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PROJECTS

Formation of Climate Stressful Zones in Nigeria, Federal University of Technology, Chemical Engineering Department, P. M. B. 65, Minna, Nigeria

Central Arizona - Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER), Arizona State University

Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in Southwest China, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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

Valuing Nature in Texas, HARC & Texas A&M

Suburbanization, Water Use, Nitrogen Cycling, and Eutrophication in the 21st Century: Interactions, Feedbacks, and Uncertainties in a Massachusetts Coastal Zone, Clark University

Minnesota 2050 Pathways to a Sustainable Future, University of Minnesota

Environment Energy and Sustainability Science An Institute for 21st Century Teacher Leaders, Widener University

Protecting the Water of the Arid West PWAW, Trees Water and People (TWP)

Affordable Drip Irrigation Technology Intervention Program ADITI, International Development Enterprises India IDEI

EVENTS

The National Academies' Federal Sustainability Research and Development Forum (October 17, 2007 - Washington, DC)

Climate change and the challenges for public health Engaging the Regions (June 24, 2008 - Brussels)

Social ecological systems in upland cultural landscapes (June 17, 2008 - online - anywhere)

Engaged Sustainability Scholarship Accelerating Change (April 30, 2009 - Michigan State University Kellogg Center, East Lansing, USA)

Sustainability Issues and Challenges for Spatial Planning in 21st Century Cities and Regions (March 23, 2009 - Kaiserslautern, Germany)

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

14th annual A.D. Latornell Conservation Symposium (November 14, 2007 - Alliston, Ontario, Canada)

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

Carbon Management at Urban to Regional Levels: Linking Development Decisions to Global Issues (September 4, 2006 - Mexico City, Mexico)

MEMBERS
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Akin Mabogunje, Chairman (retired), Development Policy Centre

Balgis Osman-Elasha, Higher council for Environment @Natural Resources

Isabelle Sánchez Rose, Professional Ascribed to Research, Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Venezuela

Rekai Campbell, Prof, Charles Darwin University & CIFOR

Tieju Ma, Research scholar, IIASA

Ethan Smith, Coordinator, Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable

David Bruderly, President, Bruderly Engineering Associates, Inc.

Bulent Acma, Dr., Anadolu University

Mary Tiffen, Drylands Research, United Kingdom

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

PUBLICATIONS
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Climate Change, Deforestation, and the Fate of the Amazon (Yadvinder Malhi, J. Timmons Roberts, Richard A. Betts, Timothy J. Killeen, Wenhong Li, and Carlos A. Nobre , 2008)

Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management with Nonlinear Ecological Functions and Values (Edward B. Barbier, Evamaria W. Koch, Brian R. Silliman, Sally D. Hacker, Eric Wolanski, Jurgenne Primavera, Elise F. Granek, Stephen Polasky, Shankar Aswani, Lori A. Cramer, David M. Stoms, Chris J. Kennedy, David Bael, Carrie V. Kappel, Gerardo M. E. Perillo, and Denise J. Reed , 2008)

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

Socioeconomic Profile of Fishing Activities and Communities Associated with the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries (Astrid Scholz & Charles Steinbeck , 2006)

Proceedings from Science and Technology for Sustainable Development: The African Context (Sarah Banas, Danny Schaffer, Thomas Egwang, Martine Ngobo, Hans Herran, Alfred Watkins, Phillip Griffiths , 2008)

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

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)

Progress towards sustainability? What the conceptual framework of material and energy flow accounting (MEFA) can offer (Haberl, H.; Fischer-Kowalski, M.; Krausmann, F.; Weisz, H.; Winiwarter, V., 2004)

Geography and macroeconomics: New data and new findings (William D. Nordhaus, 2006)

PROGRAMS

Utthan Centre for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Committee on Economics and Social Sciences

Houston Advanced Research Center HARC

Grupo Ecologico Sierra Gorda GESG

PEMSEA Partnerships in Environmental Management for Seas of East Asia

Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships - Univerisity of Minnesota

