| Description: | The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to draw on the participation of relevant science and engineering
disciplines to promote interdisciplinary research necessary for improved understanding of complex
environmental and global change
processes. To accomplish these goals, NSF activities related to Environmental Research and Education (ERE) involve support of basic disciplinary research, focused interdisciplinary research, and a broad range of educational, international, and outreach functions that cut across the entire spectrum of environment and natural resources scientific interests. Included in the ERE portfolio is Biocomplexity in the Environment (BE), one of NSF's Priority Areas. The BE program is a multi-year investment designed to promote new approaches to investigating the interactivty of biota and the environment. |
