As part of an on-going programme of investment and development, the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University is seeking to appoint a lecturer in Environmental Geosciences. The post holder will develop and sustain an internationally recognised,externally funded research programme. Specific areas of research interest may include, but are not limited to, contaminated land, restoration and decommissioning, carbon capture and storage…

Fundamentals on REDD+ covers the basics of REDD+, from the elements required under the UNFCCC to how to prepare and implement REDD+ at the national level including financial resource available. The course on Fundamentals on REDD+ is structured around six modules. The first three modules present a general introduction on the topic. The last three modules present various REDD+ elements which are required under the UNFCCC and how to prepare and…

The GreenTech Platform the Environmental Research and Technology Platform (ERIN Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology) offers a 5-month internship for a Master 2 student in the field of chemical analysis of micropollutants in water samples. Pesticides, as well as many xenobiotic compounds, are known to be widespread in the environment and especially in the water cycle, including rivers and groundwater. In order to get…

The UNCCD - Capacity Building Marketplace (CBM) develops, collects, stores and shares information and experiences of, in, and on capacity building to support the facilitation of the efficacious implementation of the UNCCD at all levels. The CBM Team is offering multiple and exciting internship opportunities in French, English and Spanish, in content management and awareness raising projects for 3-6 months. The CBM is an interactive medium where…

Through effective action on multiple levels, supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) contributes to the achievement of sustainable development in affected areas. The main objective of this exercise is supporting capacity building activities to assist selected African countries in their efforts to implement their Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and…

The focus of this Master Programme is to educate students by providing knowledge of the complex relationships between the atmosphere, hydrosphere (ocean), cryosphere (ice region) and solid earth (land). Gaining experience in the application of experimental methods relevant for environmental physics at an advanced level, numerical data analysis using supercomputers and data interpretation via sophisticated models are study objectives. This Master…

Integrated landscape management and large-scale landscape restoration should be in every company’s business strategy because in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goal on Land Degradation Neutrality (SDG Number 15.3) scaling up and acceleration of business-driven landscape restoration is urgently needed. This requires business professionals with a vision, the right knowledge and skills. This MOOC aims to train the next generation of…

This programme focuses on how land and natural resources are accessed, managed and how these aspects contribute to, or hinder the development of equitable and sustainable cities. The governance and management of land, water and natural resources are fundamental to how cities work and how human settlements develop. In this programme you will address complex land issues including settlement informality, displacement and gentrification. Graduates…

Target group This programme targets international students of agriculture and horticulture, biology, veterinary medicine, medicine, economics, politics, geography or psychology in the late phase of their Master's studies who are working towards a professional orientation. We would also like to invite doctoral students in the early phase of their doctoral theses with a research field that is closely connected with the content of the summer school…

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. With novel partnerships, the Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams…

For more than 250 years, Columbia University has been a leader in higher education in the USA and around the world. At the core of University, a wide range of academic inquiry is the commitment to attract and engage the best minds in pursuit of greater human understanding, pioneering new discoveries and service to society. Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new…

Program Description Programme structure Path 1 – Forest and Land Management: technical profile for management, conservation and valorisation of forests Path 2 – Forest and Nature for the Future: technical-economic profile in governance of forests and natural ecosystems Career opportunities Graduates work in public and private institutions as forest planners and managers in the field of sustainable management of forests, natural and semi-natural…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results. The Inle lake is renowned for a number of traditional cultural and livelihood practices…

Through Lands for Life, Rare supports extension agents, small-scale farmers and local leaders to change farming practices to make them more climate-compatible, powering them with tools and knowledge to increase and sustain long-term productivity while safeguarding ecosystem services. Rather than just being receptors of information, farmers become themselves agents for change, testing and refining new practices and championing successful results…

CLIMATE2020 is a 100% carbon neutral online climate conference organized by the Research and Transfer Centre Sustainability and Climate Impact Management (FTZ-NK) of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany. The core mission of this e-conference is to communicate the current research results on climate change and its consequences. In the spirit of SDG 13 (climate action), CLIMATE2020 provides scientific information on climate change…

The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is launching a contest today to raise awareness and demonstrate the strong link between land, biodiversity and climate, around the theme of “Food. Feed. Fibre”. The UNCCD is inviting the youth between 15-30 years old to be UNCCD Land Heroes and to enter the contest by posting a video or picture proposing a specific solution to limit the footprint that our production and consumption of food, feed…