This course will help to explore the principles and practical applications of Climate Smart Agriculture: mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, adaption to climate change and stable or increased food production in the context of European dairy farming and wine production. How does farming impact on global warming and greenhouse gases? What are the barriers to adopting CSA and how can these be addressed? The key objectives of the course…

GlobeDrought aims to develop a web-based information system for comprehensively characterizing drought events.The project will produce a spatially explicit description of drought risks by considering three components: drought hazard, exposure and vulnerability. It will investigate how droughts impact water resources, crop productivity, trade in food products and the need for international food aid. In terms of methodology, the project aims to…

Are you developing or applying technologies for digital extension services? Are you an enthusiastic agritech entrepreneur that has tackled the challenges that come with implementing novel digital extension technologies in agriculture? If so, this call for blog submissions is for you! The Data-Driven Agronomy Community of Practice invites you to share your firsthand experience working with digital extension services in the agricultural sector. In…

California Conservation volunteers participate in small teams of both U.S. citizens and international participants, while working and camping on direct service projects for the California State Parks and other land management agencies all over the state of California. Projects include: sustainable trail construction and maintenance; non-native species removal; fence construction; erosion control; wilderness restoration; forestry. Conservation…

La Fondation Lea Nature a pour objectif de favoriser la sauvegarde de la nature et prévenir des impacts de la dégradation de l’environnement sur la santé. Ses actions prioritaires sont: le lien santé/environnement, la souveraineté alimentaire et l’accès aux semences. Les critères d'éligibilité des projets soumis seront: Les projets menant des actions concrètes sur le terrain Les programmes de sensibilisation Les projets de recherche…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) offers the course: Assessing Risk in Agriculture. Risk assessments are prepared to develop a holistic risk management strategy. Assessing risks involves knowing how likely it is that each possible risk would occur, and what is their expected impact in terms of farm production or income losses. This course will look at what is needed to assess and prioritize risks including…

Volunteer your skills and time as The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Volunteer! WWF has great volunteer opportunities in Mongolia for green initiatives, Protecting Madagascar's Mangrove, among many others. The volunteer/internship programme is designed to have an impact far beyond the individual young people who are directly involved. If selected, you will be asked to create compelling stories, pictures and possibly videos and other digital…

The World Symposium on Climate Change and Tourism will take place on 13 -15 February 2019 in Bariloche, Argentina focusing on the impacts of climate change on the tourism industry and discuss possible responses in order to reduce its vulnerability. Organized by the International Climate Change Information Programme (ICCIP) and partners, the event aims to: Provide tourism operators and organizations, research institutions, universities, non…

Participate in the African Green Revolution Forum 2019! The AGRF is considered an impactful forum for African agriculture, pulling together stakeholders in the agricultural landscape to take practical actions and share lessons that will move African agriculture forward. The forum is guided and supported by the AGRF Partners Group, which is currently comprises a coalition of 15 leading actors in African agriculture, including the African Union…

The exhibition’s title "ARTEFACTS" reflects that we humans have a noticeable impact on our planet. The exhibition illustrates some of the threats we humans pose to planet Earth as a result of our own economic development and is built around the themes of air, water, food, energy and climate. The exhibition will telling you 10 stories: Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Livestock Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollutants Air Pollution "sans frontières"…

Applications for the Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) Program 2021 are now open. The Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) program is an intensive academic and enrichment program designed for African secondary school students planning to pursue tertiary education and who wish to make meaningful impact as young leaders on the continent. Participants will enhance their academic skills, receive guidance on university admissions and career path…

Les International Green Gown Awards sont organisés en partenariat avec l’Association des universités du Commonwealth (ACU), l’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) et l’Association internationale des universités (AIU) et sont administrés par l’ EAUC. Les International Green Gown Awards sont soutenus par ONU Environnement et sont ouverts à toutes les universités ou collèges du monde entier. Les differentes catégories sont: Institution de…

Ashoka is developing a community of social innovators and change leaders to accelerate the field of ethical consumption. Ethical consumption combines the conceptual power of changemaking with the market power of consumption: how much, for what and from whom we choose to consume. Ethical consumption encompasses efforts to consume fewer products, consume products with less negative social and environmental impact, and consume products from…

What you will do: Build and lead the Climate Action team and help to grow and expand a high potential business across countries and sectors building on a strong base of over 1,500 industrial clients; Guide corporate clients to better understand, develop and implement sustainable practices and to deliver on ambitious climate action goals; Develop and implement commercial strategies to win business opportunities that lead to high impact projects…

Module 1: Materials. This module explores where materials come from, and builds a rationale for why society needs more circularity. Module 2: Circular Business Models. In this module circular business models are explored in-depth and a range of ways for business to create economic and social value are discussed. Module 3: Circular Design, Innovation and Assessment. This module presents topics like functional materials and eco-design as well as…

Khalifa University of Science and Technology offers it's graduate students the KU MED GRTA scholarships that cover all necessary educational expenses and may also offer recipients the potential to earn an attractive monthly stipend. The scholarships available are as follows: The KU MED Scholarship program supports students who have chosen to pursue a career that will positively impact people's lives. This program offers scholarships to all…

A consortium led by University of Bologna and supported by UNESCO’s Section of Earth Sciences and Geo-Hazards Risk Reduction joined forces to address this challenge within the EU-funded OPERANDUM project. Launched in 2018, OPERANDUM is working to reduce hydro-meteorological risks in European rural territories through co-created, tested and demonstrated innovative Nature-Based Solutions. The study regions comprise a network of open-air…

There has never been a more urgent need to restore damaged ecosystems. Forests, grasslands, heathlands, wetlands, savannahs, and other terrestrial as well as marine ecosystems are all in dire need of restoration. The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration unites the world behind a common goal: preventing, halting and reversing the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. This Decade is a catalyst for unifying and practical action around the…

BiodivERsA and Water JPI are pleased to announce that their transnational 2020-2021 joint Call on “Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity, including a focus on aquatic systems” is now open. The call includes a focus on aquatic systems but all environments are eligible. The research proposals will be evaluated, among others, across the criteria of scientific excellence, quality and efficiency of the…

Want to make a positive difference to the future of people and our one shared home, the Earth? Working at WWF could be your opportunity of a lifetime. All around the world, people are waking up to the deepening crisis of nature loss. A growing realization that nature is our life-support system. And that nobody will be spared from the impacts of its loss. Here at WWF, we are helping to tackle this enormous global challenge. The Proposal…

Do you want to bring environment in the broader context of global governance? Make a positive impact and contribute to solving some of today’s environmental challenges! Join for a Q&A session of the Executive Programmes on Environmental Governance & Policy-Making and ask all your questions. The Executive Programmes on Environmental Governance & Policy-Making will enable you to (non-exhaustive): Develop skills such as systems thinking and…

L'équipe du débat EOS vous propose lors d'un premier atelier d'échanger autour du bassin méditerranéen et des différentes pressions qui s’y exercent. Après avoir établi collectivement cet état des lieux, nous vous invitons à participer au deuxième atelier pour aborder plus précisément l'impact de l'éolien flottant en Méditerranée. L'atelier est ouvert à tout public et donnera la parole à qui le souhaite pour s'exprimer. L’évènement aura lieu…