Institute for Sustainable Regional Development (ISRD)

Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)

Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Program (SD) at Appalachian State University (ASU)

SOLUTIONS

Filtering Out Cholera in Bangladesh

Removing Arsenic in Ecuador

Biological Monitoring in Zimbabwe

Ecosystem Restoration with Agroforestry and Community Forests in Thailand

Dryland Farming in Jamaica

Arizona Water Institute

OPPORTUNITIES
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PhD position at Stockholm Resilience Centre (The research program “Governance of the Baltic Sea - a response to ecological regime shifts” at the Baltic Nest Institute and Stockholm Resilience Center is looking for a Political Science PhD student.The project runs from 2009-2012, and aims to develop guidelines for adaptive management of both coastal and marine environments (with special focus on the Baltic Sea).The widespread degradation of marine ecosystems like the Baltic Sea results to a large extent from a failure of governance. Problems with eutrophication and other pollutants, overfishing, habitat degradation, introduced species and illegal oil discharges are common in a number of regional seas managed in an international context. The specific Baltic problems are relatively well known by scientists and policy makers. The knowledge and sense of urgency for dealing with them varies substantially between citizens in the bordering states, thus creating e.g. regional differences in the level of political pressure. Traditional focus on single-species resources in fisheries and aquaculture has created organizational and institutional structures with compartmentalized decision-making processes, leading to narrow policy instruments that create incentives for policies and actions that undermine sustainability. Such governance is ill prepared to respond to the complexity of dynamic ecosystems or build an adaptive capacity for coping with change and uncertainty. These approaches are often overwhelmed by global economic drivers and cannot address the complex threshold dynamics of linked social–ecological systems. There is an urgent need for new flexible, integrated, holistic forms of governance that can deal with the complexity of social-ecological systems (SES), and their associated services. Adaptive management, adaptive co-management, ecosystem management, and various forms of formal and informal integrated resource management are all promising approaches in this context. However, these governance modes are in need of further exploration to be able to fully incorporate the dynamics of social-ecological systems. The latter implies much more than stakeholder participation and integrated planning, it implies; being able to deal with both uncertainty and abrupt change; enhance learning of complex SES; promote experimentation and innovation; and supporting cross-scale institutional linkages. The search for better approaches to ensuring sustainable outcomes has helped develop important principles and protocols for ecosystem-based management of marine resources. These acknowledge ecosystems as complex dynamic systems and address the mismatch between social systems and ecosystem dynamics. Typically, prevailing approaches emphasize spatial planning, usage zoning, and marine protected areas. However, the burgeoning literature on ecosystembased management offers few empirically based insights into social–ecological strategies that make transitions to such management possible. In this project we focus on the Baltic Sea and on understanding shifts toward multi level governance modes that enable ecosystem based-management of large scale-ecosystems. We focus on the emergence of new international institutions as part of governance regime formation in relation to ecosystem dynamics. More specifically, we focus on the interplay among individual actors in networks, organizations, and institutions at multiple levels in order to understand the dynamic processes that underlie the emergence of new forms of governance.Baltic Nest Institute and Stockholm Resilience Center)

MSc Research opportunity in Sustainability in communal socioecological systems (Two MSc bursaries (R30,000 each for two years) are available for ecology/environmental science students to participate in a multi-disciplinary research project titled SUCSES: Sustainability in communal socio-ecological systems. The aim of the overall project is to gain a better understanding of the dynamic relationship between society and the environment at multiple levels in a rural region of South Africa. Such analysis is necessary for identifying, understanding and responding to threats and opportunities for ecological sustainability and human well-being in these systems in order to inform appropriate policy. The project is based in the Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, in the rural district of Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.The MSc bursaries will each address one of the following research questions:Project 1: What are the spatial patterns of ecosystem composition, structure and function in a communal savanna Project 2: What are the patterns of land cover resilience to shocks (e.g. drought) and stresses, (e.g. resource harvesting) in different landscape units in a communal savanna landscape over the last two decades, and what are the implications of this for the provision of ecosystem services?University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)

