From brianczech at juno.com Fri Jan 2 06:54:50 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 14:54:50 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: European Job Market for Environmental and Resource Economists Message-ID: <20090102.095450.8325.1@webmail06.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- European Job Market for Environmental and Resource Economists Job Market papers at the 17th Annual Conference of the EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMISTS (EAERE) 24-27 June 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Deadline for paper submissions: 1 February 2009 A European Job Market for Environmental and Resource Economists is organised within the 17th EAERE Annual Conference, to be held in Amsterdam from the 24th to the 27th of June, 2009, in Amsterdam. The Job Market aims to offer the two sides of the market - institutions with open positions and candidates looking for a job - both a virtual and a physical place to meet and look for the best match. Candidates, universities, public and private institutions, and corporations are invited to apply to participate in the Job Market. Candidates submitting a paper to the EAERE Annual Conference have the option of marking their papers as "Job Market Papers" at the submission process. Job Market Papers go through the standard review process as any other papers submitted to the Conference. Accepted Job Market Papers are allocated in the regular sessions with the same criteria of any other paper. Job Market Papers will be marked as so in the printed and on-line Conference programme, where it will be possible to see a list of Job Market Papers being presented in the Conference. Candidates' profiles and information on open positions are posted in the EAERE website - free of charge - throughout the whole year. Candidates and institutions that intend to physically participate in the Job Market by organising job interviews at the Annual Conference are listed in the same page. Interviews must be organised by the participants in the market directly. A limited number of rooms situated within the Conference venue is available for Job Market interviews: institutions can book them. Rooms are allocated among the different institutions that apply on a first-come first-serve basis. Information on how to apply to the job market is available at http://www.eaere.org/job.html Information on the submission of papers is available at http://ww.eaere2009.org * Please accept our apologies for any crossed e-mails. ____________________________________________________________ European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)Castello, 5252, I-30122 Venice, Italytel. +39 041 2711458; fax +39 041 2711461;e-mail: eaere at eaere.orgURL: http://www.eaere.org ____________________________________________________________ Click now for fast, reliable freight services! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw1Q3nk703YdRlG6YqqOYjYm9rajnLVCe9L6le50H7OXOgG0M/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090102/03cb7fac/attachment.html From brianczech at juno.com Fri Jan 2 13:06:27 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:06:27 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: National Ecosystem Services Research Partnership Opportunity Message-ID: <20090102.160627.23264.4@webmail07.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- National Ecosystem Services Research Partnership Opportunity The Ecosystem Services Research Program (ESRP) at the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking partners for a National Ecosystem Services Research Partnership. The Partnership goals are to: 1. establish ecosystem service standards, indicators, and measurement protocols that support environmental accounting systems and markets; 2. advance ecosystem service valuation techniques; 3. create institutional capacity for investments in natural capital that provides sustainable flows of ecosystems services; and 4. improve the ability to perform ecosystem service assessments across institutional, spatial, and temporal scales. One possible action for the Partnership is to establish multiple Centers of Excellence that can host long-term inquiry in particular geographic areas with unique challenges and implementation opportunities, such as large metropolitan centers, coastal areas, or other biogeographically or politically-defined regions. The participants, organizational structure, responsibilities, and funding opportunities will be determined in collaboration with interested parties through future communications, including meetings, telephone conferences, and correspondence. The purpose of this announcement is to identify interested parties from the governmental, nongovernmental, and private sectors interested in pursuing a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional, national research partnership. Overview Ecosystem services are vital for public health and the well-being of human communities. Improved understanding of ecosystem services across institutional, spatial, and temporal scales is crucial for designing management strategies and institutional and governmental policies intended to increase and sustain the value of ecosystem services. The ESRP is focused on understanding the present and future ecological dynamics of ecosystem services to create a solid scientific foundation for environmental decision-making. Approximately 200 EPA scientists with an annual in-house budget of $62 million are associated with this program and will participate in the Partnership; EPA funding will primarily support this in-house research effort. For more information on the ESRP, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/ecology/. The Partnership will join not only ecology and economics, but also law, public policy, and business, among other disciplines. The ESRP proposes a three-part framework to understand ecosystem services research: (1) the ecology frame; (2) the economic-ecologic frame; and, (3) the institutional frame. The ecology frame focuses on the biophysical characterization of ecosystem functions and services, seeking to make multidimensional, multi- scalar phenomena quantifiable using methods that are replicable across contexts. The economic-ecologic frame is intended to advance and extend research at the interface between ecology and economics, often using joint economic-ecological models to characterize production relationships between ecosystem status and the delivery of economically valuable services. The institutional frame emphasizes law, policy, and business research to enable routine, operational investments in ecosystem services. The ESRP?s core strength is in the ecology frame. ESRP research products (e.g., ecological methods, data, maps, and models) will be EPA?s primary contribution to the Partnership. We seek feedback from all potential partners on ways to make our research products more valuable for decision- making within the public and private sectors. We encourage others to use this Partnership to critique, refine, extend, and apply ESRP research in novel ways, including branding, investment standards, marketing, or other approaches that can create revenue streams from ecosystem service investments. The ESRP is also using strategic partnerships to advance its work within the economic-ecologic frame. Establishing a research focus within the institutional frame is of the utmost importance to the ESRP, and we especially seek partners to advance this area. Institutional approaches will necessarily draw upon research from the ecology and economic-ecologic frames. They must also respond to a different set of challenges related to the design of institutional policies and instruments required to enable significant private, public, and municipal sector investments in the protection and restoration of ecosystem services. Invitation We invite interested organizations, public or private, to participate in this exciting research and development venture with EPA through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) or other appropriate instrument (e.g., Memoranda of Understanding or Interagency Agreements). For more information on CRADAs, the most probable instrument, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/osp/ftta.htm. To Indicate Interest Please reply in an email to Alexander Macpherson (macpherson.alex at epa.gov) by February 15, 2009, if you are interested in pursuing participation in this research partnership. In your response, please provide the following information: 1. Name and address of your organization 2. Name, address, telephone number, and email address of organization?s contact person 3. Area(s) of research that most interest your organization Next Steps Early in 2009, the ESRP will convene the first of a series of meetings that will include key respondents to this announcement to refine the vision, objectives, and next steps for the Partnership. Meeting participants will discuss issues such as: (1) membership and organization of the Partnership; (2) participants and their responsibilities; (3) developing a multi-year research strategy; and, (4) developing a funding strategy that leverages EPA?s in-house investment. We will incorporate the perspectives and insights from this meeting to refine and formalize the Partnership, its representatives, their responsibilities, and its research and funding strategy. EPA Technical Contacts Iris Goodman goodman.iris at epa.gov 202-343-9854 Alexander Macpherson macpherson.alex at epa.gov 919-541-9770 ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find the right tools for any job! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw27KGv5XsNOc58M75KXRAPpN54pvx7s5k4M6FO5b5SjPX1dK/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090102/afdb30a3/attachment.htm From luisgutierrez at peoplepc.com Mon Jan 5 03:08:00 2009 From: luisgutierrez at peoplepc.com (Luis Gutierrez) Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:08:00 -0500 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] The Sustainable Development Paradox Message-ID: <4961EA10.6040304@peoplepc.com> The January 2009 issue of the E-Journal of "Solidarity, Sustainability, and Nonviolence" has been posted. As always, it is open access. Simply click the following link: The Sustainable Development Paradox http://pelicanweb.org/solisustv05n01.html A series of articles on "dimensions of sustainable development" is being published. The January 2009 issue shows the impossibility of integrating the social, economic, and political dimensions of sustainable development unless "homo economicus" becomes "homo solidarius." Please post and/or forward this notice to friends and colleagues who might be interested in the complex issues of human development, international solidarity, and environmental sustainability. See the archive for links to previously posted issues (annotated with content outlines): May 2005 to December 2008 http://pelicanweb.org/solisust.html The current economic and environmental crises confirm the importance of the issues we are researching. Any feedback is deeply appreciated. Sincerely, Luis _____________ Luis T. Gutierrez, Ph.D. Editor, Solidarity, Sustainability, and Nonviolence http://pelicanweb.org/solisust.html From brianczech at juno.com Wed Jan 7 14:34:51 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 22:34:51 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] sustainability thinker needed for editing special issue Message-ID: <20090107.173451.22081.0@webmail05.dca.untd.com> too booked for more editing in 09 so anyone interested should contact Werner, who gave permission to forward the request... ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Dear Brian, I trust you had a good start in 2009. A publisher out of Basel, Switzerland is launching a new journal called Sustainability. It will be open access, as all the other ones they already have. I am involved in the editorial board and was asked to see if there is interest in having a special issue dedicated to "Sustainable wildlife management and conservation". The title could be changed, but wildlife should be the focus. We are looking for a professional who would be willing to be guest editor for this special issue. It occurred to me to start by asking you, as your focus is basically on just this. It is my understanding that in this first round there are no charges to authors (which is usually the case for OA journals). If someone is interested, please let me have their name, affiliation and contacts which I would forward. The institution of affiliation should be in a developed country. With my best regards, Werner http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability Werner Flueck, PhD National Council for Scientific Research, Argentina Institute of Natural Resources Analysis Universidad Atlantida Argentina C.C. 176, 8400 Bariloche, Argentina ____________________________________________________________ Need cash? 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As the chair of the student affairs committee of the Society for Conservation Biology, I would like to mention to you the Student Awards Competition. This competition is open to all students submitting an abstract for an oral presentation (an additional extended abstract is needed); we're hoping to have a strong contingent of students from all over the world. I would like to ask the members of the list to spread the word among students about these awards. In past meetings, the session where the 12 student finalists present has consistently been one of the best-attended and highest quality events. Students have the option of applying for these awards when they submit their abstracts on the meeting website with instructions for submission on the meeting website (http://www.conbio.org/2009/abstracts). Of course, we are also waiting for a lot of international presentations from non-students at the meeting. I therefore ask the members of the listserv to spread the word about this deadline to all their colleagues. Sincerely, Dave Patrick David A. Patrick Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate Student Affairs Committee Chair, Society for Conservation Biology 241 Illick Hall State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210 Tel. 315 470 4855 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We are starting the assignment process for articles for Volumes 4 - 6 in the series with a deadline of May 1, 2009: Volume 4: Green Cities Volume 5: Green Business Volume 6: Green Consumerism This comprehensive project will be published in stages by SAGE eReference and will be marketed to academic and public libraries as a digital, online product available to students via the library?s electronic services. The Series Editor is Paul Robbins, Ph.D., University of Arizona, and the General Editor for Volumes 4 and 5 is Nevin Cohen, Ph.D., The New School, and General Editor for Volume 6 is Juliana Mansvelt, Ph.D., Massey University. Both the series editor and general editors will be reviewing each submission to the project. If you are interested in contributing to this cutting-edge reference, it can be a notable publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden your publishing credits. SAGE Publications offers an honorarium ranging from SAGE book credits for smaller articles up to free access to the online product for contributions totaling 10,000 words or more per volume. The list of available articles is already prepared, and as a next step we will e-mail you the Article List (Excel file) from which you can select topics that best fit your expertise and interests. Additionally, Style and Submission Guidelines will be provided that detail article specifications. If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding reference with the Green Series, please contact me by the e-mail information below. Please provide a brief summary of your academic/publishing credentials in environmental issues. Thanks very much. Ellen Ingber Author Manager Golson Media green at golsonmedia.com From brianczech at juno.com Wed Jan 14 09:32:25 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:32:25 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Postdoc on economics of climate change adaptation, Australian Nati onal University Message-ID: <20090114.123225.5081.0@webmail07.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Postdoctoral Fellowship on economics of climate change adaptation The Australian National University, Canberra Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific We are looking for an early career researcher to work on the economics and policy of climate change adaptation, applied to issues relevant in Australia. The position is part of the Environmental Economics Research Hub, which supports integrated economic research that provides immediate and continuing policy impacts. The research could be on any aspect relevant to economics and policy for climate change adaptation, for example public investment in climate change resilient infrastructure, the respective role of markets and regulation in facilitating adaptation, interaction between new climate related policies and existing policies, and Australia?s engagement with the region on adaptation. Both theoretical and applied research is welcome. A well-defined research agenda to enable research outputs within a short timeframe is essential. The successful applicant will engage in dialogue with staff at relevant government departments and agencies, to inform the research and broaden the dissemination of findings. Location Canberra/ACT Term of Contract Fixed Term of 1 Years Grade ANU level A Salary Package A$51,182 - A$68,413 pa plus 17% superannuation Closing Date 13 February 2009 Details: http://jobs.anu.edu.au/PositionDetail.aspx?p=496 Enquires: Frank.Jotzo at anu.edu.au ____________________________________________ Dr Frank Jotzo The Australian National University Research Fellow, College of Asia and the Pacific Deputy Director, ANU Climate Change Institute Theme leader climate change, Environmental Economics Research Hub frank.jotzo at anu.edu.au ph +61-2-612-54367 ____________________________________________________________ Click for free info on getting a merchant account for your business. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw1RmGydFlhNVXgay13KWaVaBlvT0J2578rTsFDeuttk0iKRG/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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More specifically, students with good microeconometric skills may be interested in the project: "When do Good Intentions make it to the Check Out? Value, Desire and Willingness to Pay for Sustainable Goods" Students with interests in political economy and development/ poverty/ agriculture may be interested in the project: "Label Proliferation, Choice and Sustainable Consumption" Note that the closing date is 2nd February 2009. Thanks, Dan Dan Rigby Environmental Economics, Social Sciences Manchester University M13 9PL tel: +44 (0)161 275 4808 fax: +44 (0)161 275 4812 ____________________________________________________________ Click now for huge savings on quality flooring materials! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2eA8I87f08sbym8HunMCNxiTeNg49QdA8KgHHh64B6UhTdy/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Teaching will include courses in energy economics, applied economics, transportation and energy and/or energy policy. The candidate will also assist in the development of courses related to an energy economics certificate and participate in courses in sustainability policy and practice. The successful candidate will receive a primary appointment in the most appropriate department or program and will be an affiliated member of the university's sustainability center. Compensation package includes a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience and a comprehensive benefits package. Portland State University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity institution and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Applicants please see the full position announcement and application instructions at www.hrc.pdx.edu under the heading of "Faculty and Administrative Openings." For more information, please contact sustainability at pdx.edu (Attn: Economics of Energy Search). -- Sirisha Naidu Assistant Professor 208V Rike Hall Dept of Economics Wright State University Dayton, Ohio Phone: 1-937-775-2960 Fax: 1-937-775-2441 From rob_dietz at steadystate.org Mon Jan 26 11:39:40 2009 From: rob_dietz at steadystate.org (Rob Dietz) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:39:40 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Economy that Conserves Biodiversity Message-ID: <19313166.3336401232998780069.JavaMail.root@mbs4.homesteadmail.com> Hi All, The Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE) recently has received some important endorsements of its position on economic growth (more about that in a moment). The position points out the conflict between economic growth and biodiversity conservation and proposes a steady state economy as a desirable alternative to growth. The draft position on economic growth developed by the former SCB Working Group for Ecological Economics and Sustainability Science elaborates on the CASSE position and includes language developed by SCB members over the past few years. Paul Erlich, professor of biology at Stanford University and president of the Center for Conservation Biology, recently endorsed the CASSE position on economic growth. At the time, he said, "every ecologist knows that growth can't go on forever." He also remarked on the difficulty of convincing economists about the limits to growth. The Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, which has has worked for 40 years to build a sustainable world based on healthy natural systems that support human and wildlife populations, just endorsed the position as well. With all the economic turmoil swirling around, people are ready to acknowledge the problems with the current system and look at other models. It is an encouraging time for transitioning from an economy concerned with growth to one concerned with sustainability. Thanks, Rob -- Robert Dietz, Executive Director Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy www.steadystate.org From brianczech at juno.com Sun Feb 1 08:56:59 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 16:56:59 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Climate 2009, World Climate Survey and book "Climate Change at Uni versities" Message-ID: <20090201.115659.5057.7@webmail19.dca.untd.com> good opp to remind audience that climate change is a function of economic growth... ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to inform that a call for papers has been opened and you are now able to submit your abstract to Climate 2009. Building on the success of Climate 2008, this year's event will specifically focus on the economic, social and political aspects of climate change. We would welcome the chance to review a paper from you. Please visit the conference home page at http://www.climate2009.net/ and send in your abstract already today! The deadline for submission of abstracts is 30/3/2009. Also, please note we are also undertaking the "World Climate Change Survey", a study meant to identify the current level of awareness, knowledge and information needs of university students, all over the world, on climate change. The details can be seen at: http://survey.climateonline.net/. Please let university students know about it. Finally, papers are now being welcome to the book "Universities and Climate Change". The book will pursue three aims. Firstly, it will present a review of the approaches and methods to inform, communicate and educate university students and the public on climate change being used by universities around the world. Secondly, it will introduce initiatives, projects and communication strategies undertaken by universities with a view to informing different stakeholders and raising awareness on matters related to climate change. Finally, the book will document, promote and disseminate some of the on-going initiatives today all around the world, with an emphasis on replicable and inspiring projects being undertaken at and by universities, aimed at encouraging a better understanding and a stronger personal involvement in climate change issues and inspiring more works in this field. Schedule 1. Call for papers: 1st October 2008 2. Deadline for submissions of 200 words abstracts: 20th February 2009 3. Selection and commissioning of papers: 1st March 2009 4. Deadline for submissions of papers: 30th June 2009 (no extensions possible!) 5. Publication of book: 29th October 2009 with a launching at the 3rd European Fair on Education for Sustainable Development whose theme is ?Renewable Energy and Climate Change: a challenge for European Schools and Universities? Editorial office and further information Research and Transfer Centre ?Applications of Life Sciences? Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Faculty of Life Sciences Lohbruegger Kirchstra?e 65 21033 Hamburg Germany Home page: http://www.haw-hamburg.de/9769.html E-mail: ftz-als at ls.haw-hamburg.de ____________________________________________________________ FTD.com Shop now and save $15 on Flowers and Gifts from FTD! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/u4MuScM2CQjpsr81vCUr2rnx5A4x6yCLJKn1rz5br2XFDSVLIYFpa/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The main responsibility of this position is to oversee the development and implementation of a high-quality, policy-relevant programme of work on linkages between environmental policy and economics in the fields of trade, investment, technology development and diffusion, competitiveness, waste and materials management, transport and agriculture. The work also focuses on the economic valuation of environmental problems, and the use of economic instruments to achieve environmental policy goals (at the level of households, firms, sectors or the macro-economy). The Head of Division will be required to lead a diverse analytical team, to work effectively with inter-governmental bodies and other stakeholders, and to have strong programme and staff management skills. Under the supervision of the Director, the Head of Division will exercise responsibility for the timely delivery of the Programme of Work and Budget of the Environment Policy Committee as it pertains to the areas of work covered by the Division. Job Duties 1. Management and supervision ? In close co-operation with the Head of the Climate Change, Natural Resources and Environmental Outlooks Division, ensure effective support for the Working Party that oversees the work carried out by the Division. Facilitate effective participation of national government delegates, other intergovernmental organisations and, as appropriate, other partners and stakeholders. ? Ensure effective support for Working Groups and/or Task Forces that are established to help carry out work required of the Division. ? Supervise staff in developing and implementing the work for which the Division is responsible; ensure the quality of the analysis and the policy relevance of the reports; arrange appropriate co-ordination with other Divisions, Directorates, organisations and national delegates. 2. Leadership ? Anticipate and identify emerging policy issues at the interface of environment and economics, and develop work programmes that respond to them in line with OECD?s mission. ? Nurture a positive and constructive working environment and provide strong leadership and supervision of the staff of the Division. ? Ensure that the Division?s human, technical and financial resources are applied effectively and efficiently, in accordance with the financial rules and human resource management policy of the Organisation. ? Contribute actively as a member of the Directorate?s senior management team to discussions on the organisation and planning of the work in the Directorate. ? Provide advice and briefings to the Secretary-General, the Director and others, as appropriate. 3. Liaison, outreach and representation ? Work and ensure good co-ordination with other Divisions of the Environment Directorate. ? Maintain good working relationships and effective co-operation with other parts of the OECD, in order to promote the coherence of the Organisation?s work. ? Maintain working relations with relevant intergovernmental organisations, partner countries and other stakeholders. ? Oversee the organisation of meetings and conferences in co-operation with national governmental delegates, international organisations, and, as appropriate, other stakeholders. ? Develop a strategy for communicating proposals and results of the work effectively to OECD policy bodies and to the general public. ? Represent OECD in international meetings on matters related to the substantive responsibilities of the Division. Qualifications: education, experience, communication and languages 1. Education and experience ? An advanced university degree in environmental economics, resource economics or other relevant area. ? Ten to fifteen years of relevant experience; experience in an international organisation would be an advantage. ? Good working knowledge of environmental issues and their relationships with macro-economic and sector policies. ? Demonstrated experience of drafting and editing environmental policy and analytical reports. ? Proven experience of negotiating proposals and texts with governments. 2. Key competencies ? Demonstrated ability to conceive, plan and implement multi-faceted work programmes in co-operation with other partners, and substantial experience in managing such programmes. ? Proven ability to manage human and financial resources. ? Ability to supervise a team of both analytical and support staff. ? Ability to lead a multicultural team. ? High motivation and strong interpersonal skills. 3. Communication and OECD official languages ? 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URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090201/8f5946c3/attachment.html From brianczech at juno.com Wed Feb 4 12:17:13 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 20:17:13 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: In the future, economists will return to earth Message-ID: <20090204.151713.29441.2@webmail21.