ISEE- Updates and deadlines from the ISC: Calls for participation May 6, 2020Here are a number of important ISC initiatives and upcoming deadlines, which are outlined below. Nominations are sought to help establish a small group of experts that will represent the Council for an international alliance around COVID-19 education The ISC … Continue reading → The post Updates and deadlines from the ISC: Calls for participation […]
- MINE Discussion Paper Series May 4, 2020MINE – Mapping the Interplay between Nature and Economy A Digital Gateway to the Foundations of Ecological Economics Discussion Paper Series No. 658 Department of Economics Heidelberg University December 2018 https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/md/awi/forschung/deseminar/dp_658.pdf The post MINE Discussion Paper Series appeared first on The International Society for Ecological Economics.
- Independent Expert to Assist the Rio Doce Panel (RDP) April 20, 2020The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) seeks applications from qualified individuals with recognized expertise in social sciences; community participation and engagement; and community livelihoods, including indigenous and traditional communities, to serve on the Rio Doce Panel (RDP). IUCN … Continue reading → The post Independent Expert to Assist the Rio Doce Panel (RDP) […]
- Call for Nominations | IAFFE’s 2021 Agarwal Book Prize April 20, 20202021 SURAJ MAL AND SHYAMA DEVI AGARWAL BOOK PRIZE Call for Nominations Nomination Deadline: May 15, 2020 The International Association for Feminist Economics announces The Suraj Mal and Shyama Devi Agarwal Book Prize to be awarded biennially for a work … Continue reading → The post Call for Nominations | IAFFE’s 2021 Agarwal Book Prize […]
- ISEE Past-President Bina Agarwal in the News April 20, 2020Indian Express An edit page piece in Indian Express on strategic antibody testing to ease the lockdown in key sectors. UNU-WIDER Blog Blog post published by UNU-WIDER: COVID-19 and lockdowns: Are women more affected? The Impact of Lockdown on Poor Households … Continue reading → The post ISEE Past-President Bina Agarwal in the News appeared first […]
- UVM Earth Week panel discussion: Sustainability in the Pandemic Era on April 21, 2020 April 14, 2020The University of Vermont’s Gund Institute for Environment will host a virtual event, Sustainability in the Pandemic Era, on April 21 from 2:30-4 pm EDT. This Earth Week panel discussion will showcase perspectives on COVID-19 from Gund Fellows and Affiliates, including reports on preliminary research, … Continue reading → The post UVM Earth Week panel discussion: Sustainability in the Pandemic […]
- USSEE Webinar Series April 15, 2020 April 14, 2020USSEE Webinar Series: Ostrom, Commons, and Voluntary Environmental Programs Wednesday, April 15th, 1 pm EDT Erik Nordman will apply concepts from Elinor Ostrom’s work on managing the commons to analyze the 2030 District Energy Program About this Event Twenty cities … Continue reading → The post USSEE Webinar Series April 15, 2020 appeared first on […]
- USSEE March Newsletter March 30, 2020On behalf of the USSEE Board of Directors and staff, I would like to extend my best wishes to you all as you adapt to these unprecedented global challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. I realize that many of you … Continue reading → The post USSEE March Newsletter appeared first on The International Society […]
- Live Chat with Herman Daly and Kate Raworth March 30, 2020Herman Daly and Kate Raworth on Pandemic-Resistant Economies Tuesday, March 31 at 12 Noon Eastern As a follow-up to last Friday’s “After the Pandemic” webinar (available here on YouTube if you missed it), Andy Revkin is hosting a live chat TOMORROW with Herman Daly and Kate Raworth on … Continue reading → The post Live Chat with Herman Daly and Kate Raworth appeared […]
- E4A Webinar March 24 at Noon March 24, 2020“Anthropocene to the Ecozoic” Webinar on Wednesday, March 25 at 12 noon EDT This Wednesday at 12 noon EDT is the next webinar in our series “From the Anthropocene to the Ecozoic”. The last Wednesday of every month we’ll be highlighting … Continue reading → The post E4A Webinar March 24 at Noon appeared first on […]
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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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