Covid-19 has caused an unprecedented hiatus in human activity and offered the natural environment a short-lived reprieve. Levels of toxic air pollutants have fallen, Venice’s canals are clearer—and mountain goats have even been seen on the streets of north Wales. Now, as lockdowns lift and economies grind back to life, emissions are returning to pre-coronavirus levels in some parts of the world. Will any lasting good for the environment come from…

The Wageningen University & Research is seeking a Senior Researcher with profound knowledge of nutrient management practices in Dutch and European agriculture and effects of such management on soil quality, water quality and emissions to air. The Sustainable Soil Management team consists of 32 employees and is one of the research teams within Wageningen Environmental Research (WENR). The mission of the team is to contribute to improved soil…

Healthy soils are the basis for sustainable agriculture, but they are threatened by erosion and nutrient loss, worsened by climate change. The use of artificial soils - mixtures of waste materials – would drastically increase the availability of soil for developments (ecotowns, agricultural land). In this PhD project, you will characterise major N-sources and N-cycling microbial communities in artificial soils, and use this knowledge to improve…

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank consists of two entities – the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). It is a global development cooperative owned by 189 member countries. As the largest development bank in…

The project seeks to improve the environmental management of mining in Suriname, particularly small-scale gold mining, which is the largest driver of deforestation in the country and contributes to biodiversity loss (through habitat degradation and pollution), climate change (through deforestation) and unsustainable land, water and forest management. The project will address policy and institutional constraints to improved management of ASGM as a…

Food and resource scarcity are among the defining challenges of the 21st century. Global estimates for undernourishment rose from 775 million people in 2015 to 821 million in 2017, with African countries seeing the highest prevalence, estimated around 20% of the population in 2016. Up to £3 million of funding is available through Innovate UK and the Department for International Development (DFID), for organisations looking to boost the rate and…

The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research, founded in 1935, is a worldwide, non-profit, independent organisation of engineers and water specialists working in fields related to the hydro-environment and in particular with reference to hydraulics and its practical application. The IAHR working group on Global Water Security is organizing a series of webinars focusing on this crucial issue. The first webinar will…

The Climate Ambassador programme is Ireland’s first ever initiative to train and support individuals taking action on climate change. The programme is co-ordinated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce with support from the Department of Communication, Climate Action and Environment. Panelists Caroline O'Doherty is the Environment Correspondent for the Irish Independent. Caroline reports on a wide range of environment related topics…

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) provides non-governmental and community-based organizations (NGO/CBO) in developing countries with grants to help them tackle climate change, conserve biodiversity, protect international waters, reduce the impact of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), and prevent land degradation. With these environment-centered ‘grant projects’ the programme also seeks to generate sustainable…

Environmental science explores the complexities of the natural environment and our relationship with it. This specialist route, available in BSc (Honours) Natural Sciences (Q64), takes a holistic approach to the science of environment investigating topics such as global warming, water resources, pollution and conservation. Environment is fascinating – but it’s under threat from climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion. Explore the…

L'agence Caraïbes recherche pour son site en Martinique un(e) ingénieur d’études expérimenté ou ingénieur de projet, d’environ 3 ans d’expériences, spécialisé en sites et sols pollués en environnement industriel. Vous prendrez en charge et aurez la responsabilité de : - Suivi environnementaux de sites industriels (en particulier en industrie pétrolière), - Diagnostics de pollution - Plans de gestion - Travaux de dépollution Pour cela, vous avez…

Protéger les écosystèmes aquatiques, leur biodiversité et les usages de l'eau, est un élément central des politiques de l'eau depuis l'adoption de la directive cadre sur l'eau (DCE) en 2000. Pour garantir une eau de qualité et en quantité suffisante, les états œuvrent notamment à la réduction des pressions qui s'exercent sur les milieux, parmi lesquelles les pollutions ponctuelles. Afin de remettre en lumière les liens forts qui lient la…

As the conference of the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies (ECSSS), Eurosoil is the soil event of Europe. Eurosoil 2020 aims to tackle e.g. the environmental, social, economical, and public policy goals related to / impacting soil use and services. The objective of Eurosoil 2020 is to bring together leading research scientists working on soil related topics and stakeholders dealing with issues of public concern, such as soil…

With the development of cheap and autonomous soil sensors that transmit information about the soil directly and continuously to data servers, farmers may have now access to unprecedented real-time information about the state of their fields. An important challenge is to use this information effectively and improve the revenues while reducing the production costs and pressures on the environment. In irrigated agriculture, this challenge can be…

CLICCS is an ambitious research program at Universität Hamburg and its partner institutions. The program aims to understand climate changes, taking into account internal variability, extreme events, and unexpected side effects, addressing the natural and social spheres as well as their interactions. Thus CLICCS’ overarching research question is: which climate futures are possible and which are plausible? CLICCS will investigate how climate…