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Vacancy: Professorship Behavioural Aspects of Environmental Planning

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The Institute of Environmental Planning at the Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Science invites applications for a University Professorship in Behavioural Aspects of Environmental Planning starting October 1, 2020.

Behavioural Environmental Planning is a highly innovative and interdisciplinary field of research at the intersection of psychology, economics and planning. The Professorship encompasses research of the behaviour-oriented mechanisms that are employed by groups of actors involved in important environmental planning decisions.

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The ALTER-Net Summer School

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The 2020 ALTER-Net Summer School will take place in Peyresq, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France, 18 – 28 August 2020

Open to graduate and post-graduate scientists (as well as professionals in related fields), the ALTER-Net Summer School provides an innovative atmosphere for considering and resolving the sustainability challenges that society is currently facing.

The ALTER-Net summer school focuses on the challenge of biodiversity conservation taking a systemic perspective. In this course, we explore drivers of change, and the role of ecological knowledge and social science approaches, including environmental psychology, for conservation. [Read more…] about The ALTER-Net Summer School

African Forum on Green Economy

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Investing in Natural Capital for a Resilient Africa – An online conference for Africa’s future

African Forum on Green Economy is a three month online exchange on how African countries are leading the way to greener, fairer economies. Aimed for businesses, investors, policy makers and civil society, the Forum is made up of a series of themed discussions on investing in natural capital for a resilient Africa. Each theme will last for ten days and culminate in a webinar in which you can hear from the experts, share your experiences, and meet other practitioners online.

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Testing Ecosystem Accounting in the United States: a Case Study for the Southeast

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Ecosystem accounts, as formalized by the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Experimental Ecosystem Accounts (SEEA EEA), have been compiled in a number of countries, yet there have been few attempts to develop them for the U.S. We explore the potential for U.S. ecosystem accounting by compiling ecosystem extent, condition, and ecosystem services supply and use accounts for a 10-state region in the Southeast. The pilot accounts address air quality, water quality, biodiversity, carbon storage, recreation, and pollination for selected years from 2001 to 2015. Results illustrate how information from ecosystem accounts can contribute to policy and decision making. [Read more…] about Testing Ecosystem Accounting in the United States: a Case Study for the Southeast

LIFE integrated project for enhanced management of Natura 2000 in Slovenia

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The Slovenian Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning coordinates the LIFE Integrated project for enhanced management of Natura 2000 in Slovenia – LIFE-IP NATURA.SI.

Slovenia is among EU countries with the highest biodiversity, with 38% of the territory in Natura 2000 network, which is highly demanding for management and monitoring. The aim of IP NATURA.SI is to enhance implementation of national Natura 2000 Management Programme by connecting key stakeholders and available approaches in nature conservation, improving and connecting results, knowledge and best practices gained in IP, traditional LIFE, complementary and other projects. [Read more…] about LIFE integrated project for enhanced management of Natura 2000 in Slovenia