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The Forum on Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development is an attempt to outline the burgeoning field. Rather than looking broadly at sustainability, the Forum focuses on the way in which science and innovation can be conducted and applied to meet human needs while preserving the life support systems of the planet. It highlights people and programs that are studying nature-society interactions and applying the resulting knowledge to create a sustainability transition around the world.

Learn more about Science and Technology for Sustainability
  • Download the key documents that provide an in-depth look at the principles underlying the field.
  • Peruse the edited directory of individuals and institutions that are actively engaged in the field, and browse through the projects in which they are involved.
  • Use the Framework to find content focused on specific sectors, regions, sustainability challenges, or core scientific questions

The Forum will continue to evolve along with the field, and we invite your participation in that process. Contributions and suggestions for posting to the Forum are always welcome, and individuals who are working in the field are invited to join the Network.

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Opportunity: Mellon Visiting Scholar in Sustainability of Human Environment Interactions (Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania)
Opportunity: Minority PhD Fellowships in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability (Colorado State University, Fort Collins)
Opportunity: Science and Technology in Society An International Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference (Washington, DC)
Event: Joint ISCN GULF Conference 2009 (Starting 10 June 2009)
Member: P.E. Jennifer Bitting The Low Impact Development Center, Inc.
Opportunity: James Martin 21st Century School Research Fellows in Socioeconomic Dynamics of Tropical Land Use Change (Oxford University, UK)
Opportunity: Research Scientist for Sustainable Resource Management (Earthwatch Institute, Maynard, Massachusetts, MA)
Opportunity: Livestock and Environment Scientist (West or East Africa, or South Asia)
Opportunity: CHANS Fellowships (Any)
Event: International Conference on Sustainability Science 2009 ICSS2009 (Starting 05 February 2009)


                                                     
FEATURED CONTENT
The following links are recommended by the Editors.

PROJECTS
SAHRA - Sustainability of Semi-Arid Hydrology and... National Science Foundation (NSF)

GoBi (Governance of Biodiversity) Project. Humboldt University

EVENTS
14th Annual International Sustainable Development Research.... September 21, 2008

World Conference on Marine Biodiversity. November 11, 2008

3rd International Conference on Sustainability Engineering.... December 9, 2008

MEMBERS
Deep Narayan Pandey, Forestry Training Institute

Jan Rotmans, DRIFT (Dutch Research Institute For Transitions), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

PUBLICATIONS
Conditions for sustainability of human-environment systems: Information, motivation, and capacity. Eric F. Lambin, Department of Geography, University of...

Grand Challenges in Sustainability Science Symposium Presentations. Organized by Pamela Matson,  Robert Kates , and Vaughan Turekian;

 
   
 
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