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Free Online Course – Food and Our Future: Sustainable Food Systems in Southeast Asia

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Stockholm Environment Institute, International Resource Panel (IRP) and the 10YFP Programme on Sustainable Food Systems are launching the Massive Open Online course “Food and Our Future: Sustainable Food Systems in Southeast Asia”. The course will take place from 8 August to 11 September.

Based on the IRP’s report Food Systems and Natural Resources and other sources, this MOOC will provide latest scientific information to help audiences understand:

  • The value of using a food systems approach for improved management of natural resources in Southeast Asia
  • Complex dynamics within food system activities, actors and outcomes in Southeast Asia and their implications for natural resource use
  • Policy and biophysical options in the region to move towards more resource smart food systems

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SEV VESPLAN presents a visual journey through vulnerable socio-ecosystems and invites your contributions

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VESPLAN is pleased to invite you to cooperate with the SEV (Vulnerable socio-ecosystems) VESPLAN website through its dissemination and the contribution of your own photos and reflections.

This site has been created to spread cases of vulnerable communities and ecosystems, starting from Latin America but including all continents. [Read more…] about SEV VESPLAN presents a visual journey through vulnerable socio-ecosystems and invites your contributions

Call for Papers: Workshop on the Assessment and Economic Valuation of RES of Landscapes in EU Member States

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Call for Papers for a Workshop on the Assessment and Economic Valuation of Recreational Ecosystem Services of Landscapes in EU Member States: Deadline 31 July.

The workshop Assessment and Economic Valuation of Recreational Ecosystem Services (RES) of Landscapes in EU Member States will take place at Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany, on September 12-13, 2016. The workshop picks up the challenge of assessing and valuing ecosystem services as stipulated by target 2, action 5 of the EU Biodiversity strategy (i.e. Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services – a process commonly abbreviated as MAES). [Read more…] about Call for Papers: Workshop on the Assessment and Economic Valuation of RES of Landscapes in EU Member States

2017 Natural Capital Symposium

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The Natural Capital Project invites you to join the 2017 Natural Capital Symposium at Stanford University from March 20-23, 2017. Featuring keynote speakers Carter Roberts, President and CEO of World Wildlife Fund, and Mark Tercek, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, this event is a major convening of leaders advancing the science and practice of incorporating nature’s diverse values into decisions. Interactive sessions throughout the symposium will focus on five central themes: sustainable development planning, securing freshwater, fostering resilient coastal communities, developing sustainable cities, and creating standards for the private sector.

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