Eurosoil 2020 will address natural and technical options to sustainably manage and restore soil functions in drylands. The sessions open for contribution include: SDG6&15 - Clean water and sanitation and life on land; Targeting land degradation neutrality; Economic, political and social implications of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) and land restoration in the context of desertification; The role of an enabling environment and soil organic…

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for an Agriculture State Lands Intern for the summer of 2020. This intern will work alongside DNR's team of field Land Managers to gain knowledge and experience in management of agricultural trust lands and land leasing processes. Working with the Agriculture Field Program Manager, the Intern will ensure timely and accurate reporting of lessee compliance through the field…

Nominations are now open for the 41st Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’. The Swedish Foundation behind the Award is inviting people from across the globe to propose candidates who are working in a visionary and exemplary manner to solve global problems. The deadline for nominations is March 4, 2020. The Award is set to be presented in December 2020. Besides the search for this year’s Laureates, the Right…

The two-year International Land and Water Management MSc programme focuses on the scientific analysis of land and water management issues at different scales. An integration of physical, technical, socio-economic and political dimensions in various approaches is sought to critically analyse, understand and tackle land and water management problems. Students will develop comparative insight into the development of land and water management, apply…

For a long time, data collection has been done using pen and paper, making it a painstaking and very expensive effort to collect data. In the age of smartphones, mobile-based data collection technologies especially ODK have greatly improved the conduct of surveys and assessments. This 5-day Mobile data collection course is designed to introduce to participants the free and opensource ODK set of tools to enable them author, field, and manage…

Capacity building and development play a major role in efforts to realize the objectives of the UNCCD. Under the direct supervision of the Head of the UNCCD Capacity Development and Innovations Office, and working collaboratively with all staff, the incumbent shall perform the following main duties: Review and update the UNCCD e-learning course on: The role of the UNCCD National Focal Point; The Committee on Science and Technology; The Committee…

Sound economic thinking is crucial for farmers because they depend on good economic decision making to survive. Governments depend on economic information to make good policy decisions on behalf of the community. This course will help you to contribute to better decision making by farmers, or by agencies servicing agriculture, and it will help you to understand why farmers respond to policies and economic opportunities in the ways they do. The…

The ICFFSA is the premier interdisciplinary platform for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Forestry, Sustainable Agriculture and Environment.The conference will bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and scholars in the domain of interest from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to: Food Engineering and Biotechnology; Food and Nutrition Security…

The International Land and Water Management from Wageningen University and Research addresses problems of drought, erosion and floods, which put food production at risk in large parts of the world. Programme Structure: The first year is introductory in character and includes some core curriculum subjects. You become familiar with the field of study, the professional career possibilities. The first year concludes with a case study and practical…

The tutorial introduces the concept of prioritizing adaptation options during adaptation planning and implementation. At the outset of any adaptation initiative, it is important to assess the implications of climate change on the natural systems (e.g. biodiversity) and the human society (e.g. human health) to determine how and to what extent they will be affected. There are a number of measures that can be implemented to reduce risk and…

Manomet, Inc. is seeking an applied forest scientist to support a major new initiative to increase carbon sequestration and storage on managed forest land. This effort will focus on both forest management and carbon market participation. The project will utilize Manomet’s Climate Smart Land Network (CSLN), a 21st-century extension program designed to help large-scale forest landowners integrate climate science into their forest management and…