High Level Interdisciplinary Opportunities in the Office of Research and Development (EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) is seeking internationally recognized scientists to fill three positions in the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL). One position (01) is located in Ada, Oklahoma and two positions (02, 03) are located in Cincinnati, Ohio. NRMRL's leadership in science and engineering is recognized throughout EPA and the environmental community as the source of responsive, objective solutions to complex, multidisciplinary environmental problems. More information about NRMRL can be found at www.epa.gov/nrmrl/. ORD plans to fill these positions using EPA's Title 42 Authority, which offers up to 5-year renewable appointments at highly competitive, market-based salaries. The positions are part of a larger EPA effort to use state-of-the-science approaches and technologies in its mission of protecting human health and the environment. The ideal candidates will have a doctoral-level degree and extensive specialized experience. Positions and major duties include: NRMRL-09-42-01 Director, Ground Water and Ecosystems Restoration Division (Interdisciplinary- Biologist, Engineer, Physical Scientist, Chemist) Establishing and leading a research program in the area of chemical, physical, and biological processes and kinetics of contaminant behavior in the subsurface; the interface between biogeochemical cycling in subsurface and surface environments; and the ecosystem level processes and kinetics that control water quality at a watershed level. NRMRL-09-42-02 Director, Sustainable Technology Division (Interdisciplinary- Economist, Engineer, Physical Scientist, Chemist) Establishing and leading a research program on sustainability that includes science-based decision support systems for addressing the ecological integrity of natural and built environments, and analyzing environmental, societal and economic impacts of energy production and use systems such as biofuels, and new materials such as nanotechnology products, from a life cycle point of view. NRMRL-09-42-03 Director, Water Supply and Water Resources Division (Interdisciplinary- Biologist, Engineer, Physical Scientist, Chemist) Establishing and leading a technically complex national research program to develop improved methods for drinking water treatment and distribution, protection of source waters, control of urban wet weather pollution and environmental management of watersheds.Ada, Oklahoma & Cincinnati, Ohio)

Canada Research Chair in Transportation land Use Linkages for Regional Sustainability (Concordia University's Faculty of Arts and Science is the third largest academic faculty in Canada. The Faculty's Department of Geography, Planning and Environment invites applications for a Tier II Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Transportation-land Use Linkages for Regional Sustainability. This position is directly linked to priority areas in Concordia University's Strategic Research Plan (2008-12): http://oor.concordia.ca/formsandreferencedocuments/strategicresearchplan/We seek a scholar eager to work collaboratively with a productive group of transportation researchers at Concordia as well as at the three other Montreal universities. The individual should have skills in quantitative and qualitative analyses that could include travel demand modeling or spatial analysis using GIS, social and institutional influences on physical processes, environmental impacts of transportation, and a commitment to formulating and analyzing policies which address problems such as sprawl and greenhouse gas emissions. Ideally, the candidate will be presently finishing post-doctoral work or already have a tenure-track position elsewhere. The Department is an inter-disciplinary unit with faculty members from the social and natural sciences, and graduate programs in Environmental Assessment and Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies.Concordia University, Quebec, Canada)

