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The Forum on Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development is an attempt to outline the burgeoning field. Rather than looking broadly at sustainability, the Forum focuses on the way in which science and innovation can be conducted and applied to meet human needs while preserving the life support systems of the planet. It highlights people and programs that are studying nature-society interactions and applying the resulting knowledge to create a sustainability transition around the world.

Learn more about Science and Technology for Sustainability
  • Download the key documents that provide an in-depth look at the principles underlying the field.
  • Peruse the edited directory of individuals and institutions that are actively engaged in the field, and browse through the projects in which they are involved.
  • Use the Framework to find content focused on specific sectors, regions, sustainability challenges, or core scientific questions

The Forum will continue to evolve along with the field, and we invite your participation in that process. Contributions and suggestions for posting to the Forum are always welcome, and individuals who are working in the field are invited to join the Network.

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Event: Beyond Copenhagen (Starting 03 December 2009)
Event: Twenty First Century Challenges for the Scientific Community (Starting 01 December 2009)
Opportunity: Associate Research Scholar at the Center for Sustainable Urban Development (The Earth Institute, Columbia University)
Opportunity: Francophone Legality Assurance Expert (European Forest Institute, Brussels)
Opportunity: Program on Forests Short Term Consultancy (World Bank)
Program: Graham Doctoral Fellow Program at the University of Michigan
Opportunity: Graduate Fellowships in Sustainability Science (University of Maine)
Event: Cycle 2010 (Starting 04 May 2010)
Opportunity: Ecosystem Services Postdoctoral Research Position (Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany)
Opportunity: Faculty Position in the Sustainable Built Environment (University of Michigan)


                                                     
FEATURED CONTENT
The following links are recommended by the Editors.

PROJECTS
Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable...

African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS).

EVENTS
Joint ISCN GULF Conference 2009. June 10, 2009

The Integration of Sustainable Agriculture and.... November 12, 2009

Beyond Copenhagen. December 3, 2009

MEMBERS
Vimal Khawas, Council for Social Development

Maurie Cohen, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Deep Narayan Pandey, Forestry Training Institute

PUBLICATIONS
Scale and Cross-Scale Dynamics: Governance and Information in a Multilevel.... David W. Cash, W. Neil Adger, Fikret Berkes,...

Reinventing African Economies: Technological Innovation and the Sustainability Transition. Calestous Juma

Science on Sustainability 2006. Research on the Scientific Basis for Sustainability. 

 
   
 
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