Conservation International (CI) has been protecting nature for the benefit of all for over 30 years. Through science, policy, and partnerships, CI is helping build a healthier, more prosperous and more productive planet. The forestry specialist will bring technical, methodological support and monitoring to improve capacity of regional partners to implement program and conservation strategies for mitigation to climate change, including forest…

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a non-profit, scientific institution that conducts research on the most pressing challenges in forest and landscape management around the world, which uses a global, multidisciplinary approach to improve human well-being, protect the environment, and increase equity. CIFOR in Bogor is looking for expertise to further develop its cross-project monitoring and evaluation system through…

México es un país de vocación forestal, pues 64.9 millones de hectáreas de su territorio mantienen una cubierta arbórea ocupada por diversas asociaciones de bosques de clima templado y selvas tropicales que, al ser utilizados de múltiples maneras por sus propietarios, proporcionan sustento a aproximadamente 11 millones de personas que viven en estas regiones. El/la especialista tendrá la responsabilidad de coordinar programas de trabajo con los…

En consonancia con las prioridades nacionales, el Ministerio del Ambiente (MAE) y el Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) actualmente reciben asistencia financiera del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (GEF por sus siglas en inglés) para el Proyecto “Manejo integrado de paisajes de uso múltiple y de alto valor de conservación para el desarrollo sostenible de la Región Amazónica Ecuatoriana”, y del Fondo Verde para el Clima (GCF por sus…

En consonancia con las prioridades nacionales, el Ministerio del Ambiente (MAE) y el Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) actualmente reciben asistencia financiera del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (GEF por sus siglas en inglés) para el Proyecto “Manejo integrado de paisajes de uso múltiple y de alto valor de conservación para el desarrollo sostenible de la Región Amazónica Ecuatoriana", y del Fondo Verde para el Clima (GCF por sus…

Crater Lake National Park is seeking volunteers to operate the Steel Visitor Center and lead guided snowshoe walks this fall, winter, and spring. It’s a unique opportunity to live, work, and play in a winter wonderland on the slopes of a sleeping volcano. Crater Lake National Park preserves the deepest lake in the United States. Today, old-growth forests blanket the volcano's outer slopes, harboring a wide variety of wildlife. The volunteer will…

CLIFF-GRADS is a joint initiative of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change (CCAFS) low emissions agriculture flagship and the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA). The program aims to build the capability of early career agricultural students in developing countries to conduct applied research on climate change mitigation in agriculture. CLIFF invites applications from PhD students from developing countries for…

The AWARD Fellowship is a career development program initiated in 2008, to strengthen and sharpen the research and leadership skills of African women in agricultural science, empowering them to contribute more effectively to accelerating agricultural gains in Africa. AWARD Fellows benefit from a two-year fellowship focused on fostering mentoring partnerships, building science skills, and developing leadership capacity. Following a highly…

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L’objectif du séminaire mensuel Conflits et Territoires est de permettre d’engager la discussion sur la question des conflits liés à l’espace, et tout particulièrement sur la place des conflits dans la construction et la gouvernance des territoires. La séance de rentrée du séminaire mensuel Conflits et Territoires sera consacrée à la figure du projet de territoire en développement territorial, sur le temps long, et plus particulièrement de la…

Le Forum International Afrique Développement (FIAD) est l'évènement incontournable à l'échelle du continent Africain. C'est une plateforme de mise en relation entre acteurs économiques, investisseurs, et décideurs politiques. Plénières, workshops thématiques, un marché de l'investissement qui réunit chaque année plusieurs pays Africains. Les 5 éditions du Forum ont réuni plus de 7500 opérateurs de 36 pays et fait générer plus de 17 000 rendez…

L’Africa Agri Forum 2018 est organisé par i-conférences afin d’accompagner le développement et la modernisation de l’agriculture dans les pays de l’Afrique francophone. Chaque édition de ce forum est un échange entre gouvernements des meilleures pratiques africaines, des plans qui marchent et ceux qui n’arrivent pas à décoller. Organismes internationaux, bailleurs de fonds, gouvernements, universitaires, consultants tous se réunissent autour d…

