Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters
11 February 2010
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies New Haven, CT

Tropical Forests Under a Changing Climate:Linking Impacts, Mitigation, and AdaptationThe future of tropical forests and global climate are inextricably linked. Recent studies demonstrate that intact tropical forests account for half of the total terrestrial sink for anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions.  At the same time, roughly one fifth of global carbon dioxide emissions comes from the conversion of tropical forest to (more)

4th Forum for Sustainability Science Programs
18 February 2010
AAAS 2010 Annual Meeting, San Diego, California
Sarah Banas Mills, AAAS Center for Science, Technology, and SustainabilityArnim Wiek, Arizona State University, School of Sustainability
The Forum on Sustainability Science Programs is an open roundtable discussion held each February that aims to stimulate exchange between academic and research programs in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development or "Sustainability Science."  Since the inaugural Forum at the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, the key university actors in Sustainability Science have attended the Forum to dialogue (more)

3rd Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development International Conference TISD2010
04 March 2010
Nong Khai, Thailand
Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
The Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development Conference (TISD) is held every two years by the Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University. TISD2010 will provide an excellent opportunity for active and dynamic science and engineering researchers from the academic, public and private sectors all over the world to exchange and disseminate new knowledge, research experiences and professional expertise, and create linkages among the participants for mutual benefits.

Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress 2010
11 April 2010
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia
Congress Host: Parks VictoriaKey Partners: IUCN, beyond blue, Deakin University, DEWHA, CDC
The Inaugural International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress will explore how nature significantly contributes to our wellbeing and broader societal benefits. It is expected to attract over 1000 delegates from Australia and around the world.  Participants will come from many different sectors including urban planning, community development, physical and mental health, tourism, education, recreation, (more)

6th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability
14 April 2010
La Coruna, Spain
ORGANISED BY:University of La Coruña, SpainWessex Institute of Technology, UKIN COLLABORATION WITH:The International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning
This Conference aims to address the many inter-related aspects of the urban environment from transport and mobility to social exclusion and crime prevention. The meeting will build on the contributions made in previous conferences, which successfully managed to provide an international view of the problems facing modern cities and their solutions.Urban areas produce a series of environmental problems arising from (more)

CHANS Net Events at AAG Conference
14 April 2010
Washington, DC
International Network of Research on Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS-Net), with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF)
The focus of the 2010 activities will be to synthesize across CHANS research projects and identify special opportunities for CHANS research over the next 5 to 10 years as well as recommendations regarding ways that the research community can best pursue those opportunities. The presentation of project findings will be complemented by a workshop designed to produce cross-project syntheses suitable (more)

Cycle 2010
04 May 2010
Montreal, Canada
Interuniversity Research Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services (CIRAIG)
Under the theme 'From Science to Decision-Making', this conference aims to bring together all sustainable development stakeholders from academia, practitioners as well as decision-makers and business leaders from here and abroad and provide them with information, data and tools for optimizing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) practice. This biennial event, which (more)

Third International Conference on Sustainable Irrigation Management Technologies and Policies
07 June 2010
Bucharest, Romania
ORGANIZED BY:Wessex Institute of Technology, UKUniversity Politehnica of Bucharest, RomaniaSPONSORED BY:EurAgEng: European Society of Agricultural EngineersCIGR: International Commission of Agricultural ...
Sustainable Irrigation 2010 is the third conference in this series, following the success of the meetings enjoyed in Bologna (2006) and Alicante (2008).  As the standard of living of a large section of the world's population continues to increase, the strategic importance of fresh water resources also rises. It is essential to seek ways of achieving the most efficient and (more)

International Society for Ecological Economics
22 August 2010
Oldenburg and Bremen, Germany

Advancing Sustainability in a Time of Crisis

15th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress
11 September 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations (IUAPPA) World Clean Air Congress
The 2010 IUAPPA Congress theme of "Achieving Environmental Sustainability in a Resource Hungry World" recognizes the need for holistic management approaches to effectively mitigate potential water, food, energy and environmental challenges. This Congress will bring together specialists from academia, industry, consulting, environmental advocacy groups and government to present innovative ways to improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimize (more)