News 4 Nov 2016 Meeting summary: 44th IPCC PlenaryFuture Earth was present for the 44th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Plenary in Bangkok in October. At the meeting, the panel agreed on the outlines for two major reports.
News 3 Nov 2016 Plans to meet international climate targets may fall short, new report saysA new report from the United Nations Environment Programme presses for global action before 2020 to begin reducing greenhouse gases beyond what nations have already promised.
News 28 Oct 2016 (UPDATED) Call for nominations: Scoping Meeting for the draft outline of the IPCC's Sixth Assessment ReportSend in applications by 10 November to nominate yourself or others to participate in a scoping meeting for the draft outline of the next global-scale report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
News 25 Oct 2016 Press release: Report reveals a big dependence on freshwater fish for global food securityA new study finds that roughly 90 percent of freshwater fish harvested worldwide are caught in waterways facing severe environmental challenges.
News 24 Oct 2016 Draft report on African pollinators open for commentSubmit comments by 13 November on a new assessment on the state of African pollinators and their contribution to food security.
News 24 Oct 2016 Press release: Cities at the forefront of a sustainable futureIn 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in partnership with a host of organisations including Future Earth, will hold an international conference on climate change and cities.
News 20 Oct 2016 Scientists disappointed with New Urban Agenda agreed on by nations at Habitat III summitInternational efforts to shape the future of cities need to have a clear plan for addressing the urgent sustainability challenges facing cities, said urban researchers today at a press briefing in Quito, Ecuador.
News 20 Oct 2016 DEADLINE EXTENDED: Proposals for European Space Agency and Future Earth collaborationsThe deadline has been extended to 4 November for a call for projects that will use Earth observation data in global sustainability research.
News 19 Oct 2016 UPDATED: Take a survey on health priorities under Future EarthUpdate 19 October: This survey has now closed. You can read the results of the survey and important take-away messages in a report available online.
News 18 Oct 2016 See the winners of a global competition for cities data visualisation At an event Monday in Quito, Ecuador, leading experts in science and data visualisation announced the winners of a worldwide competition for interactive tools that allow users to explore cities in new and surprising ways. Check out the winning entries here.
News 14 Oct 2016 Join the Open Network powered by Future EarthNew members can sign up now to connect to professionals around the world committed to global sustainability.
News 14 Oct 2016 Future Earth launches new magazine for the AnthropoceneAnthropocene: Innovation in the Human Age is a print, digital and live magazine that taps the best minds in independent journalism to explore a new era in human history.
News 12 Oct 2016 Take part in an upcoming webinar on best practices on trandisciplinary and co-designed research.Listen to speakers Albert Norström and Henrik Österblom in the latest in this series of interactive webinars. Airs 28 October at two times.
News 12 Oct 2016 Join the upcoming webinar "The IPCC’s 1.5C Report: critical opportunities for social science to shape the future"Take part in this online discussion about how social scientists can contribute to a new special report from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change.
News 10 Oct 2016 Call for applications: Early career representatives in Knowledge-Action NetworksAre you an early career researcher or a professional newcomer? Join Future Earth's Knowledge-Action Networks by applying to become a member of their development teams. Deadline 2 November.
News 7 Oct 2016 Participate in a new survey on the social and political role of sustainability researchA new questionnaire seeks to gauge how scientists make sense of the “political and normative dimensions” of their work.
News 4 Oct 2016 Complete a survey on ecosystem services researchResearchers and others can take advantage of a new opportunity to help shape the research agenda for improving ecosystem service governance.
News 29 Sep 2016 Join a webinar exploring social-ecological transformations and seeds of a good AnthropoceneJoin Albert Norström, Per Olsson and others from Future Earth´s Transformations Knowledge-Action Network to discuss mobilising research around social-ecological transformations and exploring pathways towards a good Anthropocene.
News 22 Sep 2016 Job opening: Executive Director of TWASApply by 12 October for a new opportunity to lead The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS).
News 22 Sep 2016 New Public-Private Partnership Launched to Help Communities Bridge Gap Between Climate Data and Resiliency PlanningFuture Earth is a partner on a newly-launched effort to put data and information to use in helping communities respond to the impacts of climate change.
News 22 Sep 2016 Future Earth opening: Director of Communications (Stockholm)Future Earth is seeking a Director of Communications to lead the programme's creative communications efforts around global sustainability. Apply by 14 October.
News 21 Sep 2016 Global Research Highlights 2015: GMBAIn the past year, the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment helped to organise the biggest meeting of its kind in mountain research and worked to develop a web interface for the assessment of mountain biodiversity.
News 16 Sep 2016 Respond to a new draft scoping report from IPBESFuture Earth will contribute a coordinated response to a draft scoping report for an assessment of the sustainable use of wild species. Send in responses by 29 September.
News 14 Sep 2016 Watch the live stream for an event on health and sustainable development in a changing planetJoin speakers from Future Earth and more online 16 September for a discussion on the critical intersections between health and the environment.
