May 17, 2013

Seventh International Symposium on Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases (NCGG7) call for papers


A major international symposium on "Innovations for a Sustainable Future", 5-7...
May 14, 2013

Global Land Project major conference call for abstracts


The call for abstracts for the Land Transformations conference, Berlin 19-21...
Apr 30, 2013

Latest Global Change issue available online


The cover story in this issue explores the phenomenon of land grabs by taking a...

Methane:
Not a damp squib, not yet a time bomb


A potent greenhouse gas, an energy source, a culinary delicacy for some microbes...

Zooming in over the northern latitudes


The Arctic is warming twice as quickly as the rest of the world, with significant consequences for northern Eurasia. Cat Downy discusses how the European Space Agency is working with researchers to combine remotely sensed, field and laboratory data in this hard-to-access region.

Earth-system science at a crossroads


The Planet Under Pressure conference underscored a rapidly changing landscape of Earth-system science. Mike Raupach says that the path ahead should combine the need for wider engagement with a continuing commitment to reason.

Ticking time bombs in the human-earth system:


This Second Australian Earth System Outlook Conference, explored a small selection of globally...

Stockholm Seminar: 2000-year climate records


Thorsten Kiefer from IGBP's core project Past Global Changes (PAGES) discusses the 2000-year climate...

Berlin's Anthropocene Project kicks off with Will Steffen's keynote


The Anthropocene Project is an initiative of Berlin's House of World Cultures.

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Invitation only
September 18, 2011 - September 23, 2011
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Anni Reissell (anni.reissell@helsinki.fi)
http://www.ileaps.org/science_conf_2011/
Open
September 19, 2011 - September 23, 2011
Gdansk, Poland
Görel Kjeldsen (ASCinfo@ices.dk)
http://www.ices.dk/iceswork/asc/2011/index.asp
Open
September 25, 2011 - September 29, 2011
Poro de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil
World Water Congress (info@worldwatercongress.com)
http://www.worldwatercongress.com
Open
September 26, 2011 - September 30, 2011
Aberdeen, Scotland
Martin Solan (m.solan@abdn.ac.uk)
http://www.marine-biodiversity.org/
Invitation only
September 27, 2011 - September 30, 2011
Rome, Italy
ICSU Secretariat (secretariat@icsu.org)
http://www.icsu.org/general-assembly
Invitation only
October 10, 2011 - October 12, 2011
Manaus - Amazonas, Brazil
Sri Sahlin (sri.sahlin@igbp.kva.se)
Open
October 13, 2011 - October 13, 2011
INPA, Manaus - Amazonas, Brazil
Sri Sahlin (sri.sahlin@igbp.kva.se)
Open
October 18, 2011 - October 21, 2011
Biarritz, France
Patrick Prouzet (patrick.prouzet@ifremer.fr)
http://wwz.ifremer.fr/biarritz_2011_eng
Invitation only
October 20, 2011 - October 22, 2011
Nanjing, China
IHDP Secretariat (secretariat@ihdp.uni.edu)
Open
October 24, 2011 - October 28, 2011
Denver, CO, USA
OSC Secretariat (info.conf2011@wcrp-climate.org)
http://www.wcrp-climate.org/conference2011
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Global Change Magazine No. 80


The cover story in this issue explores the phenomenon of land grabs by taking a closer look at the Southeast Asian nation of Laos. Also featured are articles on resilience in the face of sea-level...

Global Change Magazine No. 79


This issue highlights various aspects of Arctic climate change, including sea ice and methane. We also look at a new tool for analysing complex global challenges, the path ahead for the Earth-system...
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