Published: May 2, 2012

U.S. Global Change Research Program publishes ten-year strategy


The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has released the new National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021: A Strategic Plan for the U. S. Global Change Research Program.
Published: April 11, 2012

20 million Euros for international research


An international group of funding agencies has announced an "International Opportunities Fund" worth 20 million Euros for international research projects focusing on coastal vulnerability and freshwater security.
Published: March 28, 2012

Inclusive Wealth Report unveiled


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To surmount sustainability hurdles societies need a new yardstick of national progress; reforms of corporate reporting and an overhaul of environmental institutions, according to researchers at the Planet Under Pressure conference.
Published: March 28, 2012

State of the Planet Declaration


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Recognizing the complexity and urgency of current challenges, researchers propose a new vision for science for global sustainability at major international conference
Published: March 27, 2012

Cities expand by area equal to France, Germany and Spain combined in less than 20 years


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Urbanization choices to be fundamental to environmental sustainability, say experts; Equivalent of a city of 1 million needed weekly given population growth trend; Four-day Planet Under Pressure Conference in London attracts 2,800 participants
Published: March 26, 2012

State of the Planet


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2,800 experts meet at 4-day Planet under Pressure conference. Day 1 analysis of Earth’s condition kick-starts week-long review of vital signs, options, hurdles and how to move forward.
Published: March 26, 2012

Science for Policy: Recommendations for Navigating the Anthropocene


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International science community has published a series of Policy Briefs for the United Nations Rio+20 conference in June 2012.
Published: March 25, 2012

“Welcome to the Anthropocene” film released


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A visually spectacular animated film, Welcome to the Anthropocene, has been released on the eve of the major international science conference Planet Under Pressure.

Building our Future


Human infrastructure both contributes to and is affected by global change. The engineering and climate research communities must work together to respond and adapt to such changes, say Faisal Hossain...

Risky Business


A sequence of devastating earthquakes and a large number of weather-related catastrophes made 2011 the most expensive year ever for natural catastrophe losses for insurance companies. Owen Gaffney...

Addicted to resources


Industrialisation is consuming natural resources at rates that are demonstrably unsustainable in the long term, points out Helmut Haberl.

The rise and rise of urban expansion


New cities are sprouting up virtually every day as the world urbanises rapidly. But the projections for the coming decades vary widely. Michail Fragkias and Karen C Seto analyse the facts and discuss...
A visually spectacular animated film, Welcome to the Anthropocene, has been released on the eve of the major international science conference Planet Under Pressure.
Some payment mechanisms to support ecosystem services can be environmentally harmful, warn experts in the journal Science.
Global-change researcher Diana Liverman presented IGBP's Great Acceleration graphs to the Dalai Lama (17 October 2011).
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May 21 - May 23, 2012

27th IGBP Scientific Committee Meeting


May 24 - May 24, 2012

"Norwegian science highlights: Bio-Geo-Chemical Cycles and sustainable pathways in the Ocean, Atmosphere and Land"


Symposium in conjunction with the 27th IGBP SC Meeting, Bergen, Norway

Hosted by the Research Council of Norway and supported by Bjerknes Centre and the University of Bergen

Global Change Magazine No. 78


In this issue, we take a look at the Anthropocene, humanity's epoch. We also examine urban expansion, consumption of resources, natural catastrophes' effects on economics and how to better build our...

Global Change Magazine No. 77


In this issue you can debate the influence of climate on history, familiarise yourselves with the International Nitrogen Initiative, and find out how publishing the "hockey stick" graph changed life...
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