El curso está dedicado a los SIG, y en él se enseñará a usar la potente herramienta de software libre QGIS, con la que podrán desenvolverse a la perfección en su trabajo o investigación. El curso durará aproximadamente 60 horas (25 horas aproximadas presenciales, y las 35 horas restantes será de trabajo autónomopor parte del alumno que deberá realizar una serie de ejercicios prácticos propuestos por los docentes). El programa contendrá…

¿Cómo consigue la industria alimentaria ofrecernos una gama de alimentos de características tan diferentes y con vida útil tan variable y tan amplia? Este curso pretende introducir al alumno, de forma amena, en los procesos clave de la transformación y conservación de alimentos. Se descubrirán las claves de la producción alimentaria: tecnología y gestión. La industria alimentaria tiene el reto de producir alimentos de calidad e inocuos, y cada…

Los Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) son una herramienta fundamental en las actividades relacionadas con la planificación del territorio. En este curso se explican algunas capacidades avanzadas de su aplicación de una forma práctica, como cálculos de movimiento de tierras, caminos de coste mínimo, gestión de cuencas hidráulicas,fragmentación del territorio, gestión de incendios, etc. El principal objetivo del curso es que aquellos…

El Máster en Cambio Climático y Desarrollo Sostenible es un Título Máster Propio de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos impartido en colaboración con Vértice Business School se imparte en colaboración con el Instituto de Investigaciones Ecológicas (INIECO), y responde a la necesidad de capacitar a personas que realicen su actividades profesionales en diferentes sectores de actividad, para que aprovechen las oportunidades de negocio derivadas de este y…

The Business School at the University of Colorado Denver wants to help you become a change agent for sustainable business. After completing the specialization, you will be able to: Discuss the threats and opportunities that major global trends such as climate change present to businesses; Identify ways a company can improve its environmental and social performance; Evaluate and compare companies’ sustainability activities and products; Develop a…

Örebro University, the School of Humanities, Educational and Social Sciences is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in sociology for a fixed-term appointment. The subject area of the position is sociology with a focus on international environmental governance. The work will form part of a research project on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary challenges for the intergovernmental expert organization IPBES, which synthesizes and assesses…

The University of Twente Natural Resources department (NRS) of the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) works in the domains of Agriculture and Environment with a focus on food security, biodiversity and ecosystems (forests, wetlands, drylands). The aim of this PhD project is to generate globally applicable biodiversity variables for monitoring Ecosystem Structure and Function (as defined by Pereira et al. (2013) and…

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research's (WSL) Forest Resources and Management research unit which records and analyses changes in the landscape and in the forest is soliciting applications for a Group Leader in Sustainable Forestry for Ecosystem Services. Key responsibilities include, among others: Responsible for research in forest management solutions for ecosystem services, sustainable forest operations and forest…

The Turkish Government offers scholarships to international students. The government-funded scholarship program is awarded to students that pursue full-time or short-term program at universities in Turkey. Fields of study include Agriculture, Natural and Applied Sciences, among many others. Applications are open from students from all around the world. Türkiye Scholarships Burslari provides financial support and university placements to its…

Technology innovation can be a great enabler for development in low and middle-income countries. This course presents a methodology and an approach to develop impactful innovations that have the power to foster sustainable development. What you'll learn: Determine how contextual factors influence technology development and deployment. Create innovative technologies that sustainably impact poverty. Lead a technology innovation process -from…

Clean Water Action (CWA) is currently accepting applications for Spring and Summer 2019 internship programs based in Austin, USA. Since its founding CWA has worked to win strong health and environmental protections by bringing issue expertise, solution-oriented thinking and people power to the table. Therefore, the ideal candidate will work alongside a full time professional outreach team to inform and activate the public about national and state…

The Pacific Basin Research Center (PBRC) at Soka University of America (SUA), a premier Liberal Arts University in Orange County California, is pleased to announce a call for applications for the seventh annual John D. Montgomery Post-Doctoral Fellowship. This year’s theme is “Environmental Challenges across the Pacific.” The Fellowship is intended to support young scholars whose research emphasizes with research interests in: Deforestation…

Global Water Partnership's (GWP) vision is a water secure world. To realise this vision GWP supports countries to advance governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development. The SDG 6 – Support Program is a new and innovative program that aims to support countries in designing and implementing activities that will have an impact on water related Sustainable Development Goals. The Program is seeking a motivated…

Sevea’s WASH department is seeking an undergraduate/graduate engineering student to help with the researches on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) conducted within the company and to support the WASH Project Manager on the client’s missions. Sevea WASH team is leading missions in Vietnam, Madagascar, Cambodia but further opportunities in other countries are about to be launched. The junior consultant will support the Head of Department on the…

The United Nations University (UNU) Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) develops strategies to resolve pressing challenges in the area of sustainable use and integrated management of environmental resources such as water, soil, and waste. Under the authority of the Director of UNU-FLORES and supervision of one of the Academic Officers (of the units above), the successful candidate shall carry out…

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is looking for a National Consultant on Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Case Study home-based, with travel to different locations in Somalia. The general objective of the assignment is to support the national trainees/researchers in undertaking their studies on the costs of land degradation and economic viability of alternative land management approaches, focusing on rangeland degradation.

La nueva convocatoria 2019 de las becas “Progresar”, cuya inscripción comienza el 1 de marzo, concluye el 31 del mismo mes y se realiza a través de la página web está abierta. Desde agosto de 2018, las Becas “Progresar” dependen de la Dirección Nacional de Becas Educativas; a través de esa área, se establecieron tres líneas de becas para la convocatoria 2019: La primera línea “Fomento de la Educación Superior” es la que corresponde a los…

La Ingeniería Agroindustrial de la Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Agroindustrial de la Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista (UPSJB) integra conocimientos de las Ciencias Agropecuarias y Socioeconómicas, de las Tecnologías de Alimentos y de la Ingeniería Industrial, para su aplicación en el procesamiento, conservación, transformación y comercialización de materias primas de origen biológico. Tiene un enfoque de actividades en desarrollo…

The African Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES) through the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) looking to recruit two Interns – Climate Change Negotiations and IPCC to bolster AGNES’s technical team. The objective of the assignment is to strengthen AGNES’s technical capacity and provide all the necessary support to AGNES activities through provision of high quality services. Under the overall guidance of the Team Leader, AGNES…

The United Nations Environment Programme based in Bonn, Germany wishes to hire an intern to assist in the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) work programme. Specific activities and responsibilities would include among others: Monitoring IPBES social media channels Assisting with targeted social media campaigns and preparing social media kits Researching relevant posts from partners and…

This webinar will feature experiences from several grassroots initiatives and highlight how they fight for women’s improved access to and control over land and other natural resources and to scale up women’s land rights. Panelists will address the following questions: Why do women’s land rights remain an issue with so much attention focusing on it? What went wrong? What are good practices in achieving success towards women’s land rights and what…