Development of African Scientific Network (ASN): A model to enhance scientific research in developing countries, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, United States

Governance, Environment and Development in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, Lancaster University, United Kingdom, and University of Uyo, Nigeria

Using Culturally Sustainable Development as Spring Board to Promote All Aspects of Sustainable Development, University of Helsinki, Finland

Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in the Andes, University of Georgia, United States, and Universities/NGOs, Ecuador

Netherlands National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands

Sustainability Geoscope, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Testing the Ability of Subsistence Farmers to Use Seasonal Climate Forecasts: A Participatory Approach in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

DINAS-COAST (Dynamic and Interactive Assessment of National, Regional and Global Vulnerability of Coastal Zones to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise), Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany

EVENTS

Sustainability - Creating the Culture (November 2, 2005 - Aberdeen, Scotland)

2009 Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (December 2, 2009 - Amsterdam, Netherlands)

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

Beyond Oil Technology Transition and its Social Consequences (October 1, 2009 - University of Dayton)

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

4 Degrees and Beyond (September 28, 2009 - Oxford, UK)

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

Cyberseminar: Rural Household Micro-Demographics, Livelihoods and the Environment (April 10, 2006 - Online)

S-DEV Geneva 05 - International Platform on Sustainable Urban Development (October 11, 2005 - Geneva, Switzerland)

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

MEMBERS
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Merce Aguera Cabo, Knowledge Methodologies Sector (KAM), Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizens (IPSC), Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC-EC), Italy

Mauri Ahlberg, Professor of Biology and Sustainability Education, Department of Applied Sciences of Education, University of Helsinki, Finland

Yogesh Jadhav, Consultant (Forestry and Natural resource management), Consultancy services

Mohan Munasinghe, Chairman, Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND), Sri Lanka

Omar Raúl Masera, Professor of Energy and Natural Resources; Director, Bioenergy Group, Instituto de Ecología, UNAM - Grupo Interdisciplinario de Tecnología Rural Apropiada A.C. (GIRA), Mexico

Lewis Gilbert, Associate Director, Nelson Institute - Univerisity of Wisconsin-Madison

Hassaan Ghazali, University College London, United Kingdom

Timothy Foresman, President, International Center for Remote Sensing Education, United States

David Bradley, Ross Professor Emeritus of Tropical Hygiene, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom

PUBLICATIONS
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Core Questions of Science and Technology for Sustainability ( B. Bolin, W. Clark, R. Corell, N. Dickson, S. Faucheux, G. Gallopín, A. Gruebler, M. Hall, B. Huntley, J. Jäger, C. Jaeger, N. Jodha, R. Kasperson, R. Kates, I. Lowe, A. Mabogunje, P. Matson, J. McCarthy, H. Mooney, B. Moore, T. O'Riordan, J. Schellnhuber, U. Svedin. , 2000)

Grand Challenges in Sustainability Science Symposium Presentations ( Organized by Pamela Matson,  Robert Kates , and Vaughan Turekian; Moderated by William Clark; Presenters:  Pam Matson, Robert Kates, John Schellnhuber, Ed Miles, Bill Turner, Elinor Ostrom, and John Holdren , 2007)

Energy Efficiency 2009 Summer Issue of The Bridge ( The National Academy of Engineering , 2009)

Insights on linking forests, trees, and people from the air, on the ground, and in the laboratory (Elinor Ostrom and Harini Nagendra, 2006)

Land Change Science Special Feature: The emergence of land change science for global environmental change and sustainability (B. L. Turner II, Eric F. Lambin,  and Anette Reenberg , 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)

A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems (Benjamin S. Halpern, Shaun Walbridge, Kimberly A. Selkoe, Carrie V. Kappel, Fiorenza Micheli, Caterina D'Agrosa, John F. Bruno, Kenneth S. Casey, Colin Ebert, Helen E. Fox, Rod Fujita, Dennis Heinemann, Hunter S. Lenihan, Elizabeth M. P. Madin, Matthew T. Perry, Elizabeth R. Selig, Mark Spalding, Robert Steneck, and Reg Watson , 2008)

Increasing Capacity for Stewardship of Oceans and Coasts A Priority for the 21st Century ( National Research Council, Ocean Studies BoardMary (Missy) H. Feeley and Silvio C. Pantoja, Committee Co-Chairs , 2008)

