The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) is devoted to promote international cooperation, co-ordination and advancement of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences and their applications for global development. All the scientific and technical activities of ISPRS are being conducted through its eight technical commissions, covering various aspects of remote sensing, photogrammetry, geospatial science and applications, sensors and education (www.isprs.org ).

Technical Commission VIII on "Remote Sensing Applications and Policies" is being hosted by Japan for the period 2008-2012. This Commission has 10 working groups and the sixth working group (WG VIII/6) is on "Agriculture, Ecosystem and Biodiversity". This working group deals with agriculture, vegetation, ecosystem, wetland, biodiversity and climate change impact assessment. The details of the working group (officials, Terms of Reference, and Plans of Action) are available on this website.

If you are interested to contribute to the activities of this working group, I request you to join the working group as a member.

Kindly Email your official address (incl. email, Ph & Fax No.), a photograph and your research interest areas to me.

With best regards,

Yours sincerely,

Shibendu S. Ray