SETAC Africa is a geographic unit of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) established to promote and undertake activities of SETAC in the Africa region.
The SETAC World Council approved full geographic unit status for Africa in May 2012 at the 6th SETAC World Congress. The decision came after a decade of SETAC activity in Africa, including the formation of a SETAC Africa Branch within SETAC Europe and a series of biannual meetings, most recently in Buea, Cameroon in May 2011, and prior to that in Kampala, Uganda (2009), Arusha, Tanzania (2007) and in South Africa.
The primary goals of SETAC Africa are:
- To promote research, education, training and development of the environmental sciences, specifically environmental toxicology and chemistry, hazard assessment and risk analysis.
- To encourage interactions among environmental scientists and disseminate information on environmental toxicology and chemistry and its application to the disciplines of hazard and risk assessment.
- To sponsor scientific and educational programs and provide a forum for communication among professionals in government, business, academia and other segments of the environmental science community involved in the use, protection, and management of the environment, and the protection and welfare of the general public.
- To promote the development and adjustment of principles and practices for sustainable environments, considering appropriate ecological, economic and social aspects adapted to African problems and conditions.
SETAC Africa’s membership approaches 100.
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6th SETAC Africa Conference
21st Century Africa and Beyond–Balancing Economic Growth Opportunities With Environmental Sustainability 2–5 September 2013, Lusaka, Zambia
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