The world is grappling with a range of interconnected sustainability crises, as nations seek to achieve sustainable prosperity and resilience on a finite and environmentally degraded planet. Universities are crucial to tackling these challenges at multiple levels. They provide groundbreaking research into the root causes of climate challenges – and the most promising solutions to...Read More
Climate change impacts gripped the globe in 2024, with cascading impacts from mountain peaks to ocean depths and on communities, economies and the environment. The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record, capping a decade of unprecedented heat fuelled by human activities, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Greenhouse gas levels...Read More
Job description Successful applicant will perform action research in the context of an Interreg NWE funded project Smart Community-Owned Renewable Energy Management (SmartCORE). SmartCORE offers a strategy to make the future NWE energy system resilient and ready for more RES by engaging Energy Communities (ECs) in the integral energy management beyond mere RES production. However, current Energy...Read More
Job description We are looking for an enthusiastic and qualified MSc, with a degree in biology, ecology, environmental science, physics, mathematics, or equivalent and experience in modelling and/or computational analysis, who wishes to pursue a PhD at the Systems Ecology section which is part of the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE). Tropical forest...Read More
Job description The post-doctoral fellow will work at IFREMER’s Maritime Economics Unit, part of the UMR AMURE-Centre de droit et d’économie de la mer, based in Brest on the premises of the Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM). Maritime Economics Unit is part of UMR AMURE (https://www.umr-amure.fr/), a social science laboratory specializing in marine...Read More
With the effects of environmental degradation becoming more apparent, high-quality environmental journalism is more important than ever. But like the journalism sector as a whole, environmental reporting has been affected by shifting business models that have reduced the availability of resources for reporting, shrinking press freedoms in many countries and a lack of early-stage career...Read More
Application’s Open: 1st January 2025 – 1st March 2025 Award: Up to £30,000 Opportunity: x 6 conservation grants made available to individuals and small organisations working to protect EDGE species or EDGE zones worldwide. Grants will be awarded over 1 year, with an optional 1 year no-cost-extension offered to all candidates. Scope: Increasing the capacity...Read More
GBIF invites all current GBIF participants to submit concept notes for project funding through the Capacity Enhancement Support Programme (CESP), which enables collaboration between GBIF participants to address identified needs at regional and global levels. Deadline for submitting concept notes through the GBIF Grants Portal: 4 February 2025, 23:59 CET (UTC+1) This call aligns with the GBIF Capacity Development Framework. It...Read More
Tanzania imetia saini mkataba wa Euro milioni 39.9 na Shirika la Maendeleo la Ufaransa (AFD) kwa ajili ya kuimarisha usimamizi wa mashamba ya miti ya serikali na kuhifadhi misitu ya mikoko. Mradi huu unalenga kuongeza thamani ya kiuchumi na kiikolojia ya sekta ya misitu huku ukikabiliana na changamoto mbalimbali. Akizungumza wakati wa hafla ya kusaini...Read More
