CI, a non-governmental organization with the mission of conserving biodiversity while ensuring that local communities directly benefit from the protection of their natural habitat, is seeking a consultant with experience and expertise in forestry and agriculture investment policy to evaluate climate, forest, and land use strategies and plans and the “investment readiness” of the sectors in the country of the assignment from a foreign investment…

In this course, you will go on virtual excursions to explore the major soils of five biomes: forests, mountains, grasslands, deserts, and wetlands. With the support of JRC and FAO, instructors from KU Leuven and ISRIC will explain which soils develop under certain conditions, what their most important traits are and how those insights can make land use more sustainable. Our partners from different research projects all over the tropics moreover…

Resources for the Future (RFF) currently has openings for postdoctoral researchers. RFF is interested in candidates working on various issues in environmental and natural resource economics. For one position we are seeking a candidate with strong interests in ecosystem and natural resource management, including topics such as species conservation, invasive species management, bioeconomic modeling, and land management decision-making. All…

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. What you will learn from this course? The business potential for Integrated Landscape Management and Restoration; Land degradation and…

Land surveying is the technique, profession, art and science of determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. The focus of the Land Surveying program from College of the Canyons is to provide the student with a thorough background in land surveying and mapping in addition to an introduction to the collecting, manipulating, formatting and mapping of geospatial data. A land surveying…

Building upon a strong foundation of science, partnership and field demonstration, Conservation International (CI) empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the well-being of humanity. CI’s strategy is to serve as a trusted advisor to decision makers at all levels to help societies establish healthy, sustainable economies that secure nature’s ability to provide enduring human well-being. The…

The theme of the day is “Soils, Land Use, and Climate Change”. World Soil Day was initiated by the UN in 2014 and is held annually on 5 December. The aim is to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and advocating for the sustainable management of soil resources. The program includes inspiring talks about the soil quality status and trends in Swedish soils, international perspectives on climate change and land use, climate-smart…

The Center for Social & Environmental Stewardship, a non-profit since 1976, is recruiting an Environmental Programs Coordinator to help lead implementation of watershed restoration, fire fuels management, and eco-landscaping projects. The Environmental Programs Coordinator assists the Restoration Projects Manager with the planning and implementation of ecological restoration projects, including project development, contracts management, project…

This online course will cover the agricultural and urban water quality issues in Florida (United States of America), their bases, land and nutrient management strategies, and the science and policy behind the Best Management Practices (BMPs). Students will learn to evaluate BMPs research and analyze its role in determining practices and policies that protect water quality. In this course you will learn: Introduction to Sustainable Agricultural…

The Bachelor in Land Administration program, offered by Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), provides a systematic and coherent introduction to the knowledge and problem-solving techniques of the land administration discipline in Namibia. You will have career opportunities in positions regarding formal registration of deeds in the public sector, land administration agencies, paralegal assistants, communal land boards, conveyancing…