Review of Science and Stakeholder Involvement in the Production of Advice on Fisheries Management (A D Hawkins , 2007)

Out of Balance Industrial Fishing and the Threat to Our Oceans (Herring Alliance Peter Baker, Project Manager , 2008)

PROGRAMS
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Resilience Alliance

Millennium Institute

International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI)

Netherlands National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)

Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships - Univerisity of Minnesota

Science and Technology for Sustainability Program

International Network of Research on Coupled Human and Natural Systems CHANS Net

Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermens Association

Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds

SOLUTIONS

Ecosystem Restoration with Agroforestry and Community Forests in Thailand

Biological Monitoring in Zimbabwe

Pacific ENSO Applications Center (PEAC)

Dryland Farming in Jamaica

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

OPPORTUNITIES
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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)

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)

2009 Watson International Scholars of the Environment (The Watson International Scholars of the Environment program brings mid-career environmental leaders from universities, governments, and nongovernmental organizations throughout Africa to Brown University for advanced training in land-change history, sciences, and policies, providing them with the context to enhance the sustainable development capacity in their countries. The opportunity offers an intensive program in sustainable land-use studies to provide mastery of critical concepts, relevant tools, and transferable processes necessary for managing land and ecosystems. Supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation and endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the program offers scholars time away from their daily responsibilities to learn new skills with a community of scholars applying both theoretical and practice approaches to real world environmental issues. Full time for three and a half months, participants are involved in courses, workshops, field trips, symposia, mentorship, professional networking, and research projects. The Watson International Scholars of the Environment are active participants, not passive students. All participants will take part in a foundational seminar on African environmental history. Module units focus on land-use science and policy. Drawing on the resources of Brown University, participants will prepare a study on land-use change and policy responses. Participants will integrate data from across disciplines and discuss how their research can inform sound decision-making. Investment in these leaders is strategic: participants are men and women capable of creating lasting and immediately favorable impacts on the sustainable development of their home institutions, eco-regions, and nations. Accordingly, participants are expected to be at a mid-point within their careers in environmental management, science, and policy fields. The program seeks individuals who want to forge new linkages among ideas and issues, to develop networks among leaders facing similar land-use issues, and to explore alliances with relevant colleagues and institutions for improved personal and institutional effectiveness.Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA)

Julie Ann Wrigley Chairs in Sustainability (ASU's new School of Sustainability is pleased to announce the establishment of four Julie Ann Wrigley chairs of sustainability. We seek intellectual leaders from all sectors with unusual vision, intellectual breadth, and practical experience to lead us in these endeavors. Each will identify and promote practical solutions to sustainability by building on ASU's portfolio, catalyzing new transdisciplinary research on sustainability, and forging solution-oriented partnerships among academia, business, government and other stakeholders. We welcome applications of internationally recognized leaders in the realms of sustainable business practices, renewable energy systems, global environmental change, and complex system dynamics for these distinguished professorships: Julie Ann Wrigley Chair in Sustainable Business Practices will advance both theoretical and practical frameworks for businesses of all scales to incorporate sustainability principles in their operations, supply chains, product development, manufacturing, and distribution systems. Julie Ann Wrigley Chair in Renewable Energy Systems will advance the research and practical applications related to renewable energy technologies and designing innovative, yet practical, solutions to the renewable-energy challenge. Julie Ann Wrigley Chair in Global Environmental Change will advance both the theoretical and practical frameworks for addressing the social, economic, and environmental consequences of urbanization with special attention to the interactions of cause and impacts of climate change with these processes. Julie Ann Wrigley Chair in Complex Systems Dynamics will advance both theoretical and practical frameworks for addressing sustainability challenges and integrated solution options through conceptual modeling of human-environment interactions as interdependent complex systems.Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ)