The second version of the Green Urbanism Conference discusses the importance of green urbanism and sustainable development. This conference will be aimed to provide solutions towards zero waste cities and it will be an attempt to create a more sustainable place, using fewer resources. The significance of this conference lies in the pressing need for the integration of sustainability principles in the urban design process of cities and the general…

The Master’s Program in Forest Sciences offers a broad and versatile perspective on forests and their use. The studies focus on and apply knowledge in biology, bio-geochemistry, business economics, environmental sciences, logistics, geo-informatics and information technology. This Master's Program in Forest Sciences comprises two study lines: forest ecology and management and forest bio-economy business and policy. These study tracks include a…

This e-learning course will help participants to better understand the linkages between gender and the environment. It will provide the knowledge and tools to mainstream gender and become an effective change-maker for sustainable development. It will also give you facts and figures, and a better understanding of the global international frameworks related to gender and environment. Some modules of this e-learning course will be, among others…

This e-learning program will give a comprehensive overview of renewable energy as a means to enable sustainable development at a global scale. It will present the case on how renewable energies represent at the same time an environmental necessity and an economic opportunity. The program supports the UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4ALL), which aims to provide universal access to modern energy services; double the global rate of…

The national Zero Waste Conference (ZWC), taking place in Vancouver, Canada, attracts thought leaders from around the world highlighting the successes, pitfalls, and opportunities they see – as the shift to a circular economy gains momentum. Some topics of interest this year will be, among others: Materials and Design Innovation; Digital Technologies; Plastics Innovation; Food Loss and Waste.

Birkbeck, University of London invites applications for the master programme in Environment and Sustainability. The programme provides an advanced-level grounding in sustainable responses to a broad range of environmental issues. It explores the relationship between policy, practice and the ecological environment, and the development of effective strategies for addressing the threats and opportunities posed by environmental issues.

The Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG) is comprised of two core businesses; Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) which develops and manages timberland investments and Hancock Agricultural Investment Group (HAIG) which develops and manages farmland investments. As of June 30, 2018, HNRG managed USD 14.4 billion of timberland and farmland, compromising over 6.3 million acres located in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The Forestry…

This masters program, in European Forestry (EF), is a two-year interdisciplinary program that provides academic education in the field of sustainable resource management with an emphasis on current bio-economy issues. This program offers a new approach to forestry and nature management markets and it connects the increasing number of forest-related issues with a European dimension at international as well as national levels. In M.Sc. EF, six…

GIS is a computer-based tool for the storage, manipulation, and analysis of geographically referenced information. It is a system of hardware and software used for performing multiple functions related to geographic data. Providing energy sector organizations with access to complete information significantly reduces project delays, administrative costs, cost of compliance, and ensures that project management is conducted more effectively. For…

The idea of the Conference on Food and Agricultural Engineering (ICFAE) is for the scientists, scholars, engineers and students from universities all around the world and the industry to present ongoing research activities, and hence to foster research relations between the universities and the industry. Key themes for the conference will be, among others: Plant and Animal Environment; Safety and Health in Agriculture; Food and Agricultural Waste…

Through this e-learning opportunity, participants will be able to explore the Principles for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems, endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security. Some of the target audiences for this course are: senior government policy-makers, parliamentarians, technical governmental staff, small-scale producer organization, civil society organizations. The content available in this e-learning course will be…

This e-learning module explains how human health is directly affected by the weather, climate variability and climate change. The module will explain how mitigation and adaptation policies and measures in health and related sectors can benefit the human health. Moreover, the module will present tools to assess and integrate health within climate change policies and strategies and vice versa. Several examples of how countries are responding to the…

Pattern Energy is an independent, fully integrated energy company that develops, constructs, owns and operates renewable energy projects and transmission assets across North America and parts of Latin America. The company focuses primarily on wind and transmission, with limited investments in other generation technologies. This position will be part of an environmental team that is responsible for environmental permitting of projects in the US…