Academic Position in SocioEconomic Aspects of HumanEnvironment Interactions (K.U.Leuven invites applications for a full-time tenured academic position in “Socio-economic aspects of human-environment interactions” at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual (m/f) with an excellent research record in human-environment interactions, who is able to teach courses on this topic. DUTIES INCLUDE: Research: His/her research will emphasize the interaction between society with its markets and institutions on the one hand and the system Earth on the other. More specifically, the candidate needs to have experience in the study of socio-economic aspects of these interactions and the integration of physical and socio-economic processes at different scale and time levels, with an explicit spatial component. These may vary from the socio-economic analysis of the adoption of management practices related to soil, water and ecosystems at micro level to the socio-economic analysis of societal changes that have a large impact at macro level. Knowledge of complex simulation models, such as e.g. multi-agent systems, and interfaces such as e.g. GIS is essential, next to a deep insight into the political-economic and demographic aspects of human-environment interactions. Successful candidates will support and further expand national and international research collaborations of the department. In addition they will be expected to develop an excellent research program of their own and to achieve a scientific output that adheres to the highest international standards. Teaching: Accepted applicants will take on teaching responsibilities in the Master of Tropical Natural Resource Management (Resource Economics and Policy), in the Bachelor of Geography and in the Master of Geography, and/or in other faculties. They are expected to meet the reigning K.U.Leuven standards regarding academic program level and orientation and to adhere to the K.U.Leuven’s concept of education. A commitment to quality of education as a whole is naturally understood.K.U.Leuven, Belgium)

OARDC Agroecosystems Science Postdoctoral Research Associates ( The Agroecosystems Management Program of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center offers a unique opportunity for relatively self-directed research by highly qualified postdoctoral scholars. One Associateship is currently being offered in the natural/physical sciences and one in the social/behavioral sciences. The Postdoctoral Associates will be mentored by the multidisciplinary faculty participating in the Program in pursuing research and education opportunities of mutual interest and consistent with the Program goals. In general the Program addresses the environmental, economic and social challenges and opportunities facing farmers and rural communities (www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/amp). Associates will be expected to maintain a strong publication record, seek extramural funding, contribute to graduate education, and work effectively in interdisciplinary teams that include stakeholder partners. OARDC Agroecosystems Management Program Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Natural/Physical Sciences This position requires an individual who will initiate, develop, and manage research projects including keeping of all records on research activities and preparation of manuscripts for publication and grant proposals for continued funding. Research could include, but would not be limited to: field experiments on agroecosystem function and change, GIS analysis of agroecosystem spatial patterns and dynamics; and modeling or computer algorithms for agroecosystem monitoring and management. A Ph. D. is required in any of the natural/physical sciences with focus on ecosystems and the environment. The position also requires expertise in systems analysis and advanced quantitative skills including statistics, modeling, GIS and/or spatial analysis. Desirable training, skills and experience includes ecological research particularly focused on agriculture and the environment, broad training in the biophysical as well as socioeconomic disciplines, excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated publishing and proposal development interest and potential, demonstrated interest and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams, demonstrated interest and ability in outreach education. OARDC Agroecosystems Management Program Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Social/Behavioral Sciences This position requires an individual who will initiate, develop, and manage research projects including keeping of all records on research activities and preparation of manuscripts for publication and grant proposals for continued funding. Research could include, but would not be limited to: research at the individual, family and community levels on agroecosystem function and change; GIS analysis of agroecosystem spatial patterns and dynamics of social variables at landscape scales; and advanced statistical modeling or GIS analysis of social dimensions of agroecosystem functioning. A Ph. D. is required in any of the social/behavioral sciences with focus on ecosystems and the environment. The position also requires expertise in analysis of complex systems and good quantitative skills including advanced statistics and/or GIS. Desirable training, skills and experience includes social and/or economic research particularly focused on agriculture and the environment, broad training in the biophysical as well as socioeconomic disciplines, excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated publishing and proposal development interest and potential, demonstrated interest and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams, demonstrated interest and ability in outreach education. These positions offer competitive salaries and a full package of benefits including health insurance. Applicants should submit a cover letter, c.v., and the names, addresses, phone and email addresses for 3 references to: Casey W. Hoy Kellogg Endowed Chair in Agricultural Ecosystems Management Agroecosystems Management Program The Ohio State University Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center 1680 Madison Ave. Wooster, Ohio 44691The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio)

