News archive

Policy brief »
Payments for environmental services: a way forward for Mediterranean forests?, by Forest Sciences Center of Catalonia (CTFC) and European Forest Institute (EFI)

10 May

Job »
Post Doc and several PhD Student Positions at Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), Germany

10 May

Job »
Associate researcher in Environmental Economics at Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University, USA

10 May

Confrence report »
16th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 16)
Montreal, Canada, 30 April - 5 May 2012
by IISD

9 May

IISD article»
Establishment of IPBES: Implications for Global, Regional and National Policy

9 May

Call for application »
Belpasso International Summer School on Environmental and Resource Economics
Sustainable Development: Theory and Measurement Methods

8 May

Job »
Program Director for the Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative at Yale University, USA

8 May

Call for input »
Comments requested on: PROVIA Guidance on Assessing Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (VIA)

8 May

Job »
Agricultural Economist at the Natural Resources Conservation Service, USA

30 April

Job »
Research Scientist - Environmental Economics at University College Dublin, Ireland

26 April

News »
Second session of Plenary establishes IPBES, selects Bonn as location
>> IISD Summary of the meeting

26 April

Report »
Global Biodiversity Information Facility's Annual Report

25 April

Reports »
New reports from the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna:
- The Arctic Species Trend Index 2011: Key findings from an in-depth look at marine species and development of spatial analysis techniques
- The Arctic Species Trend Index 2011: Tracking trends in Arctic marine populations
- The Arctic Species Trend Index 2011: Tracking trends in Arctic vertebrate populations through space and time

25 April

Job »
Post-Doctoral Researcher in Ecological, Environmental or Resource Economics at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany

24 April

News »
Leuphana University of Lüneburg launches major new research center on ecosystem services

24 April

Conference »
Building Institutions for Sustainable Scientific, Cultural and genetic Resources Commons Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 12-14 September 2012

24 April

Job »
Technical Program Head - GMS Environment Operations Center, Thailand

20 April

Call for papers »
Natural Resources Forum, a UN Sustainable Development Journal

18 April

Working paper »
Adaptation and Innovation - An Analysis of Crop Biotechnology Patent Data, by OECD

18 April

Meeting »
Kick-Off Meeting of the Global Youth for Biodiversity Network (GYBN)
Berlin, Germany, 21 - 27 August 2012

16 April

Conference »
IUCN World Conservation Congress
Jeju, Republic of Korea, 6 – 15 September 2012

12 April

Job »
Research Associate in Ecosystem Services and Transport Fuels at Imperial College London, UK

12 April

Job »
Two positions with the Chagos Conservation Trust, UK:
- Fundraiser
- Communication and outreach responsible

12 April

PhD courses at Oxford University »
- Postgraduate Diploma in International Wildlife Conservation Practice 2013
- Postgraduate Certificate in Ecological Survey Techniques

12 April

Summer school »
Summer school in tropical biodiversity
Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania, 26 august ‐ 8 september 2012

12 April

Job »
PhD Student IAMO Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe, Germany

12 April

Conference »
5th Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference. Linking Science, Policy and Participation for Sustainable Human Well-Being
Portland, Oregon, July 31- August 3, 2012

11 April

Book »
Land Use Policies For Sustainable Development. Exploring Integrated Assessment Approaches
edited by Desmond McNeill, Ingrid Nesheim, and Floor Brouwer; Edward Elgar publisher

10 April

Publication »
Thematic Digest Biodiversity and Forests, by Asia Pacific Mountain Network team at ICIMOD

10 April

Programme »
Mathematics of Bio-Economics quarterly thematic program at Institut Henri Poincaré, France
January 7 - April 5 2013

6 April

Conference »
Biodiversity Knowledge conference
Brussels, Belgium, 21-23 May 2012

5 April

Job »
PhD student/Research assistant position in Agricultural Economics/Rural Development University of Göttingen, Germany

4 April

Job »
Economic Analyst, Ecosystem Service Valuation and Corporate Decision Making at the Nature Conservancy, USA

30 March

Conference »
1st Annual World Congress of BioD 2012: Today Eco-civilization, Tomorrow Happiness
Xi'an Qujiang, China, 25-28 April 2012

