving socio-ecological condition in environmentally unfavourable regions;

• liaison with international organizations, financial institutions, foreign companies on issues of humanitarian cooperation;

• application of economic methods of management in the field of nature ptotection activity and ecologization of business;

• developing ecotourism.

 

STRUCTURE

The ECOSAN has 13 regional and Tashkent city branches, as well as representations in all districts and cities of Uzbekistan. Branches of ECOSAN have been created in a number of foreign countries.