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2016 Mäler Scholarship in Environmental Economics The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics (www.beijer.kva.se) is pleased to announce a new round of the Mäler Scholar competition. The institute is an international center of excellence at the interface of ecology and economics. It is based in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden and has a small staff of researchers who work on a variety of ecological-economics issues. The institute is now accepting applications from researchers who are interested in spending up to 6 months at the institute during January [...]

SUSPLACE is a Marie Curie Actions Initial Training Network funded by the European Commission that will kick-off October 1, 2015. SUSPLACE aims to train 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESR) in innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to study sustainable place-shaping practices. These 15 ESR positions at six universities are now open for application till October 1, 2015. See the list of the 15 individual research projects and host universities below. The SUSPLACE approach will provide insight into how to utilize the full potential of places and communities for development and help to build capacities of [...]

Natural Resource Co-management Facilitator This fixed-term contract position has opened at the Association of Water and Rural Development (AWARD), an NGO based in Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province. This position will form part of the AWARD team within the USAID RESILIM-Olifants program, the purpose being to reduce vulnerability through building improved transboundary governance and management of the Olifants Catchment so as to enhance the resilience of its people and ecosystems through systemic and social learning approaches.  The post is based at AWARD’s office in Hoedspruit. This is a middle to senior management [...]

Abstract submission is now open for Urban Transitions 2016 which will take place 5-9 September 2016 in Shanghai. Cities are incredibly vibrant centres of innovation, education, employment and commerce. Today, more than half of the world population lives in urban areas, and each week, the urban population increases globally by 1.3 million. As we become a mainly urban species, we have significant challenges and exciting opportunities ahead of us, as we try to transition towards a more: Economically competitive urban future Sustainable and resilient urban future Equitable and inclusive urban [...]

The Sustainability Research Unit (www.nmmu.ac.za/sru) at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University  (NMMU) has opportunities for post-graduate students at PhD and Master's level with a keen interest in transdisciplinary research at the interface between society, ecosystems and sustainability in the Garden Route. Examples of topics include: risk, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change;  incentives and motivations for ecosystem stewardship; collaborative management of watersheds; conceptualizing and modelling human-nature relationships; perceptions of ecosystem degradation and restoration; framings, mental models and mind-sets about nature; management decision making about natural resources, and especially the management of [...]