30 March

Job »
1-2 Associate Senior Lecturer/-s in Economics, specializing in Environmental Economics The Department of Economics at the University of Gothenburg, Germany

28 March

Job »
Post-doc in Economics (M/F) with a specialisation in "the economic analysis of commodities and natural resources" at the University of Luxembourg

28 March

Job »
PhD student/Research assistant position in Agricultural Economics/Rural Development University of Göttingen, Germany

28 March

Report »
2011 "Year in Review", By UN-REDD
Read the report: English French Spanish

26 March

Job »
Socio-economic Adviser - Fauna & Flora International, Asia-Pacific

26 March

Training opportunity »
Stirling Environment Camp
Scotland, UK, 4-6 September 2012

22 March

Job »
PhD positions in Development Economics University of Passau, Germany

21 March

Job »
Assistant Professor Position in Agricultural Economics at Arkansas University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

19 March

Report »
OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050: The Consequences of Inaction

19 March

Funding opportunity »
Convention on Migratory Species Small Grants Programme: 2012 Call for Applications

19 March

Job »
Researcher in Natural Resource Economics at the University of Tromsø, Faculty of Biosciences, Fishery and Economics, Norwegian College of Fishery Science

19 March

Summer School »
Forest Economics in a Changing Environment
Maienfeld, Switzerland, 18-22 June 2012

16 March

Job »
Consultant vacancy for social scientist with project management experience at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), UK

16 March

Report »
Releasing the Pressure: Water Resource Efficiencies and Gains for Ecosystem Services, by Stockolm Environment Institute and UNEP

14 March

Article »
A framework for integrating biodiversity concerns into national REDD+ programmes, by CBD

13 March

Conference »
5th Ecosystem Services Partnership conference
Portland, Oregon, United States, July 31 - August 4, 2012

13 March

Conference »
Multifunctional Agriculture and Urban-Rural Relations

Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1 - 4 April 2012

13 March

Job »
Research Associate in Land Use/Land Cover Change Modelling at Imperial College London, UK

12 March

Job »
Vacancies at Blue Ventures, Madagascar

10 March

Funding opportunity »
Cambridge Conservation Initiative: transforming the landscape of biodiversity conservation
Collaborative Fund for Conservation

9 March

Courses »
2012 courses at the Coastal Academy, Madagascar:
- Tropical Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Management
- Tropical Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Monitoring Methods

9 March

Masters »
Masters in Leadership for Sustainable Development – Forum for the Future

9 March

Publications »

Integrating Conservation, Livelihoods & Governance: Learning From Experience, by Fauna& Flora International
Other new documents on conservation science and biodiversity are available on the FFI website

9 March

Call for papers »
Environmental Conservation Themed Issue on Politics, science and policy of reference points for resource management

9 March

Job »
3 jobs in Environmental Economics, Economics and/or Social Science at PML at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK

8 March

IISD guest article »
Addressing Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and Poverty through Sustainable Ecosystem Management

8 March

Publication »
Thematic digest - Biodiversity and Forest, by Asia Pacific Mountain Network

7 March

Conference »
Student Conference on Conservation Science-New York (SCCS-NY)
New York, USA, October 10-12, 2012

7 March

Survey »
Contribution needed for an Advocacy video for Biodiversity Research

7 March

Online resource »
Biodiversity & REDD+ Platform launched, by Forest Carbon Asia and SNV Netherlands Development Organization

5 March

Report »
Report on Harmful Public Subsidies Towards Biodiversity, by the Centre d'Analyse Stratégique

2 March

Job »
1 postdoc and 1 PhD positions in Sustainability at the National University of Singapore

2 March

Job »
Ecosystem Services Policy manager at the Forest Stewardship Council, Germany

1 March

Job »
Biodiversity Policy Analyst at the Institute for European Environmental Policy

29 February

Policy brief »
The Public Trust Doctrine and Rio+20

27 February

Job »
Biodiversity Policy Analyst at the Institute for European Environmental Policy

29 February

Policy brief »
The Public Trust Doctrine and Rio+20

27 February

Training programme »
Business Ecosystems Training, by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