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Thanks to Kathlene Carney for this article. See http://www.thetyee.ca/Views/2009/01/02/Economics/ Idea #10: Biophysical Economics In the future, economists will return to earth By Rex WeylerPublished: January 2, 2009TheTyee.ca[Editor's note: Back by popular demand, The Tyee again is offering its readers a series of New Ideas for the New Year. We've publishing 10, starting Dec. 22 and finishing today. They're intended to get everyone's problem-solving, creative thinking going for 2009. Later in January, we'll be asking you to suggest your own new ideas for the new year, and will publish a selection.] The year 2009 will witness a tsunami of appeals to economists to fix, as disgraced Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan put it, the "flaw" in their thinking. Most will get it wrong. The proposals for bailouts, regulations and government spending sprees all share one tragic flaw: they assume no physical or biological limits to human growth. Most economists cling to an 18th century mechanical universe that conjured an "invisible hand" of God, that would allegedly convert private greed into public utopia. Indeed, a few got rich, but the meek inherit an earth featuring child slavery, sweatshops, a billion starving people, toxic garbage heaps, dead rivers, exhausted aquifers, disappearing forests, depleted energy stores, lopped-off mountain tops, acid seas, melting glaciers and an atmosphere heating up like a flamb?. Meanwhile, a rigorous subculture of scientists and economists have been working to free economics from its 18th century quagmire by reconciling human enterprise with the laws of physics, biology and ecology. Their time has come. This year, 2009, will signal the birth of a genuinely innovative economics that will eventually displace the patchwork rationalizations for greed. The new ecological accounting is variously called "dynamic equilibrium," "steady-state" or "biophysical" economics. What about technology? Ignoring nature remains the tragic conceit of conventional economists, who presume we can grow our economies forever without regard to quantities of materials, energy and pollution. Biophysical economics, on the other hand, acknowledges that there exist no cases in nature of unlimited growth. Dr. Albert Bartlett, emeritus professor of physics at Colorado University, urges economists to learn the laws of nature. Non-material values -- creativity, dreams, love -- may expand without limit, but materials and energy in the real world remain subject to the requirements of thermodynamics and biology. "Growth in population or rates of consumption cannot be sustained. Smart growth is better than dumb growth," says Bartlett, "but both destroy the environment." What about technology? Some economists imagine that computer chips or nanotechnology will save us from the laws of nature, but every technical efficiency in history has resulted in more consumption of energy and resources, not less. Remember when computers were going to save paper? That never happened. Computers increased paper consumption from about 50 million tons annually in 1950 to 250 million tons today. Meanwhile, we lost 600 million hectares of forest. Nor is the Internet a celestial realm where ideas are exchanged for "free." Computers require copper, silicon, oil, toxic chemicals, massive energy for server networks, and garbage heaps for techno-trash. In every industrialized nation, energy and material consumption is increasing, not decreasing. Technology is not energy. It costs energy. Malthus revisited In the 1970s, World Bank economist Herman Daly wrote "Steady-State Economics," to outline the future of ecological economics. Daly makes a distinction between "sustainable growth," which is "impossible" and "sustainable development," which is natural. "The larger system is the biosphere, and the subsystem is the human economy," says Daly. "We can develop qualitatively, but we cannot grow beyond the biosphere's limits." A U.K. commission chaired by Sir Nicholas Stern called global warming "the greatest market failure ever seen." Pavan Sukhdev, economist for Deutschbank, estimates that forest destruction erases $2.5 trillion in "natural capital" annually. Mark Anielski, an economist in Edmonton, estimates that "ecological services" from Canada's boreal forests -- carbon capture, water filtration -- are worth about $93 billion per year. In the 19th century, Thomas Malthus and John Stuart Mill introduced ecological economics, warning that human expansion would eventually meet natural limits. Industrialists have mocked Malthus and ignored Mill for two centuries, but the evidence now suggests that the discovery of petroleum only postponed the effects. Many economists now recognize that Malthus and Mill were essentially correct. A 2008 Goldman-Sachs report about commodity shortages stated, "we see parallels with Malthusian economics." Popular investment advisor James Dines told a New York investment conference in May that food and fuel scarcities are a "result of a Malthusian planetary limit." "Limits to growth are real," says Anita M. Burke, former Shell Oil and B.C. Hydro sustainability advisor. "We must embrace adaptation strategies that create new ways of being in relationship to each other and the planet. The solutions offered by growth economics are inadequate. These will be replaced by an economics that accepts the limits and laws of nature." Biophysical Economics "Energy used by the economy is... a proxy of the amount of real work done in our economy," says Charles A. Hall, at the State University of New York. In the 1980s, Hall and others hypothesized, "Over time, the Dow Jones should snake about the real amount of work." Twenty years later, a century's market and energy data shows that whenever the Dow Jones industrial average spikes faster than U.S. energy consumption, it crashes: 1929, the 1970s, the dot.com bubble, and now with the mortgage collapse. World oil production plateaued in 2005, and as the price of oil rose from $35/barrel in 2004 to $147 in 2008, it added a $3.5 trillion annual cost to human civilization. "That reduced discretionary income," says Hall, "the domino that led to a decline in aggregate demand, particularly for suburban real estate." Jeff Rubin, chief economist at CIBC World Markets, agrees: "Oil shocks create global recessions." A popular Wall Street publication, The Corporate Examiner, is planning a special edition this year on "the end of faith-based economics," with an article by Hall and his colleagues. In October, Hall convened the first International Conference on Biophysical Economics in Syracuse, New York, and will publish a book this year. "Since economics is about the production and transfer of physical things or services that require energy," says Hall, "it is a biophysical science, not a social science." Robert Costanza, director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont, will launch two periodicals this year: an annual academic anthology, The Year in Ecological Economics, and a bimonthly magazine, Solutions, for technical and popular articles about ecology and economics. "To repair our economic system," explains editor Ida Kubiszewski, we must realize that "the mounting environmental and social problems we face are systemic. Articles in Solutions will employ whole-systems thinking." The editorial board includes pioneers of ecological economics -- Herman Daly, Ernest Collenbach and Vancouver's Bill Rees, who developed "ecological footprint" analysis at the University of British Columbia. Rees calculates that human consumption of the biosphere is "already 30 per cent into overshoot," consuming more than the ecosystem can replenish. "We must account for the environment," says Rees, "reduce total consumption, and then address equitable distribution." 'Sooner or later?' "We are dying of consumption," says Peter Dauvergne, sustainability advisor at UBC and author of The Shadows of Consumption. "The unequal globalization of the costs of consumption is putting ecosystems and billions of people at risk." To honestly achieve a "sustainable" economy, humanity must step through a paradigm shift, as profound as the transition in the sixteenth century, when Copernicus showed that the earth is not the centre of the universe. Likewise, ecology teaches us that humanity is not the centre of life on the planet. Just as the Pope's henchmen refused to look through Galileo's telescope, some economists avoid looking out the window to see what keeps humanity alive: photosynthesis, precious materials, and concentrated energy. "Sooner or later," as ecologist David Abram puts it, "technological civilization must accept the invitation of gravity and settle back... into the rhythms of a more-than-human earth." In the 21st century, human enterprise has reached the scale of the planet. We have to account for ourselves on nature's balance sheet. This is biophysical economics. It appears inevitable. Biophysical culture is what we will make of it. Best wishes, Bill --- William N. Ryerson President Population Media Center 145 Pine Haven Shores Road, Suite 2011 P.O. Box 547 Shelburne, Vermont 05482 U.S.A. Tel. 1-802-985-8156 Extension 204 Mobile: 1-802-578-4286 Fax 1-802-985-8119 Email: ryerson at populationmedia.org Web site: www.populationmedia.org Skype name: billryerson We want to hear from you! 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Part 2 shows that the transition from homo economicus to homo solidarius will take time but is feasible as it does not require further evolutionary development of homo sapiens sapiens. Part 3 will explore human nature -- the psychosomatic-spiritual nature of homo sapiens sapiens -- to discern how the required growth in human solidarity can best be fostered. Note: Part 2 begins to get into the anthropological, psychological, vocational, and educational dimensions, in preparation for Part 3. The analysis is based on Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed." Comments, corrections, and suggestions are most welcome. Sincerely, Luis _________________________ Luis T. Gutierrez, Ph.D. The Pelican Web Editor, Solidarity, Sustainability, and Nonviolence http://pelicanweb.org/solisust.html "Solidarity, Sustainability, and Nonviolence" is a free subscription, open access e-journal. From brianczech at juno.com Thu Feb 5 12:47:37 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 20:47:37 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Energy Economics Position at Portland State University Message-ID: <20090205.154737.1264.2@webmail11.dca.untd.com> Please note: forwarded message attached ____________________________________________________________ FTD.com Shop now and save $15 on Flowers and Gifts from FTD! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/u4MuScM2CQaisQqQSiigqPsac5g0DyjgyQwM59flyFU3NPfSpgSQE/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090205/6b018b16/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... 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The position will be filled either as tenure-track or with consideration for tenure, dependent upon qualifications. This research and teaching position will be a joint appointment between the newly established Center for Sustainable Tourism (CST) and an appropriate academic department. The position is broadly defined to consider all candidates with strong evidence of sustainability-related research and teaching pertaining to aspects of tourism. Relevant fields or areas of expertise include economics, sociology, recreation and leisure, geography, political science/public administration, business, anthropology, ecology, conservation, biology, geology, hospitality management or other fields related to sustainability and tourism. The CST seeks a leader or someone with a strong potential to be a leader in the emerging field of sustainable tourism. The successful candidate will hold an appointment in an academic department (51%) and the CST (49%), and will conduct research and teach appropriate courses for both units. The CST is implementing a new interdisciplinary Master of Science Degree in Sustainable Tourism believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. Appropriate service to the university, community and profession is expected. Minimum requirements for the position include a doctoral degree, established publication and external funding record, and evidence of a strong teaching record. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the Center and the campus?s focus on sustainable tourism, evidence of collaborative initiative is important. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications. Research: The successful candidate will serve as a catalyst for new research projects both on an individual basis and by involving faculty collaborators, and will demonstrate ability to lead and facilitate collaborative multi-partner research programs. Demonstrated evidence of an active research program that incorporates environmental, economic and socio-cultural related issues pertaining to tourism and sustainability is critical. Outreach/Service: Desirable qualities include ability to interact with decision makers and stakeholders to formulate a responsive research agenda which can contribute to enhanced public policy, business practice, and personal behaviors in tourism. Ability to communicate research findings to both academic and practitioner audiences is very important. Teaching: Evidence of effective teaching and active involvement in all aspects of undergraduate and graduate research and education is desired. Successful candidate will have a limited teaching role but will teach appropriate courses in both the MS in Sustainable Tourism and home department. East Carolina University (ECU), the third largest university in the UNC system, is a rapidly growing institution of over 26,000 students, committed to excellence in research and teaching. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, ECU is centered in the eastern part of the state. A strong coastal research program exists at ECU, and the Center desires to complement and expand this effort to broadly serve all of North Carolina and the nation. Additional information about ECU is available at http://www.ecu.edu/ The Center for Sustainable Tourism is a recently established interdisciplinary center housed in the Division of Research and Graduate Studies charged with serving the State of North Carolina. The Center is positioned to have a national and international impact and embodies innovation in graduate education, leadership development, community consultation, and collaborative research. Devoted to implementing sustainable practices in business operations, public policies, and individual travel behaviors, the Center offers solutions to challenges facing the tourism industry and destination communities as they balance economic viability with socio-cultural and environmental enhancement and equity. The mission of the CST is to advance academic research and analyses that advocate sustainable practices in the travel and tourism industry; to communicate these results to businesses, government planners, destinations, and communities throughout North Carolina, the nation, and globally in order to influence public policy and business decisions; and to help university students understand the broader sustainability issues challenging the travel and tourism industry, train them for management, research, and teaching careers in sustainable tourism and help them secure internships and jobs in the industry. Additional information about CST can be found at: http://www.ecu.edu/sustainabletourism/. To apply, complete the online candidate profile and submit Cover Letter / Letter of Interest, Resume / Curriculum Vita, Statement of Teaching Philosophy, Statement of Research/External Funding Strategy, Statement of Engagement Philosophy and three Letters of Recommendation online at www.jobs.ecu.edu. Review of applications will begin March 10, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. East Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University that accommodates individuals with disabilities. Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should contact the Department for Disability Support Services at (252) 737-1016 (Voice/TTY). Proper documentation of identity and employability are required at the time of employment. Official transcript required upon employment. ____________________________________________________________ FTD.com Shop now and save $15 on Flowers and Gifts from FTD! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/u4MuScM2CQZ65mAEW3KSVC9KKV17W0O6X65xuzd2jRm5FBXPUfsSI/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090205/6bf1ccd1/attachment-0001.html From brianczech at juno.com Sat Feb 7 09:04:51 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 17:04:51 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Contributed chapters needed: Peak Oil, Economic Growth, and Wildlife C onservation Message-ID: <20090207.120451.10365.6@webmail02.dca.untd.com> Contributed book chapters needed: We are editing a book entitled Peak Oil, Economic Growth, and Wildlife Conservation. Eleven chapters are already in hand. These chapters, for the most part, represent a series of papers presented at a recent conference sponsored by The Wildlife Society. We would like to include three additional chapters to round out a comprehensive assessment of the implications of peak oil for wildlife conservation in North America. Chapters are need that address (1) impacts of expanded coastal and off-shore oil and gas development; (2) impacts of oil and gas development in the Great Plains and western United States, with particular attention to shale oil mining; and (3) impacts of oil and gas development in the Northern Boreal Region, with particular focus on Canadian tar sands. Contributors are encouraged to contact J. Edward Gates, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Appalachian Laboratory, 301 Braddock Road, Frostburg, MD 21532. Email: egates at al.umces.edu. 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Click now for great wireless Internet solutions! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw1cPFYri95GmFKFXrHaHh9ZXn1GgGU6msNUgQQhPivsOC3YA/ -------------- next part -------------- Ecosystem Services Conference June 11-12 2009 Wildlife Habitat Council Ecosystem Services on Corporate Lands Conference June 11-12, 2009 Crowne Plaza Hotel Silver Spring, MD Many companies often fail to incorporate ecosystem services considerations into their site management decisions. Tools are often not fully attuned to the risk and opportunities arising from the degradation and use of ecosystem services. As a result, companies may be caught unprepared or miss opportunities. The Conference: Join WHC members and other corporate and conservation partners to learn about the connections between habitat management, biodiversity conservation, and sustainability with ecosystem-based strategies. Who Should Attend: Corporate sustainability executives, site managers, and remediation managers, Service providers, technology vendors and consultants, Multilateral Environmental Development Agencies, Local, State and Federal Agencies, Community Groups, Environmental Groups What You'll Learn: Share the latest developments on using ecosystem services to restore and manage land and water. Talk to corporate peers and hear their lessons learned to date from ongoing ecosystem Services site management reviews. Gain practical knowledge of ecosystem service valuation, markets, offsets, and other strategies. Analyze risks and opportunities associated with ecosystem degradation and ecosystem service considerations - including revenue, reputation and community relations. Identify WHC future projects/programs for incorporating ecosystem services related corporate risks and opportunities into corporate strategies and decision-making http://www.wildlifehc.org/events/ecosystemservices.cfm Douglas R. 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The following is being translated into German for a sustainability journal: Czech, B., and H. Daly. 2004. The steady state economy: what it is, entails, and connotes. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32(2):598-605. Please contact me directly and I?ll email the draft translation; most concerned about ?fatal flaws? and also ideas for phrase ?steady state economy.? Cheers, Brian Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy The CASSE position on economic growth may be e-signed at: http://www.steadystate.org/CASSEPositionOnEG.html . ____________________________________________________________ Click to save on a Pigeon Forge vacation. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2hpWwVDTLkPSFWrabekP8rhncWlgPLO1Maw4dqzExP2CX8o/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090227/ce7a7c04/attachment.htm From rob_dietz at steadystate.org Mon Mar 2 15:30:28 2009 From: rob_dietz at steadystate.org (Rob Dietz) Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 15:30:28 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Orr, McKibben, Speth, and Erlich Endorse Position In-Reply-To: <9552024.392361236035117824.JavaMail.root@mbs4.homesteadmail.com> Message-ID: <28642218.395771236036628900.JavaMail.root@mbs4.homesteadmail.com> Dear EESSers, There is some exciting news in the ongoing discussion of the conflict between economic growth and biodiversity conservation. In recent days, several highly respected scientists/environmentalists have signed the CASSE position on economic growth . The position highlights the conflict between economic growth and biodiversity conservation, and calls for a transition to a steady state economy as a desirable alternative. These recent signers are: David Orr Contributing editor of Conservation Biology, professor of environmental studies at Oberlin College, and recipient of numerous awards, including a National Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation. Bill McKibben Author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy, leading global warming activist, and keynote speaker at the 2008 SCB annual meeting. Gus Speth Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, founder and president of the World Resources Institute, cofounder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, and author of Red Sky at Morning and The Bridge at the Edge of the World. Paul Erlich President of Stanford University's Center for Conservation Biology, fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, author of The Dominant Animal and numerous other books, recipient of many awards, including the Eminent Ecologist Award of the Ecological Society of America and an SCB Distinguished Service Award in the first year it was presented. These signatures add weight to the list of ecologists, conservation biologists, economists, and other citizens who have already signed . If you believe the scientific theory and evidence that demonstrate how continuous economic growth is undermining the Earth's life-support systems, then please join the likes of Orr, McKibben, Speth, and Erlich in supporting the position. Thanks, Rob -- Robert Dietz, Executive Director Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy www.steadystate.org Sign the position 541-602-3097 From mudsnail1 at hotmail.com Fri Mar 6 08:03:54 2009 From: mudsnail1 at hotmail.com (David Richards) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 16:03:54 +0000 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] now were talkin In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Little by little, step by step. If there ever was a time, now is the time for the big push to get ecological economics, biophysical economics, and steady state economics on to the radar and into the laps of scientists, ecologists, economists, and politicians. Great job! Never give up! David C. Richards Ph.D. Senior Research Ecologist EcoAnalysts Inc. Center for Aquatic Studies 11 E. Main St. Suite M Bozeman, MT 59715 Affiliate Assitant Professor Land Resources and Environmental Sciences Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 406.580.7816 mudsnail1 at hotmail.com 'nature, like liberty, has no price tag'... 'species are priceless, as are human dignity and freedom' Leakey (1997) > From: eess-request at list.conbio.org > Subject: EESS Digest, Vol 30, Issue 2 > To: eess at list.conbio.org > Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:00:07 -0800 > > Send EESS mailing list submissions to > eess at list.conbio.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://list.conbio.org/mailman/listinfo/eess > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > eess-request at list.conbio.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > eess-owner at list.conbio.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of EESS digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Orr, McKibben, Speth, and Erlich Endorse Position (Rob Dietz) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 15:30:28 -0800 (PST) > From: Rob Dietz > Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Orr, McKibben, Speth, and > Erlich Endorse Position > To: eess at list.conbio.org > Message-ID: > <28642218.395771236036628900.JavaMail.root at mbs4.homesteadmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Dear EESSers, > > There is some exciting news in the ongoing discussion of the conflict between economic growth and biodiversity conservation. In recent days, several highly respected scientists/environmentalists have signed the CASSE position on economic growth . The position highlights the conflict between economic growth and biodiversity conservation, and calls for a transition to a steady state economy as a desirable alternative. > > These recent signers are: > David Orr > Contributing editor of Conservation Biology, professor of environmental studies at Oberlin College, and recipient of numerous awards, including a National Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation. > > Bill McKibben > Author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy, leading global warming activist, and keynote speaker at the 2008 SCB annual meeting. > > Gus Speth > Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, founder and president of the World Resources Institute, cofounder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, and author of Red Sky at Morning and The Bridge at the Edge of the World. > > Paul Erlich > President of Stanford University's Center for Conservation Biology, fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, author of The Dominant Animal and numerous other books, recipient of many awards, including the Eminent Ecologist Award of the Ecological Society of America and an SCB Distinguished Service Award in the first year it was presented. > > These signatures add weight to the list of ecologists, conservation biologists, economists, and other citizens who have already signed . If you believe the scientific theory and evidence that demonstrate how continuous economic growth is undermining the Earth's life-support systems, then please join the likes of Orr, McKibben, Speth, and Erlich in supporting the position. > > Thanks, > Rob > > -- > Robert Dietz, Executive Director > Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy > www.steadystate.org > Sign the position > 541-602-3097 > > > ------------------------------ > > ______________________________________________ > *11-16 July 2009, join us at the 23rd SCB Annual Meeting, Conservation: Harmony for Nature and Society in Beijing, China. > More information at: www.conbio.org/2009 > *Do you like what you have seen on this listserv? Join the global community by becoming a member of the Society for Conservation Biology today! www.conbio.org/join > __________________________________ > EESS mailing list > EESS at list.conbio.org > http://list.conbio.org/mailman/listinfo/eess > > End of EESS Digest, Vol 30, Issue 2 > *********************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090306/19bdea56/attachment.html From brianczech at juno.com Sat Mar 7 13:57:10 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 21:57:10 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: MS student funding Message-ID: <20090307.165710.8054.6@webmail18.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- We are looking for a future Master?s student who is interested in studying water related issues. I have funding for two years that will pay at least out of state tuition (maybe even in state) and much better than average stipend. The funding is from the NSF and the research will focus on the economics of conjunctive management and managed aquifer recharge in southern Idaho. So, if you know qualified (decent quantitative background) undergraduates about to graduate, or someone who is interested in going back to school, who is interested in water related research feel free to let them know about this opportunity. Below is my contact information Levan Elbakidze lelbakidze at uidaho.edu 208-885-7382 Many thanks Levan ____________________________________________________________ Experiencing menopause? Click now for the latest in menopause treatment options! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTMkyvELzrSVKExd20wpGVdNjPVNxE6ydeGDA9pHopxpvbEhSt4Of2/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090307/ddc9bef4/attachment.htm From brianczech at juno.com Tue Mar 17 14:05:36 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:05:36 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Job: Assistant Prof, Environmental Policy, Michigan Tech Universit y Message-ID: <20090317.170536.16120.0@webmail10.dca.untd.com> looks like a good one for sustainability thinkers... ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Assistant Professor in Environmental Policy, Dept. of Social Sciences The Department of Social Sciences at Michigan Technological University seeks a new hire to help strengthen its existing Masters program and to work toward a Ph.D. program in environmental policy. Research interests in one or more of the following five areas is required: water, energy, sustainable development, population and environment, and international environmental policy. Special attention will be given to applicants who have demonstrated skills in research methods (e.g., surveys) and statistical analysis, and the potential for securing extramural support. The successful applicant will teach graduate and undergraduate courses in his or her field of expertise (e.g., political science, sociology, geography, or anthropology), and contribute to the graduate research program. This is a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level, beginning August 2009. Ph.D. required. The Department of Social Sciences offers undergraduate programs in anthropology, history, and social science education and is home to two M.S. programs (Environmental Policy and Industrial Archaeology) and one existing Ph.D. degree (Industrial Heritage and Archaeology). Michigan Tech, a research university with 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students, values cross-disciplinary faculty and student contributions to global sustainability. Located on Lake Superior in Michigan???s Upper Peninsula, its community offers year-round recreational and cultural opportunities. This environment, combined with a competitive compensation package and a low cost of living, results in an excellent quality of life. Applicants should send: a letter of interest describing their qualifications, experience, research plans, and teaching philosophy pertinent to contributing to an interdisciplinary social sciences department; a vitae; and the contact information for three references. Review of the applications will begin on April 15, 2009 and continue until the position is filled, pending budgetary authorization. Materials may be sent to: Barry Solomon, Search Committee Chair, Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295; bdsolomo at mtu.edu. Michigan Tech is an ADVANCE institution, one of a limited number of universities in receipt of NSF funds in support of our commitment to increase diversity and the participation and advancement of women in STEM. We also have a Dual Career Assistance Program (DCAP), which facilitates the hiring of partners of strategic hires. The website for our DCAP is: http://www.dual.mtu.edu/. Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Educational Institution/Employer. Minority candidates and women are encouraged to apply. Audrey L. Mayer, Ph.D. Michigan Technological University Department of Social Sciences & School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science 1-906-487-3448 almayer at mtu.edu http://www.social.mtu.edu/people/almayer.htm Mailing address: Michigan Technological University Academic Office Building 226 1400 Townsend Ave. Houghton, MI 49931 ____________________________________________________________ Surf a world without wires. Click now for great wireless Internet solutions! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTE4heArgmkh3FIBd409PIuLh0WPxlC6r2BoGYhMyQY1GgS4rcW27u/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090317/e58fa93f/attachment.html From brianczech at juno.com Tue Mar 24 09:46:30 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:46:30 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Job Announcement Message-ID: <20090324.124630.24397.0@webmail01.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- The U.S. EPA???s National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), part of the Office of Research and Development, is seeking to hire an economist with an interest in applying macro and microeconomic principles, theories, practices to environmental and natural resource issues. The individual should have experience collaborating with researchers from disciplines other than economics. This position is located in the Sustainable Technology Division, Sustainable Environments Branch, in Cincinnati, OH. For more information about NRMRL, please visit http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl. U.S. citizenship is required. USEPA is an equal opportunity employer. Follow the links below for information on benefits, qualifications, and the application process. Economist, GS-0110-13 Job Announcement Number: RTP-MP-2009-0196 Open Period: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - Monday, April 13, 2009 Position Information: Full-time Permanent Promotion Potential: 13 Duty Locations: Cincinnati, OH WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Current federal employees with competitive status; reinstatement eligibles; Veterans who are preference eligibles or who have been separated from the armed services under honorable conditions after 3-years or more of continuous active service; Applicants eligible for non-competitive appointment; and Public Health Service Officers. http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=80079795&AVSDM=2009%2D03%2D24 +00%3A03%3A01&Logo=0&pg=5&jbf574=EP00&lid=316&FedEmp=Y&sort=rv&vw=d&ss=0&brd=3876&FedPub=Y&caller=/agency_search.asp Economist, GS-0110-13 Job Announcement Number: RTP-DE-2009-0085 Open Period: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - Monday, April 13, 2009 Position Information: Full-time Permanent Promotion Potential: 13 Duty Locations: Cincinnati, OH WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Any U.S. citizen may apply. http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=80079814&AVSDM=2009%2D03%2D24 +00%3A03%3A01&Logo=0&pg=5&jbf574=EP00&lid=316&FedEmp=Y&sort=rv&vw=d&ss=0&brd=3876&FedPub=Y&caller=/agency_search.asp Thanks, Matt Matthew T. Heberling, Ph.D. US EPA/ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory 26 W. M. L. King Dr. (MS 498) Cincinnati, OH 45268 (513) 569-7917 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090324/dba761c1/attachment.html From brianczech at juno.com Thu Mar 26 06:56:03 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:56:03 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Invitation to WGEESS members in the Washington, DC area Message-ID: <20090326.095603.1928.5@webmail17.dca.untd.com> http://sustainability.nationalacademies.org/NELS.shtml The Network for Emerging Leaders in Sustainability (NELS)The Network for Emerging Leaders in Sustainability (NELS) is a new organization for early-career professionals (and professionals who are new to the topic of sustainability) who are interested in building bridges with peers in DC-area agencies and organizations. The Network includes leaders with diverse backgrounds and expertise, from natural resource management to energy policy to public health. NELS members share a common interest in taking a multidisciplinary approach to sustainability challenges -considering the economic, environmental, social, and cultural dimensions of these problems. Through NELS, these emerging leaders will foster relationships that enable them to more effectively bring about a sustainable future. To become a NELS member and be added to our mailing list, please send an email or call 202-334-2694. March Event Date/Time Monday, March 30, 2009 5:30 - 7:30 pm Location Marian Koshland Science Museum 600 E Street, NW, in Washington DC. Metro: Judiciary Square (Red Line) or Gallery Place (Yellow/Green Line) Program Keynote Speaker: Brian Czech, President, Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE) Facilitated Discussion: NELS members will have the opportunity to discuss how sustainability is being addressed in their organizations. Reception To attend this free event, please click here to register. Network members are encouraged to offer ideas for future meetings, which are expected to be held monthly. NELS is supported by the National Academies' George and Cynthia Mitchell Endowment for Sustainability Science. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090326/244fd3e2/attachment.html From rob_dietz at steadystate.org Tue Mar 31 14:19:06 2009 From: rob_dietz at steadystate.org (Rob Dietz) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:19:06 -0700 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Green Party Endorses Position on Economic Growth Message-ID: <48B484A2EAB2439198F253ACD37A6D2E@CASSEPC> The Green Party of England and Wales has endorsed the position on economic growth championed by the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE). The position statement points out the conflict between economic growth and environmental protection and proposes the steady state economy as a desirable alternative. Although leading sustainability scholars have acknowledged that the economy can't grow forever, it is a breakthrough for a well-established political party to take such a stand. The endorsement comes on the heels of a dialogue at the Green Party conference in Blackpool, England, where CASSE European Director Dan O'Neill delivered an address on steady state economics and the financial crisis. Dr. Caroline Lucas, Leader of the Green Party and Member of European Parliament, stated, "I'm delighted to say we'd be very happy to [endorse the CASSE position]". The economic meltdown has most government and business leaders scrambling to reassemble the growth machine. They are bent on bandaging the system that delivered the current debacle of an economic crisis mixed with profound social and environmental problems. The Green Party of England and Wales sees a better path to prosperity -- a non-growing economy that achieves high levels of wellbeing for all citizens while respecting the limits of natural systems. It is about getting better rather than getting bigger, a distinction supported by the Green Party. Thanks, Rob -- Robert Dietz, Executive Director Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy www.steadystate.org 541-602-3097 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090331/6b9f8b76/attachment.html From brianczech at juno.com Tue Apr 7 14:02:17 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 21:02:17 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] "announcement for a great position" Message-ID: <20090407.170217.5775.0@webmail17.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Hello everyone, Here's an announcement for a great position at the University of Southern California. I'm leaving the program for a tenure track position and they need someone to take my place. The program is small but growing. We've got good students who are excited about environmental issues and our faculty are a collegial group of social and natural scientists. The position is non-tenured due to university rules regarding programs but we're hoping to find someone who will stick around and help to build the program. More details can be found in the announcement below. Feel free to e-mail me if you have further questions. Sincerely, D.G. Webster Lecturer - Environmental Economics University of Southern California Los Angeles, California ResponsibilitiesThe Environmental Studies (ENST) Program in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California is seeking applicants for a Non-Tenure-Track Lecturer position on the policy side of Environmental Economics. The ENST program is completing a curricular review process and is targeted for further growth. The successful candidate will teach both undergraduate courses and graduate courses in a developing MA degree program, including an intro Environment and Resource Economics course. We are seeking an individual who can work well with both students and other faculty, as some courses will be team-taught and/or include field components. QualificationsThe requirements include a Ph.D. in some field related to environmental policy and planning such as political science, international relations, economics, or other areas that are clearly relevant as demonstrated through dissertation topic or subsequent scholarly work or teaching. Experience related to green business issues would be highly desirable but is not required. Applications from recognized environmental studies or marine studies programs are particularly encouraged. To ApplyUSC strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should contact Naomi Martinez, Environmental Studies Program, University of Southern California. Please send a CV, letter of application, 3 recommendation letters, and evidence of teach ability to ncmartin at usc.edu. -- D.G. Webster, PhD Lecturer Environmental Studies Program University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0372 http://wrigley.usc.edu/research/webster.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This edition of the biodiversity economics newsletter will focus on the place of biodiversity in the current economic crisis. On one hand, restricted public budgets could mean that conservation concerns lose in political prominence. On the other, a rethinking of existing economic models could potentially result in greater recognition and embracement of sustainability within the corporate world. The recent call for a 'Global Green New Deal', as articulated in a recent UNEP report (Barbier, 2009), already provides some indications of means of turning the current crisis into an opportunity for more sustainable economic growth. There are important plans for stimulating economic growth through large scale infrastructure projects. One key factor which is likely to determine how succesful these investments will be is employment. Increasing the capacity that conservation has to generate jobs could offer a convenient win-win for biodiversity and for the economy. A recent report on 'Green Jobs: Towards decent work in a sustainable, low-carbon world', provides some interesting insights (UNEP et al., 2008). But a Green Economy is about more that Green Jobs. It is also about Green business, more generally, and about helping companies to integrate biodiversity into their business strategies (Houdet, 2008) and to mitigate their negative impact on ecosystems (Waage et al, 2008). With the new Obama administration in place, many are hoping that biodiversity will benefit from a change in US leadership. Some have already offered concrete 'green' policy recomendations for the new president (Green Group, 2008). Again, climate change features prominently. Internationally, new modes of financing climate change and conservation efforts have been outlined (Porter et al, 2008). Of course, the carbon market represents an important opportunity, although standards in the forest sector are still being designed (WWF, 2008). Now that the world is faced with the cruel realities of unsustainable economic development, it is high time to work on articulating what a greener economy should look like. Green jobs, green business, green markets ??? the opportunities are numerous. We hope that some of the information provided in this newsletter might help you see more clearly how such opportunities could be seized. Below our reference section, you will find information about upcoming conferences and meetings. As always, we welcome your feedback and your suggestions of additional documents and events to post on the site. Thank you for your continuing support and helping us to create a practical on-line network of biodiversity economists and reference materials. Best wishes, Joshua Bishop Chief Economist, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Contact: David.Huberman at iucn.org A Global Green New Deal (Barbier, 2009) -------------------- This report offers a timely assessment of the prospects for greening the world economy. It presents a 'Global Green New Deal' as an opportunity to react to the ongoing economic crisis with a mix of policy actions that can lead to a stronger and more sustainable global economy. http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/applications/library_documents/lib_document.rm?document_id=1165§ion_id=34 Green Jobs: Towards decent jobs in a sustainable, low carbon world (UNEP/ILO/IOE/ITUC, 2008) -------------------- This report offers a comprehensive review of what the 'green economy' means for employment. It documents the growth of green jobs around the world and provides insights for future opportunities to develop this new sector. http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/applications/library_documents/lib_document.rm?document_id=1159§ion_id=34 Integrating Biodiversity into Business Strategies (Houdet, J., 2008) -------------------- This is the executive summary of a longer report on biodiversity business,. Its main objectives are to identify and evaluate the dependence of business on biodiversity, and to explores means of fully integrating biodiversity into business strategies. http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/applications/library_documents/lib_document.rm?document_id=1156§ion_id=28 Measuring Corporate Impact on Ecosystems: A comprensive review of tools (Waage et al., 2008) -------------------- This is the synthesis report of an extensive review of existing tools for assessing the impact of businesses on ecosystems. It is based on an extensive literature review and targeted interviews, and offers a comprehensive overview of existing tools. It also includes some recommended ways of advancing the biodiversity business case. http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/applications/library_documents/lib_document.rm?document_id=1157§ion_id=35 Transition to Green - Leading the way to a healthy environment, a green economy and a sustainable future (Green Group, 2008) -------------------- This comprehensive paper, which is endorsed my many US-based environmental organizations, presents priority environmental recommendations for the new US administration. The stated ambition is to repower the country with renewable energy and to reposition the United States as a global environmental leader. http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/applications/library_documents/lib_document.rm?document_id=1158§ion_id=21 New Finance for Climate Change and the Environment (Porter et al, 2008) -------------------- This paper reviews the different international funding initiatives that have recently emerged. These mechanisms highlight the increased international interest in addressing climate change.The paper makes a strong case for for greater harmonization across the various donors and funds. http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/applications/library_documents/lib_document.rm?document_id=1163§ion_id=20 Green Carbon Guidebook (WWF, 2008) -------------------- This brief report provides an overview of the different standards that are emerging in the rapidly evolving forest carbon market. It offers a meta-standard framework for comparing the different standards and identifies gaps that need to be filled in their further refinenement http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/applications/library_documents/lib_document.rm?document_id=1164§ion_id=20 11th Annual BIOECON Conference -------------------- The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, in association with Conservation International, announces the Eleventh International BIOECON Conference on "Economic Instruments to Enhance the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity". The Conference will be held at the Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli, in Venice, Italy, on September 21st-22nd, 2009. http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/goemail.rm?id=212 Biodiversity & Ecosystem Finance Seminar in Sao Paolo -------------------- The Biodiversity & Ecosystem Finance one-day seminar will extend the successful conferences and seminars run previously in London and New York. The status of these environmental markets will be accessed independently of the carbon market but will also look at linkages between the two markets. The seminar will bring together the corporate and finance communities with the biodiversity and ecosystem conservation sector to drive this critical early stage market forward. http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/goemail.rm?id=213 4th Annual Green Economics Conference -------------------- This Conference will follow the tradition of the Annual Green Economics Conferences which are the world's leading Conference series in Green Economics. Internationally renowned composite, multidisciplinary, scientists, economists, campaigners, Policy makers and Directors, Professors Social scientists and Researchers from all over the globe continue to attend the very popular Green Economics Series, and to present their frontier research findings and to keep up to date with latest achievements and developments in this very fast moving and leading and topical field. http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/goemail.rm?id=214 ---------------------------------------- Thank you for receiving Biodiversity Economics updates. If you have any queries about the site or the Update Service please contact us at editor at biodiversityeconomics.org To unsubscribe please go to: http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/about/unsubscribe_from.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Local Organizing Committee and the SCB-China chapter are planning to host a public exhibition from June through August 2009 in Beijing. If you would like to participate in this exciting project, check the meeting web site at: http://scb2009.ioz.ac.cn/CS.asp or contact: scb2009 at ioz.ac.cn Sincerely, Gwen. _______________________________________________________ Gwena?le Coat, Meeting Coordinator | gcoat at conbio.org Society for Conservation Biology 1017 O Street NW Washington, DC 20001-4229 US voice: 1-202-234-4133 x104 fax: 1-703-995-4633 www.conbio.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Since its founding in 2003, it has grown to nearly 700 members in more than 70 countries, and the SSWG is home to a diverse array of social scientists, natural scientists, and conservation practitioners. The SSWG Board has been active in defining and guiding initiatives that best accomplish the mission of the SSWG, which is to strengthen conservation social science and its application to conservation practice. We are looking for dedicated, creative, and enthusiastic leadership to fill the following positions: * Anthropology representative * Geography representative * Psychology representative * Sociology representative * At-large representative (two positions) We welcome self-nominations and ask that you don't nominate anyone else without their permission. All nominees must be SCB and SSWG members in good standing. Two nominees will be selected to run for each position. Applicants for the disciplinary seats should be able to demonstrate appropriate disciplinary training to represent that field. All candidates should possess: 1) demonstrated commitment to SSWG and SCB (both the missions and the organizations); 2) sufficient time/capacity to provide leadership; 3) relevant research and/or practitioner experience. Board members are expected to serve as the Chair of a standing SSWG Committee, implement the work plan, which details the goals and actions that the SSWG seeks to accomplish, and support the SSWG's goals in the following five areas: 1. Science. Advance scientific understanding of conservation as a social process. 2. Policy. Inform conservation decision-making through scientific dialogue and stakeholder engagement. 3. Capacity-building. Enhance the ability of scholars and practitioners to understand and address the social dimensions of biodiversity conservation. 4. Membership. Expand, diversify, and engage the SSWG membership. 5. Organizational development. Increase the capacity of the SSWG to achieve its mission. Specific activities and accomplishments of the SSWG and information on committees, the SSWG Work Plan and the SSWG Annual Report are available at http://www.conbio.org/workinggroups/sswg/. Candidates may not hold, or run for, other SCB positions such as Working Group, Section, or Chapter seats. Nominees should send a resume and a 1-paragraph statement of interest (250 words maximum) to William Forbes (SSWG Nominations Committee Chair and elected Geography Representative to the SSWG Board; forbesw at sfasu.edu) by April 21, 2009. Elections will follow immediately and will close in June. Please direct questions to William. The SSWG Board includes members representing each of six social science disciplines (anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, sociology), four at-large seats, and the social science representative to the SCB Board of Governors. The current SSWG Board consists of: Tara Teel President, Conservation Committee Chair, Psychology Representative Colorado State University Richard Wallace Vice President, Program Committee Chair, At-Large Representative Ursinus College Daniel Miller Secretary, Political Science Representative University of Michigan William Forbes Chief Financial Officer, Nominations Committee Chair, Geography Representative Stephen F. Austin University Tammy Lewis Audit Committee Chair, Sociology Representative Muhlenberg College Angelika Wilhelm-Rechmann Communications Committee Chair, At-Large Representative Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University David Hoffman Education Committee Chair, Anthropology Representative Mississippi State University Solange Bandiaky Membership Committee Chair, At-Large Representative Rights and Resources Initiative, USA and Senegal Murray Rudd Policy Committee Chair, Economics Representative Memorial University of Newfoundland Annie Claus Student Affairs Committee Chair, At-Large Representative (student representative) Yale University Michael Mascia SCB Board Social Science Representative World Wildlife Fund-US -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In addition to national programs to protect and restore habitat, OHC is managing $170 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to conduct coastal habitat restoration projects that create and save jobs and restore valuable coastal and marine habitats. The initial assignments for the successful candidate for this position will be to support economic analyzes related to these ARRA projects. Duties: On the ARRA tasks that will be a top priority, the successful candidate will work with a team of individuals in NOAA?s Restoration Center, economists in the National Marine Fisheries Service, and external partners to: ? Coordinate the economic and jobs metrics associated with the ARRA habitat conservation projects, including developing and directing the system to track job creation and local economic impact using an economic impact model such as IMPLAN. The focus will be on estimating the direct and indirect jobs created and induced consumer spending from this recovery effort; ? Lead the effort to scope and implement a grant or contract for socio-economic monitoring on a selected set of ARRA projects; ? Serve as the point of contact for queries from oversight agencies regarding the economic impacts and progress of these projects; ? Develop an approach to estimate the cumulative economic impact on local communities of an integrated set of habitat conservation projects located in a single watershed to determine if a clustering strategy is more beneficial than conducting individual projects in multiple watersheds. Qualifications: ? Strong background in natural resource economics, with particular emphasis in estimating cost effectiveness and economic impact analysis and/or habitat valuation techniques; ? Experience with economic input/output models such as IMPLAN used to assessment local economic impact. ? Strong leadership skills to work with a broad array of entities to design the analyses needed to characterize economic benefits of the conservation projects. ? Strong organizational skills to design and implement systems to track and analyze economic information. ? Excellent written and oral communication skills Education Requirements: ? Required: Bachelor?s degree in natural resource economics with a minimum of two years work experience in job related to habitat resource assessments. ? Preferred: Master?s degree in natural resource economics with a minimum of three years work experience in the field, especially in a state or federal government agency with coastal or marine habitat responsibilities. To Apply: Please send your resume, salary requirements, contact information for three (3) references and a cover letter explaining how your qualifications meet the requirements of the position to jobs at imsg.com with the following subject heading: NOA09017 - Natural Resource Economist. The application deadline for this position is May 8, 2009. Resumes received beyond this date will not be considered. IMSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090414/3a06ffc9/attachment.htm From brianczech at juno.com Tue Apr 14 15:27:36 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:27:36 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Greens propose steady-state economy for BC Message-ID: <20090414.182736.13506.2@webmail05.dca.untd.com> http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/BC-Politics/2009/04/14/SteadyStateBC/ Cheers, Brian Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy The CASSE position on economic growth may be e-signed at www.steadystate.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We seek candidates with research and teaching interest in ecological economics, and specifically in one or more of the following fields: analysis of complex socio-ecological systems, sustainable behaviours (behavioural economics, neuroeconomics, social psychology) and environmental governance (institutional economics, political science). The working language is English. Faculty responsibilities include research and publication and teaching and advising students. Candidates should hold a doctoral degree in economics, psychology, political science, environmental science or computer science and have a demonstrated expertise and interest in conducting quantitative research (statistical analysis or agent-based modeling). Prior research experience related to ecological economics is desirable. The Institute for the Environment and Regional Development is part of the newly formed Department of Socio-Economics, which includes 41 faculty from institutional / behavioural / spatial / development / ecological economics, sociology, statistics, demography, economic geography and GIScience, social policy, public policy and history. The department is committed to interdisciplinary research and teaching. Successful candidates will become part of a young, innovative and research-led group. WU is committed to increasing representation of women among its faculty and particularly encourages applications from such candidates. Application Instructions: Candidates should send a letter of application, including a statement of current and future research interests, a CV, sample publications, evidence of teaching ability, and names of three referees to: Personnel Office , WU - Vienna University of Economics and Business, sekretariatpersabt at wu-wien.ac.at or Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna, Austria. Please quote the reference number: 129595. For further information email or phone Prof. Sigrid Stagl, sigrid.stagl at wu-wien.ac.at, 0044-7726-404958. -- Sigrid Stagl WU - Vienna University of Economics and Business Institute for the Environment and Regional Development Nordbergstrasse 15 A-1090 Vienna Tel. ++43-(0)1-31336-4848 (secretary) Tel. ++44-(0)1273-872784 (direct) __._,_.___Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent ActivityVisit Your Group Give BackYahoo! for Good Get inspired by a good cause. Y! ToolbarGet it Free! easy 1-click access to your groups. Yahoo! GroupsStart a group in 3 easy steps. 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The Conference will be held at the Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli, in Venice, Italy, on September 21st-22nd, 2009. The Conference is targeted to researchers, environmental professionals, international organizations and policy makers who are interested in working in the management and conservation of biodiversity. The Conference is focused on identifying the most effective and efficient instruments for biodiversity conservation, such as auctions of biodiversity conservation contracts, payment-for-services contracts, taxes, tradable permits, voluntary mechanisms and straightforward command and control. Special emphasis will be given to policy reforms aimed at increasing the commercial rewards for conserving biodiversity, increasing the penalties for biodiversity loss and circulating information on the biodiversity performance requirements of firms. An increasing number of businesses, which were responsible for biodiversity loss in the past, are now supporters of biodiversity conservation. Markets for organic agriculture and sustainably-harvested timber are developing at double-digit rates, while rapid growth is observed in the demand for climate mitigation services, such as the protection of forests and wetlands to absorb carbon dioxide. Bio-prospecting, the search for new compounds, genes and organisms in the wild, is another biodiversity business on the rise. Papers are specifically invited on the themes of: Assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of biodiversity conservation instruments, taking into account spatial and governmental considerations; Development of new, incentive-compatible instruments to conserve biodiversity; Evaluation of the costs of conservation policies versus the costs of 'business-as-usual' within an existing policy framework (e.g. agriculture, fisheries, infrastructure, climate change, etc) that causes ongoing losses of ecosystems and biodiversity. Determination of the factors - including the choice of policy instruments - that increase or decrease a farmer's or public body's motivation to conserve biodiversity on their land; Application to strategies and projects of the ecosystem services approach for assessing and valuing environmental impacts; Benefit transfer methodologies to assess the socio-economic and monetary value of ecosystems services; Applications of economic instruments to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, with particular emphasis on case studies in biodiversity hotspots. We are particularly interested in papers documenting practical applications and experiences on the above themes. Theoretical contributions are welcome (e.g., using computer artificial intelligence approaches), but also more applied work (e.g. how public bodies - managing for example flood risks - can innovatively deliver wider ecosystem benefits, or how private landowners can be encouraged to conserve biodiversity on their land). We are also interested in multi-disciplinary papers that combine scientific and economic assessments. However, we will also accept papers on a range of other issues related to renewable resources and biodiversity management. The Conference will cover two days. Leading international environmental economists will present their latest research in two plenary sessions. The keynote speakers are: Professor Anil Markandya (University of Bath, UK and BC3, Spain) and Professor Edward Barbier (University of Wyoming, USA). Two special panel discussions are also scheduled. These are characterized by a round table and shall be focused on climate change, biodiversity management issues. One shall be co-organized with the European Investment Bank and the second by Conservation International, giving to the audience an interesting perspective that is the link between theory and practice. Full/draft papers may be submitted for presentation and will be considered by the programme committee. Electronic copies (in WORD or PDF format) should be sent to Ughetta Molin Fop (ughetta.molin at feem.it) no later than May 20th, 2009. Acceptance of papers will be notified by email in June 2009. The Conference will open with an evening reception at the Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli on September 20th. Conference sessions will commence in the morning of September 21st and end in the afternoon of September 22nd. A Conference dinner will be organised on the evening of September 21st. Lunches and refreshments will also be provided. All the participants will be offered lunches and refreshments, the opening reception, the social dinner and the Conference package (program brochure with the book of abstracts, five hours of Internet connection, folder, bag, pen, badge, logistical information, Venice map). There is no registration fee. Travel and accommodation expenses remain the responsibility of all the participants. In order to register to the Conference and the your accommodation booking participants are invited to fill in the downloadable form at the BIOECON web-site and send it to the Conference Secretariat (Ughetta Molin Fop, e-mail ughetta.molin at feem.it, fax +39.041.2711461) by July 15th, 2009. Further information about the Conference will be posted in the BIOECON web-site at http://www.bioecon.ucl.ac.uk/. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The two-years programme is international, interdisciplinary, and supported by important institutions in the fields of biodiversity conservation such as IUCN, CDB, WWF, Ramsar, UNESCO, and by a broad range of lecturers from Europe and USA. We are looking for applications from qualified students who want to concentrate on managing nature conservation and protected areas - our courses offer all necessary tools and instruments for this important task. Our programme is organized in modules with extensive e-learning support. More information can be downloaded at the programme's website at www.mpa.uni-klu.ac.at I would be grateful if you pass this information to potentially interested colleagues. Kind regards Prof. Dr. Michael Getzner Dept of Econ, Klagenfurt University, Austria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It also provides media highlights, policy ideas, and updates on CASSE's efforts. Read the Steady Stater http://www.steadystate.org/Files/SteadyStater_vol2_iss2.pdf ********************************************************************** Become a CASSE Outreach Volunteer ********************************************************************** CASSE Outreach Volunteers are individuals concerned about the environmental consequences of economic growth. They recognize the steady state economy as a desirable alternative to unsustainable growth. If you are interested in helping, then please click on the link below. 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JOB DESCRIPTION: The School of Economics and Finance has a strategic commitment to expand its existing capacity in natural resource economics, particularly in the areas of fisheries and marine economics, climate change and integrated resource management. A senior appointment is central to this and will help cement the University of Tasmania's reputation as a national and international leader in research and teaching in these areas. The appointee will work with other members of the School in leading the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation's national project aimed at building economic capability to improve the management of marine resources in Australia. They will also work closely with colleagues in other faculties and institutes to facilitate and promote interdisciplinary and collaborative natural resource research and teaching at the University of Tasmania. The appointee will be expected to conduct high quality research leading to scholarly publication; to build and lead interdisciplinary research teams; to actively participate in securing external competitive research funding; and to provide effective research supervision. The appointee will also be required to contribute in an effective way to the School's teaching program and, together with other senior staff, to provide strategic leadership, particularly in the area of natural resource economics. The School's preference is to make an appointment at Academic Level E (Professor) but may choose to make an appointment at Academic Level D (Associate Professor). An attractive and competitive salary is available for this appointment. The successful applicant will be expected to commence no later than 1 January 2010, or as soon as possible thereafter. FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information about the position please contact the Head of School: CONTACT: Dr Sarah Jennings Tel: (03) 6226 2828 Fax: (03) 6226 7587 Email: MAILTO:Sarah.Jennings at utas.edu.au APPLICATION PROCEDURE: The closing date for receipt of your application is 15 June 2009. Download a job application package at: http://www.utas.edu.au/jobs0409_aus Women are particularly encouraged to apply as the University is seeking to increase the number of women in senior academic and administrative positions. If you are unable to access the UTAS website and would like a job application package mailed or faxed to you please contact: CONTACT: Sandra Fisher Tel: (03) 6226 2704 Email: MAILTO:Sandra.Fisher at utas.edu.au and quote the specified reference number. UTAS is an equal opportunity employer and offers excellent employment benefits and a pleasant working environment. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It runs undergraduate and graduate level programs in Economics and in Business Administration, and currently has a total of 400 students, 30 of which are PhD students. The main research areas in the department are environmental and resource economics, energy economics, development economics, finance, food markets, philosophy. For more information on the department: http://www.umb.no/ior-en JOB DESCRIPTION: The postdoctoral researcher is expected to: - conduct research, individually and in collaboration with faculty in the department, in environmental, resource and energy economics. The researcher may work within one or several of these fields. JOB QUALIFICATIONS: - A PhD in economics, with specialization in one or more of environmental economics, resource economics, or energy economics, or in the intersection between these. - The PhD should have been obtained during the last 5 years (parental leave not included). - Demonstrated ability to conduct research independently and in collaboration with others. - The candidate's research should complement ongoing research in the department. - The applicant should not have had a post doctor position at the UMB earlier. - Because women are underrepresented in the department, if two or more applicants are considered to be equally qualified for the position, and at least one of them is a female, the female will be preferred. OUTLINE OF RESEARCH PROJECT: The applicant should propose an outline of the research to be conducted in the post doc position (maximum 2 pages). SALARY: Starting salary is at state salary level 57 (currently NOK 435700) per year. A higher starting salary is negotiable for applicants with significant relevant job experience. For more information, please consult: http://www.jobbnorge.no/visstilling2.aspx?stillid=56787 APPLICATION PROCEDURE: The application should be submitted via the link: http://www.jobbnorge.no/visstilling2.aspx?stillid=56787 by May 15th, 2009. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090511/30694779/attachment-0001.html From jbrennerg at gmail.com Thu May 14 11:31:05 2009 From: jbrennerg at gmail.com (Jorge Brenner) Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 13:31:05 -0500 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] study on economic measures and national biodiversity strategies Message-ID: <243288400905141131rb0b6906l7fcde5c114f8c43f@mail.gmail.com> Dear membres of the WGEESS, The WGEESS Board is working on an initiavite to identify the economic measures that should be included in the National Biodiversity Strategies of the Convention on Biological Diversity. We are looking for your help in the identification of parameters and measures that are needed for an effective inclusion of economics in biodiversity conservation. These suggestions will input a document that will be provided to those seeking help in developing National Biodiversity Strategies. This will be specially helpful for those currently developing the second version of their National Strategies and would like to integrate ecological economic measures into their conservation plans and actions. We have developed a brief background document with objective and proposed structure of the recommendations document (attached). Feel free to contact me if you would like to contribute to this initiative since we would like this to be a collaborative effort of our working group. The deadline for the inclusion of contributions received will be June 15. Please contact me if you are planning to contribute. Best regards, Jorge -- Jorge Brenner, Ph.D. Post Doctoral Research Associate Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5869, Room 210 Corpus Christi, Texas, 78412-5869, USA Ph.: +1 (361) 8252056, Fax: 8252050 Email: jorge.brenner at tamucc.edu (work), jbrennerg at gmail.com (personal) Website: www.harteresearchinstitute.org Other websites: Bookmarks: http://del.icio.us/jbrennerg Working on GIS? participate at: http://www.conservationmaps.org Working on the Gulf of Mexico? sign up at: http://www.gulfbase.org/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Please reply directly to him. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Brenner, Jorge" To: Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 09:53:52 -0500 Subject: study on economic measures and national biodiversity strategies Dear members of the WGEESS, The WGEESS Board is working on an initiavite to identify the economic measures that should be included in the National Biodiversity Strategies of the Convention on Biological Diversity. We are looking for your help in the identification of parameters and measures that are needed for an effective inclusion of economics in biodiversity conservation. These suggestions will input a document that will be provided to those seeking help in developing National Biodiversity Strategies. This will be specially helpful for those currently developing the second version of their National Strategies and would like to integrate ecological economic measures into their conservation plans and actions. We have developed a brief background document with objective and proposed structure of the recommendations document (attached). Feel free to contact me if you would like to contribute to this initiative since we would like this to be a collaborative effort of our working group. The deadline for the inclusion of contributions received will be June 15. Please contact me if you are planning to contribute. Best regards, Jorge Jorge Brenner, Ph.D. Post Doctoral Research Associate Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5869, Room 210 Corpus Christi, Texas, 78412-5869, USA Ph.: +1 (361) 8252056, Fax: 8252050 Email: jorge.brenner at tamucc.edu (work), jbrennerg at gmail.com (personal) Website: www.harteresearchinstitute.org Other websites: Bookmarks: http://del.icio.us/jbrennerg Working on GIS? participate at: http://www.conservationmaps.org Working on the Gulf of Mexico? sign up at: http://www.gulfbase.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090517/6edaf1a2/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The evidence has been countering those assumptions, substantially. http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE54I6PF20090519 This comes as no surprise in ecological economics, where we have focused on the tight linkage between technological progress (such as alternative fueling of the economy) and economic growth at current levels of technology. See for example: http://steadystate.org/Files/Czech_Technological_Progress.pdf The study comes out at an interesting time, with the Governing Board of the Ecological Society of America deliberating on the proposed ESA position on economic growth this week. Cheers, Brian Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy The CASSE position on economic growth may be e-signed at www.steadystate.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Because human population and economic growth are the major drivers for these declines, further economic growth will not solve the problem. Rather, continued economic and population growth will only exacerbate those declines. Therefore, major changes are needed in the way we think about and use natural resources including land, water, biomass, and energy.? Later it talks about the ?fundamental conflict? between economic growth and conservation. It is a straightforward and strong position with 2 ? pages of literature citations. The timing of the NABS action could hardly be more uncanny, because the Governing Board of the Ecological Society of America will be voting tomorrow on whether to advance the position our group of 84 ESA members has proposed to them. (The board has been notified of the NABS action.) Cheers, Brian Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy The CASSE position on economic growth may be e-signed at www.steadystate.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090520/2a52ecfd/attachment.html From larson.grapids at gmail.com Thu May 21 10:56:52 2009 From: larson.grapids at gmail.com (Mike Larson) Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 12:56:52 -0500 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Please join the EESS working group in SCB Message-ID: <53dd27b60905211056y4cf0fd5eoa132dae8230c94d9@mail.gmail.com> Dear colleagues who have expressed interest in the SCB Working Group for Ecological Economics & Sustainability Science: We are happy to announce, as SCB did in an email yesterday, that EESS is once again an official entity within SCB! You may find our bylaws on our web site, which will be updated with much more information soon < http://www.conbio.org/workinggroups/EESS/ >. The interim board of EESS also developed a document describing our goals and proposed activities, and I attached it to this message. The only people who are registered members of EESS are the approximately 30 people who replied to my earlier request for member ID numbers and were therefore included as founding members in our application to the Board of Governors. I strongly recommend that everyone interested in EESS, including those originally 30, follow the instructions below for becoming a member of the working group. To become a member, please send an email message to homeoffice at conbio.organd request to be registered as an official member of EESS. There is an online form for new and renewing members of SCB, and people who use that form are able to sign up for EESS at the same time they sign up for or renew their SCB membership < https://www.conbio.org/membership/Membership.cfm >. In the near future, SCB will complete the update to the membership web site and restore the ability of members to log on and edit their own membership information, including working group memberships. Thank you for your interest in EESS, and I hope you join and become an active member of EESS! Mike Michael A. Larson, Ph.D. Interim Chair, EESS Grand Rapids, MN, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090521/8fd47070/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The successful applicant will work in a multidisciplinary team conducting research into ecosystem-based fisheries management, including biologists, ecologists, social scientists and other economists. The position will involve the application of a substantial knowledge of economic theory and the development of advanced modelling capability (e.g. using a range of econometric, game-theoretic and agent based modelling techniques as well as integrating the resulting models into a broader ecosystem modelling framework). The work will focus on dynamic modelling of human responses (both at the individual and fleet level, and also spatial dynamics) to changing economic incentives related to changes in the natural, social and economic environment. The key contribution of the postdoctoral fellow will be the development and linking of complex models of fisher behaviour and fleet dynamics with ecosystem models to allow a complete feedback loop to be established. This will allow a greater understanding of how fisheries management affects both resource users and the resource, as well as the ecosystem in which it is based, ultimately contributing to better decisions for Australia's fishery resources. It requires PhD equivalent understanding of economic drivers of human behaviour and how these are modelled dynamically and solid understanding of model uncertainty issues. Familiarity with ecosystem modelling and aggregate behaviour models (e.g. of tourists, fisheries fleets or other resource using sector) would also be very useful. This position will provide the successful applicant with a key position within a group with an international reputation in end-to-end modelling and management related science. With career development, the appointee will take increasing responsibility for planning aspects of the research, managing the project, developing collaborations, and maintaining a very high quality of science delivery to clients and stakeholders. Further details can be found at: https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/Job_Details.asp?RefNo=2009%2F247 Sean Pascoe | Marine Resource Economist CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research 233 Middle Street Cleveland 4163 | www.cmar.csiro.au phone: +61 7 3826 7180 | fax: +61 7 3826 7222 | email: sean.pascoe at csiro.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090522/dd52799d/attachment.html From larson.grapids at gmail.com Fri May 22 12:00:45 2009 From: larson.grapids at gmail.com (Mike Larson) Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 14:00:45 -0500 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Ecol. Econ. & the NA Section - Ballot now open Message-ID: <53dd27b60905221200r7b4b6639s36bb0dc6c9c251e1@mail.gmail.com> Members of the North America Section may vote for 'at large' representatives until May 31st (see below). I noticed that at least 1 of the candidates mentioned ecological economics in her personal statement. Mike ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Society for Conservation Biology Date: Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 8:26 AM Subject: [SCB] 2009 election for the North America Section - Ballot now open To: larson.grapids at gmail.com Make your voice heard! The 2009 election for the North America Section of the Society for Conservation Biology is now open. All votes must be recorded by 31 May 2009. There are four open positions for Members at Large on the Board of Directors. The candidates are listed below. Eli Bernstein Mark Boyce Steven Cooke Mart Gross John A. Hall Michael Manfredo Brent Rudolph Paula Swedeen To vote, you will need to login with your SCB memberID (provided at the end of this email) and password. You can read the candidates' statements and curricula vitae and cast your vote by logging into your membership profile on SCB's Web site: https://www.conbio.org/Memberhome/ and then selecting the "Open Ballots" link. 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Applicants must be able to work collaboratively with policy experts and possess exceptional analytical and quantitative skills, including modeling and statistical analysis. Familiarity with major economic models analyzing the costs and benefits of climate change policies is required. For details and to apply, see: http://www.pewclimate.org/jobs/economics2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090604/44d44be3/attachment.html From brianczech at juno.com Fri Jun 5 13:13:56 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:13:56 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Call for Abstracts - Heartland Environmental and Resource Economic s Workshop Message-ID: <20090605.161356.22026.5@webmail08.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Call for Presentation Abstracts Heartland Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop at Illinois October 25 ? 26, 2009 Workshop Description: The Heartland Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop (HERE) has returned with a new location ? the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We will be hosting Heartland at Illinois this fall on October 25 ? 26, 2009. This is the first call for abstracts of research to be presented at the workshop; more details about travel, lodging, and the conference agenda will follow in future announcements. The day-and-a-half long workshop will feature: ? A luncheon with keynote speaker Catherine Kling from Iowa State ? A luncheon with panel discussion of ?Overlooked Issues in Climate Change Policy and Adaptation? ? Multiple sessions of contributed 20-minute paper presentations ? One set of 8-minute short research presentations ? An evening reception and numerous breaks to share ideas and develop new collaborations ? Research posters displayed during breakfast and breaks The goals of Heartland at Illinois are, as always, to stimulate research and build community in environmental economics with a focus on the Midwest. The workshop will bring people together to exchange ideas and foster new collaborations. Through selected paper sessions it will identify pressing public policy issues and emerging research themes on environmental and resource economics, with emphasis on non-coastal perspectives. Perhaps most importantly, it will provide networking and development opportunities for graduate students in environmental and resource economics. Advanced students can present their work to gain critical feedback. Others can attend to become acquainted with current work in the field and explore new research ideas. Thanks to a generous grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, there is no registration fee to attend (though registration numbers are limited to keep the size of the event conducive to active exchange of ideas). Presenters with long paper presentations will have travel and accommodations reimbursed.* Presenters of ?8 minute shorts? will have a more modest travel subsidy. Abstract submissions: Long presentations should be of research that is at least in first-draft form. Eight-minute shorts and posters are perfect for communicating anything from new ideas to finished work. If you are interested in giving a presentation: ? Send a one-page abstract to amyando at illinois.edu ? Put ?Heartland Abstract? in the subject line of the email ? Include author(s)? name(s), contact information, title, and a description of the paper to be presented. Use either .pdf or MS Word format. ? Indicate in your email whether your submission is for a long presentation, 8-minute ?short,? or poster. If you prefer a long presentation, tell us if you would be willing to give a ?short? or display a poster if the abstract is not accepted for the long format. Abstract selection will be complete with all authors notified of the final program by August 28, 2009. Spread the word and tell your colleagues and graduate students! We hope to see you in Champaign-Urbana in October. With best regards from the Heartland at Illinois organizing committee, Amy W. Ando Kathy Baylis John Braden Nick Brozovic Madhu Khanna *Subject to an $880 cap. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090605/cea948e7/attachment.htm From brianczech at juno.com Tue Jun 9 10:53:08 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 17:53:08 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Invitation to join the Green Economist Directory Message-ID: <20090609.135308.26138.1@webmail19.dca.untd.com> I do recommend this for the ecological economists and sustainability scholars out there... ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Never has there been a greater need for innovative thinking about economics and the environment. Economics for Equity and the Environment Network (E3) is looking to engage more economists who subscribe to a vision of an engaged, practical economics, in which an understanding of social equity and environmental protection cannot be separated. The goal of E3 Network is to develop new applied arguments for environmental protection and to involve our economists more actively in public policy. Our economists engage in innovative research, publish in top journals and newspapers, testify before Congress, participate in press conferences, and consult with decision makers and NGOs on either a fee or pro bono basis. If you are interested in joining over a hundred other economists across the country in these efforts, please sign up for our Green Economist Directory at www.e3network.org/gdreg.php. Signing up doesn?t commit you to anything and your contact information will never be shared with anyone without your permission. Any questions, please contact Kristen Sheeran, E3 Director, at director at e3network.org. For more information about E3?s programs for economists and graduate students, please visit our website at www.e3network.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090609/3b576645/attachment.htm From jaukema at alumni.brown.edu Thu Jun 18 13:57:28 2009 From: jaukema at alumni.brown.edu (Juliann Aukema) Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:57:28 -0700 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Economist position In-Reply-To: <948fa7270906181353y5d23896dtd9c06531744e8b17@mail.gmail.com> References: <948fa7270906181353y5d23896dtd9c06531744e8b17@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <948fa7270906181357g4b183b7ata28ac56b201a3eea@mail.gmail.com> Hi, Please pass this along to anyone who might be interested or post on appropriate lists. (There's a little narrative description below plus the full announcement.) Thanks, Juliann ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Our economist position is posted! ?The job description is attached, and can also be found at https://careers.nature.org/psp/P89HTNC_APP/APPLICANT/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL It is position number 11139, Environmental Economist. Please feel free to pass on to anyone you think might be interested, or feed it into any of your networks. ?I am hoping to get someone great! ?Generally - ?what I have told people is that this is a mid-level position on a small (6 people or so) team that works across all of the Conservancy's U.S. and international programs. ? ?We are looking for someone who knows the theory and practice of how to set up and do ecosystem services valuation studies and cost/benefit analyses, but who can be very applied, since we will primarily be working with TNC's field programs. ?This person will most likely not do a lot of studies him/herself, but will be helping field programs set up their studies, ask the right questions, hire the right people to do them, and interpret the results. ?While I ?obviously want someone with good credentials in the field, it is also really important for us to have someone who can apply these ideas and concepts in a practical way for our field programs. Thanks. ?Susan Description: Job Description Job Title: Environmental Economist Job ID: 11139 Location: DC or Seattle Metro Area Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular ABOUT US The Nature Conservancy is the world?s leading conservation organization, working in all 50 states and more than 33 countries. Founded in 1951, the mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. POSITION SUMMARY The Environmental Economist is responsible for providing leadership on applying the economic concepts behind ecosystem services to conservation strategies. S/he will lead efforts to deliver conservation strategies, project design, and ?best practices? related to ecosystem services to Conservancy staff in domestic and international programs, and draw on these experiences to support improved strategies, practices and policies at regional, national and global levels. The Environmental Economist is part of an interdisciplinary Ecosystem Services Group composed of economists, scientists and policy staff. The Ecosystem Services Group works in close collaboration with Conservancy field programs, central science and policy staff, and external partners across several domestic and international programs. This position reports to the Director of Ecosystem Services within the Conservancy?s Conservation Science department. The preferred locations for this position are Arlington, Virginia or Seattle, Washington. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS * Advanced degree in environmental economics or closely related field and 5-10 years experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. * Experience applying ecosystem services strategies and practices and other environmental economics concepts at field sites, in order to inform conservation strategies and guide activities and decision-making. * Demonstrated experience influencing, developing and implementing conservation policy and plans * Expert knowledge of current trends and practices in ecosystem services and natural resource economics and valuation. * Ability to deliver practical, adaptable products and services to customers * Experience working in interdisciplinary teams. * Excellent oral and written English communication skills; additional languages desirable. * Strong project management skills and ability to meet deadlines and to deliver high quality products. * International experience highly desirable. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS ?Work with U.S. and international field programs to develop and implement long term, viable conservation strategies related to ecosystem services, particularly focused on payment for watershed services, costs and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation, linking human well being and conservation, and other emerging issues. * Help develop key partnerships with public and private organizations in order to develop new strategies and projects, identify and resolve technical issues and widely communicate solutions and best practices. * Build expertise in TNC field programs for identifying opportunities to develop and implement ecosystem services strategies. * Provide economic and technical expertise to project teams for linking ecological and economic strategies and data, including through advice related to setting up and using information from cost-benefit and economic valuation studies. * Work in collaboration with other Ecosystem Services group members (policy staff, ecologists, hydrologists and GIS analysts) and field staff to gather and analyze socio-economic data relevant to ecosystem services and links to human development and well being. ADDITIONAL JOB INFORMATION * Masters or PhD in environmental economics or related field, or equivalent experience * Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, or Bahasa Indonesia, as a second language, desirable * Ability to travel up to 40% in both the US and internationally * Flexibility to work long hours during deadline periods Application deadline: June 30th BENEFITS The Nature Conservancy offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits, flexible work policies and a collaborative work environment. We also provide professional development opportunities and promote from within. As a result, you will find a culture that supports and inspires conservation achievement and personal development, both within the workplace and beyond. HOW TO APPLY To apply for this position, please visit www.nature.org/careers/, click ?How to Apply/View Positions? on the left and then click ?View Positions.? You may now search for this listing by the position title and location. The online application must be completed in its entirety, including work history, education and all required attachments, in order to be considered for a position. When using the online application, do not click the back, forward or refresh buttons to navigate, doing so will cause information to be lost. For more details on how to use the online application, please see our User Guide at http://www.nature.org/careers/files/external_applicant_userguide.pdf. EOE STATEMENT: The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer From brianczech at juno.com Tue Jun 23 11:57:00 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:57:00 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Teaching opportunity at American University Message-ID: <20090623.145700.18717.0@webmail08.dca.untd.com> [Please contact Maria if you are interested...] International Environmental Aid and Organization This course both explores and identifies the evolving international environmental aid architecture and the critical drivers for the billions of dollars flowing from the rich to the poor regions and countries (North/South, but also South/South and on occasion, South/North). It also examines whether the aid provided addresses real global common problems. Finally, the course ventures out into uncharted territory by considering potentially innovative pathways of generating and managing critically needed sustainable financial resources in response to a host of international environmental challenges. The course will be on Wednesdays from 2:10-4:50. If there are individuals interested in teaching the course but who cannot teach at that time, they are also be encouraged to contact me and send their CV. I can be reached at the mcowles at american.edu Many thanks, Maria Dr. Maria Green Cowles Associate Dean for Academic Affairs School of International Service American University 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016-8071 Phone: (202) 885-1603 Fax: (202) 885-2494 Email: mcowles at american.edu From brianczech at juno.com Tue Jun 30 10:19:54 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:19:54 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: [ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Research Assistantship on the integration of econ omic and environmental analysis of land-based biofuel production. Message-ID: <20090630.131954.5091.0@webmail03.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From: Silvia Secchi To: ECOLOG-L at LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Research Assistantship on the integration of economic and environmental analysis of land-based biofuel production. Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:44:50 -0400 Ph.D. Research Assistantship in the Environmental Resources and Policy program at Southern Illinois University We are looking for a highly motivated graduate student at the PhD level to join a collaborative NSF project looking at the interface between renewable energy policy and economics, agroecosystems management, and ecosystem services, with a particular focus on water quality and carbon. The research will involve economic and systems modeling of agroecosystems, and the analysis of farmer?s decisions in the bioeconomy from a variety of perspectives (economic, geographic, environmental), and will be conducted by an interdisciplinary team. Quantitative aptitude, an interest in economics and policy, and well developed verbal and written skills are necessary. Experience with multivariate or spatial statistics preferred. The project includes a good amount of research flexibility, and candidates interested in the development of student-driven research questions are welcomed. The student will enroll in the ER&P Ph.D. program. The focus of the program is addressing sustainability issues - meeting the economic needs of the present while maintaining the natural capital required to meet the economic and environmental needs of the future. To this end, the ER&P Ph.D. provides advanced inter-disciplinary training and research on physical, biological, and social processes responsible for natural resource and environmental problems facing contemporary society. The students will be expected to present the results of their research at regional and national meetings and to prepare manuscripts of these findings for publication in the peer-reviewed literature. The assistantship comes with a competitive stipend and covers the cost of tuition and fees. Start date is the Fall semester 2009. Prior to formal application to Southern Illinois University, interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Silvia Secchi (ssecchi at siu.edu) with a letter of interest, including cumulative GPA, GRE scores if available, description of any previous research experience, and contact information for three references. Please feel free to contact Silvia with any informal inquiries. From brianczech at juno.com Mon Jul 6 11:41:07 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:41:07 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Economist Positions with NOAA in Miami Message-ID: <20090706.144107.17726.0@webmail11.dca.untd.com> ------------Forwarded Message------------ Dear Friends, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, Miami, FL The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has two positions for an economist with the Social Science Research Group at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Miami, FL. The positions will be open through July 24, 2009, and will be filled at the ZP-03 level. We are looking for economists with research interest in the fields of natural resources and policy analysis to further develop an economics program for research and analysis of management alternatives in support of the management of living marine resources in the southeastern U.S. Duties and responsibilities include: the development and econometric estimation of economic models and relationships; the development of bioeconomic models; the estimation of the economic effects of current and proposed fishery management actions; the design and supervision of economic data collections when needed; and the presentation of research results in the form of scientific papers, reports and oral presentations. The positions involve participation on various committees to provide scientific information and expertise to fishery managers. To view the announcement and apply online, please go to the following website. http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ On the webpage, there are two boxes under the words SEARCH JOBS. Enter the job title: NMFS-SEFSC-2009-0020 and click RUN SEARCH. Please forward this message to anyone who might be interested. Thanks for your help. Jim Waters -- Jim Waters Social Science Research Group NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Beaufort Laboratory 101 Pivers Island Road Beaufort NC 28516 Telephone: 252-728-8710 E-mail: Jim.Waters at noaa.gov From brianczech at juno.com Tue Jul 7 09:21:50 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:21:50 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Environmental Economist, New Economics Foundation, London Message-ID: <20090707.122150.12795.2@webmail08.