Legal Status and Finance
The International Union of Biological Sciences is non-profit and does not pursue economic goals. It is funded from the following sources:
- annual dues of full members;
- assistance received from UNESCO and other international organizations that support the scientific programs of the Union;
- other sources
The activities of the Union are within an annual budget of about 340,000, - € (2006). Of these, the salaries of a director and a secretary are paid, who run the Union's office in Paris. All other offices (President, Secretary General, Treasurer, etc.) are honorary offices for which only the direct expenses will be paid for.
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