Sustainable Development, Agriculture, green growth, RIO+20, Consumption, environmental services, sustainability, governance, Policy Assessment, environmental values, sustainablity

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.

Landscape Functions and People - Strategic Approaches for Climate Smart, Sustainable and Productive Landscapes

Date: 
18/11/2013
Excerpt: 
The Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation is offering a course on "Strategic Approaches for Climate Smart, Sustainable and Productive Landscapes" taking place from 18-29 November, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand.

7th ECPR General Conference 2013 - Panel "The Governance of Unsustainability"

Date: 
04/09/2013
Excerpt: 
The organisers of the panel "The Governance of Unsustainability" to be held at the 7th ECPR General Conference 2013 from 4-7 September, 2013 are calling for papers. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 1 February, 2013.

10th Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics on "Ecological Economics and Institutional Dynamics"

Date: 
18/06/2013
Excerpt: 
The 10th conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE) on "Ecologcial Economics and Instiutional Dynamics" will be held from 18-21 June, 2013 in Lille, France. A pre-conference workshop for Master and PhD students will be organized in Reims, France. In addition, a related policy event will be held in Brussels on 18 June.

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.
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Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference - Welcome to the Anthropocence

Date: 
11/06/2013
Excerpt: 
The Nordic Environmental Social Sciences Conference, which will take place from 11-13 June, 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark, aims to stimulate a new thinking, which goes beyond current paradigms on 'old' problems caused by human behavior such as climate change, excessive consumption and a degradation of the environment and biodiversity.
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International Conference "Water in the Anthropocene - Challenges for Science and Governance"

Date: 
21/05/2013
Excerpt: 
The Global Water System Project and its International Project Office based in Bonn, Germany, is organizing an international conference on "Water in the Anthropocene: Challenges for Science and Governance. Indicators, Thresholds and Uncertainties of the Global Water System", to be held from 21-24 May, 2013 in Bonn, Germany.
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Marie Curie Individual Fellowships in Economic, Environmental and Energy Research

Date: 
17/05/2013
Excerpt: 
FEEM, an Italian leading research institute devoted to the study of sustainable development and global governance, welcomes Marie Curie Individual Fellowship applications on a wide range of economic, environmental and energy research areas.
  • Geographical focus: Italy
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Greening Economics, Greening Society: What is the Role of the EU?

Date: 
03/05/2013
Excerpt: 
The University of Surrey is organizing a multidisciplinary workshop on "Greening Economics, Greening Society: What is the Role of the EU?". The workshop will be held from 9 - 10 May, 2013 at the University of Surrey in Guildford, England.
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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. ...
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