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New video on “How to Apply Resilience Thinking”
Based on the recently published book “Principles for Building Resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social-Ecological Systems”, the Stockholm Resilience Centre has put together a video explaining the seven principles for applying a resilience approach and building resilience in social-ecological systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIwVqdVJxpI For more information, please visit the "Applying Resilience Thinking" website of the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
New paper in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
A new paper has just been published in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability on "Advancing sustainability through mainstreaming a social–ecological systems perspective", co-authored by a number of SAPECS-affiliated researchers including Reinette Biggs and Marja Spierenburg. In the paper, the authors discuss the ways in which the concept of social–ecological systems has facilitated a number of advancements, like the increased recognition of the dependence of humanity on ecosystems and the improved collaboration across disciplines, and between science and society. However, they also identify a number of areas in which the potential of a social–ecological systems perspective to [...]
New paper on Transdisciplinary Practice by SAPECS researchers
SAPECS-affiliated researchers Georgina Cundill and Dirk Roux have recently published a paper on "Nurturing communities of practice for transdisciplinary research" in the the journal Ecology & Society. Together with John Parker from Arizona State University, they explore the concept of a “transdisciplinary community of practice", which is defined as a cross-sectoral group of people with different backgrounds that share a common interest in finding solutions to a complex social-ecological problem. The authors share key lessons learned from engaging in such groups, and suggest ways in which these groups may be nurtured. For more detail, please [...]
SAPECS researchers receive Distinguished Community Engagement Award
The Rhodes University Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Community Engagement Award is presented annually to a Rhodes University staff member or group who has/have dedicated their time, skills, knowledge and expertise to forge mutually respectful, beneficial and socially significant initiatives and partnerships with the local Grahamstown community. The 2014 award was presented to the Jonga Phambili Sinethemba ("looking forward, we have hope") Research Project, a SAPECS-associated project run from the Department of Environmental Science at Rhodes University. The researchers honoured by the award are Professor Sheona Shackleton, Dr. Georgina Cundill, Mr. Nick Hamer, Mr. Monde Ntshudu, and Professor [...]
PECS conference: Session submission deadline extended to 25 May
Spier Estate | Stellenbosch | South Africa 3 - 5 November 2015 www.pecs2015.org CALL FOR SESSIONSDeadline extended to 25 May 2015 PECS 2015 will gather scientists from various disciplines, from within and beyond the PECS network, to share cutting-edge research insights on social-ecological dynamics in the Anthropocene. In a move to make the conference program as vibrant as possible, and to allow for innovative ideas and new collaborations to emerge we are welcoming submissions for different session types. Each session submission will be organised and managed by its own convener [...]
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Vacancy: Research Associate at The Cirrus Group (closing date 16 Oct)
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 [...]
Resilience 2017 now open for session proposals!
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
UC Davis faculty position in networks, governance, social-ecological systems
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 [...]
Available position: Project Manager / Landscape Mobiliser in the Langkloof, Eastern Cape
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 [...]