The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Network has adopted a new Environmental and Social Safeguard Framework (ESSF) which will enable WWF as a global organization to be able to ensure that our work goes beyond doing no harm, to doing good with regards to the rights and improved well being of local communities. Under the direct supervision of the WWF Tanzania Country Director, the Environmental and Social Safeguard Advisor (ESSA) is required to…

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of poorer countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank's most recent stated goal is the reduction of poverty. This event is the 21st Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty. This year’s conference theme will be Institutions for Equity & Resilience. The Land and Poverty conference 2020 presents the latest…

The ENABLE consortium; Commonland, United Nations University Land Restoration Training Programme, Spanish National Research Council CSIC, Nova School of Business & Economics, Rotterdam School of Management, and Erasmus University is offering a 8-week course designed in 3 phases that move the participants from ideation towards the successful implementation of a new sustainable business model for landscape restoration with 4 returns: return of…

Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN-UK’s) is looking for an experienced Project Manager with a strong technical background in agroecology or related discipline. As a member of the International Team you will play a key role in developing and managing projects that deliver measurable, positive impact for smallholder farmers and their communities. You will work with other team members and communicate effectively with partners, donors and other…

The Center for Development Research (ZEF) is an institute of the University of Bonn, Germany. It started its research activities in 1997. ZEF's researchers aim to find science-based solutions to development-related issues. ZEF’s research departments on Economic and Technological Change, Political and Cultural Change, and Ecology and Natural Resources Management conduct inter- and trans-disciplinary research in, for and with emerging economies and…

"Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and "climate-resilient development” (Article 2 c of the Paris Agreement) will require a significant increase in funding, with new instruments and approaches required to mobilise a broad range of investors and to achieve scalability in financing climate action. Financing the global energy transition will be one key building block. The Frankfurt e-course, Certified…

Attracting attention around the globe, EU Green Week is the biggest annual event on the European environment policy calendar. It's a forum for stakeholder debate at the European, national and local levels, generating input that feeds back into policymaking and implementation. And it is a truly European event – in addition to a high-level conference in Brussels, numerous events are organised by partner organisations across the whole of Europe. EU…

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Woodcraft Folk are looking for a volunteer to help build on their work to be better known and understood. In this role you will support the charity with engaging communications online and at events! Weekly tasks might include putting together an eye-catching email newsletter, creating engaging social media posts, creating press release templates for the local groups and helping to design our next communications campaign. This…

With the development of cheap and autonomous soil sensors that transmit information about the soil directly and continuously to data servers, farmers may have now access to unprecedented real-time information about the state of their fields. An important challenge is to use this information effectively and improve the revenues while reducing the production costs and pressures on the environment. In irrigated agriculture, this challenge can be…

Background to the Role: The Farm-Carbon project, led by Teagasc. will develop a growth model taking direct measurements of hedge biomass, along with assessing the impact of management on hedgerow biomass accumulation. Since agri-environment schemes include incentives for hedgerow management, these landscape features qualify as an anthropogenic land-use management activity under international Kyoto accounting rules. The potential to utilise…

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of poorer countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The world has made great progress in reducing extreme poverty over the last two decades, that progress has been measured primarily in terms of consumption or income. Other aspects of life are also critical for wellbeing, and a number of initiatives have been underway to…

Students in the Environment and Society programme at Lincoln University Canterbury have the chance to encounter diverse perspectives, such as historical, psychological, sociological, geographical and philosophical, and become graduates with wide ranging critical thinking skills which are in high demand with employers. With global social, environmental, and indigenous issues looming ever-larger, the need for appropriately skilled, critical…

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a financial operating entity of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which is established to contribute to the collective efforts of the international community to combat climate change. The GCF plans to fund programmatic approaches that provide an opportunity for a transformational shift in countries’ climate resilience and green economies, prioritizing a balanced approach between…

Oxford Brookes University has over 150 years of history. Oxford Brookes is a leading modern university that attracts nearly 3,000 international students from more than 140 different countries. The Conservation Ecology programme at the Oxford Brookes University develops the professional and field skills, including identification and survey techniques required for effective conservation. It will familiarise you with the key ecological concepts…

The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. It is important to see a UK rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife. The Trust aims to engage and inspire people about woods and trees to help meet vision of creating, restoring and protecting woodland. The Market Research Executive will complete market research projects and guide teams across the Trust with questionnaire development, online survey set up, data…

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations that works to address poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. From 24 to 26 June, the United Nations Office at Nairobi (Kenya) will host the Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID) – Africa 2020, organized by IFAD in collaboration with the African Union and…

You’ll be working as part of a team within our Conservation & Policy Team and you’ll be in the field surveying and collecting data on plants and habitats. Typical tasks include identifying and recording plants in various habitats using industry-standard methods. You’ll learn a huge amount through this work, gaining skills to identify plants, provide valuable data and see it used to assist with conservation preservation in your area. You’ll have…

"The world's largest marketplace for sustainable agriculture" The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) is the regions largest exhibition and conference dealing with innovations in sustainable agriculture across all types of food production. So whether one wants to improve productivity, increase profits, save natural resources, or overcome the challenges of climate change, there are hundreds of solution providers exhibiting with…

El Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios sobre Desarrollo (Cider) de la Universidad de los Andes en el marco del proceso de fortalecimiento y consolidación de sus programas de investigación, abre una convocatoria para participar en el concurso de selección de un investigador o investigadora postdoctoral, con dedicación exclusiva, en la línea de investigación Planificación, Gobernanza y Desarrollo Territorial, en temas de vivienda, ciudadanía e…

Por medio del Servicio de Voluntariado Grupal, EntreMundos ofrece programas personalizados según las exigencias e interés de cada grupo, que incluyen actividades educativas, sociales, culturales, ambientales y lúdicas que permiten los voluntarios conocer directamente y más a fondo el contexto guatemalteco, dándole al mismo tiempo la oportunidad a pequeñas organizaciones, asociaciones, escuelas, centros educativos, de salud y cohesión social…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to "let there be bread". Founded in October 1945, the FAO is the oldest existing agency of the U.N The Forestry Policy and Resources Division leads FAO's work in promoting sustainable forest management and…

Founded on the belief that effective responses will not likely emerge from the same methods and mechanisms that perpetuate today's sustainability challenge, The Lab is being organized to foster bold experimentation with untested ideas, approaches and technologies that transcend prevailing conventions. At The Sustainability Laboratory, they work to address urgent sustainability challenges facing the planet by creating and demonstrating effective…

Under the supervision of UNDP Climate Change and Environment (CCE) Portfolio Manager, the Projects Coordinator provides leadership to development and management of projects focusing on Natural Resources and Biodiversity. The Projects Coordinator is responsible for timely and qualitative planning and implementation of the assigned projects, management of partnerships and supervision of project personnel assigned in these projects. S/he develops…

Los objetivos del curso a distancia de Gestión Ambiental de Residuos Sólidos y Conservación del Recurso Suelo, ofrecido por Agroconsultora Plus (ACP) son: Brindar conocimientos teóricos y prácticos para una correcta gestión ambiental de los residuos sólidos generados por las actividades del hombre; Contribuir a crear conciencia de la importancia de la conservación del recurso suelo. El curso va dirigido a emprendedores, profesionales del sector…

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Gender Research Economist to address gender dynamics, using quantitative data and the application of relevant economic and statistical models in developing regions of Asia and Africa. S/he will also be required to contribute to assessing strategies that stimulate the catalyzing role of livestock in gender equality and to inform policy design and policy reform with gender…