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...
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.
Global Change Magazine No. 79
The following feature articles from this issue
can be read on-line.
Methane: Not a damp squib, not yet a time bomb
Although Arctic methane sources deserve careful monitoring, there is no reason to panic just yet.
A silver lining to Arctic clouds?
Marine microbiota are the key to a negative feedback that could slow down the melting of Arctic sea ice.
Mapping a planet under pressure
DebateGraph moves away from linear narratives and provides a new way of analysing complex global challenges.
A Rio retrospective
A realistic assessment of Rio+20 points to some limited but significant successes, not least for IGBP.
Earth-system science at a crossroads
The path ahead should combine the need for wider engagement with a continuing commitment to reason.
Zooming in over the northern latitudes
The European Space Agency is working with global-change researchers to better understand Eurasian boreal regions.
Here you can download articles to read them as Pdfs
Entire magazine 
(pdf, 3 MB)
Cover and contents (pdf, 1 MB)
Editorial (pdf, 380 kB)
News (pdf, 530 kB)
Methane: Not a damp squib, not yet a time bomb (pdf, 870 kB)
Although Arctic methane sources deserve careful monitoring, there is no reason to panic just yet.
A silver lining to Arctic clouds? (pdf, 680 kB)
Marine microbiota are the key to a negative feedback that could slow down the melting of Arctic sea ice.
Mapping a planet under pressure (pdf, 870 kB)
DebateGraph moves away from linear narratives and provides a new way of analysing complex global challenges.
A Rio retrospective (pdf, 530 kB)
A realistic assessment of Rio+20 points to some limited but significant successes, not least for IGBP.
Earth-system science at a crossroads (pdf, 1 MB)
The path ahead should combine the need for wider engagement with a continuing commitment to reason.
Zooming in over the northern latitudes (pdf, 550 kB)
The European Space Agency is working with global-change researchers to better understand Eurasian boreal regions.
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...
How green is my future?
UN panel foresees big growth in renewable energy, but policies will dictate just how big.
UK:
'The Anthropocene: a new epoch of geological time?'
Royal Society, Philosphical Transactions A