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Wildfires in areas contaminated with Caesium-137 following Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe in 1986.

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March 31, 2022

The ongoing military escalation in Ukraine may release Caesium-137 from contaminated soils and vegetation. A group of scientists and remote sensing experts from Greenpeace and GLP members call for increased monitoring and assessment of the environmental and health implications and broader land system impacts of combat on the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) and beyond.   Read full post

Event

April 13, 2022

The Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress is a series of gatherings that unite global research leaders, experts, industries and innovators to inspire action and promote a sustainability transformation.

Event

April 13, 2022

Landscape ecology – making the future, learning from the past. The IALE 2022 European Landscape Ecology Congress aims to highlight landscape ecology as the transdisciplinary platform linking past, present and future. This approach is especially needed now when the world is facing global challenges such as climate crisis, biodiversity loss, environmental pollution, mass migration and urbanization.

Event

March 31, 2022

This free, online taining will focus on using remote sensing and geospatial data within the NASA-supported UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL) to take action on national conservation and sustainable development priorities.

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March 31, 2022

This free, four-part, advanced training builds on the previous ARSET agricultural training. This webinar series is a collaboration between ARSET, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), European Space Agency (ESA), United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), University of Stirling, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), and the CEOS Working Group on Capacity Building & Data Democracy (WGCapD). Available in English and Spanish.

Jobs

March 31, 2022

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) seeks to appoint up to 5 quantitative Environmental Scientists as either postdoctoral researchers or PhD students. The successful applicants will contribute to a number of EU-funded research projects exploring the impacts of environmental and policy change on land use and ecosystems, including biodiversity at large spatial scales (European to global). Deadline: 22 April 2022

News

March 31, 2022

Papers that analyze the potential governance implications of blockchain innovations within agriculture and propose suggestions for taking power relations into account are also welcomed. Deadline: 9 April 2022

News

March 21, 2022

Not Rocket Science episode in Threshold podcast  look at some models for how we can realistically meet the 1.5C goal and get to net zero by 2050.

Event

March 21, 2022

The second SRI Inkundla Conference will strive to build bridges between the sciences, sectors, community members, and countries by focusing on the power of science to transcend conflict and foster peaceful transitions to sustainability. The conference offer two interactive conversations with different speakers with both academic and lived experience in advancing peaceful dialogue through science. Dates and time: 28 March 2022 – 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm South Africa Standard Time (SAST) 31 March 2022 – 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm South Africa Standard Time (SAST)

Event

March 21, 2022

Sustainability leaders, experts, industry and innovators from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific are invited to share their knowledge on sustainability challenges and opportunities in the Oceania region as part of a major international sustainability event.