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    New DKN Working Paper on "Sustainable intensification of agriculture & SDGs"

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    3. German Future Earth Summit 2018

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    “Science Platform Sustainability 2030” Launched in Germany

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    New DKN Future Earth report out now: The Contribution of Science in Implementing the SDGs

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    Strengthen science-policy exchange on 2030 Agend…

    From the 6th till the 17th of November 2017, the 23rd United Nations climate conference, COP23, took place in Bonn under the chairmanship …

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    Science in society: the challenges of solution-o…

    With declarations such as “The Future We Want” and frameworks like the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs…

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    Science needs in implementing Sustainable Develo…

    In the fall of 2015 the UN general assembly has agreed on the new 2030 Dev…

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    The German Future Earth…

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    Merger of ICSU and ISSC taking shape

    The International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC) have committed to merge into …

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    Developing a German perspective of Future Earth …

    Future Earth: a research program which allows to be actively co-designed by scientists and stakeholders worldwide …

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    Integrated Research: Concepts, Instruments, Proc…

    Future Earth is a new 10-year international research initiative that will deliver societal relevant knowledge to respond effec…

  • NEWS 01.09.2018

    Call to host the WCRP International Pr…

    1 September 2018: Deadline for letters of intent! The…

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    Global Land Programme: Webinar oon-pro…

    Registration open now!   THE GLP …

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    Uni Mannheim: Social Project 2018 Bewe…

    15 Juli 2018: Bewerbungsfrist!   Die Fakultät fü…

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    DLR Brief: TOWARDS A VIRTUAL COLLABORA…

    Inter and transdisciplinary research is proving to be one of the mos…

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    Registration opens for Expert Review o…

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    Weiterentwicklung der deutschen Nachha…

    26 Juni 2018: Abgabetermin für die Beiträge! …

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    WCRP Strategic Plan Public Consultatio…

    The WCRP Strategic Plan Public Consultation will take place from 11 …

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    EU JPI Climate's AXIS Joint Call for T…

    8 June 2018: Pre-registration deadline! 8 October 201…

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    Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis Forschu…

    Noch bis zum 25. Mai 2018 bewerben!  

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    Webinar on Connecting Biodiversity and…

    Biodiversity is one important measure of the state of natural ecosys…

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    Call for applications: Studying and Re…

    30 May 2018 Application deadline! The University Alli…

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    Call for nominations for six WRCP pane…

    30 May 2018 Call for nominations deadline! In the con…

  • 27.04.2018

    Call for Input IPBES work programme

    23 May 2018 Submission Deadline! At its sixth session…

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    AXIS: Call open now

    18 June 2018 Submission deadline The ERA-NET Consort…

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    Call for abstracts: Tropentag 2018

    15 April: Abstract Submission Deadline! Tropentag is …

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    Workshop Forschungsverbundmanagement

    2 Mai: Anmeldetermin! Der Workshop richtet sich an Ve…

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    UNESCO Chair on Global Understanding f…

    UNESCO honours geography with the creation of a Chair on Global Unde…

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    Podiumsdiskussion des SRU „Wie weiter …

    Die neue Regierung hat sich vorgenommen, die Kohleverstromung schrit…

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    New DKN Working Paper on "Sustainable …

    ‘The successful implementation of sustainable intensification …

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    Mitwirkung bei der Ausgestaltung der 3…

    Aufruf zur Interessensbekundung für eine Mitwirkung bei der Aus…

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    Webinar: Networking for the landscape

    Register now! The theme of this webinar is ‘Net…

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    Science March Germany

    Der March for Science ist eine internationale Bewegung mit dem Ziel,…

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    Nachhaltigkeitskongress "Mehr TateN! -…

    Jetzt anmelden! Als Höhepunkt und Abschluss des …

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    Call for nominations for WCRP Joint Sc…

    6 April 2018: Deadline for Nominations! WCRP is calli…

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    MOMENTUM FOR CHANGE LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVIT…

    30 April 2018: Application Deadline! The search for M…

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    Artificial Intelligence and the Societ…

    5 July 2018: Deadline! The initiative focuses on join…

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    Special Issue "Advancing Methods and M…

    6 April 2018: Deadline for manuscript submissions! Th…

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    Trilaterale Forschungskonferenzen 2019…

    30 April 2018: Deadline Antragstellung! Die Geistes- …

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    2nd World Sustainability Award and Eme…

    15 March 2018: Deadline for Nominations! The World Su…

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    Positions- und Forderungspapier Nachha…

    Dieses Positions- und Forderungspapier richtet sich an alle Verantwo…

  • News 28.02.2018

    International partnership launches new…

    As communities around the world prepare for uncertainty in the face …

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    WEF Global Risks Report 2018 published

    The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently published its Global Risks R…

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    Launch of international internships fo…

    The University of Colorado Boulder in collaboration with Future Eart…

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    Call for Applications: University Alli…

    28 February 2018:  Application deadline for interested par…

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    Themenoffene Ausschreibung zur Förderu…

    1 March 2018: Spätester Termin zur Vorlage der Antragsskizzen b…

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    Sustainability: Science, Practice and …

    31 March 2018: Submission deadline! Sustainability: S…

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    Call for Nominations: International Sc…

    23 February 2018: Deadline for nominations! Nominatio…

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    3rd German Future Earth Summit "From K…

    3rd German Future Earth Summit: From Knowledge to Ac…

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    Helmholtz fördert drei innovative Proj…

    Helmholtz fördert drei innovative Projekte im Bereich Wissenstr…

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    Possibility for Projects between Germa…

    28 February 2018: Deadline for German partners to register!

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    IPBES has three open calls for nominat…

    2 February 2018: Deadline for nominations! (all calls) …

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    VOM STRUKTURWANDEL ZUR TRANSFORMATION …

    Am 26. Februar findet das Klimaforum NRW 2018 statt. Alle, die mitdi…

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    PLOS Medicine Special Issue: Climate c…

    2 February 2018: Deadline for research submissions! C…

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    Final Program Summit 2018 out now!

