A PhD position at UFZ (Halle/Leipzig) on the Effects of landscape heterogeneity and crop diversity on biological pest control and pollinator health.
Closing date for applications: 1 December 2019
Project starts: 1 February 2020
Interested candidates should apply through the UFZ website.
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Clear goals but murky path to ecosystem sustainability: Knowledge gaps identified from international biodiversity assessments
To overcome current biodiversity loss, new study identifies need for better knowledge on effective governance, institutions, and connections between social and ecological systems.
International sustainability policies set out clear goals for protecting ecosystems and biodiversity, but how to actually achieve these goals remains elusive in practice, as biodiversity loss continues at an alarming rate. A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability by an international team of 32 scientists identifies key knowledge gaps that need to be answered to tackle the root causes of biodiversity loss, and calls for more relevant, solutions-focused research that can address the social-ecological crisis. [Read more…] about Clear goals but murky path to ecosystem sustainability: Knowledge gaps identified from international biodiversity assessments
PhD position at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) in collaboration with the Institute for Environmental Technology Science (ICTA) (the Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability more specifically) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, (UAB) and the Green Lab of the Centre for Environmental Studies of Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council, offers a 3-year PhD research fellowship. The PhD position is part of a research project concerning the plurality of values of urban biodiversity. [Read more…] about PhD position at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
News from the Brazilian Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
In September, the Platform was restructured to support and encourage the preparation of new thematic reports. The new arrangement lies on three pillars: executive coordination, technical-scientific board, and authors of assessments. Find more information here.
The “1st Brazilian Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services” is available for download. It is the most comprehensive document on the current state of knowledge about the relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being, including trends, threats and opportunities. The document was prepared with the participation of more than 85 authors from all regions of Brazil. Find more information here.
Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the Brazilian Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: The Brazilian Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services has just published an English version of the SPM. [Read more…] about News from the Brazilian Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
PRODIGY Project launches in South-Western Amazon
On September 11, the Prodigy Project: “Process-based & Resilience-Oriented management of Diversity Generates sustainability” was launched in the Zoobotanical Park at the Federal University of Acre (UFAC). Representatives of research institutions, education and non-governmental organizations from Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Germany will conduct research on different land uses and environmental, economic and social sustainability in the South-Western Amazon region on the triple boundary called MAP – Madre de Deus (Peru), Acre (Brazil) and Pando (Bolivia). [Read more…] about PRODIGY Project launches in South-Western Amazon