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G7 Vision for Action on Food Security and Nutrition [01.06.2016]
The leaders of the G7 met in Ise-Shima on 26 and 27 May 2016 to address major global economic and political challenges. In the “G7 Vision for Action on Food Security and Nutrition” they have identified collective actions in three focus areas, namely empowering women, improving nutrition through a people - centered approach, and ensuring sustainability and...more
International Conference on Citizen Science – Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy; 19–21 May 2016 in Berlin [17.05.2016]
The First International European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) Citizen Science Conference 2016 will take place from 19th to 21st of May 2016 in Berlin. The trans-disciplinary conference will highlight, demonstrate and debate the innovation potential of citizen science for science, society and policy, and its role within open science and innovation.more
SRU-Umweltgutachten 2016: "Impulse für eine integrative Umweltpolitik" [11.05.2016]
Der Sachverständigenrat für Umweltfragen (SRU) übergab das Umweltgutachten 2016 mit dem Titel "Impulse für eine integrative Umweltpolitik" an Umweltministerin Dr. Barbara Hendricks. Das Gutachten ist online verfügbar. more
European Development Days 2016 in Brussels on 15-16 June 2016 [09.05.2016]
The 10th edition of the European Development Days (EDD 2016) will take place in Brussels on 15-16 June 2016. For its tenth anniversary, EDD 2016 will focus on the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, making it one of the very first major conferences dedicated to the issue.more
Research data produced by the Joint Research Center of the EC is now publicly available [29.04.2016]
Research data produced by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) or in cooperation with other partners is now publicly available, in support of the European Commission’s strategy on Open Science for improved circulation of knowledge and thus innovation for generating growth. The first version of the JRC Data Catalogue is online and its datasets can be freely consulted and downloaded.more
Horizon 2020 Monitoring Report 2014 published [29.04.2016]
The first Annual Monitoring Report under the Horizon 2020 program of the European Commission was published. It is a comprehensive publication encompassing the analysis of Horizon 2020 through its calls closed in 2014. Evidence provided in the successive Annual Monitoring Reports will generate factual data that will feed into the Interim and Ex-post evaluations of Horizon 2020.more
EC High Level Policy Event - 25th April, 2016 - Innovative Ways for Sustainable Nutrition, Food Security and Inclusive Agricultural growth - Palais d’Egmont, Brussels [19.04.2016]
A EC High Level Policy Event on Innovative Ways for Sustainable Nutrition, Food Security and Inclusive Agricultural growth is taking place on 25th April at the Palais d’Egmont, Brussels from 9:30 - 17:30. Registration is required.more
Workshop on Evidence and Policy Making (30 Aug. - 2 Sept. 2016, Ispra, Italy) [18.04.2016]
Workshop on Evidence and Policy Making, which is jointly organised by the European Commission and the African Union Commission, together with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). The workshop will be held from 30 August to 2 September 2016, in Ispra, Italy. more
Symposium "Wie innovativ ist Nachhaltigkeitsforschung in Deutschland" am 13. Juni an der HAW Hamburg [18.04.2016]
Die HAW Hamburg veranstaltet am Montag, den 13. Juni ein Symposium zum Thema „Innovation in der Nachhaltigkeitsforschung: ein Beitrag zur Umsetzung der UNO Nachhaltigkeitsziele“.more
Global agricultural research and innovation community pledges action for sustainable development [15.04.2016]
International representatives from key sectors in agri-food research and innovation have pledged to ‘leave no one behind’, by committing to create more opportunities for rural women and youth, to equip tomorrow’s farmers and researchers with the skills they need, and to push for more investment so rural communities can grow and flourish. These were just some of the commitments...more
Permanent grassland: profitability, carbon sequestration and biodiversity [13.04.2016]
Permanent grasslands cover more than 60 million hectares across the EU-28 and they have a crucial role for many livestock production systems and other ecosystem-services. The EIP-AGRI Focus Group addressed the challenge of evaluating the current situation of Permanent Grassland (PGs) and the required paths for increasing their productivity in a sustainable way.more
