Its mission is to serve as a center for research, outreach, teaching, and lifelong learning about Earth, its living systems, and its place in the universe.
Ker se nemška vlada ni čutila sposobna izpolnjevati določil londonskega plačilnega načrta, je januarja 1922 izsilila novo "konferenco v Cannesu" in spomladi 1922 "svetovno gospodarsko konferenco v Genovi".