介绍了国际主要地学机构（NASA、USGS、NOAA、NERC、BGS）、主要组织（ICSU、EU、OECD、UNESCO）、国际主要基金机构（NSF、ESF）21世纪初10～20年有关地球科学与资源环境科学的研究与发展战略的目标、研究计划、主要研究内容与优先研究领域。这些机构与组织的地学与资源环境科学发展战略，反映了国际上地球科学与资源环境科学的研究重点和发展趋势，对把握国际地球科学与资源环境科学发展方向、明确我国地球科学与资源环境科学的战略重点和优先领域具有重要的参考价值。同时，依据美国科学信息研究所（ISI）的基本科学指标数据库（ESI），分析了过去20年国际地学（geosciences）、环境／生态学（environment／ec ology）领域著名科学家的国别和机构分布状况，分析了国际地学、环境／生态学过去10年成果产出最多、论文被引频次最多、篇均被引频次最高的前10个研究机构，反映了过去10年国际地学、环境／生态学研究的影响力。最后，简要分析了国际地球科学与资源环境科学的优先研究领域与主要特点。

    The strategic programs of geosciences, resources, environment and ecology for the next ten to twenty years of the major international geosciences institutions (such as NASA、USGS、NOAA、NERC、BGS), the major international organizations (such as ICSU、EU、OECD、UNESCO), the major foundations (such as NSF、ESF) are introduced in this paper. These programs reflect the objectives, research plans, research contents and priorities of geosciences, resources and environment/ecology of these institutions, organizations and foundations, even the international research focuses and trends of geosciences, resources and environment/ecology in the next ten to twenty years, thus they are helpful for understanding the developmental directions and strategic emphases of international geosciences, resources and environment/ecology, and defining the priorities and research focuses of Chinese geosciences, resources and environment/ecology. 
    Based on the essential scientific index database issued by the Institution of Scientific Information (ISI), the national and institutional distribution of nearly 250 top scientists in geosciences, environment/ecology in past twenty years has been analyzed in the paper. Also, the top 10 institution rankings in geosciences and environment/ecology by papers, citations and citations per paper from January 1993 to August 2003 are introduced briefly.
    Global change study and earth system science, sustainable development research and earth management science, geosciences data and information processing and earth information science are the three integrated comprehensive priorities of international geosciences, resources and environment/ecology in the next ten to twenty years. The thematic research priorities are solid earth evolution and geodynamics, global climate change, global carbon cycle, global water system and water security, global ecosystem and biogeochemical cycle, global environmental change and ecosystem and human health, marine biogeochemical cycle and resources exploitation, global environmental change and food security, new energy research and energy security, hazards prediction and early-warning and reduction service, etc. In the end, the main characteristics of international geosciences, resources and environment/ecology are pointed out.