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Dear all The new economics foundation (nef), UK based think-tank is currently recruiting for an Environmental Economics researcher. Read more below, and please get in touch if interested. Aniol Esteban Head of Environment new economics foundation (nef) www.neweconomics. ************* Researcher - nef environmental economics ??25k ??? ??30k p.a. Are you interested in the economic dynamics that drive environmental degradation and social injustice? Are you willing to use your economic expertise to change the way the world thinks? nef works towards building a ???well-being??? economy that is socially just and environmentally sustainable. We are seeking an exceptional individual to join nef???s environmental economics team working towards making the environment central to economic and policy practice and to ensure the fair and sustainable management of natural resources. You will generate economics-based arguments and provide key technical inputs to support a diverse portfolio of projects. A high level of numeracy and first class research skills will be required, along with excellent writing skills. You will have experience in environmental valuation and economic impact analysis methodologies. A background in economics is essential. Deadline for applications: 5pm, Friday 10th July 2009 Interviews: Friday 17th July 2009 For an application form (no CVs please) and more details, see the ???about us/job opportunities??? section of our website www.neweconomics..org, write to Cam Ly, nef, 3 Jonathan St, London, SE11 5NH or email cam.ly at neweconomics.org / aniol.esteban at neweconomics.org nef is an independent think-and-do tank the inspires and demonstrates real economics well-being. From brianczech at juno.com Thu Jul 9 11:31:41 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:31:41 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Acting Director of the Wohlsen Center for the Sustainable Environm ent Message-ID: <20090709.143141.23673.0@webmail03.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Acting Director, 1 Year Part Time Position Category: Administrative and Professional Department: Wohlsen Center for the Sustainable Environment Locations: Lancaster, PA Posted: Jul 06, '09 Type: Part-time Job Description: The Acting Director of the Wohlsen Center for the Sustainable Environment will advance Franklin and Marshall College's efforts to fulfill our mission as stated below. We are presently searching for an individual to serve as Acting Director for the 2009-2010 academic year. The Acting Director will report to the Associate Dean of the Faculty. The Acting Director will plan initiatives and programming relating to campus sustainability efforts. The Acting Director will serve as a liaison with faculty about curricular and co-curricular issues, and work with administrators, particularly those oriented in operations, on specific topics. The Acting Director should have academic expertise in sustainability, environmental and stewardship issues, and be able to serve as a resource person and consultant for faculty interested in incorporating new materials into their courses. During the first year, the Acting Director will teach one course in his/her specific discipline within the rubric of environmental stewardship and sustainability. Additional responsibilities include: * Assuming a leadership role in working with administrators, faculty, and students to provide the knowledge, skills, and motivation that will integrate sustainability and environmental stewardship values and practices into the curriculum and the co-curricular life of the College, and * Coordinating with the Sustainability Committee and other constituencies to embed principles of sustainability and stewardship in the College as a place of learning and research, and serve as a valued member of the local community. Requirements: Minimum requirements for this position are a Ph.D. or the equivalent terminal degree in a field relevant to sustainability and environmental stewardship; strong communication skills, both written and oral; ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize work; and demonstrated leadership abilities. Experience with successful programs and initiatives elsewhere in higher education is preferred. Franklin & Marshall College is committed to having an inclusive campus community, and as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, family or marital status, or sexual orientation. Additional Information: Our mission, as stated in Franklin & Marshall College's Commitment to Environmental Stewardship is to foster a deep interdisciplinary understanding of sustainability and environmental stewardship concepts and topics, to nurture innovative and creative leadership strategies, and to broaden an appreciation of the natural world in all of our constituents. The College's focus on environmental issues spans two broad categories: (1) an academic program that includes faculty from across the curriculum, interdisciplinary majors, and extensive student-faculty collaborative research, coupled with (2) co-curricular initiatives (the Millport Conservancy, the Wohlsen Center for the Sustainable Environment, the Sustainability House, etc.). Our mission embodies the belief that sustainability and stewardship, as informed by the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences, are inextricably linked in understanding humanity's place in the contemporary world. Application Instructions: All applications / resumes must be submitted via an online process. Use the following URL to apply. http://fandm.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=14363&type=7 From brianczech at juno.com Thu Jul 23 14:26:59 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:26:59 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Sierra Club unit endorses position on economic growth Message-ID: <20090723.172659.8592.0@webmail18.dca.untd.com> The Winding Waters Group of the Sierra Club (Indiana) has endorsed the CASSE position on economic growth, concluding with CASSE that there is a ?fundamental conflict between economic growth and environmental protection? based on principles of ecology. As the first Sierra Club unit to endorse the CASSE position, the Winding Waters Group has set a promising precedent for widespread Sierra Club engagement on the issue of economic growth. The Winding Waters Group has also joined a highly diverse group of organizations endorsing the CASSE position, including organizations steeped in the ecological sciences such as the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, National Center for Conservation Science and Policy, Conservation Planning Institute, La Fundacion Neotropica, The Land Institute, and others listed at: http://www.steadystate.org/CASSEPositionOnEG.html#anchor_90 This is also a promising precedent with the ESA Governing Board poised to adopt a position on economic growth for the 2009 annual meeting. It provides yet more evidence that the old political rhetoric ? ?there is no conflict between growing the economy and protecting the environment? ? is losing its dangerous grasp on the polity. Scientific, professional ecological societies can stick to sound science and eschew the fallacious and destructive rhetoric. ESA members who interact with Sierra Club (or other NGO) units are encouraged to spread the news of this precedent and encourage additional units to endorse the CASSE position, which calls for stabilized population and per capita consumption for the sake of environmental protection (as well as economic sustainability, national security, and international stability). The position is found at: http://www.steadystate.org/CASSEPositionOnEG.html Brian Czech, Visiting ProfessorNatural Resources Program Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityNational Capital Region, Northern Virginia Center7054 Haycock Road, Room 411Falls Church, Virginia 22043 Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy The CASSE position on economic growth may be e-signed at www.steadystate.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: "Shriver, Ann - IIFET" Subject: [RESECON] First Call for Abstracts and Special Session Proposals: IIFET 2010 Montpellier Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:29:27 -0700 Size: 42309 Url: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090724/3de203a2/attachment-0001.mht From brianczech at juno.com Tue Jul 28 15:15:54 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:15:54 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] FW: Vacancy Announcement, GS13-14 Water Resources Economist at Little Rock Message-ID: <20090728.181554.16437.6@webmail02.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Hello, This vacancy is for our National Water Resources Economist at the NRCS National Water Management Center in downtown Little Rock, AR. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST GS-0110-13/14 Location: Little Rock, AR (NWMC) Vacancy Ann.#: NRCS-NCSU-09-27MP Who May Apply: Status Candidates Pay Plan: GS-0110-13/14 Appointment Term: Permanent Work Schedule: Full-Time Opening Date: 07/28/2009 Closing Date: 08/28/2009 Salary: $80,402 - $123,519 USD per year http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?jobid=82485704 MAJOR DUTIES: Top This position is with the National Water Management Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The incumbent provides leadership and assistance for economic considerations to NRCS state level specialists in the development of complex water resource plans and reports. The incumbent furnishes professional interpretations and judgments concerning economic technology development, transfer, and acquisition and provides support to national water resources technical and program leaders in policy development and interpretation. Key Tasks: 1. Provides NRCS-wide economics leadership for assistance to states in water resources planning to include economic investigations for complex water resource projects, development of agricultural production budgets, estimating damages, determining present value and/or annualized costs, determining eligible cost share rates, quantifying benefits in monetary and/or non-monetary terms, and considering social effects. 2. Leads unusual and/or extremely complex economic investigations to help inventory resources, forecast conditions, formulate alternative solutions, and evaluate effects of alternatives; and serves as technical authority on all economics models and for the development of complex water resource reports and other documents that involve economics. 3. Provides peer reviews of economic aspects of water resource plans and ensures appropriateness and cost effectiveness. 4. Provides expert guidance in the development, transfer, and training of procedures, standards, and technical guides for socioeconomic analysis; provides support for applied technology; and develops technical bulletins, training material, reports, handbooks, etc. on economic issues. 5. Participates in the formulation of concepts for national and regional initiatives; develops policy, strategies, procedures, standards and guidelines for achieving sound economic analyses; and coordinates the development, transfer, and adaptation of new technologies. If you have any questions on the position, feel free to contact me. David Buland Economist USDA NRCS Central National Technology Support Center 501 West Felix Street, Bldg 23 Fort Worth, TX 76115 Phone: 817-509-3577, Fax: 817-509-3337, Cell: 817-521-7794 David.Buland at ftw.usda.gov http://www.economics.nrcs.usda.gov/ From brianczech at juno.com Mon Aug 3 15:09:16 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 22:09:16 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Research Economist / Research Forester Message-ID: <20090803.180916.24131.0@webmail04.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- NOTE: Interested candidates should contact Eric Gustafson at egustafson at fs.fed.us, or at 715-362-1152. We intend to announce in the near future a permanent Research Economist / Research Forester position with the Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies, Northern Research Station, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and we would appreciate you sharing this information with potentially interested parties. We are seeking an individual with economics expertise who has the ability to use environmental and resource economics tools to formulate and study novel and relevant questions that bridge forest economics, energy economics, and ecology. The scientist will provide leadership and develop other research projects for the Institute?s mission, which is to develop the theory and application of scaling science in forestry. The position will be filled at the GS-12/13 level ($67,613/$80,402), with the potential initial compensation depending on qualifications and experience. The scientist?s research program will be broad, potentially encompassing one or more of three broad focus areas: 1) economics of bioenergy production, 2) economics of carbon storage, and 3) economics of wildfire prevention. The scientist will focus his/her research on the economic issues associated with the application of Institute research results to the national priorities of bioenergy, climate change and wildfire, and will look for opportunities to conduct economic policy analyses. By investigating the economics of developing a bioenergy industry using Institute genotypes as feedstock, the scientist will be an active contributor to the Northern Research Station?s Science Theme of Sustaining forests. The scientist will also investigate economic issues associated with carbon management, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and ozone pollution to support the Science Theme Providing clean air and water. The scientist may also contribute to the Northern Research Station?s Science Theme Managing with disturbance, specifically focusing on economic issues related to wildfire risk mitigation and land use and management decisions. The duty station is located in the scenic Northwoods of north central Wisconsin, in an area renown for its fishing, boating, hiking, hunting, golfing, skiing (cross country and downhill) and snowmobiling opportunities. There are many public Forests nearby, including the 1.5 million acre Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. The area is a popular scenic and recreation destination, and a rapidly growing population indicates that the area is a desirable place to live. The population in the Rhinelander area is approximately 20,000, and residents enjoy a relaxed and relatively crime-free lifestyle. Rhinelander has excellent schools (including a community college) and medical facilities, yet the cost of living is reasonable. The city of Wausau, Wisconsin is an hour?s drive to the south, and offers the shopping and cultural opportunities of a large city. Rhinelander is served by 2 commuter airlines with daily connections to Minneapolis and Milwaukee. Additional information can be found on area Chamber of Commerce Web sites: www.rhinelanderchamber.com and www.oneidacounty-wi.org. We are distributing this notice in order to contact many potential applicants. Please share this announcement as widely as possible - with your colleagues and with possible candidates. Interested persons should contact me at 715-362-1152. Thank you very much. Sincerely, /s/ Eric J Gustafson Eric J. Gustafson, Project Leader From lwalko at conbio.org Wed Aug 5 07:11:48 2009 From: lwalko at conbio.org (Laura Walko) Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 07:11:48 -0700 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Conservation - Journal Watch Message-ID: <569984C3FC629E4DB22AFA468621699A42F0B778C8@EXVMBX015-3.exch015.msoutlookonline.net> From: sswg-bounces at list.conbio.org [mailto:sswg-bounces at list.conbio.org] On Behalf Of Mascia, Michael Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 7:07 PM To: sswg at list.conbio.org Subject: [SSWG] Conservation Journal Watch Hi, everyone. Eager to keep up with the latest conservation findings but don?t have time to keep skim every journal issue as it comes out? Check out Journal Watch from Conservation magazine, which dishes brief summaries of some of the most interesting findings in conservation science. http://journalwatch.conservationmagazine.org/ Please share with others who might be interested. Thanks. Mike PS References are provided for those who want to read the original research article. Michael B. 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For the last 3 years or so, I have been conducting a short questionnaire about nature and the environment, as I am very interested in personal views of these subjects, as well as the connections between religion, culture/society, and nature/the environment. To date, I have gotten back more than 700 responses to my questionnaire, which I am posting on my blog as time permits. My blog is located at http://earthsurvey.blogspot.com and if anyone is interested in answering my questionnaire, you can take it online at http://tinyurl.com/nx4ng7 Please feel free to send this information to anyone else who you think might be interested, as I am hoping to get as many responses as possible from the widest audience as possible. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments about this or anything else. Regards, Jeremy ______________________________________________ "We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors; we borrow it from our Children." ~Native American proverb Answer my Earth Survey questionnaire at http://tinyurl.com/nx4ng7 Earth Survey Project http://earthsurvey.blogspot.com Project Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34705684632 Jeremy's website http://jeremyjtaylor.tripod.com Jeremy - Facebook http://www.facebook.com/jeremyjtaylor Jeremy's Photography http://jeremyjtaylor.shutterfly.com/ From gonzalo.bandacruz at gmail.com Tue Aug 11 17:23:41 2009 From: gonzalo.bandacruz at gmail.com (Gonzalo Banda-Cruz) Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:23:41 -0500 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Consultancy opportunity for Environment Economist at UNEP-WCMC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7f1275930908111723i88ecfdaifb11dc5f047d224e@mail.gmail.com> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Helena Pavese Date: Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 4:07 PM [English starts here, Portugu?s abaixo] Dear Colleagues, The United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre is seeking an *Environmental Economist* to provide strategic guidance, technical advice and to work on a number of tasks on the ?Contribution of Brazilian Protected Areas for the National Economy? project. He/she will work closely with relevant staff and programmes of UNEP-WCMC as well as with national and local authorities and partners in the implementation of the project. Please kindly circulate this message and attached terms of reference through your networks. Deadline for applying *18 August 2009* Thank you and best regards, Helena Boniatti Pavese Regional Officer Latin America and the Caribbean UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre / UNEP Brazil Office EQSW 103/104, Lote 01, Bloco C, 1 Andar 70670-350, Brasilia, Brazil Tel: +55 (61) 3038-9233 Fax: +55 (61) 3038-9239 __________________ Caros Colegas, O Programa das Na??es Unidas para o Meio Ambiente Centro de Monitoramento da Conserva??o Mundial busca consultor em Economia Ambiental para trabalhar para o projeto ?Contribui??o das ?reas Protegidas para a Economia Nacional?. Solicito que circulem esta mensagem e termos de refer?ncia em anexo. Prazo para envio de candidaturas: *18 de Agosto de 2009* * * Atenciosamente, Helena Boniatti Pavese Regional Officer Latin America and the Caribbean UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre / UNEP Brazil Office EQSW 103/104, Lote 01, Bloco C, 1 Andar 70670-350, Brasilia, Brazil Tel: +55 (61) 3038-9233 Fax: +55 (61) 3038-9239 ------------------------------ ** Confidentiality Statement and Disclaimer ** This e-mail, together with any attachments, may contain confidential information and/or copyright material. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of UNEP-WCMC. It is intended only for the person named above. Any copying, distribution, dissemination, disclosure or use of this message or its contents unless authorised by us is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately. 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Although this is not a position in ecology, it is clearly related and I hope that you might forward this information to faculty and recent graduates in relevant disciplines and post or link the job announcement as appropriate. TENURE TRACK POSITION IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AT OBERLIN COLLEGE Oberlin will hire a full-time, tenure-track faculty member at Assistant Professor or more senior level to start August 2010. We seek a colleague who can address the relationships between land and people. The successful candidate will explore the interplay between cultural, economic, political and ecological systems in the context of changing demography and changing climate. Desirable research and training includes: social or cultural geography; spatial analysis; urban and regional planning; and environmental anthropology or sociology. Applications are due on October 23. A complete job description and instruction for application are posted at: http://new.oberlin.edu/home/jobs/jobs_detail.dot?id=1339975 Thanks for your assistance! John Petersen Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology Director, Environmental Studies Program Oberlin College __o _ \ <, _ ...... ( ? ) / ( ? ) From larson.grapids at gmail.com Wed Aug 12 11:59:54 2009 From: larson.grapids at gmail.com (Mike Larson) Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:59:54 -0500 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] EESS Call for Nominations Message-ID: <53dd27b60908121159r3c0b2a55g21089118775383d8@mail.gmail.com> SCB's Working Group for Ecological Economics & Sustainability Science is seeking nominations for all board positions. We on the interim board encourage you consider serving on the board and to nominate yourself if you are interested. Nominated candidates must approve of the nomination and must be a voting member of EESS. To join EESS, please send an email to SCB staff ( homeoffice at conbio.org ) and copy me ( larson.grapids at gmail.com ). Please send nominations to me. The nominations period will close on September 1, 2009. Voting will be administered electronically by the SCB executive office during October and/or November. The new board will assume responsibilities as soon as possible after the election (and no later than January 1, 2010). Board positions include President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Student Representative, and 7 Section Representatives (1 for each of SCB's biogeographical Sections, www.conbio.org/Sections/ ). You can read about board member responsibilities in the bylaws that are available on our web site ( www.conbio.org/workinggroups/EESS/ ). Please consider serving on the board, and make sure you are a member of EESS by logging in at the SCB web site and checking your "Society Involvement" in the lower left corner of your "Member Home Page". If you are not a member yet, please join by sending an email to SCB staff ( homeoffice at conbio.org ) and copy me ( larson.grapids at gmail.com ). Thanks, Mike Michael A. Larson, Ph.D. Wildlife Research Scientist Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.conbio.org/mailman/private/eess/attachments/20090812/0af22a43/attachment.htm From brianczech at juno.com Mon Aug 17 12:28:29 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:28:29 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Nice piece on steady state economics... Message-ID: <20090817.152829.4037.0@webmail02.dca.untd.com> ...in The Investment Professional, no less... http://www.theinvestmentprofessional.com/vol_2_no_3/rock-steady.html Cheers, Brian Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy The CASSE position on economic growth may be e-signed at www.steadystate.org. From brianczech at juno.com Wed Aug 19 08:17:32 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:17:32 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] FW: Fishing Community Organizer & Policy Advocate Message-ID: <20090819.111732.13979.2@webmail18.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From: "Czech, Brian" To: "brianczech at juno.com" Subject: FW: Community Organizer & Policy Advocate Position Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:50:10 -0400 ________________________________________ NAMA Community Organizer & Policy Advocate Position The Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance is seeking an experienced community organizer and policy advocate to organize fishing communities throughout New England toward policy transformations NAMA is seeking on behalf of and in cooperation with community based fishermen. The right person will work with the NAMA team to reach fishing organizations, fishermen and fishing community advocates NAMA has worked with in the past as well as build new relationships. Further, the organizer will: $B!|(B familiarize the communities with NAMA$B!G(Bs work and philosophy, the policy transformations we seek and the market avenues we are pursuing; $B!|(B listen to their concerns and ideas for solutions and discuss ways of cooperating; $B!|(B mobilize them to take action; and, $B!|(B implement other strategies and tactics in support of achieving collective objectives. This position requires an understanding of fisheries issues and relevant policy actors, familiarity with a broad array of campaign tools and techniques, and the ability to combine those techniques strategically to achieve organizational goals. The individual will report to the Coordinating Director. RESPONSIBILITIES $B!|(B Participate in organizational discussions regarding strategic issues, the production of materials and policy positions, and event planning. $B!|(B Implement strategies and tactics developed to achieve goals. $B!|(B Keep the team informed of activities and recommend changes in tactics, or strategies, if necessary. $B!|(B Assist in information flow within the organization. $B!|(B Write reports, policy positions, advocacy materials and other documents as necessary. $B!|(B Assist the team in the design and implementation of strategies to educate and mobilize various constituencies about issues and goals important to healthy fishing communities. $B!|(B Maintain a working knowledge of the policy issues and be able to present the information to a variety of audiences in language they can understand. $B!|(B Maintain a working knowledge of political, legislative, regulatory and economic frameworks relevant to the work at local, regional and national levels. $B!|(B Build alliances and/or support existing relationships with constituencies: i.e. fishermen, fishing community organizations, grassroots organizations, seafood businesses, various professional groups, and others as identified in strategic planning. $B!|(B Develop or assist in the development of fact sheets and other public information. $B!|(B Write, or assist in writing press releases and in planning media strategies. Act as spokesperson to the media and develop a pro-active relationship with media. $B!|(B Represent NAMA and our work at public events, grassroots meetings, and to the various audiences at large. QUALIFICATIONS Education $B!|(B Education commensurate with job responsibility. $B!|(B Advanced degree or equivalent experience in relevant field preferred. Skills $B!|(B Experience using or ability to easily learn how to use internet based tools for communication, outreach and advocacy work. $B!|(B Strong research and writing skills. $B!|(B Organizational skills, including experience with project management. $B!|(B Strong communication skills, both written and oral. $B!|(B Problem solving and analytical skills. $B!|(B Political organizing skills, especially in alliance building. $B!|(B Leadership skills. $B!|(B Strong listening skills. EXPERIENCE/ACCOMPLISHMENTS $B!|(B Minimum of 5 years experience in advocacy, especially oceans/fisheries issues. $B!|(B Track record in successful campaigning and implementation of a vision. $B!|(B Demonstrated ability to take on projects that are interlinked with other projects. $B!|(B Proven ability to work both independently and in close coordination with a team. $B!|(B Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. $B!|(B Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse range of people and groups. $B!|(B Strong skills and experience in research/writing, public speaking/lobbying, and/or organizing people around an issue. $B!|(B Experience interacting successfully with media, including television. $B!|(B Ability to travel. $B!|(B Ability to work in a remote office with minimum daily supervision. LOCATION Negotiable within the New England coastal area. SALARY & BENEFITS Salary commensurate with experience. Although NAMA does not provide health insurance directly, we do reimburse staff for their health care premium costs. NAMA offers generous holiday, sick leave and personal time leave. We are an equal opportunity employer. We carefully consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. CONTACT INFORMATION Please send cover letter, resume, salary requirements and three references to Niaz Dorry, NAMA$B!G(Bs Coordinating Director via email only to niaz at namanet.org. For more information about NAMA, visit www.namanet.org DEADLINE TO APPLY: September 1st, 2009 From brianczech at juno.com Wed Aug 19 12:19:34 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:19:34 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] FW: Post-doc in ecological-economics Message-ID: <20090819.151934.28860.0@webmail07.dca.untd.com> ----------Forwarded Message---------- Post-doc in ecological-economics We are looking for a post-doc to work with ecological-economic modelling. The European Union devotes a large budget to agri-environment schemes (AES), aimed at benefiting biodiversity and ecosystem services. However, in general very little is known about the cost-effectiveness of the AES. Or, in other words: How much biodiversity and ecosystem services are we getting for our money? Our project "More biodiversity at less cost" aims at investigating the cost-effectiveness of the Swedish AES for small biotopes. The project team consists of six senior researchers (one economist, two animal ecologists, one soil ecologist, one plant ecologist, and one physical geographer) and three graduate students. Together we study biodiversity and ecosystems services of different taxa: vascular plants, pollinating insects, predatory invertebrates, and birds. We identify replicated study landscapes using GIS tools and a geographical database of all Swedish agricultural fields. We are theoretical ly investigating how the value of biodiversity and ecosystem services varies depending on landscape context. Also how the cost-effectiveness of the AES depends on landscape context and species pool, among other things. We would now like to add a post-doc to the team, to take an active part in the ecological-economic modelling. We are looking for a candidate who has some experience in mathematical modelling, a solid understanding of optimization theory, and an understanding and interest in both ecological and economic theory. Such a person could be an ecologist or an economist, or both, or perhaps come from a different discipline but with the abovementioned skills. We are offering a position as a post-doc for at least one year, with the possibility to extend to two years. For more information, please contact Ola Olsson (ola.olsson at zooekol.lu.se) or Mark Brady (mark.brady at ekon.slu.se). There is also information about the research group at http://www.lu.se/bce-home . Ola Olsson Animal Ecology / Environmental Science, Lund University Ecology Building, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We are starting the assignment process for articles for Volumes 4 - 6 in the series with a deadline of October 8, 2009: Volume 4: Green Cities Volume 5: Green Business Volume 6: Green Consumerism This comprehensive project will be published in stages by SAGE eReference and will be marketed to academic and public libraries as a digital, online product available to students via the library?s electronic services. The Series Editor is Paul Robbins, Ph.D., University of Arizona, and the General Editor for Volumes 4 and 5 is Nevin Cohen, Ph.D., The New School, and General Editor for Volume 6 is Juliana Mansvelt, Ph.D., Massey University. Both the series editor and general editors will be reviewing each submission to the project. If you are interested in contributing to this cutting-edge reference, it can be a notable publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden your publishing credits. SAGE Publications offers an honorarium ranging from SAGE book credits for smaller articles up to free access to the online product for contributions totaling 10,000 words or more per volume. The Article list, Style and Submission Guidelines and a sample article are attached. From the available articles (articles that do not have a name in the contributor column), please select topics that best fit your expertise and interests. E-mail your article selections to me and I will confirm availability. If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding reference with the Green Series, please contact me by the e-mail information below. Please provide a brief summary of your academic/publishing credentials in environmental issues. Thanks very much. Ellen Ingber Author Manager Golson Media green at golsonmedia.