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Vacancy for Urban Ecosystems Researcher at SYKE

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Do you understand the social-ecological nature of urban ecosystems? Do you have advanced skills in using and developing spatial methods and models applied for urban environments? Are you expert in producing scientifically relevant research results and translating them into outcomes that support decision-making?

The Finnish Environmental Institute (SYKE) is looking for a researcher/senior researcher for diverse research and development tasks related to enhancing the sustainability of urban ecosystems. [Read more…] about Vacancy for Urban Ecosystems Researcher at SYKE

Invitation for survey on the multiple values of nature

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An interdisciplinary research team from Argentina, Finland, Romania and the USA invite you to participate in a survey to better understand expert’s views about nature’s multiple values. Below a message from the research team:

We are seeking to understand expert’s views about nature’s multiple values, and specifically how experts involved in the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) compare to other professionals involved in similar efforts and networks, such as the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) and the EcolEcon Network. Results of this investigation will be published in open access peer-reviewed outlets and shared with initiatives integrating diverse knowledges of nature into decision-making. [Read more…] about Invitation for survey on the multiple values of nature

Call for contributions: ‘Economic Aspects of Nature Restoration’ international experts workshop

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Call for Contributions is open for the International Expert Workshop on „Economic Aspects of Nature Restoration“, organized by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).

The workshop will take place on 13-16 October 2021 at the International Academy for Nature Conservation (INA) on the island of Vilm, Germany. The event will provide a platform for exchange between experts from science, administration and civil society on (socio-)economic issues of restoration of degraded ecosystems. Hereby we would like to call for the submission of abstracts. The deadline for submission is 28 May 2021 (18.00 CET).

For more information, please see the attached document. You are also welcome to forward it to interested parties.

Post-doctoral fellowship on coastal ecosystem services in Canada

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This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and integratively minded quantitative geographer or interdisciplinary scientist to join a rich and diverse applied research network, NSERC ResNet. Applications deadline is 30 June 2021.

ResNet’s primary research team of is currently involved in explorations of services in dykelands and wetlands such as pollination, carbon sequestration, wave attenuation, salt-water intrusion, food provision and cultural services. This post-doctoral fellow (PDF) will sit at the centre of the Bay of Fundy landscape team and be a primary liaison with the three overarching ResNet themes (governance, modelling and monitoring) and synthesis teams. [Read more…] about Post-doctoral fellowship on coastal ecosystem services in Canada

Call for Expressions of Interest: Mainstreaming biodiversity in economic sectors

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Within the frame of the ECOPRONAT research program (Encouraging the Development of a Pro-Nature Economy), AFD is launching a call for expressions of interest for research on the “Mainstreaming biodiversity in economic sectors”. This Call for Expressions of Interest is the first phase of the selection process. The aim: Funding one or two research projects  which will start in the fourth quarter of 2021. The call is open until May 28, 2021. 

More information about the research programme can be found here.