24 February

Fellowships »
EuroMarine Mobility Fellowships Programme 2012: 10 Fellowhships for stays of 1-3 months in one of the EuroMarine institutes

23 February

PhD position »
Fully Funded 4 –year PhD candidate in Economics, multidisciplinary program in marine research at the Multidisciplinary research school University of Gothenburg, Sweden

23 February

PhD positions »
Potentials of agricultural production in Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Russia - The Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe, Germany

22 February

Conference »
BIT’s 1st Annual World Congress of BioD 2012
Today Eco-civilization, Tomorrow Happiness
Xi’an, China, 25-28 April 2012

22 February

Conference »
5th Berkeley Bioeconomy Conference Renewable Resources
Berkeley, USA, 26–28 March 2012

22 February

Conference »
19th Ulvön Conference on Environmental Economics
Island of Ulvön, Sweden, 19-21 June 2012

21 February

Summer School »
Forest Economics in a Changing Environment
Maienfeld, Switzerland, 18-22 June 2012

16 February

Job »
Junior researcher position on "Development Economics: land tenure in developing countries" at INRA, France

15 February

Job »
Project SASCHA "Sustainable Land Management and AdaptationStrategies to Climate Change for the West Siberian Corn-Belt" - EGr. 13 TV-L HU (third-party funded for 3 years) at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

15 February

Forum »
Online Forum on Biosafety Capacity-Building, by the Convention on Biological Diversity
The forum will be open from 20 February-4 May 2012

15 February

Online survey »
World Wide Views on Biodiversity process. WWViews on Biodiversity wants to address and discuss the challenges that impede the safeguarding of biodiversity.
Online forum open until 20 February

13 February

Research & training »
Quarterly thematic program Mathematics of Bio-Economics (MABIES) at Institut Henri Poincaré, France

12 February

Job »
2 internship opportunities at IUCN:
- Red List Species Unit Manager
- Freshwater Biodiversity Unit Manager

12 February

Job »
Open positions at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, USA:

- Fisheries economist
- Fisheries analyst

11 February

Job »
Communications Officer (Business & Biodiversity) at Fauna & Flora International, UK

11 February

Conference »
2nd International Conference on - Biodiversity in forest ecosystems and landscapes
Cork, Ireland, 28 – 31 August 2012

10 February

Funding opportunity »
GBIF invites nominations for the 2012 Ebbe Nielsen Prize

10 February

Training »
MSc in Environmental Governance, UN University

10 February

Report »
Integrating Conservation, Livelihoods & Governance: Learning From Experience, by Fauna & Flora International

9 February

Funding opportunity »
Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship to qualified graduate students

9 February

PhD positions »
Four Doctoral Student Positions in Economic and Natural Potentials of Agricultural Production Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), Germany

8 February

New books »
Edward Elgar books on environmental economics:
- Cost–Benefit Analysis And Distributional Preferences. A Choice Modelling Approach
Helen Scarborough and Jeff Bennett
- Managing Macroeconomic Policies For Sustainable Growth
John Asafu-Adjaye and Renuka Mahadevan
- Research Handbook On The Wto Agriculture Agreement. New and Emerging Issues in International Agricultural Trade Law
Edited by Joseph A. McMahon and Melaku Geboye Desta

6 February

Job »
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Development Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies

3 February

PhD opportunity »
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Policy, Competitiveness and Innovation University of Ottawa Institute for the Environment

2 February

Job »
Economist - Biosecurity Focus at CSIRO, Australia

30 January

PhD opportunity »
Post-doctoral Research Fellows on Ecosystem Service Valuation, and Ecosystem Management in Africa and Asia Pacific at IEMP

28 January

Online training »
Training module on conservation and sustainable use, by ITPGR

27 January

Call for proposals »
ASSEMBLE 6th Call: announcement for marine research on-site projects
Deadilne: February 15 2012

26 January

Jobs »
BESTTuna project on tuna management in the Western Pacific - positions open:
- PhD position on fisher level decision making in response to retail and brand strategies for sustainable tuna
- PhD position the influence of environmental certification on international cooperation for tuna management in the Western Pacific
- PhD position Exploring innovative market mechanisms for incentivised tuna management in the Coral Triangle and Western Pacific