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We are starting the assignment process for articles for Volumes 4 - 6 in the series with a deadline of October 8, 2009: Volume 4: Green Cities Volume 5: Green Business Volume 6: Green Consumerism This comprehensive project will be published in stages by SAGE eReference and will be marketed to academic and public libraries as a digital, online product available to students via the library?s electronic services. The Series Editor is Paul Robbins, Ph.D., University of Arizona, and the General Editor for Volumes 4 and 5 is Nevin Cohen, Ph.D., The New School, and General Editor for Volume 6 is Juliana Mansvelt, Ph.D., Massey University. Both the series editor and general editors will be reviewing each submission to the project. If you are interested in contributing to this cutting-edge reference, it can be a notable publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden your publishing credits. SAGE Publications offers an honorarium ranging from SAGE book credits for smaller articles up to free access to the online product for contributions totaling 10,000 words or more per volume. The list of available articles is already prepared, and as a next step we will e-mail you the Article List (Excel file) from which you can select topics that best fit your expertise and interests. Additionally, Style and Submission Guidelines will be provided that detail article specifications. If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding reference with the Green Series, please contact me using the e-mail information below. Please provide a brief summary of your academic/publishing credentials in environmental issues. Thanks very much. Ellen Ingber Author Manager Golson Media green at golsonmedia.com From rob_dietz at steadystate.org Mon Aug 31 15:16:05 2009 From: rob_dietz at steadystate.org (Rob Dietz) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:16:05 -0700 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] E. O. Wilson Takes a Position Message-ID: <25A8241B2AEE492F8E4C39C10BA9C9AD@CASSEPC> E. O. Wilson, one of the most distinguished and respected scientists in the world, has signed the position on economic growth developed by the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE). The position statement points out the conflict between economic growth and environmental protection and proposes a steady state economy as a desirable alternative. A steady state economy aims for stability in population and consumption of energy and materials -- it is a truly green economy that meets people's needs without undermining the life-support systems of the planet. E. O. Wilson is a professor of biology at Harvard University. Through his dedicated research and eloquent writing, he has contributed immensely to the pool of knowledge on social behavior, biodiversity, and conservation. He joins other top sustainability thinkers from many fields, including David Suzuki (biology), Herman Daly (economics), Vandana Shiva (physics), Wendell Berry (agriculture), Chris Matthews (media), and Douglas Tompkins (business), in signing the CASSE position. Wilson's endorsement signifies his recognition that a steady state economy provides a better opportunity to conserve planetary resources and ensure wellbeing for future generations. The CASSE position can be found at http://www.steadystate.org -- Robert Dietz, Executive Director Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy www.steadystate.org 541-602-3097 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sincerely, Gwen. _______________________________________________________ Gwena?le Coat, Meeting Coordinator | gcoat at conbio.org Society for Conservation Biology 1017 O Street NW Washington, DC 20001-4229 US voice: 1-202-234-4133 x104 fax: 1-703-995-4633 GIVING VOICE, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY Visit us online at www.conbio.org to: - Join us for our 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology in Edmonton, AB, Canada - Enjoy (temporary) free online access to all of our publications -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lwalko at conbio.org Wed Sep 2 04:54:44 2009 From: lwalko at conbio.org (Laura Walko) Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 04:54:44 -0700 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Buffett Award for Leadership in African/Latin American Conservation Message-ID: <569984C3FC629E4DB22AFA468621699A5567820DE1@EXVMBX015-3.exch015.msoutlookonline.net> The National Geographic Society in Washington, DC is pleased to accept nominations for the 2010 Buffett Award for Leadership in African Conservation AND the 2010 Buffett Award for Leadership in Latin American Conservation. This annual award celebrates the work of unsung heroes in conservation. It is intended to support the recipient's ongoing work while recognizing his or her remarkable achievements in conserving nature or culture in continental Africa. The award includes a US $25,000 grant, and will be presented at a ceremony on June 9, 2010 at National Geographic headquarters. The award was established in 2002 through a generous gift from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Mr. Buffett is a farmer, businessman, conservationist and photographer. He serves on the NGS Council of Advisors and in 2007 was named Ambassador Against Hunger by the UN World Food Program. Press releases about recent recipients can be found at http://tinyurl.com/ma3t9z and http://tinyurl.com/n7gt97 The award is administered through National Geographic?s Conservation Trust, which supports innovative conservation projects around the world. The recipient of the award is selected by National Geographic following review by a panel of conservationists and by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. To begin the nomination process, please send an email message to conservationtrust at ngs.org and request an official nomination form. Please indicate the name of the person you wish to nominate, so that we may avoid duplicates. 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He is the author of The Upside of Down: Catastophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization, one of the most insightful and intriguing books of the decade. Why have these influential scientists signed the CASSE position? Despite decades of conservation effort by ecologists and conservationists, they continue to see the ongoing deterioration of global biodiversity and ecosystem health. They understand that for the most part, we have only been addressing the symptoms of environmental degradation rather than the root cause: our unyielding devotion to economic growth. We need a critical mass of people who recognize the conflict between economic growth and environmental protection, a critical mass of people willing to state their preference for an economy that meets human needs and respects the regenerative and assimilative limits of the biosphere. Conventional economists don't get it -- it's up to those of us who understand ecology to take the lead. If you haven't already, please join Wilson, Holling, and Homer-Dixon, and endorse the CASSE position on economic growth (http://www.steadystate.org/CASSEPositionOnEG.html). Let's start to make a difference! Thanks, Rob -- Robert Dietz, Executive Director Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy www.steadystate.org 541-602-3097 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianczech at juno.com Fri Sep 4 03:03:24 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:03:24 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Economics and Social Science Job opportunities in Australia Message-ID: <20090904.060324.4182.1@webmail05.dca.untd.com> excellent job opportunities attached... -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Stuart Whitten Subject: [RESECON] Great Economics and Social Science Job opportunities in Australia Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 17:25:31 +1000 Size: 22555 URL: From brianczech at juno.com Fri Sep 4 03:17:47 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:17:47 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Report from SCB conference in Prague Message-ID: <20090904.061747.4182.2@webmail05.dca.untd.com> The European Section meeting has been an outstanding venue for discussing the conflict between economic growth and biodiversity conservation. Indeed it has been one of the themes of the conference, with much discussion also about what can be done. There is not much argument remaining about whether or not there is a such a conflict, at least not here among conservation biologists of the European Section - and actually there are quite a few conferees from non-European countries too. Perhaps the biggest challenge now is to complement environmental microeconomics - as manifest primarily in valuation exercises, which are quite prominent in Europe - with ecological macroeconomics, which calls for macroeconomic policy reform. Progress is quite palpable, and the WGEESS should be in good stead moving forward. Cheers, Brian Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy The CASSE position on economic growth may be e-signed at www.steadystate.org. From brianczech at juno.com Fri Sep 4 03:32:31 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:32:31 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Speaking of the opportunity... Message-ID: <20090904.063231.4182.4@webmail05.dca.untd.com> ... to interject some ecological macroeconomics into the environmental microeconomics discussions, see attached... 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From: "O'Gorman, Stefanie" Subject: [RESECON] UK Career Opportunity in Environmental Economics Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:14:19 +0100 Size: 20790 URL: From brianczech at juno.com Tue Sep 15 11:10:42 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:10:42 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Writing Contest - New Green Economy Conference Message-ID: <20090915.141042.20486.1@webmail11.dca.untd.com> Important opp for young WGEESS members... ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- NCSE's New Green Economy Conference January 20-22, 2010?? |?? Washington, DC Youth Writing Contest and Poster Session The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) values youth perspectives on environmental issues and is including a writing contest for youth in the upcoming 10th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: The New Green Economy (http://ncseonline.org/conference/greeneconomy/) (held January 20-22, 2010 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC). NCSE also invites abstract submissions for scientific posters that also will be highlighted at the conference. Generation Green: Youth Voices and Visions Generation Green is a writing contest which provides a forum for university and high school students to express personal perspectives and experiences relevant to the emerging green economy, aiming to identify key issues and solutions. Selected articles will be published in a six-page insert distributed at the conference and included in the online Encyclopedia of Earth (http://www.eoearth.org/). The winners will also be published online in Solutions (http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/), a magazine focused on sustainable environmental solutions. To view article criteria or to submit an article, visit the Generation Green webpage (http://ncseonline.org/conference/greeneconomy/cms.cfm?id=3302).?? Poster Session Research scientists, students, university faculty, entrepreneurs and others are invited to submit abstracts to participate in poster sessions. Posters provide an opportunity to share research, innovations, and initiatives relevant to the creation of a new green economy. Posters will be displayed on January 21 and 22. The poster session fee is $70 in addition to full conference registration and will be due upon abstract acceptance. This fee is waived for??NCSE University Affiliates (http://ncseonline.org/conference/greeneconomy/cms.cfm?id=3303). For more information or to submit an abstract, visit the Poster Session webpage (http://ncseonline.org/conference/greeneconomy/cms.cfm?id=2842). About NCSE The National Council for Science and the Environment is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the scientific basis for environmental decision making. We envision a society where environmental decisions by everyone are based on an accurate understanding of the underlying science, its meaning and??limitations, and the potential consequences of their action or inaction. For more information on NCSE's programs, projects, or conferences, please visit the NCSE homepage. (http://ncseonline.org/) ?? Having trouble with the link? Simply copy and paste the entire address listed below into your web browser: http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?1Q,P1,1BD3BD6F-7342-48D8-B61E-99E877802D5C ??If you no longer want to receive emails from Caley Corsello please click the link below. http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?8D,E1,7c0313e2-8ed9-46b8-880b-e1856ab616f7 Powered by Cvent From HDeCaluwe at conbio.org Thu Oct 1 06:08:09 2009 From: HDeCaluwe at conbio.org (Heather DeCaluwe) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 06:08:09 -0700 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Call for 2010 SCB Award Nominations: Deadline Extended to 1 November Message-ID: <569984C3FC629E4DB22AFA468621699A556B3DF316@EXVMBX015-3.exch015.msoutlookonline.net> Call for 2010 SCB Award Nominations: Deadline Extended to 1 November Dear Colleague, We invite you to submit nominations for the 2010 SCB Awards to be presented in Edmonton, Canada in July 2010. Please send nominations to Steve Beissinger (beis at nature.berkeley.edu) by 1 November 2009. The forms are available at http://conbio.org/SCB/Activities/Awards/. Letters and form must be submitted as a single document in Word - separate letters will not be accepted. Distinguished Service Awards SCB annually presents awards for distinguished service in any field associated with conservation biology to individuals or institutions from academia, government, and other affiliations. Nominations are solicited from all conservation professionals. Early Career Conservationist Awards New in 2009, SCB seeks to honor an outstanding conservation professional who is making a significant contribution to the science or practice of conservation early in his or her career, normally within ten years of receiving his or her last degree or beginning his or her first professional position. Edward T. LaRoe III Memorial Award The Edward T. LaRoe III Memorial Award is given annually to an individual with a distinguished record of research and outstanding application of science to the conservation of biological resources. The intent of the award is to recognize the innovative application of science to resource management and policy. Although all scientists are eligible for the award, because of Edward LaRoe's distinguished career as a public servant, preference is given to employees of governmental resource management agencies or science agencies. Past recipients of all SCB awards and guidelines are available at http://conbio.org/SCB/activities/awards/ Thank you, Steve Beissinger, Awards Committee Chair _______________________________________________________ Heather DeCaluwe, Assistant Director | hdecaluwe at conbio.org Society for Conservation Biology 1017 O Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4229 US phone: 1-202-234-4133 x 103 fax: 1-703-995-4633 GIVING VOICE, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY Visit us online at www.conbio.org to: - Get involved in our conservation policy activities - Read our award-winning magazine, Conservation - Become a Society for Conservation Biology Facebook fan www.conbio.org/facebook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please note: forwarded message attached From: "Czech, Brian" To: "brianczech at juno.com" Subject: FW: TWS Now Accepting Applications for Policy Interns Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 17:13:18 -0400 ________________________________ From: tws-l-bounces at wildlifeprofessional.org [tws-l-bounces at wildlifeprofessional.org] On Behalf Of Laura Bies [laura at wildlife.org] Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 3:15 PM To: tws-l at wildlifeprofessional.org Subject: [Tws-l] TWS Now Accepting Applications for Policy Interns Dear TWS Members: Please see the announcement below and share with anyone you think might be interested in interning with TWS in the Government Affairs Program. Thanks! The Wildlife Society has an opening for a Wildlife Policy Intern with an interest in wildlife resource and policy issues. This 6-month internship runs every year from January-June or July-December at the TWS Headquarters in Bethesda, MD. TWS is currently accepting applications for an internship from January to June 2010. DUTIES: The Wildlife Policy Intern will research conservation issues, prepare background information for use in testimony or comments, assist with developing content for Society publications, and attend legislative hearings. Interns also assist in the routine activities of The Wildlife Society, with specific duties tailored according to the interests of the individual intern. POSITION: This internship is a full time, six month, paid position, carrying a stipend of $1800 per month. Interns are responsible for their own housing and insurance. QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants should provide evidence of their ability to conduct research and carry out projects independently, must have excellent writing skills, and should have a track record of work displaying initiative, maturity, and responsibility. Knowledge of how the federal government functions is helpful, but not essential. Although student status is not required, applicants with academic training in wildlife biology/management or another natural resource field are preferred. COLLEGE CREDIT: The Wildlife Society will cooperate with universities/colleges that offer credit for intern programs; however, students must make all arrangements for receiving academic credit. TO APPLY: To apply for the Wildlife Policy Internship, please send a cover letter, a one-page r?sum?, contact information for three references, a college transcript (unofficial or official), two writing samples (one general and one technical), and your dates of availability. Finalists will be interviewed in person or by telephone. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all available positions are filled. Please email completed applications to: Laura Bies, Director of Government Affairs laura at wildlife.org 301-897-9770 ex.308 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Bluffstone, Professor and Chair Department of Economics Portland State University PO Box 751 Portland, Oregon 97207-0751 503-725-3938 fax: 503-725-3945 http://www.econ.pdx.edu/faculty/bluff.php **************************************************************************************** PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, Portland, OR Q5 Environmental Economics The Department of Economics at Portland State University invites applications for a tenure track associate/assistant professor position beginning September 2010. Candidates may have expertise in any area of environmental and natural resource economics, though renewable energy and energy efficiency would be especially welcome. Required qualifications include a distinguished Ph.D. record, evidence of commitment to research, teaching and creating community partnerships, capability to secure extramural research support and interest in policy issues. Teaching includes courses in candidates? areas of specialization at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful candidate has the capacity to teach at the Ph.D. Degree level and willingness to build the graduate program in environmental and resource economics and will complete all requirements for the Ph.D. before September 2010. Compensation package includes a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience and a comprehensive benefits package. Portland State University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity institution and welcomes applications from diverse applicants. Please see the full position announcement and application instructions at http://www.pdx.edu/hr/faculty_administrative_openings. Questions can be directed to environmental_econ at pdx.edu. 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We seek a sociologist with expertise in environmental science and the relationships between ecology, technology, social change and policy. This position will enhance interdepartmental research in the Department of Sociology (SOC) at MSU, with particular focus on strengthening social science research at the Kellogg Biological Station (KBS). This position will be joint between the Department of Sociology and KBS, with the tenure home in the Department of Sociology and will include a research appointment supported by the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES). The position will be based on the East Lansing campus of MSU with additional research space provided at KBS, a biological field station of Michigan State University (www.kbs.msu.edu). KBS is a year-round research and educational facility of MSU with a resident faculty, located~65 miles from the East Lansing campus of MSU. KBS hosts an NSF-supported Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) program in agricultural ecology (www.kbs.msu.edu/lter), a Dept. of Energy funded Great Lakes BioEnergy Research Center (GLBRC) (www.glbrc.org) with research at KBS on the sustainability of biofuels, and has recently established a pasture-based dairy with support from the WK Kellogg Foundation. The successful candidate will be expected to establish an externally funded research program contributing to our understanding of sustainability of agriculture and to participate in the LTER research program at KBS. The scholarly focus of this position is environmental science and relationships between ecology, technology, and social change and policy. Areas of emphasis include, but are not limited to, socio-ecological issues of agricultural landscapes and production systems, policy issues relevant to ecosystem services (biodiversity and introduced species), coupled human and natural systems, and the sustainability of bio-based economies, including alternative energy. This position will complement existing strengths in ecology, environmental, and agricultural science at KBS, the Department of Sociology and social science across the University. The faculty candidate will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and graduate programs in Sociology and KBS and to one of the five focal research areas of the Dept of Sociology (www.sociology.msu.edu). This is an academic year appointment. Applicants must have a Ph.D., preferably in Sociology, with research and teaching accomplishments appropriate for tenure and rank of Associate Professor of Sociology. Preference will be given to individuals with interdisciplinary research experience that can strengthen the research programs in agriculture and food systems at KBS and Sociology. International experience or demonstrated interest in international regions is an advantage. Applications should be sent to Sustainability at kbs.msu.edu, addressed to the Sustainability Search Committee Chair, Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, with in the subject line. Applications should include a curriculum vita, statements of research and teaching interests (including current and long-term goals), and names and contact information for four references, sent electronically as a single pdf. Signed letters of reference will be solicited from finalists. Review of applications will begin 15 November 2009 and continue until an appropriate candidate is found. Further information about KBS and the Dept. of Sociology can be found at www.kbs.msu.edu and www.sociology.msu.edu. 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Gutierrez, PhD Editor, PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development http://www.pelicanweb.org ~ pelican at pelicanweb.org A monthly, free subscription, open access e-journal. From brianczech at juno.com Wed Oct 7 15:24:00 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 22:24:00 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Major Development: Executive Order on Sustainability Message-ID: <20091007.182400.9186.5@webmail01.dca.untd.com> This is probably the most steady statish development thus far in the U.S. government. Here's an excerpt: (l) "sustainability" and "sustainable" mean to create and maintain conditions, under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic,and other requirements of present and future generations; Most of the order is still focused on efficiency BUT economic growth is not mentioned once as a goal or objective. In fact, the word "growth" is not used at all. (Not even "grow.") This is a major development, and is highly consistent with the work of the WGEESS. Cheers, Brian Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy The CASSE position on economic growth may be e-signed at www.steadystate.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Executive Order on Sustainability.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 89131 bytes Desc: Executive Order on Sustainability.pdf URL: From kerry.topel at gmail.com Thu Oct 8 10:40:11 2009 From: kerry.topel at gmail.com (Kerry Topel) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:40:11 -0700 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Major Development: Executive Order on Sustainability In-Reply-To: <20091007.182400.9186.5@webmail01.dca.untd.com> References: <20091007.182400.9186.5@webmail01.dca.untd.com> Message-ID: Excellent news!! Thank you very much for all the hard work. Success brings success. Kerry Topel On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 3:24 PM, brianczech at juno.com wrote: > This is probably the most steady statish development thus far in the U.S. > government. Here's an excerpt: > > (l) "sustainability" and "sustainable" mean to create and maintain > conditions, under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, > that permit fulfilling the social, economic,and other requirements of > present and future generations; > > Most of the order is still focused on efficiency BUT economic growth is not > mentioned once as a goal or objective. In fact, the word "growth" is not > used at all. (Not even "grow.") This is a major development, and is highly > consistent with the work of the WGEESS. > > > Cheers, Brian > > Brian Czech, Ph.D., President > Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy > The CASSE position on economic growth may be e-signed at > www.steadystate.org. > ______________________________________________ > 3-7 July 2010, join us at the 24th SCB International Congress for > Conservation Biology (ICCB) in Edmonton, Canada > More information at: www.conbio.org/2010 > > More information at: www.conbio.org/2009 > *Do you like what you have seen on this listserv? Join the global > community by becoming a member of the Society for Conservation Biology > today! www.conbio.org/join > __________________________________ > EESS mailing list > EESS at list.conbio.org > http://list.conbio.org/mailman/listinfo/eess > -- Whatever you do, or dream you can, Begin it. 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JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates at all ranks will be considered; however, we have a preference for a candidate at the senior level who has a record of publishing in high-quality journals, demonstrated teaching effectiveness and experience with external grants. Information about the department is available at: http://cba.ua.edu/econ/ The department offers excellent research support. Strong research productivity and high-quality teaching at the graduate/undergraduate level are expected of the successful candidate. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Only online applications are accepted. Candidates selected for interview will be required to submit a disclosure and consent form authorizing a background investigation. Candidates must apply online at: https://facultyjobs.ua.edu and attach a curriculum vita that includes three references. One or two current unpublished papers must also be attached. Items not attached at time of application will disqualify application. 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The final year for incoming students (with enticing NSF funding) will be 2011. ------------------------------------------------------------ Participating faculty in the Department of Agricultural Economics and nine other departments at Texas A&M University encourage prospective doctoral students to apply to the new Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship "Applied Biodiversity Science: Bridging Ecology, Culture and Governance." The vision of Applied Biodiversity Science (ABS) is to achieve integration between biodiversity research and on- the-ground conservation practices. Three pillars support the program: (1) integrated research in biological and social sciences; (2) cross-disciplinary research and collaboration with conservation institutions and actors in the field, and (3) application of conservation theory to practice. Research teams of faculty mentors and students, in collaboration with international partners, will develop complementary dissertations related to two research themes: (A) Ecological Functions and Biodiversity; and (B) Communities and Governance. The ABS-IGERT will produce scientists prepared to understand ecological functions of local ecosystems, and also the activities and needs of surrounding communities in wider social, economic, and political contexts. Research will take place at multiple sites in Latin America and Southwest USA. The NSF-IGERT Program Traineeships include a $30,000 stipend per year plus $10,500 toward cost of education (tuition, fees, health insurance, and other benefits) and some funding for field research. We anticipate that a successful applicant to the Department of Agricultural Economics would be offered departmental support during his or her first year of coursework to complete the standard core sequence in theory and econometrics. The student would begin ABS coursework and funding in his or her second year. Please consult the ABS website (http://biodiversity.tamu.edu) or one of the participating faculty for more information. Students with an interest in Economics should contact me. Rich Woodward *-------*-------*-------*-------*-------*-------*-------* Richard T. WoodwardDepartment of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University, 2124 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2124 Office #: Blocker 308D e-mail:r-woodward at tamu.edu Phone #: 979-845-5864 Fax #: 979-845-4261 Homepage: http://agecon2.tamu.edu/people/faculty/woodward-richard/, http://resourceeconomics.tamu.edu/ Assistant: Michele Zinn 979-845-2333 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Place of Work: IGES Headquarters, IGES Kansai Research Centre or IGES Kitakyushu Office, Japan Term of Employment: Fixed-term employment from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2013 with a six-month probationary period Application Deadline: Friday, 30 October 2009 The area of the research includes: (1)Climate Change (2)Natural Resources Management - Forest sub-group - Freshwater Sub-group (3)Sustainable Production and Consumption (4)Economy and Environment (5)Governance and Capacity Building (6)Networking and Strategic Operation (7)Business and the Environment (8) Inter-city Environmental Partnership For further details, please visit: http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/saiyo/5phase/ With best regards, Sachi Minami Secretariat Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama Kanagawa 240-0115 JAPAN Phone: +81-46-855-3770 Fax: +81-46-855-3709 URL: http://www.iges.or.jp/en/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Examples of topics and issues include: Economic and Economic Ethical Dimensions of Globalization, Societal Ethics and Globalization, Global ethics, ethical critiques of globalization, digitalization and global information issues, the formation of global ethical norms, global environmental ethics, poverty and hunger alleviation, ethical sustainability, local ethics in a global world, relational ethics in global commerce, the impact of globalization on social capital, the impact of globalization on women/minorities/and other underrepresented socio-economic groups, business strategy in a global frame?s ethical implications, the global reach of companies and educational institutions, the impacts of global companies on various developing nations, globalization and genetic engineering, the globalization of reproductive medicine, globalization and regulatory problems, 21st century cosmopolitanism, the global order, the world as a global village, the disappearance of boundaries, global morality, cultural and religious conflicts, culture and global networks, global values, the impact of globalization on wage distribution, world government, the impact of globalization on fairness, the role of consumers in developed countries, product development, and marketing, the global economy, the global marketplace, global awareness, globalization of industries, global supply chains, global tourism, the UN Global Compact, the connection of global scale and business transparency, global commercial relationships, the global code of conduct for business. Proposals of any length are welcome. However, longer ones are preferred to overly brief ones. Also, include brief biographies of all the authors of your chapter. These should include a listing of (1) current institutional affiliation and rank, (2) terminal degree and institution awarding it, and (3) a listing of related publications and presentations. Schedule: Chapter proposals due: November 11, 2009. Chapter drafts due: April 11, 2010. Editorial review of chapter drafts completed: May 11, 2010. Final revision of chapter due: July 11, 2010. Page proofs anticipated: October 25, 2010. Page proof corrections due: November 1, 2010. Anticipated publication date: December 2010. Send your chapter proposals and brief biographies to both Charles Wankel wankelc at stjohns.edu and Shaun Malleck smalleck at uci.edu . