
Tuesday July 04, 2006
sixty-seven national academies of science on evolution
interacademy panel's statement
on the teaching of evolution
We, the undersigned Academies of Sciences, have learned that in various parts of the world,
within science courses taught in certain public systems of education, scientific evidence, data,
and testable theories about the origins and evolution of life on Earth are being concealed,
denied, or confused with theories not testable by science. We urge decision makers, teachers, and
parents to educate all children about the methods and discoveries of science and to foster an
understanding of the science of nature. Knowledge of the natural world in which they live
empowers people to meet human needs and protect the planet.
1. Albanian Academy of Sciences 2. National Academy of Exact, Physical and
Natural Sciences, Argentina 3. Australian Academy of Science 4. Austrian
Academy of Sciences 5. Bangladesh Academy of Sciences 6. The Royal Academies
for Science and the Arts of Belgium 7. Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia
and Herzegovina 8. Brazilian Academy of Sciences 9. Bulgarian Academy of
Sciences 10. RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada 11.
Academia Chilena de Ciencias 12. Chinese Academy of Sciences 13. Academia
Sinica, China, Taiwan 14. Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural
Sciences 15. Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences 16. Cuban Academy of
Sciences 17. Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 18. Royal Danish
Academy of Sciences and Letters 19. Academy of Scientific Research and
Technology, Egypt 20. Acad?mie des Sciences, France 21. Union of German
Academies of Sciences and Humanities 22. The Academy of Athens, Greece 23.
Hungarian Academy of Sciences 24. Indian National Science Academy 25.
Indonesian Academy of Sciences 26. Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic
of Iran 27. Royal Irish Academy 28. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
29. Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy 30. Science Council of Japan 31.
Kenya National Academy of Sciences 32. National Academy of Sciences of the
Kyrgyz Republic 33. Latvian Academy of Sciences 34. Lithuanian Academy of
Sciences 35. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts 36. Academia Mexicana de
Ciencias 37. Mongolian Academy of Sciences 38. Academy of the Kingdom of
Morocco 39. The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences 40. Academy
Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand 41. Nigerian Academy of Sciences
42. Pakistan Academy of Sciences 43. Palestine Academy for Science and
Technology 44. Academia Nacional de Ciencias del Peru 45. National Academy of
Science and Technology, The Philippines 46. Polish Academy of Sciences 47.
Acad?mie des Sciences et Techniques du S?n?gal 48. Serbian Academy of Sciences
and Arts 49. Singapore National Academy of Sciences 50. Slovak Academy of
Sciences 51. Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 52. Academy of Science of
South Africa 53. Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences of
Spain 54. National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka 55. Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences 56. Council of the Swiss Scientific Academies 57. Academy of
Sciences, Republic of Tajikistan 58. The Caribbean Academy of Sciences 59.
Turkish Academy of Sciences 60. The Uganda National Academy of Sciences 61.
The Royal Society, UK 62. US National Academy of Sciences 63. Uzbekistan
Academy of Sciences 64. Academia de Ciencias F?sicas, Matem?ticas y Naturales
de Venezuela 65. Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences 66. African Academy of Sciences
67. The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) 68. The Executive
Board of the International Council for Science (ICSU)
(2006-07-04 11:04:18.0)
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