- PhD position on bio-economic modelling of financial incentives for tuna fisheries management

26 January

Manual »
Improving nutrition with agricultural biodiversity, by Bioversity International

24 January

Job »
PhD position for an economist on the interface between environmental and institutional economics at the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Norway

23 January

Conference »
envecon 20012: Applied Environmental Economics Conference
London, UK, 9 March 2012

23 January

Policy Brief »
Restoring the natural foundation to sustain a climate resilient society, by UNEP

21 January

Job »
PhD on Sustainable Aquaculture at Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Canada)

21 January

Job »
Economist and Team Leader, Scottish Agricultural College,UK

20 January

Conference »
First Conference of the Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA)
Towards a Sustainable Bio-economy: Economic Issues and Policy Challenges
Trento, Italy, 4-5 June 2012
Deadline for extended abstracts submissions: February 15th 2012

20 January

Special Issue »
Socioeconomics and Management of Bioprospecting, International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics
Guest Editors-in-Chief: Anil Markandya and Paulo A.L.D. Nunes
Contributors: Sarah Laird, Rachel Wynberg, Ayumi Onuma, Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Laura Onofri, Helen Ding, Mare Sarr, Tim Swanson, Anil Markandya, Paulo A.L.D. Nunes and Slinan Abu Amara.

19 January

Online resource »
CIESM Forum on marine genetic resources

19 January

Job »
Communications and advocacy officers at Wetlands International, The Netherlands

16 January

Job »
Birdlife European Nature Conservation Officer, Belgium

16 January

Job »
Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics at Wageningen University, Environmental Economics and Natural Resources, Social Sciences Group

11 January

Call for applications »
2012 EAERE-FEEM-VIU European Summer School in Resource and Environmental Economics
Venice, Italy, 1-7 July 2012

11 January

New Books by Earthscan »
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise
Edited by Joshua Bishop, IUCN, Switzerland
Series edited by TEEB/UNEP

A Handbook of Global Freshwater Invasive Species
Edited by Robert A. Francis, King's College London, UK

11 January

Conference »
International Research Conference on Economics, Social Sciences and Environmental Issues (IRCESSEI)
Bangkok, Thailand, 6-7 March 2012

11 January

Job »
Conservation Scientist Zoological Society of London Gabon, Africa

10 January

Call for proposals »
GBIF 2012 Young Researchers Award to foster innovative research and discovery in biodiversity informatics

9 January

PhD position »
Post-doc in Marine Economics (Natural Capital Project) at Stanford University, USA

7 January

Workshop »

The Economics of Agricultural and Rural Ecosystem Services
Lowell, MA, USA, 12-13 June 2012
Abstract Deadline: February 15

6 January

New online resource »
Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) Contract Clauses Library, by the Katoomba Group’s Legal Initiative - Forest Trends

5 January

Funding opportunity »
Call for projects gathering and spreading information required to realize conservation outcomes, from the JRS Biodiversity Foundation

3 January

PhD position »
3-year PhD research assistantship (RA) in ecosystem service valuation and program design in the Great Lakes basin at Michigan State University, USA

2 January

Job »
2 PhD vacancies at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany:
- Post-Doctoral Researcher in Ecological, Environmental or Resource Economics
- Post-Doctoral Researcher in Environmental and Sustainability Science

22 December

Job »
Research Fellow/ Assistant in Agricultural Economics, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

20 December

Award »
Call for nominations for the 2012 Ebbe Nielsen Prize on biodiversity informatics and biosystematics research, by Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

20 December

Report »
Crafting Visionary Biodiversity Laws: Costa Rica’s Biodiversity Law 1998, by the World Future Council (WFC) and the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)

19 December

Review »
Data publishing framework for primary biodiversity data, by BMC Informatics

18 December

Book »
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise
edited by Joshua Bishop

18 December

PhD position »
Ph.D. positions in conservation ecology at the University of Utah, USA

17 December

Job »
3 Research positions in conservation planning at James Cook University's Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Australia:
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Development and conservation scenarios for
Queensland's Great Barrier Reef coastal zone
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Integrated conservation planning for coastal catchments in northern Australia
- Research Officer (GIS analyst): Support for projects on conservation planning in coastal
Queensland and Great Barrier Reef Islands

