Jun 18, 2013
Future Earth science committee announced
The International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science...
Jun 12, 2013
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is organizing a 1-day...
May 17, 2013
A major international symposium on "Innovations for a Sustainable Future", 5-7...
Career development workshop for young polar scientists announced
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is organizing a 1-day...
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...
Urban air pollution:
a new look at an old problem
Large urban agglomerations inevitably lead to air pollution. But despite the...
What to do while the water rises?
Rising sea levels will eventually threaten many coastal cities. But a dominant focus on the long-term endgame should not unduly restrict our options to deal with the more immediate consequences of climate change, says Richard Little.
Coping with a land-grab world:
lessons from Laos
Studies of large-scale land acquisitions tend to focus on the global or local scales, leading to insights that are either too general or too specific. Recent work on an intermediate scale – the nation-state of Laos – fills a crucial gap. Andreas Heinimann and Peter Messerli discuss the key findings and highlight the impacts on smallholders.
Water in the Anthropocene data visualization
A new data visualization, produced by IGBP and Globaia, charts how the global water cycle is changing...
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...
photo: iStockphoto/Alex Nikada
Published: December 20, 2012
What is the vision for Future Earth?
A new series of short interviews with the Future Earth transition team articulate why Future Earth and why now.
Future Earth is a new 10-year international research initiative on global sustainability. It will mobilize thousands of scientists in an international research endeavour and create new partnerships with policy, industry and society.
Johan Rockström introduces Future Earth
How will Future Earth affect the international funding landscape?
How will Future Earth work in practice?
What are the main challenges facing Future Earth?
What is the vision of Future Earth?
Why do we need Future Earth?
How will Future Earth respond directly to the needs of people?
Jun 17 -
Jun 20, 2013
Aug 19 - Aug 23, 2013
IMBER Scientific Steering Committee Meeting 2013
Aug 19 - Aug 23, 2013
24th LOICZ Scientific Steering Committee Meeting
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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