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Welcome to Future Earth's monthly newsletter, featuring the latest news, events, and opportunities in global sustainability research. Please join Future Earth's Membership Portal to share your own news.
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Share Your Thoughts! How Can Future Earth Better Facilitate Communications?

Open Until 21 August 2022

Future Earth is in the process of renewing and improving our member portal, newsletters, social media channels and website to make it better serve the global sustainability science community. We would appreciate you taking a quick survey to let us know how we can improve. The survey will take about 10-15 minutes to complete. Let us know your thoughts by accessing the survey here. The survey will remain open until 21 August 2022

Join Future Earth Day: “International Cooperation for Research on Global Sustainability”

Registration Closes: 31 August 2022

The Future Earth General Assembly will be held from 21 - 23 September 2022 at Sorbonne Université (Paris, France). On that occasion, there will be also two open events on 21 September: 

  1. The French National Committee for Future Earth (Comité national français des changements globaux) and the Future Earth Global Secretariat Hub France will organize a conference on the morning of 21 September open to the French scientific community on sustainability science. The conference aims to identify and discuss the new research perspectives opened up by the end of the current IPCC working cycle and by the ongoing work of the IPBES. 
  2. The plenary of the Future Earth Assembly will be held on the afternoon of 21 September. Scientists all over the world are welcome to attend in person or online. This will be devoted to the presentation of recent research outcomes of the Future Earth community, which will kick off the discussions at the Assembly.  
Find more about these open events here and register by 31 August 2022 from here.
Reserve Your Place: Tipping Points - From Climate Crisis to Positive Transformation 

Registration Closes: 8 August 2022
Late Booking and Final Deadline: 21 August 2022


Collaborate with world-leading experts and consider the latest science on climate tipping points and breaching planetary boundaries and explore the opportunities in triggering positive social tipping points. Interactive plenaries and action orientated workshops will create new networks of partners and resources for implementation after the conference. Confirmed speakers include Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Tim Lenton, Director of Global Systems Institute, Kate Raworth, co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Labs, and Laura Pereira, University of the Witwatersrand.

Participants will join a growing alliance of partners collaborating to develop the urgent solutions required to address the climate and ecological emergencies through a socially just transformation. Review the latest program for further information on the speakers, workshops, and plenaries, and register by 8 August 2022.

Join Webinars: Special Sessions for Early Career Researchers in Sustainability Science

When: 16:00-17:00 on 5 August 2022 & 16:00-17:00 on 12 August 2022 (Taipei, UTC+8)

The Early Career Researchers (ECRs) working group of Future Earth Taipei is organizing a series of talks with other Future Earth Global Secretariat Hubs, to share the sustainability and climate change research outcomes produced by ECRs. Upcoming sessions will focus on air quality justice, and environmental management on energy and resource efficiency. Find the links for registration here, join the conversation, and look for opportunities for collaboration!
IPBES Report: Value of Nature Must Be Considered to Ensure a Sustainable Future

Two members of the Future Earth community, Dr. Unai Pascual and Dr. Brigitte Baptiste, co-chaired an IPBES Assessment (Summary for Policymakers here) which found that decisions about nature are made based on a narrow set of mostly monetary values, which is linked to both how the biodiversity crisis is driven, and how to address it. The authors identified four key actions to move forward and catalyze transformative change. Read more here.

 

Call for Participants: TERRA School 2022

Closes: 26 August 2022

Future Earth Global Secretariat Hub Japan, together with the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, will host a capacity-building course called "Transdisciplinarity for Early Career Researchers in Asia School (TERRA School)" from 3-19 October 2022. Candidates can be nominated by the Future Earth Asia community to participate in the course. Submit a nomination here by 26 August 2022. Find more here.
After Stockholm+50, What Comes Next?

