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Bourses de recherche de l'OCDE

Others

Application date

2017-10-09

Organization

OCDE

L’OCDE propose des bourses pour les scientifiques engagés dans la recherche agricole et forestière qui s’intéressent au développement durable dans ces domaines.

Your Community, Your Landscape: Drone Footage Competition

Others

Application date

2017-12-12

Organization

Centre for International Forestry Reserach

Enter your best bird's-eye footage to the Your Community, Your Landscape drone footage competition.

2013 World Day to Combat Desertification

UNCCD Content

Events

The theme of the 2013 World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is drought and water scarcity. Freshwater is valuable. Of all the water on Earth, only 2.5 per cent is freshwater. Of this freshwater, the total usable supply for ecosystems and humans is less than 1 per cent. When demand for water…

2014 World Day to Combat Desertification

UNCCD Content

Events

“Land Belongs to the Future - Let’s Climate Proof It!” The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed worldwide on 17 June every year. The theme of this year's WDCD is ecosystem-based adaptation. With the slogan ‘Land Belongs to the Future, Let’s Climate Proof It’, the 2014 WDCD…

2015 World Day to Combat Desertification

UNCCD Content

Events

Theme: Attainment of food security for all through sustainable food systems. Slogan: “No such thing as a free lunch. Invest in healthy soils.” The World Day to Combat Desertification(WDCD) is observed worldwide on 17 June every year. The theme this year is “attainment of food security for all…

2016 World Day to Combat Desertification

UNCCD Content

Events

There may be no greater issue than land in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our food, clothing and homes all come from land resources. In order to “leave no one behind” and develop sustainably as set forth in the new SDGs, achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN) must be a top…

Agri-environmental schemes: how to enhance the agriculture–environment relationship

Library highlights

29-06-2017

Environmental protection and human food security co-exist in a critical balance, one that is often difficult to get right. The pressures of population rise, farming intensification, and loss of habitats and species mean that protections afforded under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are…

Supermarket food waste — alternative waste strategies can reduce the environmental impact

Library highlights

29-06-2017

Researchers have examined environmental and economic impacts of supermarket food waste in a new study. Bread and meat products made the largest contribution to the environmental footprint of the supermarket assessed. Alternative waste strategies, such as using bread waste as animal feed, have the…

Project Manager, Resilient Manufacturing Communities (in Hindi, India)

Job vacancies

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Organization

The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC)

The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) invites applications for the position of Project Manager, Resilient Manufacturing Communities.

Vulnerability and Resilience in West Africa: Understanding Human Mobility in the Context of Land Degradation

Library highlights

30-06-2017

The loss of productive land is often one of the key drivers of human mobility. Land degradation might lead to increases in migration because of the need to diversify incomes, but it can also cause reduced mobility by eroding the financial or physical assets and capital required to finance migration…

Mirova enters into negotiations with Althelia Ecosphere towards natural capital investment

UNCCD Content

News

Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to responsible investing, has entered into negotiations with Althelia Ecosphere to become the European leader in natural capital investing The projected acquisition of Althelia Ecosphere (“Althelia”) by Mirova is intended to create a…

Regional Programmes Coordinator (Kenya)

Job vacancies

Country

Kenya

Application date

2017-07-31

Language

English

Organization

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) invites applications for the Regional Programmes Coordinator position in Kenya.

Consultor de Apoyo para la Modelacion de Cuerpos Hídricos (Uruguay)

Job vacancies

Country

Uruguay

Application date

2017-07-14

Organization

United Nations Development Programme

El PNUD ofrece una vacante técnica en Montevideo para gestión ambiental y de recursos hídricos.

5th International Conference on Sustainable Environment and Agriculture (ICSEA 2017)

Events

Country

United States of America

Start date

28 October 2017

End date

30 October 2017

Organization

APCBEES Association

The city of Los Angeles (USA) will host the 5th International Conference on Sustainable Environment and Agriculture (ICSEA 2017), for presenting novel and fundamental advances in the fields of Sustainable Environment and Agriculture.

Crop Physiologist (Colombia)

Job vacancies

Country

Colombia

Language

Spanish

Organization

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) offers a position of a crop physiologist conducting a research on improvement of bean germplasm focusing on different agroecological niches in Latin America and Africa.

The 8th International Scientific Conference ‘Rural Development 2017: Bioeconomy Challenges‘.

Events

Country

Lithuania

Start date

23 November 2017

End date

24 November 2017

Organization

Aleksandras Stulginskis University

Aleksandras Stulginskis University invites you to participate in the 8th International Scientific Conference ‘Rural Development 2017: Bioeconomy Challenges‘. The existing and rising challenges of bioeconomy will be discussed in different Conference sections:Biosystems Engineering and Environment Integrity;Agro-innovations and Food Technologies;Multifunctional Approach for Sustainable Use of Natural Bio-Resources;Social Innovations for Rural…

Formation – Agroécologie : principes et applications actuelles vers de nouveaux systèmes de production (France)

Others

Country

France

Start date

14 November 2017

Organization

AgroParisTech

AgroParisTech propose une formation sur l’agroécologie avec pour thématique centrale l’agriculture et les forêts pour demain.

Curso virtual: Acuerdos Globales para el Desarrollo Sostenible y su implicación en el Sector Agrícola

Others

Organization

Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)

El IICA ofrece un curso virtual para fortalecer las capacidades de técnicos del sector agrícola público y privado de ambiente, involucrados directa o indirectamente con el agro y el desarrollo rural en los ámbitos nacional o regional.

Master en Géosciences de l'environnement (Anglais ; Suisse)

Masters

Country

Eswatini

Application date

2017-11-29

Start date

19 February 2018

Organization

Université de Lausanne

L’Université de Lausanne propose un Master centré sur l'influence de l'activité humaine sur les écosystèmes et les problèmes environnementaux qui y sont liés.

Training course on Water Resources Management (Kenya)

Training

Country

Kenya

Application date

2017-08-09

Start date

14 August 2017

Organization

Versed Professional Services

This course will teach you how to manage exhaustible water resources in more efficient and sustainable ways.

Résidence IMéRA/IRD – Programme Phénomènes globaux et régulation

Research

Organization

IMéRA

IMéRA, en partenariat avec l’IRD, lance un appel à candidatures pour un programme de Résidence sur la thématique du développement durable.

Kaingaroa Timberlands: Kaitiaki o te Ngahere Scholarship

Others

Organization

Timberlands Limited

The scholarship is offered by Kaingaroa Timberlands Limited - Kaitiaki o te Ngahere, is ongoing in nature, offered for full time Study in Forestry Discipline.

Environment, Society and Design Summer Scholarships

Bachelor

Organization

Lincoln University

The Lincoln University, faculty of Environment Society and Design offers summer scholarship.

Soil Leadership Academy Side-Event at UNU-FLORES Nexus Conference, Dresden

UNCCD Content

Events

Land degradation neutrality (LDN) is included in Sustainable Development Goal 15.3 Life on Land. The Soil Leadership Academy (SLA) project, in synergy with other UNCCD initiatives, aims to be a front runner in providing support for achieving LDN. It will provide practical and pragmatic skills and…

SLA Side-Event at UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference

UNCCD Content

Events

During the UNCCD’s 3rd Scientific Conference, the Soil Leadership Academy (SLA) held a side-event to consult on its land degradation neutrality (LDN) policy cycle approach and its curriculum. Conference participants were invited to further develop the curriculum, by identifying possible gaps and…