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Nov 17, 2015
Reflections on a three-decade legacy
The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) will come to a close at t...
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Nov 17, 2015
Use of and access to content on this website
Text and images produced by IGBP in house are free to use with appropriate credi...
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Nov 12, 2015
Bella Gaia performance and panel discussion to mark IGBP's closure
A musical performance by Bella Gaia will celebrate the achievements and legacy o...
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Towards Future Earth:
evolution or revolution?
During its three decades of existence, the International Geosphere-Biosphere Pro...
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A personal note on IGBP and the social sciences
Humans are an integral component of the Earth system as conceptualised by IGBP. João Morais recalls key milestones in IGBP’s engagement with the social sciences and offers some words of advice for Future Earth.
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IGBP and Earth observation:
a co-evolution
The iconic images of Earth beamed back by the earliest spacecraft helped to galvanise interest in our planet’s environment. The subsequent evolution and development of satellites for Earth observation has been intricately linked with that of IGBP and other global-change research programmes, write Jack Kaye and Cat Downy .
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Deltas at risk
Around 500 million people worldwide live on deltas, but many of the world's deltas are sinking due ...
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Climate change: the state of the science
A new data visualization released on the first day of the plenary negotiations at the UNFCCC’s clima...
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Climate Change:
the State of the Science
Videos now online from the Stockholm public forum to mark the launch of the IPCC's climate report, 2...
Global Change magazine
IGBP's magazine highlights the high-quality research arising from its core projects and projects that it co-sponsors. By including articles that draw linkages between science, society and policy, the magazine aspires to serve as a source of information not only to scientists, but also to funding agencies, policymakers, journalists and the general public.
Formerly known as the IGBP Newsletter, the magazine is available in electronic format below.
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October 29, 2015
Global Change Magazine No. 84
Global Change Magazine | This final issue of the magazine takes stock of IGBP’s scientific and institutional accomplishments as well as its contributions to policy and capacity building. It features interviews of several past and current chairs and executive directors; Pauline Dube’s account of how IGBP influenced her career and science in Africa; a personal reflection by João Morais on IGBP and social science; and thoughts from Jack Kaye and Cat Downy about IGBP and Earth observations. The issue also includes two infographics. We hope you enjoy reading it! Note : The IGBP timeline has been updated to include the GECAFS project. The IGBP by numbers infographic has been modified to include the correct number of Global Change magazines (11 instead of 10). -
December 3, 2014
Global Change Magazine No. 83
Global Change Magazine | This issue features a special section on carbon. You can read about peak greenhouse-gas emissions in China, the mitigation of black carbon emissions and the effect of the 2010-2011 La Niña event on global carbon sinks. The issue also includes a feature on how past human experience could inform current and future policies. -
May 2, 2014
Global Change Magazine No. 82
Global Change Magazine | This issue features a full-spread infographic on deltas at risk, accompanied by a Q&A with IGBP Chair James Syvitski. You can also read about coastal megacities, the progress in crystallising the Sustainable Development Goals and recent developments in land-atmosphere research. -
October 21, 2013
Global Change Magazine No. 81
Global Change Magazine | This issue’s cover story puts 2000 years of regional temperature histories into perspective. Also featured: two full-spread maps visualising the PAGES 2k regional temperature records and ocean acidification, lessons the Maya might teach modern societies, the Anthropocene’s deeper past, bringing interdisciplinary sciences together, how moisture in soils predicts heat waves, ocean governance and the future of AIMES. -
April 30, 2013
Global Change Magazine No. 80
Global Change Magazine | 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 rise, air pollution in large urban agglomerations and communication between various research communities. -
October 10, 2012
Global Change Magazine No. 79
Global Change Magazine | 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 science community and the aftermath of Rio+20. -
March 19, 2012
Global Change Magazine No. 78
Global Change Magazine | 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 future. -
July 26, 2011
Global Change Magazine No. 77
Global Change Magazine | 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 for its authors. -
January 3, 2011
Global Change Magazine No. 76
Global Change Magazine | Articles in this issue focus on a range of topics, including the UN's Global Sustainability Panel, South American palaeoclimate, Geoengineering and Ocean Acidification. The regulars include news from the IGBP and global-change communities. -
