US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, DC 20003, USA.
Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2013 Jan;9(1):7-11. doi: 10.1002/ieam.1324. Epub 2012 Sep 18.
A combination platform-debate session was held at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) North America annual meeting in Boston (November 2011). The session was organized by members of the Advisory Group on Sustainability, newly formed and approved as a global entity by the SETAC World Council just prior to the meeting. The platform portion of the session provided a historical backdrop for the debate that was designed to explore SETAC's role in the sustainability dialogue. The debate portion presented arguments for and against the proposition that "Science is the primary contribution of SETAC to the global dialogue on sustainability." Although the debate was not designed to achieve a definitive sustainability policy for SETAC, the audience clearly rejected the proposition, indicating a desire from the SETAC membership for an expanded role in global sustainability forums. This commentary details the key elements of the session, identifies the contribution the Advisory Group will have at the World Congress in Berlin (May 2012), and invites interested persons to become active in the Advisory Group.
一个结合平台的辩论会议在环境毒理与化学学会（SETAC）北美年会上举行（2011 年 11 月）。会议由可持续性顾问小组的成员组织，该顾问小组在会议前刚刚由 SETAC 世界理事会成立并批准为一个全球实体。会议的平台部分为辩论提供了历史背景，旨在探讨 SETAC 在可持续性对话中的作用。辩论部分提出了赞成和反对的论点，即“科学是 SETAC 对全球可持续性对话的主要贡献。”尽管该辩论并非旨在为 SETAC 制定明确的可持续性政策，但听众显然拒绝了这一提议，这表明 SETAC 成员希望在全球可持续性论坛中发挥更大的作用。本评论详细介绍了会议的关键要素，确定了顾问小组将在柏林世界大会（2012 年 5 月）上做出的贡献，并邀请感兴趣的人积极参与顾问小组。
