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How can Sustainability Science help tackle some of the pressing sustainability challenges that Africa is facing? This is the main question that ICSS2016 will aim to answer, treating topics as diverse as agriculture, food security, biodiversity conservation, mining resources, urban sustainability, green economic transitions and transdisciplinary research in the African context. ICSS2016 will bring together a group of leading international experts from academia and practice representing a rich diversity of disciplinary perspectives. The conference will take place 2-3 March, and is hosted by the Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Studies (STIAS), University of [...]

One Masters level bursary (R80 000 pa) and one PhD level bursary (R120 000 pa) are available for an exciting interdisciplinary project in the Eastern Cape, and based at Rhodes University in Grahamstown.   Project title: A place to belong: urban planning, housing and greening We seek motivated and enthusiastic students to conduct Masters and PhD research as part of an interdisciplinary team to investigate the worldviews and experiences of nature and use of natural resources and elements in the context of urban residents and its implications for urban planning, housing [...]

Conservation Ecology and Entomology Senior Lecturer /Lecturer (Ref. AW02/024/01116) Apply online at www.sun.ac.za/english/careers Our departmental mission is “to undertake teaching, research and technology transfer in ecology, conservation and management of utilised landscapes and their surrounds”. To this end, there are seven strategic research thrusts: Conservation Planning and Management in Agricultural Landscapes * Restoration Ecology and Landscape Ecology Conservation of Symbioses Vertebrate Conservation Invertebrate Conservation * Area-wide Pest Management on Selected Crops * Applied Physiological Ecology * * Recommended research thrusts for this position For more information, download the full advertisement [...]

ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability is a global association of over 1000 cities and other subnational government members who are committed to sustainable development. We provide technical services, capacity building and cutting- edge urban solutions to our member cities. ICLEI’s African Head Office is based in Cape Town, serving Members across Sub-Saharan Africa (www.iclei.org). ICLEI Africa invites suitably qualified individuals to apply for the positions below, for appointment as soon as possible: Professional Officer: Urban Biodiversity Expert Professional Officer: Planning Expert Senior Financial Officer (SFO) Communications Manager ICLEI Africa Internships For [...]

Land degradation determination through state parameter shift This proposal has been funded for three years by the South African National Research Foundation. The grant-holder is Prof Bob Scholes of the Global Change and Sustainability Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand. Prof Scholes is also co-chair of the global Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. The aim of the project is to put the detection, diagnosis and quantification of land degradation onto a more scientifically sound basis in Southern Africa, using a new [...]