June 1, 2010
Global Change Magazine No. 75
Global Change Magazine | Feature articles: an interview with Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom; new emissions scenarios to 2100; climate scepticism; land grabs in Africa. -
December 1, 2009
Global Change Magazine No. 74
Global Change Magazine | This is the inaugural issue of the Global Change magazine, which takes over from IGBP's newsletter. The issue -- timed to coincide with the Copenhagen climate talks -- focuses on recent carbon-cycle research. Articles span a wide range of topics, including planetary boundaries, the global carbon budget and China's urban emissions. -
April 1, 2009
Global Change Newsletter No. 73
Global Change Magazine | The Ocean in a Changing World: The role of the ocean in regulating climate change is now recognised as being critical. But there are consequences for marine ecosystems and human livelihoods. This issue of the IGBP NewsLetter allows readers to wet their feet and sample marine results from across IGBP core projects. -
December 14, 2008
Global Change Newsletter No. 72
Global Change Magazine | This issue highlights the 3rd IGBP Congress as well as the workshop held in September 2007 to celebrate IGBP's 20th anniversary.Posted: December 2008 -
May 1, 2008
Global Change Newsletter No. 71
Global Change Magazine | IGBP’s special Congress issue of its Global Change NewsLetter adopted the Congress theme “Sustainable Livelihoods in a Changing Earth System”, with a particular focus on Global Environmental Change and the developing world. As a further outreach tool for the general public and policy makers, a factsheet on global environmental change in Africa was produced and included in the newsletter.Posted: May 2008 -
December 1, 2007
Global Change Newsletter No. 70
Global Change Magazine | Biofuels, nitrogen, earth system governance, and the effects of global change on Egypt are the main topics of IGBP’s December 2007 Global Change NewsLetter. In the cover story, Weber A. N. do Amaral and Catarina Pezzo of the Brazilian Center for Biofuels, University of Sao Paulo – Brazil, call for a consistent scientific framework to inform policies that maximise the positive potential of biofuels and minimise their negative impacts.Posted: December 2007 -
June 1, 2007
Global Change Newsletter No. 69
Global Change Magazine | New project will measure secondary organic aerosols in the tropicsPosted: June 2007 -
February 1, 2007
Global Change Newsletter No. 68
Global Change Magazine | Highlights include a science feature on satellite surveys of global ocean productivity and an integration article on the use of high-resolution past climate records for future predictions in the Australasian region. The Newsletter survey results, presented in the centrefold, indicate that almost half of the respondents would prefer the Newsletter in electronic version only.Posted: February 2007 -
December 1, 2006
Global Change Newsletter No. 67
Global Change Magazine | This issue of the Newsletter is focused on the Earth System Science Partnership Open Science Conference which was held in Beijing on 9-12 November 2006 and attracted more than 900 scientists from the IGBP, WCRP, IHDP and DIVERSITAS communities.Posted: December 2006 -
October 1, 2006
Global Change Newsletter No. 66
Global Change Magazine | NL 66 features science articles with a focus on modelling, and the integration section highlights AfricanNESS as well as EUROCORES programmes in geo- and environmental sciences.Posted: October 2006 -
March 1, 2006
Global Change Newsletter No. 65
Global Change Magazine | This issue features an article on ice coring and several stories coming from our National Committees. The centrefold highlights IGBP's new Science Plan and Implementation Strategy. Our Profile of a Scientist introduces you to Opha Pauline Dube.Posted: October 2006 -
December 14, 2005
Global Change Newsletter No. 64
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September 14, 2005
Global Change Newsletter No. 63
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June 1, 2005
Global Change Newsletter No. 62
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March 1, 2005
Global Change Newsletter No. 61
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December 1, 2004
Global Change Newsletter No. 60
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September 1, 2004
Global Change Newsletters No. 41-59
Global Change Magazine | Here you can download early copies of the IGBP Global Change Newsletter as pdfs. -
August 29, 2004
Global Change Newsletters No. 21-40
Global Change Magazine | Here you can download early copies of the IGBP Global Change Newsletter as pdfs. -
August 28, 2004
Global Change Newsletters No. 1-20
Global Change Magazine | Here you can download the earliest copies of the IGBP Global Change Newsletter as pdfs.
IGBP closed at the end of 2015. This website is no longer updated.
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Global Change Magazine No. 84
This final issue of the magazine takes stock of IGBP’s scientific and institutional accomplishments as well as its contributions to policy and capacity building. It features interviews of several past...
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Global Change Magazine No. 83
This issue features a special section on carbon. You can read about peak greenhouse-gas emissions in China, the mitigation of black carbon emissions and the effect of the 2010-2011 La Niña event on gl...
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