The European Forest Institute is seeking a Forest & Land Use Governance Expert for its REDD Team based at the Kuala Lumpur project office in Malaysia. Key Tasks and Responsibilities, include among others: Support EU REDD Facility work in Lao PDR, Vietnam and Thailand and at the regional level, in particular assistance to work on legality, trade and forest conversion; Carry out analysis of forest and land use governance challenges and inform…

This programme is designed to assist both existing professionals working within environment and development spheres, and people moving into international and national-level organisations and agencies promoting sustainable development. Key courses will include, among many others: Understanding sustainable development: Climate change adaptation; Urban sustainability; Water and land management for sustainable development.

Environmental sustainability is the way of the future. With the ever-increasing trend to reduce waste and emissions, increase energy efficiency and minimise practices that may threaten our natural resources, more and more organisations are realising the importance of environmental management and implementing environmental initiatives as core values into their business plans. This course provides extensive professional training for environmental…

The Trust for Sustainable Living is pleased to invite schoolchildren around the world to share their unique perspectives on the role young people can play in achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal #15 – to conserve and sustainably manage life on land. The essay competition is aimed at primary students and secondary students, supported by Teacher Champions, parents and schools. All students and Teacher Champions who participate in the essay…

Interested in the thin skin of soil that mantles the land surface of the earth? Then why not study Agriculture at the University of New England. Areas of specialisations include, among many others: Animal science, genetics and animal breeding; Agricultural and resource economics; Agronomy and soil science.

Interested in learning more about the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification's (UNCCD) Capacity Building Marketplace (CBM)? The Centre For Earth Works (CFEW) will be hosting a Youth4Land twitter-chat on the 29th of November, 2018 at 15:00. Join Dr. Richard Byron-Cox, who is the Action Programme Alignment and Capacity Building Officer of the Convention as he speaks about ''the role of Capacity Building Market place platform in…

SNC Lavalin has open applications for its 2019 Environment Graduate Scheme. Take the opportunity and be part of the innovative team creating solutions to some of the biggest water and environmental challenges. The graduate scheme gives the opportunity to join one of the following specialist team, among others: Ecology; Acoustics, Air and Emissions; Water Management Consultancy; Planning and Environmental Consenting; Contaminated Land &…

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is now accepting applications for a writer or editor consultancy role. The consultancy is to assist with the writing and publication of policy relevant information on the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN). LDN is a critical target to enhance the implementation of the UNCCD. The LDN approach encourages countries to pursue an optimal mix of measures designed to avoid, reduce and/or…

Partake in the University of Florida's online course on Sustainable Agricultural Land Management. This course will cover the agricultural and urban water quality issues in Florida, their bases, land and nutrient management strategies, and the science and policy behind the best management practices (BMPs). Key topics to be covered, will be among others: Introduction to Sustainable Agricultural Land Management; Water Quality Issues and Regulations…