2016 Global Food Policy Report [13.04.2016]
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) released its flagship publication, the 2016 Global Food Policy Report, which provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events in the past year, and examines key challenges and opportunities for the coming year.more
Roadmap towards an Africa-EU research and innovation partnership on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture [13.04.2016]
At the third meeting of the EU Africa High Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) on 4-5 April 2016 in Addis Ababa, senior officials adopted a roadmap towards an Africa-EU research and innovation partnership on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture.more
5th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit to take place in Kunming, China, August 2016 [11.04.2016]
SPS 2016 is the fifth of a young and successful series of Sustainable Phosphorus Summits that was launched in Linköping (Sweden) in 2010, and then went to Tempe (USA) in 2011, Sydney (Australia) in 2012 and Montpellier (France) in 2014, as related to the Global Phosphorus Research Initiative. It is a global, multidisciplinary event to discuss the phosphorus production and...more
8th International Phosphorus Workshop (IPW8) in Rostock (Germany), September 12-16, 2016 [11.04.2016]
The Leibniz ScienceCampus Phosphorus Research Rostock is pleased to host the 8th International Phosphorus Workshop (IPW8) in Rostock (Germany) with the theme PHOSPHORUS 2020 — CHALLENGES FOR SYNTHESIS, AGRICULTURE, AND ECOSYSTEMSmore
Pollinators Vital to Our Food Supply Under Threat – The first global assessment of pollinators released by IPBES [11.04.2016]
The assessment, titled Thematic Assessment of Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production and the first ever issued by IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services), is a groundbreaking effort to better understand and manage a critical element of the global ecosystem. It is also the first assessment of its kind that is based on the...more
Conference “Implementation of the 2030 agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals in and through Germany” on 10 and 11 May 2016 in Berlin [31.03.2016]
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs), which was adopted in September 2015 by the United Nations, every UN member country has to develop a plan how to bring the new agenda and the SDGs into reality – also Germany. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in Germany will be discussed in the planned conference. more
Joint conference “Jump-starting the SDG’s in Germany: Natural resources and sustainable consumption and production” on 2 – 4 May 2016 in Berlin [30.03.2016]
The German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) cordially invite you to the joint conference “Jump-starting the SDG’s in Germany: Natural resources and sustainable consumption and production” on 2 – 4 May 2016 in Berlinmore
Online consultation for developing the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management
[03.03.2016]
The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition team invites you to an open online consultation on the ‘Zero draft’ of the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management (VGSSM), which have just been released.more
Tropentag 2016 [16.02.2016]
Tropentag 2016 will take place at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU Vienna), Vienna, Austria, from September 18 - 21. This year's theme is 'Solidarity in a competing world - fair use of resources' and the call for papers addresses prospective procedures for solidarity and the fair use of increasingly scarce natural and non‐renewable resources around...more
SDG-Workshop "Walk the Talk" Anmeldeschluss morgen Mittwoch, den 11.11.2015 [10.11.2015]
Workshop am Donnerstag, den 19. November zum Thema der "Sustainable Development Goals" an. Zu Gast sind Frau Holzapfel und Francesco Burchi vom Deutschen Institut für Entwicklung.more
Walk the Talk - Wissenschaftliche Begleitung der Umsetzung der Sustainable Development Goals [19.10.2015]
Herzliche Einladung zu einem universitätsinternen interdisziplinären Workshop am Donnerstag, 19. November 2015, 10 - 12 Uhr im Hörsaal 36 (Kavaliersgebäude)more
“Save the Date“ SDG-Workshop [13.10.2015]
Das Forschungszentrum für Globale Ernährungssicherung und Ökosysteme lädt ein zum Workshop: Walk the Talk - Wissenschaftliche Begleitung der Umsetzung der SDG- Zielemore