Papers for 2009 Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (The 2009 Amsterdam Conference is organised around the five core analytical problems identified in this science plan:1. Architectures of Earth System Governance. We invite papers on the emergence, design and effectiveness of governance systems and the overall integration of global, regional, national and local governance. Core questions include: How is performance of environmental institutions affected by their embedding in larger architectures? What are the environmental consequences of non-environmental governance systems? What is the relative performance of different types of multilevel governance architectures? How can we explain instances of 'non-governance'? What are overarching and crosscutting norms of earth system governance?2. Agency in Earth System Governance. We invite papers that advance understanding of the actors and agents that drive earth system governance and the ways in which authority is granted to them and how it is exercised. We welcome papers on the influence, roles and responsibilities of both state actors and non-state actors, such as business and non-profit organisations. Core questions are: What is agency in earth system governance, and who are the agents? How do different agents exercise agency in earth system governance, and how can we evaluate their relevance?3. Adaptiveness of Earth System Governance. We invite papers on the adaptiveness of earth system governance, a theme that includes here related concepts such as adaptation, adaptive management, resilience, or vulnerability. What are the politics of adaptiveness? Which governance processes foster it? What attributes of governance systems enhance capacities to adapt? How, when and why does adaptiveness influence earth system governance?4. Accountability and Legitimacy in Earth System Governance. We invite papers on the accountability and legitimacy of earth system governance. What are the sources of accountability and legitimacy in earth system governance? What are the effects of different forms and degrees of accountability and legitimacy for the performance of governance systems? How can mechanisms of transparency ensure accountable and legitimate earth system governance? What institutional designs can produce the accountability and legitimacy of earth system governance in a way that guarantees balances of interests and perspectives?5. Allocation and Access in Earth System Governance. Earth system governance is, as is any political activity, about the distribution of material and immaterial resources and values. It is, in essence, a conflict about the access to goods and about their allocation - it is about justice, fairness, and equity. But how can we reach interdisciplinary conceptualisations and definitions of allocation and access? What (overarching) principles underlie allocation and access? How can allocation be reconciled with governance effectiveness?6. Theoretical and Methodological Foundations of Earth System Governance. Finally, we invite papers that cut across these five analytical themes by focusing on the theoretical and methodological foundations of earth system governance. Central crosscutting themes identified in the science plan of the Earth System Governance Project are the roles of power, knowledge, norms, and scale. We also invite papers that analyse the theoretical foundations and implications of new ways of thinking about governance and earth system transformation, including concepts such as global environmental politics, sustainable development, earth system management, or earth system governance, and the extent to which they are related and to which they differ. Moreover, we invite papers that seek to identify and further develop the appropriate methods to study earth system governance, including papers that study options for integrating social science-based work with study programmes grounded in the natu ral sciences, including computer-based modelling and scenario work.Abstracts must be submitted electronically by 15 May 2009 and not exceed 450 words. All abstracts will be evaluated in double-blind peer-review by at least four experts from the conference review panel. Amsterdam, Netherlands)

A call for papers on: "Climate and Cities" (We would therefore like to invite contributions - individual city or local authority case studies or broader conceptual and analytical pieces - on the following topics: The economic or regulatory/policy drivers - or policy actions at the local, national, regional or global level - for cities and local authorities to take action to reduce their emissions, and the financial and strategic outcomes that have been achieved in terms of emissions reductions, infrastructure development, building regulations, transport projects, quality of air, etc. NGO or other stakeholders' efforts - partnerships, campaigns, public policy lobbying - to encourage, stimulate or drive changes in GHG emissions, and the relationship between these activities and public policy efforts directed towards the same goal. Individual or collective initiatives by cities and local authorities directed at managing GHG emissions, including discussion of the motivations for action, the actions taken, the GHG emissions reductions achieved, financial implications of taking action, and the wider impact on the community. The manner in which cities and local authorities' responses (compliance with national targets, voluntary commitments, efforts to enhance green image, local activists or NGOs) have influenced the shape of the policy response. How cities and local authorities have partnered with businesses to drive changes in greenhouse gas emissions, energy infrastructure, etc., and the financial implications of such projects through economic development and new local jobs through investments in locally produced energy products. Transport, energy, building projects, clean air, waste, waste-to-energy, water, health, sustainable development, major infrastructure projects, etc. affecting cities and local authorities. The above themes are by no means complete and exhaustive, and contributions on other relevant topics and themes of interest will also be considered. Given the intended policy, practical and managerial nature of the publication, contributions from academics, practitioners in businesses, social entrepreneurs, NGOs, local authorities, cities and governments are very welcome. This is an attempt to develop a global comprehensive understanding of this area of interest, and as such welcomes submissions based on a variety of approaches. Conceptual papers should be between 5,000 and 8,000 words and case studies of cities and local authorities between 3,000 and 5,000 words in length.For further information, to discuss ideas for contributions and to submit abstracts/manuscripts, please contact: Dr Kenny Tang CFA kenny.tang@hotmail.comPhone: +44 20 7701 1298)