17 December

Job »
2 lectureships / senior lectureships in Conservation Biology / Ecosystem Services at University of Stirling, UK

17 December

Job »

Science and Conservation Director, Snow Leopard Trust

16 December

Call for proposal »
Request for Proposals for Field Research - Earthwatch Institute on these topics:

- Marine Biodiversity Conservation in Europe, Central America, Northeast Pacific,
Galapagos and the Caribbean
- Ecosystems and Biodiversity of the Galapagos
- Biodiversity of North America
- European and UK Terrestrial Biodiversity
- Terrestrial Biodiversity of Africa

16 December

Funding opportunity »
International Science Foundation (ISF) Research Grant
Deadline for submissions: 29 January 2012

16 December

IIED Publications »
- Biodiversity and Poverty: Ten Frequently Asked Questions – Ten Policy Implications
- Poverty, Biodiversity and Local Organisations: Lessons from BirdLife International
- Conservation Enterprise: What Works, Where and for Whom?

15 December

Report »
Integrating Conservation, Livelihoods & Governance: Learning From Experience - by Fauna & Flora International

15 December

Link »
In Interviews, Biodiversity Experts Discuss Benefits of IPBES

13 December

Conference »
International Conference on Ecological, Environmental and Biological Sciences (ICEEBS'2012)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 7-8 January 2012

12 December

Job »
Consultancy to lead an economic valuation of a coastal lagoon system in Honduras for UNEP

12 December

Master »
Master of Science in Environmental Governance with Specialization in Biodiversity, organised by the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)

12 December

Job »
Environmental Economist at RSPB, UK

10 December

Report »
A legal scenario analysis for marine protected areas in areas beyond national jurisdiction, by IDDRI

9 December

Call for authors »
Biomes and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia Edited by Robert Warren Howarth

8 December

Conference »
16th ICABR Conference on The Political Economy of the Bioeconomy
Ravello , Italy 24-27 June 2012
Deadline for paper submissions: February 15, 2012

7 December

Job »
Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Economics of Poverty at CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

7 December

Job »

Economist: Environment, Ecosystem Services, Forests at IDDRI, France

6 December

Book »
Contingent Valuation. A Comprehensive Bibliography and History
by Richard T. Carson

6 December

Conference call for papers »
1st Global Thematic IASC Conference on the Knowledge Commons
Building Institutions for Sustainable Scientific, Cultural and genetic Resources Commons.
Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium 12-14th September 2012

4 December

Review »
Does EbA Work? A review of the evidence on the effectiveness of ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation, by UNEP-WCMC

2 December

Masters »
New Master’s Degree program in Environmental Law & Policy at University of Eastern Finland

1 December

PhD opportunity »
3 PhD scholarships in Environmental Economics in Birmingham

29 November

Job »
Economics (Sustainable Management) Tenure Track Faculty Position Available at University Wisconsin-Superior

29 November

Job »
Post Doctoral Researcher in Wildfire Economics and Non-Market Valuation at University of Montana, USA

28 November

Policy Brief »
Building Bridges Between REDD+ and Sustainable Agriculture: Addressing Agriculture's Role as a Driver of Deforestation, by FAO

28 November

Report »
Tread lightly. Biodiversity and ecosystem services risk and opportunity management within the extractive industry, by The Natural Value Initiative

25 November

Earthscan books »
The Custodians of Biodiversity. Sharing Access to and Benefits of Genetic Resources
Edited by Manuel Ruiz and Ronnie Vernooy

Agrobiodiversity and the Law. Regulating Genetic Resources, Food Security and Cultural Diversity
By Juliana Santilli

24 November

Job »
Postdoctoral fellow to work in Biodiversity, ecosystem services and climate change adaptation and mitigation at BC3, Spain

24 November

Masters »
Masters in Conservation Leadership – University of Cambridge

23 November

Conference proceedings »
"For life, for the future - Biosphere reserves and climate change," ( 27-28 June 2011, Dresden, Germany), by UNESCO