    The final program for the 3rd German Future Earth Summit is now out!…

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    Förderung von Forschungs- und Entwickl…

    31 March 2018: Deadline für Projektskizzen! Inne…

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    Special Report on 1.5 Degrees - Review…

    18 February 2018: registration closes! Global Warming…

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    Fraunhofer IAO startet Mitmach-Aktione…

    Arbeiten wir künftig Hand in Hand mit Robotern? Wie können…

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    The Ocean in a +2°C world - An analyti…

    18 February 2018: Registration deadline! This symposi…

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    Beispiele aus Forschung und Transfer f…

    19 January 2018: Deadline für Rücksendung von Fragebö…

  • Events in Germany 06.02.2019

    International conference on Sustainabi…

    June 30th: Abstract submission deadline! In her semin…

  • Events 13.11.2018

    WCRP workshop - “The Earth’s Energy Im…

    22 June 2018: Abstract submission deadline!  

  • Events in Germany 07.11.2018

    Our Future Water: Young Water Leaders …

    This is Our Future Water: Young Water Leaders’ first global ev…

  • Events 16.10.2018

    IV International Conference on El Niño…

    20 April 2018: Abstract submission deadline! (already open)

  • Events in Germany 11.10.2018

    EEAC Annual Conference 2018: Towards a…

    The realization of an ambitious and global sustainability transforma…

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    SPARC General Assembly 2018

    1 April 2018: Abstract Submission Deadline! The 6th G…

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    2nd KLASICA Taipei Symposium

    15 May 2018: Application deadline! The focus of the s…

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    EURAGRI Conference 2018

    27 August 2018: Registration deadline! Since being ad…

  • Events in Germany 19.09.2018

    Agenda-Konferenz der sozial-ökologisch…

    Sozial-ökologische Forschung gilt aufgrund ihrer Komplexitä…

  • Events in Germany 13.09.2018

    Systematizing and upscaling urban solu…

    10 May 2018: Deadline for abstract submission! Resear…

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    6th International Conference on Sustai…

    10 June 2018: Late proposal submission deadline! The …

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    Ocean Deoxygenation Conference

    31 March 2018:  Abstract submission deadline! Th…

  • DKN Future Earth 28.08.2018

    International Future Earth Research Me…

    Over 2 days the International Future Earth Research Meeting will bri…

  • Events in Germany 17.07.2018

    SISI-Symposium 2018 - „Nachhaltigkeit …

    Vor fünf Jahren fand das erste SISI-Symposium des Bundesministe…

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    Abschlussveranstaltung NaWiKo: "Nachha…

    Wie können wir als Gesellschaft dazu beitragen, mit unseren t&a…

  • Events in Germany 28.06.2018

    5th International Workshop on the Shar…

    31 March: Abstract Submission Deadline! Despite the u…

  • Events in Germany 25.06.2018

    Neue Perspektiven der Erdbeobachtung

    22 April 2018: Deadline für Abstracts! Das DLR R…

  • Events in Germany 20.06.2018

    Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit: We…

    Digitalisierung verändert die Welt. Vor allem im persönlic…

  • VERANSTALTUNG IN DEUTSCHLAND 18.06.2018

    NEXUS Seminar- Assessing and Managing …

    UNU-FLORES in collaboration with the Faculty of Environmental Scienc…

  • DKN Future Earth 07.06.2018

    5. Meeting Science Platform Sustainabi…

  • Events in Germany 06.06.2018

    CONCEPTUALIZING THE NEW COMMONS: THE E…

    19 March 2018: Abstract Submission Deadline! 30 March…

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    IAIA18: Environmental Justice in Socie…

    20 April 2018: Registration deadline! The theme of th…

  • Events in Germany 08.05.2018

    Final conference BMBF funding measure …

    Growing cities, changes in land use, pollution and the effects of cl…

  • 25.04.2018

    CAU Kiel Ringvorlesung - Aquakultur im…

    Die Aquakultur boomt durch global steigender Nachfrage nach Fisch- u…

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    Science Diplomacy supporting Climate C…

    6 April 2018: Registration closes! The Southern Afric…

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    DLGS Dresden Leibniz Graduate School

    15 September 2018: Application deadline The DLGS offe…

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    ECORD Sum­mer School 2018

    25 May 2018: Application Deadline The ECORD Sum­m…

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    Td SUMMER SCHOOL 2018

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    Science-Policy Koordinator/-in

    Das Deutsche Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschu…

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    SUMMER SCHOOL - Summer Academy and 3 M…

    1 June 2018:  Application deadline Institute fo…

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    1 July 2018: Application Deadline The Munich Center f…

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    Ozean der Zukunft

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    Sustainable Development Mechanisms Fel…

    4 June 2018: Application deadline The United Nations …

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    The IPBES Fellowship Programme

    IPBES is currently seeking fellows to participate in two assessments…

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    UNFCCC–UNU Early Career Climate Fellow…

    Applications are accepted two times a year! The UNFCC…