ISEE- ISSST 2019 Feedback and 2020 Call for Themes/Activities August 16, 2019International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology ISSST 2019 feedback request! + ISSST 2020 call for themes & organizers! ISSST 2019 feedback Thanks to all those who made it out to Portland last month for helping to make ISSST 2019 … Continue reading → The post ISSST 2019 Feedback and 2020 Call for Themes/Activities appeared […]
- EcoSummit Abstract Submission Open August 12, 2019Updates and deadlines Abstract submission open Abstract submission is now open for EcoSummit 2020. This is an open Call for Abstracts for presentations and posters to be submitted against the symposium topics listed on the conference website. Abstract submission deadline: 15 November 2019 EcoSummit … Continue reading → The post EcoSummit Abstract Submission Open appeared first on The International […]
- USSEE August Updates August 8, 2019USSEE General Membership Minutes 6-27-17-jsGeneral Membership Meeting, ISEE 2020, and more… Join the USSEE General Membership Meeting: 8/13, 6:30 pm EST We would like to invite all USSEE members to join us for the general membership meeting at the ESA/USSEE … Continue reading → The post USSEE August Updates appeared first on The International Society […]
- The New Environmental Economics: Sustainability and Justice August 8, 2019Polity would like to announce a recent title: The New Environmental Economics: Sustainability and Justice – By Eloi Laurent We are pleased to announce a special discount of 20% for Members of ISEE: Discount Code: ISEE1 Expiration date: 25 Mar 2020 … Continue reading → The post The New Environmental Economics: Sustainability and Justice appeared first […]
- Funded PhD Scholarship Manchester Metropolitan University August 6, 2019The socio-economic and financial implications of hydrogen use for transport and gas supply Funded PhD Scholarship Summary Hydrogen and fuel cell technology have the potential to largely contribute to the decarbonization of the energy system. The possible applications to the … Continue reading → The post Funded PhD Scholarship Manchester Metropolitan University appeared first on […]
- August ASAUEE News of Ecological Economy August 6, 2019From the Argentine-Uruguayan Association of Ecological Economics we want to invite you to be part of a learning space in Ecological Economics in Uruguay . This space proposes a series of meetings that will take place in a modality to be … Continue reading → The post August ASAUEE News of Ecological Economy appeared first on […]
- Call for Sub-Themes for Degrowth/ISEE Conference, 2020 July 31, 2019The 7th International Degrowth and 16th ISEE Joint Conference Building Alternative Livelihoods in Times of Ecological and Political Crisis Call for sub-themes We are delighted to announce that the first ever joint conference between the International Degrowth Research Network and … Continue reading → The post Call for Sub-Themes for Degrowth/ISEE Conference, 2020 appeared first […]
- Post Doc Opportunity in New Zealand July 31, 2019Position Title: Post-Doctoral Scientist Reports To: Director of NZAGRC, Dr. Harry Clark Direct Reports: Nil Group: NZAGRC Key Relationships: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chapter 7 authors, Research Stakeholders, Scientists Location: Grasslands Campus, Palmerston North WHO WE ARE We are … Continue reading → The post Post Doc Opportunity in New Zealand appeared first on […]
- COP-25 Santiago Chile July 31, 2019Want to attend COP-25 2019 UN Climate Negotiations in Santiago, Chile? The ISEE now has Observer Status at the UNFCCC’s annual climate negotiations, known as the COP or Conference of Parties. This year COP-25, will take place in Santiago, Chile … Continue reading → The post COP-25 Santiago Chile appeared first on The International Society […]
- PhD opportunity at ICTA-UAB July 24, 2019Vulnerability to climate and agrarian change in rural Spain PhD position at ICTA-UAB, 2020-2023. The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) is offering a PhD scholarship to candidates who would like to pursue … Continue reading → The post PhD opportunity at ICTA-UAB appeared first on The International […]
- ISSST 2019 Feedback and 2020 Call for Themes/Activities August 16, 2019
Tag Archives: Deforestation
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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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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