Future Earth engaged heavily at Stockholm+50 via the Earth Commission, our CODES project and in convening scholarly voices in partnership with the International Science Council, Stockholm Environment Institute. We also contributed to the S+50 commissioned future finance report led by the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Future Earth, along with partners and more than 1,000 stakeholders, also launched CODES Action Plan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age, a project aimed at digitalization to help transform society and business models to a more sustainable and equitable world. Read more here.

Call for Abstracts: 2022 Workshop on Earth Observation for Ecosystem Accounting

Closes: 12 September 2022

The 2022 Workshop on Earth Observation for Ecosystem Accounting will be held from 28 November to 1 December 2022 aiming to bring together experts in Earth Observation (EO) and experts in Ecosystem Accounting to jointly discuss the key challenges that need to be addressed to use EO in compiling national ecosystem accounts to support national policies. 

The Workshop will introduce the SEEA (The System of Environmental Economic Accounting) Ecosystem Accounting framework to the EO community, present ongoing efforts to harness the potential of EO in ecosystem accounting, showcase, through open sessions, practical examples of EO applications for Ecosystem Accounting, and review the main challenges lying ahead for effective use of EO in compiling national ecosystem accounts. Submit your abstract by 12 September 2022 and register here.

Second Future Earth Japan Summit Discussed the Role of Future Earth in the Anthropocene

Highlights are now out from the second Future Earth Japan Summit on 18 March 2022, organized by the Future Earth Japan Committee, with the theme, “How should Future Earth tackle the Anthropocene?” More than 200 people attended the Summit, which highlighted the role of Future Earth in leading transdisciplinary research. Speakers stressed that research needs to bring societal system change and transition by discussing various points of view showcasing what our desirable society is. During the discussion, diverse stakeholders, including companies, international organizations, governments, and youth explored possible collaboration with the science community. Read more here.

Watch Recordings of Talks Organized by the Future Earth Global Hub South Asia 

Future Earth Global Hub South Asia organized three talks in June/July. Check out the details below and watch the recordings. 

  • Sustainable Communities: Coping with Climate Change

The talk explored how climate change has affected how public policies are implemented with respect to sustainable transportation and our everyday lives over the past few decades. Speakers included Dr. Satya Sai Kumar Jillela, Pro-vice-chancellor, Srinivas University and Col. C.P. Muthanna, a vice chair of Kodagu model forest trust (KMFT). Watch the recording here

  • Embracing Indigenous Knowledge in a Changing Climate: A Health Perspective

Dr. Nicole Redvers, Assistant Professor of the Department of Indigenous Health, Department of Family & Community Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of North Dakota, and Suraj Das, a Senior Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India discussed the importance of Indigenous knowledge in terms of health and climate change along with examples of transformative change processes and how they can be incorporated at a local, national and global level. Watch the recording here

  • Protecting Coastal Communities - Risks from Changing Climate
This talk explored localized challenges, best practices, and policy imperatives for decreasing the coastal risks to communities in South Asia with a focus on India and Sri Lanka. Mr. Thushan Kapurusinghe, a Project Leader at Turtle Conservation Project in Sri Lanka, and Dr. Naveen Namboothri, the Trustee and Programme Head at Dakshin Foundation in India, were invited as speakers and discussed different methods to build resilience towards a changing climate as well as the various less discussed issues facing coastal communities. Watch the recording here.
Project Progress
Global Research Networks

Call for Abstracts: SOLAS Southeast Asia Workshop

Closes: 8 August 2022 

SOLAS is organizing an online workshop focused on surface ocean and lower atmosphere study in Southeast Asia, a region characterized by diverse marine ecosystems and high population along the coastal areas. Researchers working within the SOLAS Core Themes or Cross-Cutting Themes are invited to join the workshop and share their research work. You can submit your abstract for oral or poster presentation by 8 August 2022 here. Find more here.

