ISEE- Call for inputs by the Standing Committee on Finance June 26, 2020Call for inputs by the Standing Committee on Finance relating to the organization of its next Forum The Conference of the Parties (COP) at its seventeenth session mandated the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) to organize a Forum for communication … Continue reading → The post Call for inputs by the Standing Committee on Finance […]
- 2020 Human Development Report June 16, 202017 June UNDP-UNEP, New York High-level Dialogue on the 2020 Human Development Report PEOPLE AND THE PLANET: The Future of Development in a Post-COVID-19 World WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020; 3:30 p.m. CET / 9:30 am EDT Register to Join the … Continue reading → The post 2020 Human Development Report appeared first on The International […]
- Life Beyond Capital June 3, 2020Prof John O’Neill, University of Manchester CUSP essay series on the Morality of Sustainable Prosperity | No 6 This essay forms part of a series within the work programme of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity, investigating the philosophical … Continue reading → The post Life Beyond Capital appeared first on The International Society […]
- What is Lost Through No Net Loss June 3, 2020John O’Neill Philosophy, School of Social Sciences, Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK (Received 26 October 2017; revised 08 June 2019; accepted 22 July 2019) Abstract No net loss approaches to environmental policy claim that … Continue reading → The post What is Lost Through No Net Loss appeared first […]
- University Teacher in Ecological Economics June 3, 2020Applications are invited for a 12-month fixed-term, full-time University Teacher in the area of ecological and environmental economics. The successful candidate will be required to teach compulsory courses on climate change economics to student cohorts at postgraduate taught (MSc) level. … Continue reading → The post University Teacher in Ecological Economics appeared first on The […]
- USSEE Newsletter June 2020 Job Opportunities June 1, 2020The U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station is seeking to hire a Research Economist with a duty station in Portland Oregon in the near future. The entry-level of this Research Economist is GS-110-12. A Ph.D. in Environmental Economics, Natural Resource … Continue reading → The post USSEE Newsletter June 2020 Job Opportunities appeared first on […]
- ESA 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting June 1, 20202020 ESA Annual Meeting Harnessing the Ecological Data Revolution From August 3-6, ESA will virtually host the Annual Meeting for ecologists from around the world. This is an opportunity to join your colleagues and leaders from various fields for four … Continue reading → The post ESA 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting appeared first on The […]
- USSEE 2020 Board Elections Open June 1, 2020USSEE 2020 Board Elections Open Voting is now open for 5 available USSEE board positions. All active USSEE members should have received an email yesterday with voting information. You can read about the candidates and cast your vote visit our website … Continue reading → The post USSEE 2020 Board Elections Open appeared first on The […]
- Urban Economics Association’s Weekly Summer Online Lecture Series June 1, 2020Urban Economics Association’s Weekly Summer Online Lecture Series This June and July, the Urban Economics Association is organizing a weekly online lecture series on urban economics. The purpose of these lectures is to provide Ph.D. students, post-docs, and junior faculty … Continue reading → The post Urban Economics Association’s Weekly Summer Online Lecture Series appeared […]
- USSEE Round Table Discussion: Beyond GDP: Measuring Genuine Progress June 1, 2020USSEE Round Table Discussion: Beyond GDP: Measuring Genuine Progress Wednesday, June 3rd, 3 pm EDT. To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ussee-panel-discussion-beyond-… About this Event: Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) is a metric designed to take fuller account of the well-being of a nation, … Continue reading → The post USSEE Round Table Discussion: Beyond GDP: Measuring Genuine Progress […]
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Tag Archives: Deforestation
Statement by the International Society for Ecological Economics on Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
STATEMENT BY THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS ON DEFORESTATION IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON August 28, 2019 The International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), a non-governmental scientific organization established in 1989, with affiliated regional societies on all continents, including Latin … Continue reading
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Tagged agrochemicals, biome, bolsonaro, brazilian amazon, burning, Deforestation, ISEE, latin america
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DECLARACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD INTERNACIONAL DE ECONOMÍA ECOLÓGICA (ISEE) SOBRE LA DEFORESTACIÓN EN LA AMAZONÍA BRASILEÑA
DECLARACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD INTERNACIONAL DE ECONOMÍA ECOLÓGICA (ISEE) SOBRE LA DEFORESTACIÓN EN LA AMAZONÍA BRASILEÑA 28 agosto 2019 La Sociedad Internacional de Economía Ecológica (ISEE), una organización científica no gubernamental establecida en 1989, con sociedades regionales afiliadas en todos … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon Rainforest, biodiversity financing, Brazil, brazilian amazon, conservation letters, Deforestation, droste, farley, may, rickets, ring, unesc, United Nations
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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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Tagged Agriculture, Amazon Agriculture, Amazon Conservation, Amazon Dams, Amazon Destruction, Amazon Logging, Amazon Mining, Amazon People, Amazon Soy, Cattle, Cattle Pasture, Cattle Ranching, Controversial, Corruption, Dams, Deforestation, Drivers Of Deforestation, energy, Energy Politics, environment, Environmental Crime, environmental politics, Ethnocide, forests, Green, Hydroelectric Power, Hydropower, Illegal Logging, Illegal Mining, Illegal Timber Trade, Indigenous Cultures, Indigenous Groups, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights, Industrial Agriculture, Infrastructure, Land Conflict, Land Grabbing, Land Rights, Land Use Change, Mining, Rainforest Deforestation, Rainforest Destruction, Rainforest Logging, Rainforest Mining, Rainforests, Roads, Saving The Amazon, Social Justice, Threats To The Amazon, timber trade, Traditional People, Tropical Deforestation
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Note on Brazilian Deforestation Statistics
Note by ECOECO regarding the Brazilian government’s failure to publish data from the DETER deforestation monitoring system in the Brazilian Amazon To control deforestation in the Amazon, the information furnished by satellite imagery are fundamental. The Brazilian Ministry of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, brasilia, Deforestation, deter, ECOECO, paulo mibielli carvalho, Philip Fearnside
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Can Cutting Down Trees Actually Help Save The Planet?
It may sound antithetical to what we usually hear about climate change, but cutting down some trees could actually be a good thing for our environment, according to new research. Trees provide natural carbon storage, and cutting them down leads … Continue reading
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Tagged Albedo, Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Climate Science, Dartmouth, Deforestation, Ecological Economics, ecosystem services, forests, Green News, Ice, New Hampshire, Reforestation, Research, science, Snow, Snow Coverage, Winter
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