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About Cirrus: Cirrus is a young consulting and research firm that advises governments and companies on climate change and the management of natural resources. The firm specialises in the land-use aspects of global change, providing advice on climate change mitigation and adaptation measures as well as on the science and governance of ecosystem services more broadly. Our strength lies in our robust analytical skills and willingness to tackle the multidisciplinary analyses that characterise the global-change domain. With a passion for ecology and economics, our intention is to provide key decision-makers [...]

The preparations for the fourth triennial Resilience conference “Resilience 2017 – Resilience Frontiers for Global Sustainability” in Stockholm, 21-23 August 2017, are well under way, and the call for sessions is now open at resilience2017.org To keep up to speed on conference updates such as registration, sessions and abstracts please visit the conference website and follow the conference Twitter account @ResilienceSTHLM. The monthly Stockholm Resilience Centre newsletter will also provide updates (subscribe). If you have any questions about Resilience 2017, please don’t hesitate to send an e-mail to resilience2017@src.su.se  

Assistant or Associate Professor of Social Ecological Systems Department of Environmental Science and Policy University of California, Davis Title: Assistant or Associate Professor of Social-Ecological Systems. The Department of Environmental Science and Policy in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis is recruiting an Assistant/Associate Professor Social-Ecological Systems with a preferred emphasis in governance and quantitative approaches including but not limited to network analysis, mathematical models, computational models, and empirical research. The candidate will be part of a cluster hire in a new Network [...]

Living Lands invite applicants to fulfil the role of Project Manager/ Landscape Mobiliser in the Langkloof for Living Lands for an initial period of 12 months, with the possibility of extending the contract to a permanent position. Reference: LLA52016 Job title: Landscape Mobiliser / Project Manager Location: Langkloof, Eastern Cape Duration: 12 months, with the possibility of a permanent position Hours: Usually 8am-5pm   Living Lands – The Organization The vision of Living Lands involves ‘collaborations working on living landscapes’*, which represents the connection amongst stakeholders and the undertaking of [...]

Terms of Reference – Bioregional integration officer: wildlife economy Full-time Contract: 2 ½ years R382 897 per annum (Full cost to company) Closing date: 10 August 2016 Purpose To integrate and support the implementation of local and bioregional programmes within the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere, contributing to the wildlife economy and natural resource programme outcomes and community empowerment strategies. Key performance areas 1. Develop a framework for bioregional programme integration and support to wildlife economy and natural resource implementation priorities; 2. Coordinate the K2C Research forum and participate in the [...]