Graduate Assistantships at Alabama A and M (There are two assistantships available, that will allow the recipients to pursue a full-time course of study leading to MS degree. The awards provide a two year competitive 12-month stipend starting spring 2009 in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at Alabama A&M University. Impact of Urbanization on Water Quality and Quantity in the Flint River Watershed, North Alabama The focus of this research will be to develop, quantify and analyze the relationships among water quality trends, land use change and demographic change in the Flint River watershed. In recent decades, parts of the watershed experienced significant population growth and development, but population density and rate of change varies widely across the area. Water quality in some parts of the watershed has declined significantly as anthropogenic impacts have increased. Qualified candidates should have strong quantitative skills to organize and analyze large demographic, water and land use data sets. Background in GIS and remote sensing is required. Applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA and must have taken the GRE. To apply, please submit the following: a letter stating your qualifications and research interests, resume or CV, college transcripts (unofficial transcript is acceptable, initially), GRE scores, and two letters of reference by no later than 30 November 2008 (early application is encouraged!) to Dr. Wubishet Tadesse, Dept. Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Alabama A&M University, P. O. Box 1208, Normal, AL 35762 (256-372-4566; wubishet.tadesse@aamu.edu, http://saes.aamu.edu/forestry/CFEApeople/bios/Tadesse.htm). Students must be a US citizen or permanent resident. Agricultural decision support system. The focus of this research is to develop and implement a decision support system based on the University's Agricultural Research Station. This will integrate past and current research, information for research and mangers alike to assist in managing an integrated agricultural production and environmental quality protection. It will be a template for regional agricultural decision support system. Qualified candidate should have strong quantitative skills to organize and analyze spatial data sets. Background in GIS/remote sensing and skills in computer programming or experience with ArcIMS and ArcSDE and an interest in agro ecosystems is required . Applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA and must have taken the GRE. To apply please submit the following: a letter stating your qualifications and research interests, resume or CV, college transcripts (unofficial transcript is acceptable, initially), GRE scores, and two letters of reference by no later than 30 November 2008 (early application is encouraged!) to Dr. Wubishet Tadesse, Dept. Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Alabama A&M University, P. O. Box 1208, Normal, AL 35762 (256-372-4566; wubishet.tadesse@aamu.edu, http://saes.aamu.edu/forestry/CFEApeople/bios/Tadesse.htm). Students must be a US citizen or permanent resident.Huntsville, Alabama)

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)

Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) Network Grants (RISE will prepare PhD-level scientists and engineers in sub-Saharan Africa through university-based research and training networks in selected areas. Its primary goals are to prepare new faculty to teach in African universities and allow existing faculty to advance to the PhD level. Research and training networks comprising universities in at least three different countries in sub-Saharan Africa are eligible to compete. Each RISE network will be expected to grant a minimum of 15 PhD and Masters degrees over 4-6 years. Preference will be given to networks in the following basic sciences: material science mathematics chemistry, including natural products and biochemistry or in these problem-driven areas: information and communication technology, instrumentation, software engineering renewable energy water resources Equal consideration will be given to proposals that combine basic and applied areas; for example a network concentrating on safe drinking water might include one node that focuses on chemistry. Creative approaches to interdisciplinary networks are encouraged. Interactions among RISE networks will be encouraged and facilitated as appropriate.sub-Saharan Africa)

Tenure-track Positions in Energy Science, Engineering and Policy (The Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, College of Agricultural Sciences, and Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment seek applicants to fill a tenure track appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (depending on qualifications). This is a 9-month, full-time appointment with both research and teaching responsibilities. Research interests in spatially explicit modeling, and the interaction between the environment and economy as mediated through land use and landscape are required. The successful candidate will join a multi-college team of economists and other scientists working on issues of energy and environment, and will be expected to work with interdisciplinary teams to conduct research and seek external funding in areas such as the economics of biomass energy, integrated modeling of the environmental impacts of biomass energy development, land use change, and land use policy. The successful candidate will be expected to publish in top field and general interest journals. Teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate and graduate courses, and graduate and undergraduate advising. Penn State University)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Amazonia 2007 International Summerschool (Belem, Brazil)