Food, Biodiversity, Land use, Agriculture, Information and Communication Technologies, Consumption

Evaluation of Soil Organic Matter Balance Methods as Practice-applicable Tools for Environmental Impact Assessment and Farm Management Support (SOMpatic)

Date: 
20/11/2013
Excerpt: 
An international workshop on the evaluation of soil organic matter balance methods (SOM balances) will take place on 20-22 November, 2013 in Giessen, Germany.

Annual BIOECON Conference "Conservation and Development: Exploring Conflicts and Challenges"

Date: 
19/09/2013
Excerpt: 
The 15th Annual BIOECON Conference will be held at Kings College Cambridge, England on 19-20 September 2013. This year’s meeting is inviting attention to the relationship between biodiversity and land use management, population and food security.
events

Senior Researcher Position in Agricultural Development

Date: 
15/06/2013
Excerpt: 
The Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), Halle (Saale), Germany is looking for a Senior Researcher or Post-Doc in Agricultural Development.
funding

PhD Position in Research Group "Urban and Regional Planning"

Date: 
20/05/2013
Excerpt: 
The Institute of Geography at the University of Bern is now inviting for applications to fill a PhD position in the research group "Urban and Regional Planning". The deadline for application is 20 May, 2013.
funding

PhD Position "Impacts of Climate and Land Use Change on Mountain Landscapes"

Date: 
15/05/2013
Excerpt: 
The Forest Ecology Group at ETH Zürich is seeking to appoint a PhD student to examine the impact of land use change and temperature increase on mountain landscapes.
funding

Post-doc in Ecomomic Valuation

Date: 
30/04/2013
Excerpt: 
The Department of Economics at Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research offers a job as postdoctoral researcher in the field of economic valuation with respect to nature conservation, biodiversity and ecosystem services.
funding

LIAISE Spring School 2013 on "Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Assessment and Valuation Tools"

Date: 
15/04/2013
Excerpt: 
LIAISE invites applicants for the LIAISE Spring School which will be held in Edinburgh from 15–19 April, 2013 organised by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) and the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Germany. The focus of the LIAISE Spring School will be on Biodiversity and Ecosystem services and valuation methods. ...
training

LIAISE Spring School 2013 on "Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Assessment and Valuation Tools"

Date: 
15/04/2013
Excerpt: 
LIAISE invites applicants for the LIAISE Spring School which will be held in Edinburgh from 15–19 April, 2013 organised by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) and the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Germany. The focus of the LIAISE Spring School will be on Biodiversity and Ecosystem services and valuation methods. ...

Policy Reform and Agricultural Land Abandonment in the EU

Date: 
27/03/2013
Excerpt: 
This paper examines the potential impact of agricultural and trade policy reform on land-use across the EU focussing particularly on the issue of land abandonment. It estimates the extent of change across Europe under removal of Pillar 1 support payments and trade liberalisation. ...
publications

Farm Type Effects of an EU-wide Direct Payment Harmonisation

Date: 
27/03/2013
Excerpt: 
In this study, the authors analyse how three scenarios involving different levels of harmonisation of common agricultural policy (CAP) decoupled payments in the EU affect the distribution of farm income across regions and farm types. They use the farm type extension of the common agricultural policy impact (CAPRI) model. ...
publications