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Bluffstone, Professor and Chair Department of Economics Portland State University PO Box 751 Portland, Oregon 97207-0751 503-725-3938 fax: 503-725-3945 http://www.econ.pdx.edu/faculty/bluff.php The Department of Economics at Portland State University invites applications for a tenure track associate/assistant professor position beginning September 2010. Candidates may have expertise in any area of environmental and natural resource economics, though renewable energy and energy efficiency would be especially welcome. Required qualifications include a distinguished Ph.D. record, evidence of commitment to research, teaching and creating community partnerships, capability to secure extramural research support and interest in policy issues. Teaching includes courses in candidates? areas of specialization at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful candidate has the capacity to teach at the Ph.D. Degree level and willingness to build the graduate program in environmental and resource economics and will complete all requirements for the Ph.D. before September 2010. Compensation package includes a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience and a comprehensive benefits package. Portland State University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity institution and welcomes applications from diverse applicants. Please see the full position announcement and application instructions at http://www.pdx.edu/hr/faculty_administrative_openings. Questions can be directed to environmental_econ at pdx.edu. Applications must be received by November 15, 2009 to be guaranteed full consideration, but will be accepted until the position is filled. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Our Editorial team will select those contributions that address an important dimension of the debate. The deadline for submission to the Viewpoints for the February 2010 issue is: 30 November 2009. We look forward to receiving many contributions at nrforum at un.org. When submitting a contribution, please provide your name, title, affiliation and contact details. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianczech at juno.com Thu Oct 22 07:25:03 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:25:03 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] U-AL - Env. Ecs. Message-ID: <20091022.102503.12027.4@webmail09.dca.untd.com> UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Tuscaloosa, AL The Culverhouse College Commerce and Business Administration Position in: D6 Cost-Benefit Analysis I1 Health R4 Transportation Systems The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at The University of Alabama invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant or associate professor level beginning August 16, 2010. Rank and salary is dependent upon qualifications. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: Information about the department is available at: http://www.cba.ua.edu/econ/ The department offers excellent research support. JOB DESCRIPTION/QUALIFICATIONS: Strong research productivity and high-quality teaching are expected from the successful candidate. The candidate must be willing to work with others in grant-generating activities in areas such as health economics, environmental economics, and/or transportation economics. A knowledge of cost-benefit analysis is necessary. Candidates for appointment at the assistant professor level should have the Ph.D. completed or firmly expected by August 2010. Candidates with experience must have a record of publishing in high-quality journals and demonstrated teaching effectiveness. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Only online applications are accepted. Candidates selected for interview will be required to submit a disclosure and consent form authorizing a background investigation. Candidates must apply online at: https://facultyjobs.ua.edu and include a curriculum vita and one or two current unpublished papers. Items not attached at time of application will disqualify application. 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The appointee is expected to develop a creative research program that serves the public interest at the state, national or international level. The appointee is also expected to teach courses that fit into the instructional programs of the Department at the undergraduate and graduate levels and that enhance the overall quality of education in these programs. The rank of the appointment is at the assistant professor level. The Department has a preference for candidates with a proven record of research and publication. The position is a nine month, tenure-track position, with salary commensurate with the candidate?s record. Candidates should possess a doctorate in agricultural economics, economics, or an equivalent field. All candidates must apply online at http://www.econjobmarket.org/. All materials must be submitted in pdf format. Applicants should submit a c.v., dissertation abstract, statement of research and teaching interests and copies of publications and/or a research paper. Applicants also must arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted online. Applications must be received by December 1, 2009 to be guaranteed full consideration but will be accepted until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will be conducted at the January AAEA/AEA/ASSA meetings in Atlanta. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. The University System of Maryland is equal opportunity. The University?s policies, programs, and activities are in conformance with pertinent Federal and State laws and regulations on nondiscrimination regarding race, color, religions, age, national origin, sex, and disability. Inquiries regarding compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; or related legal requirements should be directed to the Director or Personnel/Human Relations. 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Degree-in-hand is preferred, but ABD is OK if completion of degree is imminent. This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in balancing a serious research program with a modest (2/2) load teaching excellent undergraduate students. Please see the text of our JOE ad below. Best, Guillermo (Ta) Herrera Associate Professor of Economics Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME Q5 Environmental Economics The Department of Economics invites applications for a tenure-track position in environmental economics, starting Fall 2010, at the rank of assistant professor or instructor. Bowdoin values a strong commitment to research, a promise of successful scholarly engagement and dedication to teaching excellence in a liberal arts environment. The college provides excellent research support; the regular teaching load is two courses per semester. The successful candidate will teach environmental economics and take part in Bowdoin?s interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program. The candidate will also teach Introductory Economics and Intermediate Theory, and may possibly teach elective courses in a secondary field. Ph.D. in hand by date of appointment is preferred; advanced ABDs will be considered. Bowdoin College is now accepting electronic submissions. Please visit https://careers.bowdoin.edu to submit a letter of application, vita, sample of written work, evidence of teaching effectiveness and contact information for 3 references. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2009. We plan to conduct initial interviews at the ASSA meetings. A highly selective liberal arts college on the Maine coast with a diverse student body made up of 29% students of color, 3% International students and approximately 15% first generation college students, Bowdoin College is committed to equality and diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage inquiries from candidates who will enrich and contribute to the cultural, socio-economic, and ethnic diversity of our college. Bowdoin College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, or disability status in employment, or in our education programs. Bowdoin College offers strong support for faculty research and teaching. We recognize that recruiting and retaining faculty may involve considerations of spouses and domestic partners. To that end, where possible, the College will attempt to accommodate and respond creatively to the needs of spouses and partners of members of the faculty. For further information about the college and the department, see our website at www.bowdoin.edu. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In particular, I am looking for students with strong quantitative modeling and simulation skills related to integrated ecological-economic modeling (or at least an interest in developing these further), plus sufficient exposure to environmental and ecological economics. Post doc applicants will also be considered as an option for the PhD project. The position descriptions/calls are posted at http://www.rem.sfu.ca/econ/research_opps.htm and a brief description of the project can be found at http://www.rem.sfu.ca/econ/research_imta.htm Thanks kindly for your assistance in passing this information onwards, Cheers Duncan Knowler Associate Professor, School of Resource and Environmental Management and Associate Dean, Faculty of Environment Simon Fraser University Vancouver, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Fellowships will support doctoral and postdoctoral research in the following three areas. ecosystem services measuring and monitoring carbon stocks in forests climate change impacts on and adaptation of freshwater resources Fuller Doctoral Fellows receive either $15,000 or $20,000 allocated over a period of up to 2 years to cover research expenses. Fuller Postdoctoral Fellows receive $140,000 to cover a stipend and research expenses over a period of up to two years as well as $17,500 to cover indirect costs at the host institution over the two-year fellowship period. Citizens of any nation may apply. Applicants for Fuller Doctoral Fellowships must be currently enrolled in a PhD program. Deadline for applications is January 31, 2010. For more information on complete eligibility requirements, selection criteria, and how to apply, please visit the Fuller Fellowship webpage. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Join the global community by becoming a member of the Society for Conservation Biology today! www.conbio.org/join SSWG mailing list SSWG at list.conbio.org http://list.conbio.org/mailman/listinfo/sswg From brianczech at juno.com Fri Oct 23 13:25:39 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:25:39 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Envecon 2010: Call for Papers Message-ID: <20091023.162539.29640.2@webmail01.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Dear Colleague, The UK Network of Environmental Economists (UKNEE) is pleased to announce that envecon 2010: Applied Environmental Economics Conference will take place on Friday 12th March 2010, at The Royal Society in London. Now in its 8th year, this one-day conference will bring together environmental economists from public and private sectors, academia and consultancy to share results of recent research and to discuss issues relevant to the practical application of environmental economics in the UK, Europe and elsewhere. By creating a mutual platform for those who commission work and those who undertake it, the conference aims to contribute to the effective use of environmental economics for environmental policy and management, as well as influence the research agenda. CALL FOR PAPERS: While this call presents some priorities we have identified, the conference is open to all papers demonstrating how environmental economics is applied in practice. We would like the final agenda to include papers on the TOOLS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS: A. Economic valuation B. Economic appraisal C. Economic instruments Themes A ? C can be in any sector so long as they show how these tools are applied in practice. Some ECONOMIC SECTORS have been more of a focus for greening the economy and examples of how environmental economics is used in this process will be interesting. These sectors include the following ? however, we will consider papers about other sectors as well: D. Energy and climate change policy E. Water management F. Waste management G. Transportation H. Agriculture and forestry I. Marine-based sectors There are some EMERGING TOPICS of both theoretical and practical interest which we would like the conference to cover, including, but not limited to: J. Using ecosystem services approach in practice K. Private sector involvement ? remodelling business L. Behavioural economics including a better understanding of human behaviour under risk and uncertainty ? All Papers should display academic rigour and show evidence of practical application. We are interested in showcasing papers that have policy relevance and have been used in decision-making by the public and/or private sectors. Papers do not have to be unique applications of new theory; evidence-based policy benefits from repeated applications. ? Abstracts should cover 2 sides of A4, in 12 point font, double spaced. They should convey information on the economic theory tested; context of the practical application (actual and/or potential); and theoretical and/or empirical results. ? Please ensure that your abstract indicates which theme(s) your paper falls into and the author for correspondence. ? Please submit your abstract by the 5th January 2010 to uknee at eftec.co.uk. ? Papers for presentation will be selected by the Scientific Committee (Dr. Giles Atkinson, London School of Economics; Prof. Ian Bateman, University of East Anglia; Dr Diane Burgess, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Northern Ireland; Dr. Mike Christie, University of Aberystwyth; Prof. Paul Ekins, University College London; Prof. Nick Hanley, University of Stirling; Dr. Susana Mourato, London School of Economics; Ece Ozdemiroglu, eftec and Prof. Kerry Turner, University of East Anglia). Please circulate this call to all potentially interested colleagues in research, government and consultancy. 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Although our understanding of wetland and grassland values is incomplete, we have enough information to make a multifaceted ecological case to society for the protection and restoration of wetland landscapes. Yet, significant challenges remain to the adoption of conservation actions by individual landowners and governments. These issues are more economic, social or political in nature than ecological, and we are challenged to understand producer values, decision criteria and drivers for change in public policy. Achieving greater acceptance of conservation products by individual landowners and governments is essential for achieving greater positive change on the land. The purpose of the program you will lead is to improve our understanding of current barriers to the adoption of conservation measures, especially wetland retention and restoration, at the farm and provincial/watershed scales. This information will, in turn, be used to adapt DUC?s conservation initiatives and guide future research. You will also help DUC communicate what we learn to help inform public policy debates and discussions with landowners about sustainable and profitable land use. You will achieve these goals by research you lead and mostly by engaging expert partners at universities and research institutions to study issues of importance to our conservation business. You will provide the subject expertise to build these partnerships and bridge with DU conservation staff. Some examples of assessments needed include the on-farm and watershed-scale economics of wetland drainage in different landforms; risk factors for conversion of remnant native habitats; non-market valuations of prairie wetland and grassland ecological services; the economics of nutrient management in watersheds; attitudinal hurdles to adoption of conservation practices; effects of rural depopulation on land ethics; and more. You will focus attention on both farm-scale and watershed-scale issues because important land-use decisions are made at both scales and tradeoffs between private and public net benefits are common. You may also facilitate risk assessments around emerging challenges to landscape conservation ? such as water availability, impacts of urbanization, social/demographic changes, future energy availability, and agribusiness trends. By utilizing graduate students in this research you also will help build capacity in the developing disciplines of resource economics, rural social science, and environmental policy. You will have a Ph.D. in resource economics, rural sociology or a closely related discipline. Interest and training in both resource economics and social science would be a strong asset in this position. Knowledge of wildlife conservation would be helpful as well. Post-graduate experience in research program development or program leadership would be highly desirable. Strong communication skills will be essential for success. This is a full-time term position (2010-2013) with the strong possibility of converting the job to a permanent position if the research program proves successful. Reporting to the Director of Science and Adaptation, you will be located at the DUC head office near Stonewall, Manitoba. We will also consider proposals for sharing this position with another institution and/or basing the position at a cooperating university. In any case, we will encourage you to establish adjunct status at an appropriate university and supervise graduate students as part of your research endeavors. As Program Leader you will work with an oversight team to develop your work plan; consult with DUC?s conservation partners about science priorities; initiate a competitive grants program; develop a network of potential partner scientists and institutions; and coordinate reporting of progress and program recommendations to DU staff and external audiences. Publication of scholarly work in peer-reviewed outlets is also expected. You will also help the Director secure the funds needed to sustain this program, and oversee technical reporting of funded projects and the synthesis of results. DUC offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and education and a complete range of employee benefits for this full-time term position. Starting date will be negotiated but hopefully not later than January 2010. If you are qualified and interested in this career opportunity please submit your r?sum? and cover letter for confidential consideration, by November 15th to the attention of: Dr. Michael G. Anderson Director of Science and Adaptation P.O. Box 1160 Stonewall, MB R0C 2Z0 Email: m_anderson at ducks.ca Fax: (204) 467-3405 With more than 70 years of conservation achievements, Ducks Unlimited Canada is a successful and respected conservation company with a reputation for getting things done. Join us and help make a difference! 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They're uniting around a bold position developed by the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE). Today, PEER provides the 100th endorsement of the position. Americans have long been misled by the dangerous rhetoric that "there is no conflict between growing the economy and protecting the environment!" In stark contrast, the CASSE position is steeped in sound science and calmly describes a "fundamental conflict" between economic growth and environmental protection, including climate stability. PEER endorses the CASSE position because public employees are subject to political pressure that makes it difficult to reveal the perils of economic growth. PEER joins wide-ranging groups such as the Institute for Children's Environmental Health, Portfolio 21 Investments, and the International Center for Technology Assessment to explain why continuing GDP growth cannot be reconciled with imperatives like environmental protection, economic sustainability, and national security. The CASSE position is creating a buzz with individuals and organizations across the political spectrum. Among the 4,000 individual signers are E.O. Wilson, Gus Speth, Chris Matthews, and many other luminaries in science, economics, and politics. PEER emphasizes that there is a solution to unsustainable growth and recession: a steady state economy with stabilized population and consumption, using sound economic policy. PEER calls upon public employees, the media, and politicians to serve present and future generations by illuminating the perils of perpetual growth and the positive vision of a steady state economy. How? 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This triennial conference focuses on the opportunities and challenges of socioeconomic research in developing coastal zone management policy. Potential session topics include, but are not limited to, market and nonmarket valuation of coastal resources, environmental benefit-cost analyses, economic linkage/impact assessment, input-output modeling, and comparative assessments of resource management and restoration policy. Basic and applied research, extension-oriented, and policy discussion submissions are all welcome. The deadline for abstract submission is February 19, 2010. The call for abstracts is available at: http://www.cnrep.lsu.edu/2010/Call_For_Abstracts.pdf For information about CNREP, go to: http://www.cnrep.lsu.edu For additional information, contact: Rex H. 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The SFT will receive training in fire response, chainsaw certification, disaster relief, and first aid. Compensation: This is an AmeriCorps position, and candidates will receive a living stipend of $13,563 for the year. This is not an hourly wage or a salary and is paid to members bi-monthly throughout the entire year. Upon completion of AmeriCorps service, members shall receive an additional education award in the amount of $4,725 that can be used for paying off student loans, or paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college. Timeline: January 11, 2010 ? December 23, 2010 Projects: ? Forest thinning ? Habitat restoration ? Riparian rehabilitation ? Invasive species eradication ? Trail Building Duties: ? Maintaining a positive and professional attitude at all times while providing service. ? Communicating with agency project staff. ? Complying with both production and quality work standards established by NCC administration, crew supervisors and project partners. ? Contributing to basic duties at the campsite including cooking, cleaning and organizing crew equipment Work Schedule: The schedule will include both 4-day on, 3-day off tours and 8-day on, 6-day off tours. These are dependent on the length of travel required to reach the work site. There may be travel required to other southwestern states periodically to participate in joint trainings and projects. Training: Members will attend a 5-day orientation session where they will receive training in chainsaw use, leave-no-trace ethics, CPR/First Aid, and effective citizenship. Additional trainings will include disaster relief, and emergency preparedness. Members will receive training very similar to traditional entry level fire crews. Locations: ? The team will be based in the Reno area and will travel statewide to perform service projects. ? The team may also work in other southwestern states including Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico depending on our ability to set up corps exchanges. Qualifications: To qualify, you must be at least 17 years of age and a US citizen that has received a high school diploma or GED (or be willing to achieve this before using education award). To Apply: Step 1: Click here https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=34654 Step 2: Click ?Apply? then register. Step 3: Once registered login and complete the application. Step 4: Click the ?Search Listings? link and search for program name: Nevada Conservation Corps Step 5: Click on the position then hit the ?Apply Now? button at the bottom of the listing. Please direct all questions regarding the application process to Bridget Walden at bwalden at gbinstitute.org or 775-784-1181. These AmeriCorps positions are made possible by a generous grant from the Nevada Commission for National and Community Service. This program is available to all, without regard to race, disability, age, sex. Person with disabilities are encouraged to apply. 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Specifically, EA started two 3-year research projects, "Study on appropriate resource circulation policy in Asia" and "Study on economic valuation and policy instruments for sustainable use of ecosystem services", under the Policy Studies of Economy and Environment scheme of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. PLACE of WORK: IGES Headquarters, Kanagawa, Japan TERM of EMPLOYMENT: In principle, from 1 December 2009 to 31 March 2010. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 18 November 2009 For further details, please visit: http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/saiyo/200911ea/ With best regards, Sachi Minami Secretariat Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama Kanagawa 240-0115 JAPAN Phone: +81-46-855-3770 Fax: +81-46-855-3709 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The first four tranches can be seen on the IPS site: In English: http://www.ipsnews.net/new_focus/sustdev/index.asp In Spanish: http://ipsnoticias.net/_focus/dsustentable/ We invite ideas for original features on any aspect of sustainable development from any country -- developing as well as industrialised -- from the IFEJ, associated networks, employed and freelance journalists. Given the fact that the UN climate conference in Copenhagen takes place in December, we suggest that you might like to consider a feature on a less-known aspect of climate change, although this should not prevent you from suggesting other ideas. Kindly ensure that these do not duplicate or overlap with the themes which figured in the first four tranches, or they will be disqualified. The suggestions should be as original as possible. Please note that these could be either a positive or negative dimension of sustainable development. Suggestions can be sent to the IFEJ in any of three languages -- English, Spanish or French, preferably but not necessarily with a synopsis in English. Please send suggestions by November 15, 2009. After a feature idea has been okayed by the IFEJ-IPS editorial planning team, the contributor will be invited to submit to deadline, an original feature of 800 - 1200 words to the undersigned as well as a designated IPS editor, depending on the region of the world. Subject to the submitted feature meeting the needs and the standards of the IFEJ-IPS initiative, the IPS editor will accept and edit the feature and put it out under the joint IPS/IFEJ credit line. Contributors will be paid $250 by IPS after these have been put out on the feature service. Please note that IFEJ-IPS can only accept articles for this series written by independent journalists, not in the employ of governments, companies or activist organisations. Kindly write to the undersigned with ideas or queries as soon as possible. While IFEJ would prefer suggestions from journalists who have not contributed to the first four tranches, earlier contributors are welcome to submit ideas too. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Best Darryl D'Monte