Register for the 8th hybrid SOLAS Open Science Conference

Early Bird Registration Closes: 10 August 2022

The Surface Ocean–Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) is organizing its first hybrid Open Science Conference in South Africa from 25-29 September 2022. The conference is hosted by the University of Cape town and will offer scientists opportunities to learn and discuss cutting-edge research in the field, present their own findings, and connect with colleagues from all over the world. A special event dedicated to Early Career Scientists is being organized in an onsite and online format. Early bird registration is now open until 10 August 2022. 19 September is the deadline for late registration. Find more here.
Latest Updates from PAGES 
  • Call for Applications: Mobility Fellowships for African, Latin American, and Caribbean Early-Career Scientists
PAGES actively promotes the participation of early-career scientists and scientists from low- and middle-income countries in relevant working groups, workshops, and other activities. As part of this effort, PAGES launched two new mobility fellowships in 2021 to support early-career researchers in those countries. The call for applications for both the PAGES-IAI fellowship program aimed at Latin American and Caribbean early-career scientists and the Inter-Africa ability program is now open. The deadline for applications is 19 August 2022. Find more here.  
  • Submit Expressions of Interest to Host the 2025 OSM and YSM
PAGES is inviting expressions of interest to host the 2025 PAGES Open Science Meeting and Young Scientists Meeting. The bidding process will take place in two stages, with expressions of interest (EoI) due on 3 October 2022. The Scientific Steering Committee will then invite a shortlist of selected potential hosts to submit a full bid by the end of 2022. Find more here
  • Call for Nominations: Early Career Award
The call for the biennial Early-Career Award (ECA) for excellence in collaborative scholarship, including research, communication, outreach, leadership, networking, community service, and international collaboration is now open. Submit your nominations by 3 October 2022. Find more here.
Watch PECS Webinar on Collaboration in River Basin Governance

The Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) Collaborative Working Group organized a webinar titled "Collaboration in River Basin Governance" on 25 July 2022, with Ms. Bridget McGlynn, a research assistant in the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre at Brock University, and Dr. Julia Baird, an Associate Professor in the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre and the Department of Geography and Tourism Studies at Brock University. The webinar explored the findings of the research on a collaborative approach that has spanned more than a decade, and how it has contributed to communication around governance change on the ground. Check out a recording of the webinar.
New Publication: If the Past Teaches, What Does the Future Learn? 

Colleagues from IHOPE published a new book titled "If the Past Teaches, What Does the Future Learn? Ancient Urban Regions and the Durable Future." This study of places, landscapes, and regions builds a bridge from archaeology to mainstream architectural and design theory. The bridge unites three domains: material, social, and aesthetic. This book explores the past to find material technologies—new engineering and conceptual solutions to an array of problems—and the past obliges us with many examples. Download the book here.

Participate in a Survey on Global Environmental Governance

Open Until 23 August 2022

A group of researchers at Utrecht University in the Netherlands is currently conducting a five-year scientific project on the causes and effects of problem-shifting in global environmental governance. Participate in an expert survey aiming to identify (past, present, and future) cases of “environmental problem-shifting", or solving one problem by creating another. The outcome of the survey will be used for building an online database, which will be made public for anyone to access for research and decision-making purposes. The survey will remain open until 23 August 2022. Click here to participate.
Call for Proposals: New ESA Future Earth Joint Program

Closes: 30 September 2022

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Future Earth joint program has published a new call for Global Research Networks (GRNs) for collaborative Earth Observation (EO) activities for 2022-2023. This aims to facilitate the development and uptake of EO data by GRNs. There is seed funding (18kEUR per award) to support GRN collaborative activities using ESA’s satellite data, to attract and equip new users, engage with stakeholders, and convene the community to shape the research agenda. The call is open until 30 September 2022. Find more information here.
Health Global Research Network: Open Call for Steering Committee Members

Closes: 31 October 2022 

Future Earth’s Health Global Research Network is calling for (self) nominations to join the Steering Committee. This is your chance to take part in this global dynamic endeavor. You can submit your nomination from here by 31 October 2022 (midnight (UTC)). If you have trouble accessing the form, please contact health@futureearth.org so we can send you the questions through email.

