Mission
The mission of IAI is to develop the capacity of understanding the integrated impact of past, present and future global change
on regional and continental environments in the Americas and to promote collaborative, well-informed actions at all levels.
Core values
IAI pursues the principles of scientific excellence, international cooperation and full and open exchange of scientific information relevant to global environmental change.
Vision
The IAI was envisaged as an intergovernmental instrument by which scientists and decision makers of countries throughout the Americas might jointly address the critical issues associated with global change in the region.