We were delighted by the clear consensus that emerged at the end of the Iceland conference, that population size and growth is one of the major factors in assessing the sustainability of economies and societies,
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) invites nominations for the Third Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen Annual Awards. The Awards will be announced during Delhi Sustainable Development Summit – DSDS 2015 (5-7 February 2015). Deadline for applications is
ISSC Newsletter August 2014 A new generation of global social science leaders The ISSC’s Fellows Programme was set up in 2012 to foster a new generation of globally networked social science leaders who will collaborate
Welcome to the Water Footprint Network’s July newsletter. I’m pleased to let you know that the new, improved version 1.1 of our Water Footprint Assessment Tool is now live and available for everyone to use
Friday is World Population Day, so the GrowthBusters team (which is down to me right now while Lynsey is on what I hope will be a temporary leave of absence) has been very focused on
Shortlisted Articles Currently Available Without Payment The Elinor Ostrom Prize of £1000 is awarded each year for the best full-length article published in the Journal of Institutional Economics in the preceding calendar year. Each annual
Tune in to NPR’s On Point Tomorrow to Hear Synapse Senior Economist Frank Ackerman Discuss Carbon Policy Synapse’s Frank Ackerman will join climatologist James Hansen to discuss carbon policy on NPR’s On Point tomorrow, May
The Ecosystem Services Partnership is a member organisation that aims to facilitate discussion and cooperation amongst its members. Therefore, ESP is actively involved in the organization and support of conferences and workshops. Every year, ESP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kinship Conservation Fellows Announces 18 Conservation Leaders Chosen for 2014 Cohort Conservation leaders based in 10 countries will gather in Bellingham, Washington, USA for a month-long fellowship exploring market-based approaches to environmental
The Kenneth Boulding Award committee of the International Society for Ecological Economics has unanimously decided to give the award for 2014 to Professor Peter Victor for his influential research on an ecological macroeconomics without growth
For over a decade, the Great Transition Initiative has advanced a visionary scenario of a future rooted in human solidarity, well-being for all, and ecological sustainability. It now enters a new phase with renewed energy
Call for Abstracts 22-24 October 2014 – Santiago de Chile The Organizing Committee of the Latin American Conference on Political Ecology invites the international academic community to participate in this event, which will be held
Elinor Ostrom Prize Elinor Ostrom, 1933-2012 A prize of £1000 is awarded each year for the best full-length article published in the Journal of Institutional Economics in the preceding calendar year. Each annual prize competition
Population Growth: A Multiplier of All ProblemsSummary Conclusions of Recent Research by Population Matters Conclusion and Recommendations Stable or reducing populations are an essential pre-condition for economic, social and biophysical sustainability – population growth makes
Calling all students from the northeast (and southeast, and Chicago metropolitan area)! C2C Fellows launches our spring sustainability leadership trainings with a workshops at Bard College (NY) on February 14-16. We move on to the
