SCOPE projects are often undertaken in partnership with international and national agencies, relevant ICSU bodies, and business and industry, among which: CIRAD--Centre de coopération intenationale en recherche agronomique pour le développment Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future DFG--Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DIVERSITAS an international programme of biodiversity science GMBA--Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment IAI--Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research IAPSO--International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans IFA--International Fertilizer Industry Association IGBP—International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme ILRI--International Livestock Research Institute IMPHOS--World Phosphate Institute LEAD-FAO--Livestock Environment and Development Initiative SCOR--Scienific Committee on Oceanic Research SHL--Swiss College of Agriculture UNEP--United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO--United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization VROM--Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy