IFC Sustainability Business Innovation, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Ecotipping Points Project

Global Subsidies Initiative GSI, International Institute for Sustainable Development

Community-based Natural Resource Management Program CBNRM, World Neighbors

Sustainable Agriculture Project, World Neighbors

Reforestation Program, Trees Water and People (TWP)

Forest-saving stoves program, Trees Water and People (TWP)

Community Improvement and Cleansing Project, Grupo Ecologico Sierra Gorda (GESG)

The Maya Nut Program, The Equilibrium Fund (TEF)

Local Responses to Socio-economic Change and Crisis: Migration Dynamics in Rural and Small Urban Areas of Argentina, Carolina Population Center - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

EVENTS

International Conference on Engineering for Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries (August 15, 2007 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

International Conference on Research for Development (July 2, 2008 - Bern, Switzerland)

Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Americas (February 25, 2008 - Panama City, Panama)

3rd European Fair for Education for Sustainable Development (October 28, 2009 - Hamburg, Germany)

4th IGBP Congress (May 5, 2008 - Cape Town, South Africa)

High-level Biofuels Seminar in Africa (July 30, 2007 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

The Role of Chemistry in Sustainable Agriculture and Human Well-being in Africa (December 2, 2007 - Western Cape Province, South Africa)

New Partnerships for Science in the Cradle of Humanity (February 14, 2009 - Chicago, IL, USA)

Lustrom Symposium (November 1, 2007 - The Netherlands)

International Research Conference on Biodiversity and the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (July 23, 2007 - Kigali, Rwanda)

MEMBERS
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Ibrahim Al-Khattat, Dr., SustainableScience.org Inc.

Karlheinz Knickel, IfLS - Institute for Rural Development Research at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt (Main)

Sukhad Keshkamat, Ph.D. Researcher- Integrated assessment for sustainable transportation infrastructure, International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

Barry Ness, PhD candidate, Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies

Anke Weisheit, M.Sc., Mbarara University

Fred Carden, Director, International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Rekai Campbell, Prof, Charles Darwin University & CIFOR

Richard Dudley, consultant - fisheries & natural resources

John Thompson, Research Fellow - Knowledge, Technology & Society, Institute of Development Studies

Walter Vermeulen, Associate Professor, Utrecht University, Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation

PUBLICATIONS
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PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Science and Technology for Sustainable Well-Being (John P. Holdren , 2008)

Complexity of Coupled Human and Natural Systems (Jianguo Liu, Thomas Dietz, Stephen R. Carpenter, Marina Alberti, Carl Folke, Emilio Moran, Alice N. Pell, Peter Deadman, Timothy Kratz, Jane Lubchenco, Elinor Ostrom, Zhiyun Ouyang, William Provencher, Charles L. Redman, Stephen H. Schneider, and William W. Taylor , 2007)

Sustainable Energy Case Study Database (Ashden , 2008)

Saving Fish and Fishers Toward Sustainable and Equitable Governance of the Global Fishing Sector (The World Bank Agriculture and Rural Development Department , 2004)

Major trends in small-scale marine fisheries with emphasis on developing countries and some implications for the social sciences (Daniel Pauly, 2006)

Allocating responsibilities in multi-level governance for sustainable development (Sylvia I. Karlsson , 2007)

The poverty of forestry policy: double standards on an uneven playing field ( Anne M. Larson and Jesse C. Ribot , 2007)

Urbanisation: impacts on the evolution of 'mixed farming' systems in sub-Saharan Africa (Mary Tiffen , 2006)

Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Agriculture, Urbanization and Income Growth (Mary Tiffen , 2003)

New Architecture, Old Agendas: Perspectives on Social Research in Rural Communities Neighbouring the Kruger National Park (Barbara Tapela, Lamson Makuleke and Clapperton Mavhunga , 2007)

PROGRAMS
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Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme

International Finance Corporation Sustainability

Society for Conservation Biology

International Institute for Sustainable Development IISD

Program on Energy and Sustainable Development

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

Millennium Institute

Water for People

Trees Water and People TWP

Centre for Sustainable Design

SOLUTIONS

Dryland Farming in Jamaica

Hydraulically Powered Treatment Plant in Mexico

Removing Arsenic in Ecuador

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Copepods, and Biological Control of Mosquitoes in Vietnam

Ecosystem Restoration with Agroforestry and Community Forests in Thailand

Filtering Out Cholera in Bangladesh

Arizona Water Institute

Biological Monitoring in Zimbabwe

OPPORTUNITIES
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Global Search for Innovations in Farming and Rural Communities (Ashoka's Changemakers announces the launch of "Cultivating Innovation: Solutions for Rural Communities," a global, online competition to seek out the most innovative solutions in farming and rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, India, and around the world. The competition is funded as part of a grant awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Using the Changemakers' open-source online platform, the competition will be open to anyone striving to stimulate rural development and agriculture. Over the next two months, people from around the world will be nominating those who are making a difference in farming and rural communities, or submitting their own innovative projects. The Changemakers community will be continually commenting on the initiatives entered in the competition. Entrants and nominators will be able to network with media, academics, and thought leaders. A panel of judges—Roy Steiner, Senior Program Officer for Agricultural Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Gene Kahn, Global Sustainability Officer for General Mills; Beatrice Gakuba, CEO of Rwanda Flora; Suzana Padua, Founder of the Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (Institute of Ecological Research); and Raj Patel, activist and author, Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System—will narrow the entry pool to 10 to 15 finalists. The global Changemakers community will then vote for three winners, who will each receive a USD $5000 award from Changemakers to fund their initiatives. The finalists and winners will receive media attention and are showcased on the Changemakers website. All entrants will gain increased access to a global network of innovators, supporters, and investors with the means to help them fund and/or scale their projects.Any developing country)

One-month Postdoctoral Fellowships with the STEPS Centre (The ESRC STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre is a global research and policy engagement hub based in Sussex, drawing together researchers at the Institute of Development studies (IDS) and SPRU (Science and Technology Policy Research) with partners in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The STEPS Centre’s overall goal is to help link technology and environmental sustainability with poverty reduction and social justice, in ways that work amidst the complexity, diversity and dynamism of today’s world. The Centre works across three themes (dynamics, governance, designs) and three domains (food and agriculture, health and disease, water and sanitation), and through a variety of field-based projects (see www.steps-centre.org). We are pleased to offer the opportunity for postdoctoral researchers to engage with the STEPS Centre during a one month period based in Sussex. To apply, from any part of the world, you should have completed your doctorate within the last three years. You should have an original, exciting research interest, idea or plan which engages with some aspect of the Centre’s work. As a postdoctoral fellow, you will work closely with a mentor from the Centre to develop your interests and produce a paper to be published in the STEPS Working Paper series. STEPS will cover any necessary international travel costs, and you  will receive a stipend of £1500 to cover local accommodation and subsistence in Sussex.   To apply, please send a one-page note outlining the topic you would focus on, a one-page CV and a letter of reference (e.g. from a PhD supervisor). Please also include an indication of the preferred dates of your fellowship between October 1st 2009 and 31st March 2010. Applications should reach the STEPS Centre Co-ordinator, Harriet Le Bris (h.lebris@ids.ac.uk) by the closing date of 30 June 2009.STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK)

Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize in Sustainability Science (TWAS and illycaffè s.p.a. have instituted a high-level prize to honour distinguished scientists from developing countries. The Trieste Town Council and the Trieste International Foundation for Scientific Progress and Freedom are collaborating in this effort.The prize, called the 'Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize' to honour the late former President of illycaffè, will focus on sustainability science. The prize is awarded annually and rotate among the following fields: Climate change and its impact on agriculture in developing countries (2009) Energy (2010) Materials science (2011) Human health (2012) Each prize carries a monetary award of US$100,000 generously contributed by illycaffè, a trophy and a certificate bearing a citation highlighting the major contributions for which the prize is awarded. The annual prize will be presented to the recipient at a special occasion arranged by TWAS, illycaffè and the Trieste Town Council.Eligibility Candidates must be nationals of developing countries, working and living in the South. The prizes will only be awarded to individuals for scientific research of outstanding international merit carried out at institutions in developing countries. Individuals who have received the Nobel Prize, the Tokyo/Kyoto Prize, the Crafoord Prize or the Abel Prize are not eligible for the Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize.Nominations Nominations are invited from TWAS members, selected individuals, as well as from science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions. Self-nominations will not be accepted. Nominations should be accompanied by a 5-6 page biographical sketch of the nominee including his/her major scientific accomplishments, list and copies of not more than 20 of the candidate's most significant publications and a complete list of publications. A brief professional C.V. of the candidate is also to be included.Any developing country)

Call for Proposals on Ecosystem Services, Poverty Alleviation (The Natural Environment Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council and Department for International Development invite applications to perform situation analyses of the challenges to ecosystem services most important to the well being of the poor, and the information required by policy makers to address them, in the following four regions: Amazonia/Andes Semi-arid Africa India and the Hindu Khush China The teams will have expertise in environmental science and appropriate social science disciplines. The consortia are likely to include scientists from the region, the UK and elsewhere and will be led by researchers from the region. This call is open to researchers based in recognised higher education institutions, research organisations or organisations with a credible research capacity.)

Robert Bosch Junior Professorship Research into the Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources (We are looking for an outstanding young scientist whose research areas concern the sustainable use of renewable natural resources as it relates to agriculture, forestry, fisheries, use of biodiversity (animal and plant genomic resources) and water. Research approaches may be based in the natural sciences as well as in the social, economic and political sciences. The research should focus on developing and emerging countries.We welcome applications from all areas of research. For this year's call for applications, we would especially like to encourage applications in the following two areas of research:Competing Claims on Land Usee. g. issues emerging from the conflict between cultivating bioenergy crops and nutrition crops and its impact on food security, soil degradation and biodiversityAgriculture and Healthe. g. issues relating to undernutrition, food- and water-borne diseases, illnesses from lifestock such as avian flu, but also the effects of occupational health risks and HIV/AIDS on agriculture The successful applicant can expect to receive a grant worth up to 1 million euros, for a period of five years. It is expected that the candidate will assemble a research group. The funds can be allocated flexibly towards covering the candidate's and personnel salaries as well as towards meeting research costs (working lab space, access to resources, equipment, travelling, consumables). If the successful applicant is interested in a tenure track position, the host institution is expected to guarantee the post. This means that it assumes the obligation to install a regular professorship ad personam after expiry of the grant and after a successful evaluation of the performance of the Junior Professor.Germany)

Director of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University seeks an outstanding scholar for a faculty appointment as a Senior Fellow who will serve as DIRECTOR of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD). For some candidates there may be opportunities for joint appointment with an academic department. PESD studies the political economy of energy and environmental policy, with a particular focus on developing countries. Applicants should possess an international reputation in energy or climate change policy research as well as demonstrated ability to manage an organization. The Senior Fellow would build upon and extend into new areas the current PESD research agenda, which includes study of regulatory regimes addressing climate change, the role of national oil companies in the world oil market, global coal markets in a carbon-constrained world, and delivery of modern energy to the poor.Stanford University - Freeman Spogli Institute, California, USA)

UNESCO Mondialogo Engineering Award (Daimler and UNESCO invite student engineers from universities around the world to apply for the largest international engineering competition - the Mondialogo Engineering Award. Registration is open until 31 October 2008 at www.mondialogo.org. The award carries prize money totalling € 300,000. It is intended that these awards be used as seed funding to help develop and initiate the proposed projects. In the Mondialogo Engineering Award, student engineers from developing and developed countries are challenged to form International Project Teams to develop ideas and design project proposals for sustainable solutions to problems in developing countries. The focus is on the design of innovative technologies to reduce poverty, promote sustainable development and address other United Nations Millennium Development Goals, in such fields as environmental protection, energy, water supply and sanitation, waste management, use of natural resources, medical care, nutrition, housing, hygiene, disaster protection, mobility, communication and climate change - a key concern of the Mondialogo Engineering Award.International Project Teams eligible to apply for the Mondialogo Engineering Award should consist of two student groups from two higher education establishments, with one group from a developing country and the other from a developed country. The Mondialogo Internet Portal www.mondialogo.org acts as a contact centre for groups to meet each other, and will later function as a virtual office for inter-group communications. Teams will have time until April 2009 to develop and design their project proposals. An international jury will then assess the entries and decide on the awarding, which will be part of a festive ceremony in later 2009. Key factors in the assessment are sustainability, technical quality, feasibility of the project proposals and the quality of the intercultural cooperation between the teams. Through the competition Daimler and UNESCO aim to promote international cooperation, intercultural dialogue and the exchange of knowledge among student engineers, universities and higher education establishments. The Mondialogo Engineering Award is part of the Mondialogo project initiated and launched by Daimler and UNESCO in 2003. The Mondialogo Initiative also consists of the Mondialogo School Contest and the multilingual Mondialogo Internet Portal. The aim of the Mondialogo project is to encourage cooperation and dialogue between people from different countries and cultures, working together across continents on a joint project activity. This cooperation is intended to develop understanding, tolerance and friendship between people with different cultural, religious and linguistic backgrounds. Any)

Visiting Professor of International Forest Policy at Seoul National University (The Department of Forest Sciences at Seoul National University in Korea invites applications for a non-tenure track appointment (nine month appointment) in Ecological Economics or International Forestry at the assistant/associate/full professor level beginning fall 2007 or Early 2008. The contract is initially for 3 years, but can be extendable for 3 years more if the incumbent is productive in research.The Department of Forest Sciences is focused on the stewardship of natural and managed environments and the sustainable use of products and services, and we seek a broadly trained scientist with a Ph.D. in forest science resource management international environmental policy or related areas. Candidates with research interests and expertise, as well as teaching and other work experiences, in any area of forest resource policy, international forestry or environmental management are invited to apply. We encourage the application of those interested in the issues of international forest policy such as land use patterns and land cover changes, CDM forestry; environmental impact assessment, and environmental management. The incumbent should be able to organize international workshops or seminars on international forest policy such as climate change, environmental governance, and Clean Development Mechanism for participants from developing countries. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical and research methodology skills and is expected to: (1) develop an internationally recognized research program in the area of specialization, (2) teach classes in both the Department's undergraduate and graduate programs; (3) advise graduate and undergraduate students interested in forest sciences, and (4) develop a master degree program of international forestry. Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. by the start of the appointment. Application Procedure: Applicants should submit: 1) a letter of interest (including a statement of teaching experience and research interests), 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) a writing sample or representative publication, and 4) three letters of reference. Electronic submissions are encouraged and should be sent to youn@snu.ac.kr. Review of applications will begin April 20, 2007, and continue until the position is filled. Questions should be directed to: Professor YOUN Yeo-Changyoun@snu.ac.kr.  Chair Visting Professor Faculty Search Committee Tel: (+82-2) 880-4754 FAX: (+82-2) 873-3560Seoul, Korea)

Senior Science Leader CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems (Through our core strengths in ecology, agricultural science, urban science, economics, social science and systems integration CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems (CSE) works in partnerships with industries, land managers, communities and policy makers towards science-based solutions that are both relevant and significant in the affairs of Australia.  Strong science combined with research and end-user partnerships are intended to ensure CSE asks the right questions and delivers meaningful and enduring outcomes to the people who govern, manage and live in Australia’s unique natural and built environments.  We are committed to scientific excellence, delivered at local, regional and national scales to ensure relevance and impact.  Our research expertise is increasingly delivered in an integrated way through landscape-based activities and partnerships with communities, industries and institutions. By working with our partners in government, industry and the wider community we will continue to grow the positive social and economic impact we have on individual enterprises, and in rural, regional and urban communities.  While we aim to address the immediate issues facing our partners and clients, we also recognise an important responsibility to provide the scientific underpinning and stimulus to the national debate on the long-term sustainability of Australia.  Our pathway to impact lies in better practice and policy and in enhanced human and institutional capability at a range of local, regional, national and potentially international scales. Within our Rangelands and Savannas group, we are seeking to appoint an outstanding and highly experienced scientist. As the Research Group Leader, you will be the driving force behind our Alice Springs staff and facilities, and more generally, to CSIRO’s research engagement with arid Australia  and the people who live in it. In this empowering role, you will have the opportunity to: Make a significant contribution to the development of our research directions Establish and forge new research projects, teams and long-lasting partnerships Conduct your own research in areas of strategic importance to Australia's future Through high quality science and its impact, make a difference to those living in arid Australia To be successful, you will have a strong science background, with the ability and drive to make an impact not only within the scientific community, but at management and policy levels as well. You will be challenged to build and maintain collaborations and relationships with our partners and stakeholders, as well as indentifying new avenues for growth and funding. Your demonstrated research commitment leading to the integration of biophysical processes into management impacts and policy responses, as well as regional economies, community governance and people’s livelihoods, will see you thrive in this unique and exciting role based in the middle of Australia's beautiful deserts.   Alice Springs, Australia)

Director, School for Environmental Research, Charles Darwin University (The Director, school for Environmental Research will be a research leader with an international reputation who can consolidate and extend the profile of the School for Environmental Research. You will be able to inspire, extend and expand the school’s team of researchers investigating the environment in northern Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region, the livelihoods those environments support, the threats to the region’s biota and landscapes, the sustainability of land uses, particularly in the face of climate change, and the most effective ways of providing research-based evidence for public policy formulation. As the Director, you should have had experience of both cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural research, and will be alert to the public policy formulation process and ways in which research can be used to guide it.Charles Darwin University, Australia)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Technology and Sustainable Development - Innovative and integrated approaches in emerging countries (Madras, India)

International Field Workshop on “Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development in Africa” (Mauritius)

Third ALTER-Net Summer School (Peyresq, France)

Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management (Europe)

Amazonia 2007 International Summerschool (Belem, Brazil)

2009 Human Environment Regional Observatory Program (Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

PhD in Natural Resources and Sustainability (University of Alaska, Fairbanks)

Marine Ecosystem Sustainability in the Arctic and Subarctic (Fairbanks, Alaska, USA)

Capacity Building Program - eLearning (Shonan Village, Japan)