PhD Fellowship in Marine Ecosystem Sustainability in the Arctic and Subarctic MESAS (The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is seeking motivated PhD candidates for our Marine Ecosystem Sustainability in the Arctic and Subarctic (MESAS) program.  This interdisciplinary NSF-funded IGERT (www.igert.org) program incorporates social and natural sciences to explore ecosystem approaches to managing and studying living marine resources. The program will train future leaders who will be creative agents for change to develop society’s capacity to cope with, manage, and mitigate threats to our nation’s oceans, including climate change, fishing pressure, habitat loss, and pollution.   Graduates will be well-prepared to contribute to both the understanding and management of marine ecosystems to ensure ecosystem-based strategies for the sustainable use of living marine resources in the context of competing local, national, and international interests. MESAS provides interdisciplinary coursework that combines elements from anthropology, ecology, economics, fisheries science, management, marine policy, and oceanography.  MESAS offers faculty mentorship, opportunities to mentor undergraduate students,  interaction with the terrestrial sustainability IGERT at UAF, as well as a summer internship program in areas outside each student’s major discipline. Research programs at the University of Alaska and in state and federal agencies offer interdisciplinary research opportunities. MESAS provides training to graduate students at the Masters and PhD levels at the University of Alaska, in Fairbanks and Juneau, Alaska. Students of the program can pursue graduate degrees in Anthropology, Fisheries, Marine Biology, Natural Resources Management, Oceanography, Resource Economics, or Interdisciplinary Studies. NSF-funded fellowships are available to PhD candidates entering the program who are US citizens or permanent residents. Additional funding may be available to both PhD and MS students through participating departments. Alaska Natives and other under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.University of Fairbanks, Alaska)

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)

James Martin 21st Century School Research Fellows in Socioeconomic Dynamics of Tropical Land Use Change (Applications are invited for a position as a James Martin Research Fellows in the new Centre for Tropical Forests at Oxford University. The fellow will be based in the Environmental Change Institute and the James Martin 21st Century School. We are seeking candidates with expertise in the fields of understanding and managing the drivers of tropical deforestation. The fellowship will focus on the local and regional drivers of deforestation, based on in-depth knowledge of specific tropical forest frontiers, and bringing in knowledge of political, social and economic drivers. The aim will be to explore the local and regional challenges to controlling rates of deforestation. The appointment will be for up to 3 years starting in January 2009.Oxford University, UK)

Postdoc in Decision Scenario Analysis and Valuation of Ecoservices (The EPA Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Gulf Ecology Division, Biological Effects and Population Response Branch seeks a postdoc.This position will fill a critical need in the U.S. EPA’s Ecosystem Services Research Program for understanding and quantifying the values of natural resources, and for development of predictive decision support tools. Activities would include 1) research and development of methods for applying economic and non-economic values to ecosystem services, 2) predicting values of ecosystem services under varying scenarios of environmental change, 3) evaluating socio-economic tradeoffs in ecological services and human needs under varying decision scenarios, 4) collaborating in development of predictive simulation models for incorporation into decision support tools, and 5) collaborating in development of decision support tools to track changes in ecological services of coral reefs and wetlands in response to various decision scenarios.Gulf Breeze, Florida)

COMMENTARIES

Integrated Assessments, Long-Term Trends, and Science-Policy Interfaces (Mohd Nordin Hasan, 2002)

Sustainability, Scale, and Critical Connections (Lisa Harrington , 2002)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Capacity Building Program - eLearning (Shonan Village, Japan)

ETH PhD-Academy on Sustainability and Technology (Zurich, Switzerland)

IFRI Training Program (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

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

Third ALTER-Net Summer School (Peyresq, France)

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

MSc in Industrial Ecology (Netherlands)

INTEGRATED STUDIES

KEY JOURNALS

Science