The Health GRN supports and enables solution-driven transdisciplinary research and action to improve understanding of how global and regional environmental changes affect population health and health systems, and effective and efficient solutions to maintain and improve planetary health and human well-being. It engages with health and other research communities, policy-makers, educators, civil society, media, industry, and donors to advance planetary health/One Health/eco-health research and build capacity for generating, sharing, and applying knowledge.


Latest Updates from Ocean KAN
  • Global Sustainability Scholars Hosted by the Ocean KAN
The Ocean KAN hosted four Global Sustainability Scholars from the United States this summer. One of those scholars, Melissa Cervantes, is now working with Ocean KAN partners at Ocean KAN-Seychelles and the Early Career Sciences Network of WIOMSA (WIO ECSN) to support the creation of explainer videos to help scientists from Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, Madagascar, Kenya, and Comores better convey the scientific research and needs of young ocean sustainability scientists in the region. The videos will be presented at a special session during the annual WIOMSA symposium in October. 
  • New Articles Published in ICES Journal of Marine Science
The Ocean KAN is curating two series in the ICES Journal of Marine Science, “From the Front Lines” and “Food for Thought.” The series is about the Co-Design of Ocean Science for endorsed programs in the UN Decade of Ocean Science. The following are published and others are expected to be online later this year.
  1. Co-production of knowledge and strategies to support climate resilient fisheries
  2. Marine Life 2030: building global knowledge of marine life for local action in the Ocean Decade
  3. The good, the bad, and the ugly: reflections on co-designing science for impact between the Global South and Global North
Global Happenings
Highlights (In Case You Missed It)
The Amazon Rainforest Hit Highest Deforestation Rate in Six Years

The national space agency, Inpe, reported that the deforestation rate of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has hit its highest in six years. During January and June 2022, 3,988 square kilometers (1,540 square miles) of land were cleared, compared to 3,088 square kilometers destroyed during the same period last year. Based on more than 30 years of satellite data, researchers concluded in March that the Amazon rainforest is moving towards a tipping point. The research findings also pointed out that more than 75% of the forests are showing signs of a loss of resilience, and are taking longer to recover from droughts caused by climate change and anthropogenic impacts such as deforestation and fires. Read more here

Anthropocene Magazine's Daily Science - Latest

1 in 3 Wild Fish are Discarded Before Ever Reaching a Plate. This Invention Tackles the Waste

Researchers have invented a method that can strip and use the entire carcass of a herring, turning everything from its head to its tail into food that’s suitable for human consumption, instead of just the prized filet alone. Their innovation could help tackle enormous quantities of fish waste along the supply chain, and simultaneously reduce pressure on severely overfished wild stocks at sea. The new sorting method makes it possible to extract and separate an additional five parts of the fish just as carefully as the filet: the head, belly flap, backbone, tailfins, and internal organs. Read more…

Can Nature-based Farming Methods Work Alongside Synthetic Fertilizers to Increase Yields?

A longstanding question in agriculture is whether ecologically-friendly farming methods can achieve the same yields as industrially-farmed fields. The answer, according to a new study, is at least a partial yes. Combining the right mixture of nature-based and traditional farming measures could generate the same yields, while using significantly less synthetic fertilizer. Looking at a mass of data gathered through more than 30 long-term studies of nature-friendly farming measures across Europe and Africa—some of which ran for decades—researchers determined that measures including the diversification of crops, growing nitrogen-fixing plants like legumes, and spreading waste manure over soil could replace a chunk of the artificial fertilizers that are applied across global farmland to produce high yields. Read more…
More than Half of Rare Species Need Intensive, Hands-on Help to Ward Off Extinction

International talks to stem the extinction crisis have focused chiefly on how much habitat to protect. But for many of the most endangered animals, survival is going to take more than breathing room. More than half of rare species need intensive, hands-on help such as breeding in zoos, extra feeding in the wild, moving animals into vacant territory and vaccinations against disease, according to a team of conservation scientists. Read more…