21 November

Call for proposals »
REACT - Funding for business ideas in renewable energy and adaptation to climate change technologies: Forest or dryland products; sustainable fisheries and coral reef / beach protection; tourism and conservancy areas - by AECF Africa
Submission deadline: 15 December

21 November

Conference »

International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Regulatory and Institutional Frameworks for Markets for Ecosystem Services

University of Surrey, UK, 6-7 June 2012

20 November

Postgraduate Course »
MSc in Environmental Economics at Division of Economics, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK

Information: Dr. Frans de Vries, Programme Director, e-mail: f.p.devries@stir.ac.uk

20 November

Conference »
EAERE's 19th Annual Conference
Prague, Czech Republic, 27-30 June 2012

19 November

PhD Fellowships »
Funded PhD students fellowships “Improving species range map methodologies for marine biodiversity” at Nippon Foundation Nereus, Japan

19 November

Jobs at CSIRO »
- Senior economist to work on biosecurity matters

- Postdoctoral fellow to work in climate change adaptation

18 November

IEED Publications »
- Biodiversity and Poverty: Ten Frequently Asked Questions – Ten Policy Implications

- Poverty, Biodiversity and Local Organisations: Lessons from BirdLife International

- Conservation Enterprise: What Works, Where and for Whom?

18 November

Job »
Natural Resource Social Scientist to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), USA

17 November

Job »
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia

15 November

CBD Calls for peer-review of draft documents »
- Voluntary Guidelines for the Consideration of Biodiversity in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) in Marine and Coastal Areas
- Impacts of climate related geo-engineering on biological diversity

13 November

Internships »
IUCN Environmental Law Centre Internships

12 November

Workshop »
The Economics of Agricultural and Ecosystem Services - NAREA
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, 12-13 June 2012

12 November

Conference »
The Coastal Society's 23rd International Conference: Our Coasts, Our Heritage: Ecosystem Services for the Common Good
Miami, Florida, USA, June 3-June 6, 2012

11 November

International Seminar »
Sustainable Land Use and the Food Chain. From the Producer to the Consumer

Goettingen, Germany, 1 – 3 December 2011

11 November

International Conference »
The Economic value of Biodiversity
Perugia, Italy, 30 November 2011

10 November

Report »
An experimental framework for ecosystem capital accounting in Europe

10 November

Report »
Crafting Future Just Biodiversity Laws and Policies, by the World Future Council (WFC) and the Center for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)

9 November

Job »
Post Doc in Modelling Recreational Fisheries in Berlin,Germany

7 November

Call »
CBD Call for Views on Integration of Biodiversity into Climate-Change-Related Activities

4 November

Edward Elgar Books »
Choice Experiments In Developing Countries. Implementation, Challenges and Policy Implications
Edited by Jeff Bennett and Ekin Birol

Green National Accounting And Sustainability
Edited by Karl-Gustaf Löfgren and Chuan-Zhong Li

4 November

Job »
Environmental Economics Position at Salisbury University

2 November

Report »
EU Commission Publishes Evaluations of GMO Legislation

2 November

Conference »
18th Annual Conference - Strategies for Landscape-Scale Restoration in the Tropics
New Haven, CT, USA, January 26-28, 2012

2 November

Forum »
UNEP High-Level International Forum on Ecosystem Management and Green Economy
Beijing, 18 November 2011
Contact information: dhanush.dinesh@unep-iemp.org

2 November

Book »
Intellectual Property, Agriculture, Global Food Security and the Privatization of Crop Diversity

1 November

Job »
Professor and Head Department of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University, USA

31 October

Request for comments & contributions »
UN-REDD Programme Draft Social and Environmental Principles and Criteria

28 October

Job »
Phds and post-docs on biodiversity policy, ecosystem services and sustainability transitions at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

26 October

Workshop »
Recent Trends in Non Market Valuation
Venice, Italy, 3-4 November 2011

24 October

Master »
New UNU-IAS Master of Science in Environmental Governance - Specialization in Biodiversity

20 October

Job »
Tenure-track Position in Environmental Politics and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, USA

18 October

Conference »
Our Coasts, Our Heritage: Ecosystem Services for the Common Good
Miami, Florida, 3-6 June 2012

