ISEE- IX Conference on Ecological Economics March 22, 2019IX Conference on Ecological Economics Bariloche, November 25 to 29, 2019 Territories in dispute and commodification of nature. Perspectives from the South South Since the Argentine-Uruguayan Association of Ecological Economy is pleased to send them the Second Circular of the IX Conference on … Continue reading → The post IX Conference on Ecological Economics appeared first on The […]
- CfP for USSEE at SEA 2019 March 20, 2019USSEE @ SEA 2019:Call for papers in ecological economics at the Southern Economic Association Meeting The United States Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE) will organize sessions in ecological economics at the 89th annual meeting of the Southern Economic Association (SEA), to be held … Continue reading → The post CfP for USSEE at SEA 2019 appeared first on […]
- University of Antwerp PhD Course March 13, 2019From 10 to 12 September 2019, the University of Antwerp, KULeuven, UHasselt and VITO will organize a PhD course. Topic of the PhD course is: sustainability assessment for the low-carbon economy. This course consists of a number of lectures by … Continue reading → The post University of Antwerp PhD Course appeared first on The […]
- Human Population and the Sixth Mass Extinction March 11, 2019PUBLIC CONFERENCE: HUMAN POPULATION AND THE SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION There is widespread consensus among scientists and conservationists that we are in the midst of the Sixth Mass Extinction, and that human beings are its cause. As the world’s population grows, … Continue reading → The post Human Population and the Sixth Mass Extinction appeared first […]
- Call for Nominations: USSEE Daly and Aguilar Awards March 8, 2019The USSEE Board of Directors is soliciting nominees for two awards (the Herman Daly Award and Bernardo Aguilar Award) to be given in conjunction with the 2019 ESA & USSEE Joint Meeting, to be held August 11th-16th in Louisville, Kentucky. The deadline for nominations is May … Continue reading → The post Call for Nominations: USSEE Daly and Aguilar Awards appeared […]
- Ph.D. position (f/m/d) in the field of Environmental Sociology/Environmental Policy/Environmental Psychology or related – 75% March 7, 2019The inter- and transdisciplinary Junior Research Group “SEE-URBAN-WATER” is offering a Ph.D. position (f/m/d) in the field of Environmental Sociology/Environmental Policy/Environmental Psychology or related – 75% from April 1, 2019 on. The position is limited to three years. Within the … Continue reading → The post Ph.D. position (f/m/d) in the field of Environmental Sociology/Environmental […]
- Call for Papers ANZSEE 2019 Conference February 22, 2019Call for papers ANZSEE 2019 Conference Ecological Economics: Solutions Now and In the Future 24–26 November 2019, RMIT University, Melbourne The urgency for ecological solutions continues to mount with delays in addressing significant local to global environmental and social problems … Continue reading → The post Call for Papers ANZSEE 2019 Conference appeared first on […]
- University of Freiburg Research Position Available February 19, 2019Posted: 14 February 2019 The Chair of Environmental Economics and Resource Management at the University of Freiburg, Germany, Prof. Dr. Stefan Baumgärtner) is seeking a Doctoral or Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecological, Environmental and Resource Economicsbeginning June 1, 2019 or the earliest date thereafter. … Continue reading → The post University of Freiburg Research Position Available appeared first on […]
- SPSAS Scenarios February 19, 2019The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Scenarios and Modelling on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services to Support Human Well-Being will be held in São Pedro (190 km from São Paulo) from 01 – 15 July, 2019. Applications are open … Continue reading → The post SPSAS Scenarios appeared first on The International Society for […]
- 2019 ESA+USSEE Joint Meeting February 15, 20192019 ESA+USSEE Joint Meeting: Call for Contributed Abstracts ESA and USSEE invite contributed abstracts (talks and posters) for the upcoming joint meeting in Louisville. The deadline to submit an abstract is Thursday, February 21 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time (2:00 … Continue reading → The post 2019 ESA+USSEE Joint Meeting appeared first on The International […]
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2019 ISEE President’s Greeting
The President’s greeting on the 2019 threshold Dear Collegues and Friends – I would like to remind you that the mission of ISEE consists of extending and integrating the understanding of the interfaces and interplay between ‘nature’s household’ (ecosystems) and … Continue reading
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Call for ISEE 2020 Conference Venue
Call for Future ISEE Conference Organizers ISEE holds its conference biennially. These conferences normally attract 500-900 social and natural scientists. Past conferences met: 2010 – Oldenburg 2012 – Rio de Janeiro 2014 – Iceland 2016 – Washington DC 2018 – Puebla, … Continue reading
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Amazonia and the Setbacks of Brazil’s Political Moment Commentary
ISEE member, Philip Fearnside, provides commentary on 12 October 2018 on Amazonia and the setbacks of Brazil’s political moment. The commentary begins…. Brazil’s presidential election has created virulent polarization in the country with consequences for the Amazon. Right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro won … Continue reading
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ReBirth: Trip to Vicente Guerrero
Prior to ISEE2018 Conference in Puebla, Mexico, a visit to Vicente Guerrero peasant community was arranged. Here is a report from a participant. Rebirth: Trip to Vicente Guerrero by Oliver Braunschweig* Rebirth, I would say, is the theme of the … Continue reading
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World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity
World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity Posted by Stuart Scott, ISEE Strategist, stuart.h.scott@gmail.com I have been collaborating with the group that issued the World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity – Second Notice in December 2017. The result was the ScientistsWarning.org website which … Continue reading
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September 24 Deadline for COP-24
Posted by Stuart Scott, ISEE Strategist COP-24 This year the ISEE has been granted provisional* Observer status to the UNFCCC climate negotiations. I applied for this status, with Anne Aitken’s assistance, and I am now the DCP (Designated Focal Point) … Continue reading
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The Plastic Issue and Economics
Sir David Attenborough posted on his Facebook page about the damage we are inflicting using plastic. At a landfill in Spain, a stork entangled with a plastic bag was freed by the photographer. Sadly, a single bag can kill more … Continue reading
Extension of Abstract Submission Deadline for ISEE 2018
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FINAL DEADLINE extended to APRIL 30, 2018 15th Congress of the International Society for Ecological Economics ISEE 2018 10, 11 and 12 September 2018, in the city of Puebla, Mexico A bi-lingual congress Ecological Economics and Socio-ecological Movements: … Continue reading
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Attack on Brazilian Raoni Valle
Last March 9 night, the Brazilian documentarist, archaeologist and activist of the indigenous cause, Raoni Bernardo Maranhão Valle, was attacked on the porch of his house in Alter do Chão, Pará state. Two men approached carrying 16-gauge shotgun rifles. Luckily … Continue reading
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Without Limits to Love by Clovis Cavalcanti
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Online SDG Academy Course
Peter May shares with you the preview of the online SDG Academy course entitled “From the Ground Up: Protecting and Managing our Terrestrial Ecosystems“ on biodiversity, land use and forests in which I have participated as a lecturer on the … Continue reading
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Bina Agarwal awarded the prestigious 2017 Balzan Prize
Bina Agarwal, former President of the International Society For Ecological Economics and currently Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester, has been awarded the prestigious Balzan prize for her pathbreaking work in women in agriculture and gender studies. The … Continue reading
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Call for Future ISEE Conference Organizers
ISEE holds its conference biennially. These conferences normally attract 500-900 social and natural scientists. In 2010 we met in Oldenburgl, in 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, in 2014 in Iceland, and in 2016 in Washington DC. In 2018 the Conference will … Continue reading
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