Strong Plastic Made from Waste Biomass Degrades into Sugar

Tackling the tide of plastic pollution will require using less of it, and recycling it more. But the material has become an inescapable part of modern life, so another way researchers are dealing with its downsides is to make plastics that are tough enough for use yet degradable in nature. The latest effort comes from a team at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. They have made a plastic from non-edible plant parts that breaks down into harmless sugars in the environment. The plastic has properties very close to conventional plastics that make it promising for food and beverage packaging: it is strong, resists high temperatures, and blocks gasses like oxygen that can damage food. Read more…

Events & Opportunities
To see more upcoming events, and share your own, visit the Future Earth Membership Portal
Future Earth Vacancy: Intern (France)

Closes: 1 August 2022

Future Earth Paris Hub is currently seeking an intern for a 6-month internship. The intern will be mainly working on supporting and implementing the outreach and communication strategy for the Future Earth’s Science-based Pathways for Sustainability initiative. Their tasks may include:

  • Developing a monthly newsletter for the Pathways initiative;
  • Identifying, researching, drafting and editing content on the website page, social media accounts and other digital communication outlets;
  • Creating blog posts, briefs, brochures, etc. to promote the initiative and its research outcomes;
  • Contributing to the development of webinars as part of the Pathways Forum webinar series;
  • Contributing to the development and implementation of a contact database for the Pathways Initiative
  • Helping with the organization of various Future Earth events.
Find more here.
Research Fellow Position: Monash University

Closes: 15 August 2022 

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Special Research Initiative (SRI) Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF) in the School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment at Monash University is looking for a Research Fellow. The Research Fellow is expected to become an integral part of the Monash Ice Sheet Initiative (MISI) and the School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment. The Research Fellow will have the opportunity to carry out and support field and laboratory-based geoscience and glaciological research which will lead to an improved understanding of the Antarctic Ice Sheet in response to future climate change and how it will influence global sea level change. Find more here.
New Ph.D. Program Launched by iCRAG

iCRAG, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre in Applied Geosciences hosted by University College Dublin, has launched a Ph.D. Program on Geoscience for Sustainability. The program prioritizes Ph.D. research positions that aim to deliver innovative science and technologies to better understand our planet, sustainably manage our natural resources and protect the environment. The Ph.D. positions will be based at University College Dublin, NUI Galway, University College Cork, Trinity College Dublin, and Maynooth University. All Ph.D. positions will be advertised during July and August 2022 and successful candidates will start no later than 1 January 2023. Find more here.
Assistant Professor (Tenure) on Climate Change Mitigation/Adaptation at Carleton University

Open Until Filled (Review of applications will start on 15 September 2022) 

Applications are invited for an entry-level permanent full-time tenure track position at the level of Assistant Professor cross-appointed with the Institute for Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science and the Department of Earth Sciences at Carleton University. The Assistant Professor is expected to investigate climate change mitigation or adaptation strategies from an earth science perspective. Candidates focused on water-related issues are particularly encouraged to apply. Find more here.
Call for Expressions of Interest: Pathways Postdoctoral Grants

Closes: 11 September 2022

Future Earth's Pathways Initiative has launched a Call for Expressions of Interest for the Pathways Postdoctoral Grants. The grants will support 3 Pathways Projects aimed at encouraging and enhancing collaboration between various research communities working on pathways for sustainability and synthesizing existing knowledge about the approaches for developing pathways within a specific theme. A Pathways Project will be developed by a working group which will include a postdoctoral researcher funded through the grant. Overall, the grants will support 3 working groups on three different themes and their postdoctoral researchers over a 24-month period. The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 11 September 2022. Find out more here.
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“It is in your hands, to make a better world for all who live in it.”

— Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and the first Black president of South Africa (1994–99)
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