18 October

Conference »
EcoSummit 2012 – Ecological Sustainability. Restoring the Planet's Ecosystem Services
Columbus, Ohio, USA,30 September – 5 October 2012

18 October

Job »
Post-Doc in environmental or agricultural economics at Université catholique de Louvain

17 October

Funding opportunity »
2012 Conservation Leadership Programme Awards – call for proposals
Application deadline: 18 November

17 October

Contest »
Dive into Solution Search: Turning the Tide for Coastal Fisheries
Participation deadline: 31 December

17 October

Conference »
IAMO Forum 2012 "Land Use in Transition: Potentials and Solutions between Abandonment and Land Grabbing"
Halle (Saale), Germany, 20-22 June 2012

13 October

Job »
Campaigns and Programme Communications Manager (Ref: BL-CPCM) at WWF Hong Kong

12 October

Job »
Project Manager, Wildlife Wood Project, Cameroon

12 October

Summary Highlights of the Meeting »
First Session of the Plenary Meeting on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
3-7 October 2011, Nairobi, Kenya

12 October

Job »
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Epidemiology, Ecology and Mathematical Economics) at Arizona State University, USA

12 October

Call for papers »
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 2013 Special Issue Announcement: Applied Economic Analysis of Marine Resource Management Issues in the 21st Century

11 October

Publication »

Approach for Reporting on Ecosystem Services: Incorporating Ecosystem Services into an Organization's Performance Disclosure

6 October

Report »
Learning from Norway - A review of lessons learned for REDD+ donors, by Focali

5 October

Conference »
Land use in transition: Potentials and solutions between abandonment and land grabbing
Halle (Saale), 20-22 June 2012

3 October

Workshop »
The Economics of Agricultural and Rural Ecosystem Services - NAREA Workshop
Lowell, MA, USA, 12-13 June 2012
Abstract submission deadline: February 1, 2012

2 October

Conference »
2nd SEEK Conference: The Green Growth Challenge
Mannheim, Germany from 9-10 October 2012
Deadline for paper submissions: November 30, 2011

29 September

Job »
Postdoctoral and doctoral positions for research on Indonesia at University of Göttingen, Germany

27 September

Conference »
TEEB Conference 2012, Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature: Challenges for Science and Implementation
Leipzig, Germany,19-22 March 2012
Abstract submission extended deadline: 14 October

26 September

Publication »
UNECE/FAO European Forest Sector Outlook Study II (EFSOS II): an overview on the EU 27, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, providing pictures of the consequences of today's policy choices for the forest of tomorrow.

23 September

Job »
Agricultural Economists - Internationally-recruited positions based in Nairobi, Gaberone and Kampala, International Livestock Research Institute

22 September

Job »
Assistant Professor in Applied Economics of Agriculture at Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics, USA

22 September

Job »
PhD and MS assistantships in ecosystem service economics and policy at University of Idaho, USA

21 September

Job »
Research Fellow - REDD+ and land use at Overseas Development Institute, UK

20 September

Job »
Faculty Positions Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland at College Park, USA

19 September

Job »
Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF)/Research Fellow (2 years) at the Development Strategy and Governance Division, IFPRI Nairobi, Kenya

15 September

Job »
Position in Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College, USA

15 September

Job »
Agricultural Economists at International Livestock Research Institute

14 September

Job »
Researcher Position in Land Use, Forestry and Agriculture Economics modeling at FEEM, Italy
Research Programme on Climate Change and Sustainable Development

14 September

Job »
Post Doc Researcher Position at FEEM, Italy
Research Programme on Climate Change and Sustainable Development
ICARUS ERC Project

14 September

Books »
New ecology, biodiversity and conservation  books from Earthscan:
- Sponsoring Nature: Environmental Philanthropy for Conservation
by Maano Ramutsindela, Marja Spierenburg, Harry Wels

- Authenticity in Nature: Making Choices about the Naturalness of Ecosystems
by Nigel Dudley

- Plant Genetic Resources and Food Security: Stakeholder Perspectives on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Edited by Christine Frison, Francisco Lopez, Jose Esquinas-Alcazar

