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WEBINAR: Meta-analyses and case studies in the social-environmental sciences
Join us for a webinar with Michael Cox and Sergio Villamayor-Tomas on 14 August 2020 08:00 (GMT-7) https://asu.zoom.us/j/96942018925
Scientific Committee Online Meeting in June 2020
After meeting in person last December in Lüneburg, the Scientific Committee came together on 15 June virtually.
Two PhD positions and one Postdoctoral research position on ‘Values of Nature’s Contributions to People’
Prof. Berta Martín-López has opened two PhD positions and one postdoctoral research position at Leuphana University of Lüneburg to work on ‘Demand and values of Nature’s Contributions to People in the Kilimanjaro Mountain’.
An update on MigSoKo
The aim of MigSoKo is to disentangle the relationships between ecosystem change, population pressure, human migration, and environmental impacts of migration. To achieve this we [...]
Special Issue Meeting 2019 in Lueneburg, Germany
Participants of the PECS workshop to celebrate 10 years of PECS. Photograph taken by Mara Ibere, student of the Environmental Science Major [...]
Our Future On Earth 2020 report launched
Humanity is at a critical stage in the transition to a more sustainable planet and society. Our actions in the next decade will determine our [...]
Exciting times for PECS in 2019
Exciting times for PECS in 2019 10 years on from its inception, PECS will begin a process of renewal and restructuring. [...]
Postdoctoral Research Position on Social-Ecological Interactions
Postdoctoral Research Position on Social-Ecological Interactions Application deadline: 14 February 2019 Apply for this fantastic postdoc opportunity, based at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in [...]
Introducing Odi, the new PECS director
Introducing Odi, the new PECS director Odi is taking the reigns from Albert to lead PECS into its new phase. Odirilwe (Odi) Selomane [...]
New Chairs of the Science Committee!
New Chairs of the Science Committee! Berta Martín-López and Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs will lead the PECS science committee as PECS heads into its [...]
SES influence on ecosystem service perception using a PECS approach
SES influence on ecosystem service perception using a PECS approach Authors from the WaterSES project put the PECS approach into action comparing the [...]
Historical legacies of land use decisions on ecosystem services
Historical legacies of land use decisions on ecosystem services The new paper titled, ''Modeling how land use legacy affects the provision of ecosystem [...]
URBAN PLANET the new open acess book out now!
URBAN PLANET the new open acess book out now! What does the future of urban sustainability look like? This new book highlights the [...]
Berta Martín-López and Alexander van Oudenhoven take the helm at the International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management (IJBESM)
Berta Martín-López and Alexander van Oudenhoven take the helm at the International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management (IJBESM) IJBESM announces [...]
The global south is rich in sustainability lessons
The global south is rich in sustainability lessons A new Comment by Prof. Harini Nagendra in Nature outlines the role of the global [...]
Leverage Points 2019
Leverage Points 2019 Lüneburg, Germany will host this major international conference on sustainability research and transformation in February 2019 About the Conference Humanity [...]
Berta Martín-López interview: The paradigm of nature’s contributions to people
Berta Martín-López interview: The paradigm of nature's contributions to people Recently Future Earth interviewed Dr Berta Martín-López, from the PECS SC, regarding the [...]
IPBES Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration
IPBES Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration Worsening worldwide land degradation now ‘critical’ - undermining well-being of 3.2 billion People. Worsening land [...]