Future Earth science committee announced

The International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science...

Jun 12, 2013

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...

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FEATURES

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.

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MULTIMEDIA

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...

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April 22, 2013 First 2000-year temperature reconstructions for individual continents published An international team of 78 researchers has published the most comprehensive reconstruction of past temperature changes at the continental scale. The research confirms an overall cooling trend across nearly all continents during the last one to two thousand years.
February 18, 2013 Smarter use of nutrients will help clean up the planet, say scientists A new report from the IGBP-sponsored International Nitrogen Initiative highlights how humans have massively altered the natural flows of nitrogen, phosphorus and other nutrients.
January 15, 2013 Black carbon larger cause of climate change than previously assessed Black carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this issue.
October 31, 2012 Sustainable cities must look beyond city limits City leaders aspiring to transform their cities into models of sustainability must look beyond city limits and include in their calculation the global flow of goods and materials into their realm, argue researchers in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences journal Ambio.
September 27, 2012 International coordination centre for ocean acidification Major international symposium closes with launch of new international coordination centre and announcement of an X-Prize for Ocean Health.
March 28, 2012 Inclusive Wealth Report unveiled 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.
March 28, 2012 State of the Planet Declaration Recognizing the complexity and urgency of current challenges, researchers propose a new vision for science for global sustainability at major international conference
March 27, 2012 Cities expand by area equal to France, Germany and Spain combined in less than 20 years 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
March 26, 2012 State of the Planet 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.
March 26, 2012 Science for Policy: Recommendations for Navigating the Anthropocene International science community has published a series of Policy Briefs for the United Nations Rio+20 conference in June 2012.