12 September

Conference »
BIT's 1st Annual World Congress of Biodiversity. Today Eco-civilization, Tomorrow Happyness
Xian, China, 25-28 April 2012

10 September

Conference »
7th International Wildlife Ranching Symposium
Kimberley, South Africa 10-14 October 2011

10 September

Conference »
Tropentag 2011: International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development
Bonn, Germany, 5-7 October 2011

10 September

Conference »
25th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2011) – Engaging society in
conservation
Auckland, New Zealand, 5–9 December 2011

8 September

Workshop »

Innovation, Philosophy, Scientific Realism and Methodology in Green Economics: Reworking the meaning of data, facts truth and reality. Environmental, ecological and green economics understanding and explaining the differences!

Oxford, UK, 18 – 19 November 2011

4 September

Publication »
FEEM Special issue on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD)

2 September

Job »
Technical Officer (Biodiversity and Environment) at FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Application deadline: 10 September 2011

31 August

Job »
Natural resource/agricultural economist at OECD

30 August

Job »
Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Fellow at IFPRI to work under Ghana Strategy Support Program (GSSP)

25 August

Conference »
TEEB Conference 2012: Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature: Challenges for Science and Implementation
Leipzig, Germany, March 19-22, 2012

25 August

Call for Applications »
On-the-Job Research Capacity Building for Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries
Application deadline:: 10 October 2011

24 August

Webinar »
REDD methodology modules workshop and webinar
September 8th 2011 8:45 am - 11:00 am EST (GMT-5)

19 August

Report »
National Report on Sustainable Forests - 2010, by U.S. Forest Service

18 August

Report »
Sustainable Mountain Development, by UN Secretary-General

18 August

e-Course »
IDLO Legal Preparedness for the Green Economy E-Learning Course
October 10 - November 4, 2011

16 August

Paper »
Briefing paper on next generation biofuels and synthetic biology by FIELD

16 August

Call for research proposals »
Bioversity International: Vavilov Frankel Fellowships 2012
Application deadline: 6 November

5 August

Webinar »
REDDy-Set-Grow: Part II - Recommendations for International Climate Change Negotiators, by UNEP
13 September, 9:00 GMT or 16:00 GMT

3 August

Conference »
Climate Change, Deforestation and the Future of African Rainforests
Oxford, UK, 4-6 January 2012
Abstract submission deadline: 30 September

3 August

Job »
Head of Unit for FLEGT and REDD Units at the European Forest Institute (EFI)

Application deadline: 1 September

2 August

Conference »
ISEE 2012: Ecological Economics and Rio +20: Contributions and challenges for a green economy
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 29 May – 1 June 2012

2 August

Workshop »

Recent Trends in Non Market Valuation
Venice, Italy, 3-4 November 2011

2 August

Conference »
4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration
Mérida, Mexico, 21-25 August 2011

1 August

Job »
Postdoctoral Research Position in Genetic Resources Policy at University of Illinois, USA

31 July

Forthcoming book »
Capitalizing on Nature. Ecosystems as Natural Assets
by Edward B. Barbier

28 July

Job »
Senior Economist (Food Security and Climate Change) at FAO, Italy
deadline for application: 12 August 2011

27 July

Conference »
Conservation and Management of Forests for Sustainable Development: Where Science Meets Policy
Leuven, Belgium, 23-24 November 2011

27 July

Conference »
2011 Belgian Biodiversity - Public Health Conference
Bruxelles, Belgium, 30 November 2011

27 July

Job »
Post-Doc Position: Cropland, grassland and forest ecophysiology at Klimacampus Hamburg, Germany

27 July

Report »
Thirteenth Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA 13), held in Rome on 18-22 July

25 July

Report »
Crossing Borders for Nature: European examples of transboundary conservation, by IUCN

21 July

Job »
Post-Doctoral Scientist at International Livestock Research Institute, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

21 July

Conference »
25th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2011)
Auckland, New Zealand, 5 - 9 December 2011

16 July

Project »
Bioversity International Launches Agrobiodiversity Project to Combat Climate Change

15 July

Virtual workshop »
A "Virtual" Field Workshop on Conservation Agriculture in Brazil
Starts Sunday10 July 2011

7 July