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The Tripod of Prayer, Study, and Action This is Part 8 of the series on "Education for Sustainable Development." Sincerely, Luis Luis T. Gutierrez, PhD Editor, PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development Home: pelicanweb.org ~ Email: pelican at pelicanweb.org A monthly, free subscription, open access e-journal. From Barb.Robinson at fo.ualberta.ca Fri Nov 13 06:58:16 2009 From: Barb.Robinson at fo.ualberta.ca (Robinson, Barb) Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:58:16 -0700 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Newsletter: 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology, Novermber 2009 issue Message-ID: <11D3E1FE171C3B458065FF966CD45BE03C99BD@fo-is01-ex01.fo.ualberta.ca> Please distribute this newsletter widely and encourage your colleagues to subscribe for more information on ICCB 2010. November 2009 In This Issue * Welcome * Call for Abstracts * Spread the Word * Contact Us Links ICCB 2010 website Watch for updates to the ICCB 2010 webpage. Call for abstracts Consider submitting a proposal for the ICCB 2010. Contact Us www.conbio.org/2010 2010 at conbio.org Welcome Welcome to the November 2009 issue of the 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2010) newsletter. The Congress is taking place July 3-7, 2010 in beautiful Edmonton , Alberta, Canada. We hope you can join us in Edmonton - this International Congress is shaping up to be an exciting one! You are being sent this newsletter as your name appears on an existing listserv or distribution list related to conservation biology. If you wish to receive future updates regarding the 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2010) please click http://www.mailman.srv.ualberta.ca/mailman/listinfo/iccb2010 to subscribe. We will be sending ~1 e-newsletter per month until July 2010. If you do not wish to receive any further information on the congress, you do not need to respond as this is the only time that you will be asked to subscribe to the ICCB2010 alert list i.e. we will not continue to send out emails to you if you do not confirm your interest. This will cut down on the duplication of emails being sent through the various listservs. Please forward this email to your colleagues so that they can sign up too. Call for abstracts is open Submission deadline: 20 January 2010 The call for abstracts for the ICCB 2010 is now open. The deadline is January 20, 2010 with selections expected by March 10, 2010. For more complete information, go to http://www.conbio.org/activities/meetings/2010/register/abstracts.cfm. Spread the word We need your help to get the word out about ICCB 2010. Help us spread the word by: * Forwarding this e-newsletter to your colleagues and encouraging them to sign up * Going to our website (www.conbio.org/2010 ) and downloading posters and pamphlets that can be displayed at key locations at your place of work * If your corporate policy allows it, please consider putting information about the ICCB 2010 in your email auto-signature e.g. Plan to attend the 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology: Conservation for a Changing Planet (ICCB 2010) July 3-7. 2010 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada For more information: www.conbio.org/2010 * You can also help by donating, exhibiting, and/or sponsoring your staff to attend For more congress information go to www.conbio.org/2010. Please continue to promote the Congress to your colleagues and friends. Thank you for your help! 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The successful candidate will join a new Sustainability Solutions Initiative (SSI) funded by a 5-year, $20 million NSF EPSCoR grant. The position is one of four new hires supported by SSI, an innovative program in sustainability science. The successful candidate will participate in interdisciplinary research to develop and implement models of coupled natural-human systems. Information about SOE may be obtained at http://www.umaine.edu/soe/ and about SSI at http://www.umaine.edu/sustainabilitysolutions/about/index.htm. Responsibilities: The successful candidate will tackle pioneering research problems associated with modeling of coupled natural-human systems, develop innovative courses, and meet service expectations through involvement in the efforts of the SSI and SOE. This faculty member will be expected to develop an active, nationally and internationally recognized, and externally funded research program. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a modeling course to support the SSI, develop/teach additional courses to support SOE academic programs, and serve as an advisor to graduate and undergraduate students. Qualifications: A Ph.D. with specialization in social science modeling or related area is required by the time of appointment. Expertise in one or more of the following modeling approaches is preferred: empirical quantitative modeling, simulation-based modeling, agent-based modeling/multi-agent systems, complexity science, neural networks, social network analysis, visualization or spatial social science. Preference will also be given to candidates with experience in empirical modeling of land use/land cover, forest management, or climate change; expertise in geographic information systems; experience completing interdisciplinary research and working on interdisciplinary teams; and ability to obtain external funding, publish in leading peer-reviewed journals, and provide excellent classroom instruction. Applications: Candidates must demonstrate the ability to obtain external funding to support their research program and to produce high-quality scholarship and publications. Candidates must also demonstrate the capacity for excellent teaching and mentoring. Candidates at the associate professor rank must have a proven track record in these areas. Candidates at the assistant professor level must show promise of significant scholarship and teaching ability. Applications must include all of the following materials for consideration: (1) a cover letter that explicitly describes your qualifications and demonstrates your capacity to complete the position's responsibilities; (2) curriculum vitae; (3) names and contact information of three professional references; (4) graduate transcript; and (5) a sample of research. Please send materials in PDF form to tammy.crosby at maine.edu or in hard copy to Tammy Crosby, School of Economics, Attn: SSI Professor Search Committee, 5782 Winslow Hall, Room 206, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5782. Review of applications will begin Dec. 15, 2009. The expected start date is September of 2010, with a possibility of an earlier start date if it is mutually agreeable and funding is available. The University of Maine is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to maintaining an intellectually and culturally diverse faculty. -- Tammy Crosby Administrative Assistant School of Economics 206 Winslow Hall Orono, Maine 04469 Phone: (207) 581-3150 Fax: (207) 581-4278 tammy.crosby at maine.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianczech at juno.com Wed Nov 18 14:08:25 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:08:25 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Postdoc in wildfire risk, EE. etc. Message-ID: <20091118.170825.11652.6@webmail18.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY IN WILDFIRE RISK ASSESSMENT University of Montana The University of Montana, College of Forestry and Conservation is recruiting a Post Doctoral Researcher in Wildfire Risk Assessment to fill a 3 year full-time position. There is potential to extend the position an additional 12 months subject to needs and performance. The duty station is Kalispell, Montana. The successful applicant will collaborate on a research project with scientists from the Fire Sciences Lab of the Rocky Mountain Research Station of the USDA Forest Service, Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems at the University of Missouri, the USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, and others. The successful applicant will have primary responsibility for: (1) planning and conducting research on a coupled natural-human systems model of the complex socio-ecological interactions among future climate change, economic growth, land use policy, and wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface in the Northern Rocky Mountains; (2) planning and coordinating stakeholder involvement in the research project; (3) collecting and analyzing requisite data; (4) presenting research results at project and professional meetings; and (5) publishing research findings in peer-reviewed journals. Desired skills for the position include knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas: agent-based modeling; forest ecology and management; natural resource economics; and principles of decision-making under risk and uncertainty. A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with an interdisciplinary team of scientists, technical specialists, and stakeholders is essential. Stakeholders include land and wildland fire management agencies, homeowners, land developers/homebuilders, and community/regional planners. Desirable candidates will demonstrate a strong scholarly background with a doctoral degree in forest management, natural resource economics, geography, decision sciences, or related disciplines. Essential requirements of this position include a familiarity with natural resources issues, a potential ability to integrate knowledge across disciplines relevant to the research project, and an ability to publish works relevant to the research project. In addition, candidates must be willing and able to plan, organize, coordinate, analyze, and implement a program of work that includes scientists and technical specialists that are not necessarily under their direct supervision. Salary is commensurate with experience. Screening of applicants will commence 15 January 2010 and continue until the position is filled. The position will begin immediately, contingent on availability of the successful applicant. Interested applicants, or those desiring further information, should contact Tyron Venn at tyron.venn at umontana.edu, 406-243-6702 or Tony Prato at pratoa at missouri.edu, 406-858-2235. Applications must include a letter of interest, CV, academic transcripts (copies are acceptable), and contact information for three professional references. Please email or post applications to Tyron Venn, College of Forestry and Conservation, The University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812. This position announcement can also be found at http://www.umt.edu/jobs, and can be made available in alternative formats upon request. Community Information Kalispell is a dynamic and growing community located in Northwest Montana on the west side of the continental divide. It is the business center of the Flathead Valley servicing approximately 125,000 residents and the county seat of Flathead County. Kalispell has six elementary schools, a junior high school, two high schools, four private schools, and Flathead Valley Community College. The city is situated at 2,959 feet above sea level. Flathead County contains numerous national and state forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wilderness areas, and recreational areas, including Glacier National Park and Whitefish Mountain Resort. Several rivers flow through the Flathead Valley. Kalispell is a 20-minute drive from Flathead Lake, the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River, and 120 miles north of the University of Montana-Missoula (UM-M). Criminal Background Investigation is required prior to Offer of Employment In accordance with University policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. ADA/EOE/AA/Veteran's Preference Qualified candidates must be able to meet minimum requirements and perform the primary functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, we encourage applications from minorities, Vietnam era veterans, and women. This material is available in an alternative format upon request. Qualified candidates may request veterans? preference in accordance with state law. References References in addition to those listed on the application may be contacted without the applicant's prior approval. Testing Individual hiring departments at UM-M may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions. Dr. Tyron Venn Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Economics College of Forestry and Conservation The University of Montana Missoula, MT, 59812. USA. Phone: +1 (406) 243 6702 Fax: +1 (406) 243 4845 Email: tyron.venn at umontana.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Organized under a theme of landscape change, SSI supports multiple research projects focused on urbanization, forest ecosystem management, and climate change. Collectively, these projects speak to various sustainability science challenges and present a unique opportunity to advance the field of sustainability science. A major thrust of SSI is to produce a new generation of scientists who are equipped to work across disciplinary boundaries and adept at collaborative, problem-solving work that spans research and practice. SSI is recruiting a cohort of 4 Postdoctoral Fellows with tentative start dates ranging from February 2010 to April 2010. These initial appointments will be for a one-year duration with an opportunity for renewal. Concurrent SSI recruitment initiatives are seeking applications for 20 to 25 Doctoral Fellows and 4 faculty positions. Responsibilities: As a cohort, the 4 Postdoctoral Fellows will serve an integrative function to the overall SSI. We seek postdoctoral fellows who can align themselves with one or more ongoing research teams and are willing to assume broader, integrative research responsibilities. The postdoctoral fellows will be expected to participate in ongoing team projects and SSI-wide research activities, such as statewide sustainability problem assessments within the areas of urbanization, forest ecosystem management, climate change, and stakeholder engagement. Core research responsibilities will include planning and completion of research projects, preparation of manuscripts for publication in collaboration with SSI researchers, and presentation of research findings at public and professional meetings. The cohort will also have the opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of SSI curricula and mentoring programs for graduate and undergraduate students. Qualifications: A Ph.D. with specialization in biological or earth sciences, communication, engineering, mathematics, natural resource management, public policy, social sciences or a closely related technical or scientific discipline is required by the time of appointment. Preference will be given to candidates with experience working on interdisciplinary research teams. Applications: Candidates must demonstrate the capacity to support their research programs, produce high-quality scholarship and publications, and advance the SSI research program. Applications must include all of the following materials for consideration: (1) a written statement (2-3 pages) that summarizes both the candidate's research goals and interests in sustainability science and the candidate's capacity and plan for completing the Fellowship responsibilities; (2) curriculum vitae; (3) undergraduate and graduate transcripts; (4) a sample of research (e.g., peer-reviewed publication); and (5) names and contact information of three professional references. Please send materials in PDF form to hallsworth at maine.edu or in hard copy form to Ruth Hallsworth, Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, 5710 Norman Smith Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Review of applications will begin December 18, 2009. 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We welcome applicants with strong background in economics and/or econometrics that have specific interest in the field of environmental and resource economics. Applicants must have a PhD in Economics, or a field closely related to economics and/or environmental and resource economics (or be near completion of the doctorate). Deadline for applications is December 15, 2009. See attachment for more information. We look forward to your application! /Runar Br?nnlund, Bengt Kristr?m & Tommy Lundgren -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Best regards, Remi ---------- Remi Mongruel UMR AMURE Departement d'Economie Maritime Marine Economics Department IFREMER Centre de Brest BP70 F-29280 Plouzane Tel : +33 (2) 98 22 49 31 Fax : +33 (2) 98 22 47 76 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Master training proposal_FP6 SPICOSA Project_IFREMER.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 12009 bytes Desc: not available URL: From luisgutierrez at peoplepc.com Fri Dec 4 18:31:23 2009 From: luisgutierrez at peoplepc.com (Luis Gutierrez) Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:31:23 -0500 Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Journal of Sustainable Development - December 2009 Message-ID: <4B19C5FB.3070304@peoplepc.com> For your consideration: The PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development ~ December 2009 http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv05n12page1.html Section 1. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Section 2. Integral Human Development (IHD) Section 3. ESD/IHD and Gender Balance Section 4. ESD/IHD and the Rich/Poor Gap Section 5. ESD/IHD and the MDGs Section 6. ESD/IHD and Political Will Section 7. ESD/IHD and Democratic Governance Section 8. ESD/IHD and Technological Innovation Section 9. Suggestions for Prayer, Study, and Action Sincerely, Luis Luis T. Gutierrez, PhD Editor, PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development A monthly, free subscription, open access e-journal. From brianczech at juno.com Thu Dec 10 06:14:31 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:14:31 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Lectureship/Senior Lectureship in Env Econ at University of Manche ster Message-ID: <20091210.091431.26816.1@webmail20.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- We have an Environmental Economics position (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level) available at the University of Manchester. Details are available at: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/academic/vacancy/index.htm?ref=166747 Interested parties are very welcome to get in touch to informally discuss the position. The closing date is 5th January 2010. Regards Dan Dan Rigby Environmental Economics Manchester University M13 9PL tel: 44 161 275 4808 fax: 44 161 275 4812 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianczech at juno.com Thu Dec 10 08:55:35 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:55:35 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: High Level Conference on "Growth in Transition" - Call for Registr ation and Scientific Input Message-ID: <20091210.115535.18793.4@webmail17.dca.untd.com> Growth in Transition - International Conference The conference will be held from 28 to 29 January 2010 in Vienna, Austria. Three Austrian Ministers and high profile speakers from all over the world have confirmed their participation. Prosperity and quality of life call for economic strategies that are soundly financed, equitably allocated, that deal responsibly with the world's resources, while taking into account the material and immaterial needs of mankind. We can achieve this goal by taking specific measures to alter the incentive systems and regulations of our national economies. While this is the responsibility of governments, the design of those measures must be the result of a wide public debate. The international conference in Vienna will confront views promoting further economic growth as a precondition for further development with those more skeptical about both the possibility and benefits of substantial growth rates to be sustained over the coming decades. It aims to start such a wide debate on "Growth in Transition" with various stakeholders and to contemplate first approaches, thereby taking a close look at themes such as Money and the Financial System, Growth and Resource Use, Social Justice and Poverty, Sustainable Production and Consumption, Regional Aspects, Macroeconomics for Sustainability, Quality of Life/Measurement of Prosperity, Work, Governance, and Sustainable Management Scientific Workshop A Scientific Workshop will be held to discuss the scientific underpinnings of both optimistic and more pessimistic views about the compatibility of economic growth and sustainable development (e.g. substantial reductions in resource use). We kindly invite you to present your poster in our Poster session and to participate in the web-discussion in the run-up of the Workshop. For more information plrease visit http://www.growthintransition.eu/conference/scientific-workshop/ Programme, registration and discussion A detailed conference programme and the registration form is available on the website http://www.growthintransition.eu/conference/ The key themes mentioned above are also discussed on the internet (see http://www.growthintransition.eu/discussion-forum/) -- Mag. Elke Pirgmaier_________________________________________________________________ResearcherSustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI)T: +43 1 969 07 28-13 / F: +43 1 969 07 28-17E: elke.pirgmaier at seri.at / W: www.seri.at/EP_________________________________________________________________Growth in Transition - workshops and international conference 2010www.wachstumimwandel.at and www.growthintransition.eu_________________________________________________________________SERI Nachhaltigkeitsforschungs und -kommunikations GmbHFirmensitz: Garnisongasse 7/21, A-1090 Wien, AustriaFirmenbuch: FN 254315 v / Firmenbuchgericht: Handelsgericht Wien -- Mag. Elke Pirgmaier_________________________________________________________________ResearcherSustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI)T: +43 1 969 07 28-13 / F: +43 1 969 07 28-17E: elke.pirgmaier at seri.at / W: www.seri.at/EP_________________________________________________________________Growth in Transition - workshops and international conference 2010www.wachstumimwandel.at and www.growthintransition.eu_________________________________________________________________SERI Nachhaltigkeitsforschungs und -kommunikations GmbHFirmensitz: Garnisongasse 7/21, A-1090 Wien, AustriaFirmenbuch: FN 254315 v / Firmenbuchgericht: Handelsgericht Wien -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Applicants must have a PhD in Economics, or a field closely related to economics and/or environmental and resource economics (or be near completion of the doctorate). Deadline for applications is December 15, 2009. See attachment for more information. We look forward to your application! /Runar Br?nnlund, Bengt Kristr?m & Tommy Lundgren -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Working within the governance and policy sector of the marine geology/geophysics and biology groups, you will be working on the economics of a range of resource, environment, and ecology based projects. You will provide an understanding of social, environmental and economic risks associated with research and use of the marine environment. A particular interest in research into sustainable development of the world?s ocean space, valuations of ecosystem services, and economic analysis of climate change impacts in the marine environment will be required, both within and beyond national jurisdiction. A PhD or equivalent in Environmental, Socio- or Ecological Economics or in a related discipline is essential. You should be able to participate in multi-disciplinary projects and have a vision for the exchange of knowledge at the science policy interface. Special consideration will be made to candidates with research experience related to the ocean environment. Experience of project managing economic, socio-economic and/or environmental economic studies in one or more of the above named areas is desirable. A crucial facet of these positions is multi-disciplinary work with environmental scientists and incorporation of real environmental data and modeling in economic analyses. This position is offered on NERC terms and conditions as a fixed-term contract for two years and the salary is in the range of ?26,180 to ?29,410 per annum. Benefits include RCUK pension scheme and up 30 days leave and 10 ? public/privilege days. Qualification level: A PhD or equivalent in Environmental, Socio- or Ecological Economics or in a related discipline is essential. The closing date for completed application forms is 18 December 2009 and it is proposed that interviews will take place during week commencing 8 January 2010. Please quote reference number NOCS 109/09 on all correspondence. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From folababs2000 at yahoo.com Wed Dec 16 02:43:58 2009 From: folababs2000 at yahoo.com (Fola Babalola) Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:43:58 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Invitation to join the WGEESS Message-ID: <933611.46779.qm@web31407.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Dra All, I hereby introduce you to the Working Group for Ecological Economics and Sustainability Science (WGEESS) under the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) http://www.conbio.org/workinggroups/EESS/?and wish to ask you to join the group. ? This is also the time of year when many of you will be renewing your SCB memberships https://www.conbio.org/join/.? Please take this opportunity to join the WGEESS.???If you have already renewed your SCB membership, it?s easy to update your options by logging into your SCB account and indicating your working group memberships.? It costs nothing for SCB members to join the working group. WGEESS is an international group of SCB members who seek to incorporate ecological principles into economics and economic policy-making.? The WGEESS is home to SCB members who work on issues that fall under the rubric of ecological economics and sustainability science, including the conflict between economic growth and biodiversity conservation, ecological footprinting, natural capital valuation, Peak Oil, alternative energy futures, environmental justice, and the political economy of biodiversity conservation. The current WGEESS board (elected by the approximately 100 members that had already rejoined), is comprised of: Brian Czech, President Jorge Brenner, Vice President Julianne Mills, Secretary Nikki Lamp, Treasurer Mansi Grover, Asia Section Representative Fola Babalola, Africa Section Representative Leandro Castello, Austral & Neotropical America Section Representative Martin Dieterich, Europe Section Representative Mar?a M??ez Costa, Marine Section Representative Rob Dietz, North America Section Representative Tatjana Good, Oceania (Australasia) Section Representative Kyle Gracey, Student Representative Happy holidays and best wishes for the coming New Year? Fola Babalola, Africa Section Representative For Brian Czech, President Working Group for Ecological Economics and Sustainability Science ________________________ Babalola, Fola. D.? Forest Economics and Management? University of Ibadan, Nigeria? Phone: +2348025487802 Skype: folababs2000 ................................................... Director of African Operations, Center for the Advancement of Steady State Economy (CASSE), USA http://www.steadystate.org/CASSEAboutUs.html? Sign?CASSE position: http://www.steadystate.org/CASSEPositionOnEG.html ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianczech at juno.com Thu Dec 17 13:55:34 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:55:34 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: Ph.D. RA opportunity at the University of Maine - Landscape/Urban Modeling Message-ID: <20091217.165534.22977.1@webmail02.dca.untd.com> Please forward the attached PDF to interested students. Doctoral research assistantship in landscape modeling The University of Maine has launched the Sustainable Solutions Initiative with a $20 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation?s EPSCOR program (SSI: [ http://www.umaine.edu/SustainabilitySolutions ]www.umaine.edu/SustainabilitySolutions). SSI?s mission is to create an integrative research program and strong stakeholder partnerships that generate improved solutions to intersecting ecological, social, and economic challenges in and beyond Maine. SSI is supporting interdisciplinary research of coupled natural-human systems. One project supported by SSI focuses on developing urban landscape models and studying their use and effects on decision making by stakeholders. The core research team consists of economists, urban planners and policy specialists including five professors and two M.S. students.~ Graduate Assistantship: One Ph.D. research assistantship will be available beginning September 2010 at the University of Maine to participate in this coupled natural-human systems modeling research focused on landscape change. This research assistantship will support a Ph.D. student to work with Professors Kathleen Bell (School of Economics, University of Maine), Charles Colgan (Muskie School, University of Southern Maine), and Jim Wilson (School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine) to assist with the development of spatial models of land-use and institutional change and study the applications of such models by stakeholders. This dissertation research is expected to consider how urbanization (development) dynamics interact with changing climate and forest management and will be integrated with numerous SSI research projects. Qualifications: A degree in social science, planning, computer science, mathematics, policy, natural resource management or related field; remote sensing and GIS experience; excellent GPA and GRE scores; an interest in collaborative, multi-disciplinary approaches to problem solving; and programming skills. Preference will be given to applicants with experience working with simulation-based modeling, agent-based modeling/multi-agent systems, models of landscape change, and models of institutional dynamics. Support includes a research assistantship of $20-25,000/year for four years, a tuition waiver, and subsidy for health insurance. Thank you. Kathleen Kathleen P. Bell Associate Professor School of Economics 5782 Winslow Hall, Room 200 University of Maine Orono, ME 04469-5782 (207) 581-3156 (Phone) (207) 581-4278 (Facsimile) kathleen.p.bell at umit.maine.edu -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Contact Us www.conbio.org/2010 2010 at conbio.org December 2009 Welcome to the December issue of the ICCB 2010 newsletter. This newsletter highlights several updates regarding the 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology to be held July 3-7, 2010 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Important partnership opportunity - on-line registration is now open for sponsors, exhibitors and advertisers! http://www.conbio.org/activities/meetings/2010/register/sponsor.cfm ICCB 2010 Supporters You are invited to gain exposure for your organization, demonstrate your commitment to global conservation efforts and enhance your visibility among influential leaders and decision-makers by supporting ICCB 2010. You can get involved by: * Making a donation in support of ICCB 2010 * Becoming an ICCB 2010 sponsor to help provide support for an outstanding scientific program, and gain the benefits of associating your organization through marketing, promotional and advertising opportunities as the world conservation community gathers * Having a visible presence at the Congress and targeting the conference conservation audience through exhibiting your product or service by purchasing an exhibitor booth or advertising in conference materials * Investing in your staff to attend the Congress so that they can learn the latest in new research and developments in conservation science and practice * Helping us spread the word about ICCB 2010: http://www.mailman.srv.ualberta.ca/mailman/listinfo/iccb2010 Exhibitors First come, first served. Book now to increase your chances of securing a prime exhibit booth location! To register on-line and to view the current exhibit booth allocations go to: http://www.conbio.org/activities/meetings/2010/register/sponsor.cfm Advertisers Increase your organization's visibility by advertising in the ICCB 2010 final program, to be distributed to all Congress delegates. To register on-line now as a sponsor, exhibitor or advertiser, go to: http://www.conbio.org/activities/meetings/2010/register/sponsor.cfm Symposia, workshop and short course selections have been made. If you submitted a proposal, your email notification regarding acceptance should arrive within the next week. Sign up for the ICCB 2010 e-newsletter to see when Congress registration opens, and for the most up-to-date Congress information: http://www.mailman.srv.ualberta.ca/mailman/listinfo/iccb2010 Happy Holidays! 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Mike Larson Wildlife Research Scientist Grand Rapids, Minnesota USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianczech at juno.com Wed Dec 23 11:11:21 2009 From: brianczech at juno.com (brianczech at juno.com) Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:11:21 GMT Subject: [Ecological Economics Discussion] Fw: IIFET 2010 Montpellier: Economics of Fish Resources and Aquatic Ec osystems Message-ID: <20091223.141121.7403.0@webmail09.dca.untd.com> ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- SECOND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS IIFET 2010 Montpellier Conference July 13-16 (plus post conference event July 17), 2010 Le Corum, Montpellier, France The Economics of Fish Resources and Aquatic Ecosystems: Balancing Uses, Balancing Costs The International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade and the conference organizers invite your participation in our fifteenth biennial international conference. Please submit your abstract by January 20, 2010. The theme of this conference deals with the multi-functionality of fisheries and aquatic ecosystems, with particular emphasis on the developing world. The following topics are of particular interest: ? The contributions of capture fisheries and aquaculture to socioeconomic wellbeing: sustainable economic growth, food security and income ? Fisheries economics and global changes (globalization, climate change, economic crises) ? Aquaculture economics ? Markets and marketing of fish products ? The economics of fisheries management (with special emphasis on small scale fisheries), including regulation and allocation systems, enforcement costs, ecosystem based fisheries management, managing the transition to sustainable and responsible fisheries ? Acknowledging the full costs of fish production ? Fisheries in the context of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) ? Risk and uncertainty in fisheries ? Models and indicators Special, pre-organized sessions will include: 1. Valuing the Invaluable - Operationalizing Environmental Economics (direct use, indirect use, existence value) within the Framework of Managing a Fishery 2. Responsible Fisheries in Practice 3. Economics of Rebuilding Fisheries 4. Mathematics, Informatics and Fisheries Management (MIFIMA) 5. Global Economics of Tuna Fisheries 6. Economics of Global Ocean Fisheries 7. Environmental, Ecological and Economic Considerations in the Conservation and Management of Forage Fish 8. Fish and Food Security: Trading Global Growth for Malnutrition of the Poor? 9. Beyond Anecdote and Advocacy: Assessing the Impact of Co-management as an Instrument for Fisheries Governance 10. Integrated Modeling Approach of Social and Environmental Interactions in Support of Marine Resource Management. 11. Political Economy Lessons for Fisheries Aid 12. Economics and Marine Conservation 13. Economic Tools for Bycatch Reduction: Theory and Applications A day-long post conference ?Policy Day? event will be held on July 17, sponsored by the European Commission?s general Directorate for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries; the focus will be on fishery management issues in a reformed European Union Common Fisheries Policy. Broader issues such as policy regionalization, rights based management and subsidies will be covered. Participation in Policy Day is included in your conference registration fee. IIFET conferences feature opportunities to interact with economists, policymakers and others from around the world with broad expertise in fishery management, aquaculture, and seafood trade, in four days of plenary and parallel sessions, in both oral and poster style presentations. A set of prizes are offered for best papers in a variety of categories. Social events will provide opportunities to interact with global experts while enjoying the warm hospitality of Southern France. For the full second call for abstracts, please visit: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/IIFET/CALLFORABSTRACTS2.pdf To submit your 250 word abstract for scientific review, please visit: http://www.colloque.ird.fr/iifet2010/ Please note that the deadline for abstract submission is January 20, 2010. Best holiday regards, Ann Shriver Executive Director International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE) Oregon State University Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Corvallis OR 97331-3601 USA tel: 541.737.1416 fax: 541.737.2563 email: Ann.L.Shriver at oregonstate.edu IIFET website: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/iifet/ NAAFE website: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/IIFET/NAAFE/Home.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: