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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: Ecosystem Services Postdoctoral Research Position (Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany)
Opportunity: Faculty Position in the Sustainable Built Environment (University of Michigan)
Opportunity: Luquillo CZO Senior Research Coordinator (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)
Event: Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress 2010 (Starting 11 April 2010)
Opportunity: Temporary Research Analyst (Burlington, Vermont)
Opportunity: Research Staff for the Fifth Phase Strategic Research Programme at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Headquarters, IGES Kansai Research Centre, or IGES Kitakyushu Office)
Opportunity: 2010 International Symposium on Flexible Automation (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Opportunity: UNOPS Regional Project Coordinator (Project Coordination Unit at IOC CARIBE Secretariat, Cartagena, Colombia)
Event: Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (Starting 11 February 2010)
Opportunity: CHANS Fellowship (Any)


                                                     
FEATURED CONTENT
The following links are recommended by the Editors.

PROJECTS
GoBi (Governance of Biodiversity) Project. Humboldt University

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

EVENTS
Beyond Copenhagen: Scientific Perspectives on Adaptation.... November 5, 2009

The Integration of Sustainable Agriculture and.... November 12, 2009

MEMBERS
Heriberto Cabezas, U.S. EPA

Susan Mary Harris, Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd

Vimal Khawas, Council for Social Development

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

Science and Engineering Research That Values the Planet. Arne Jacobson and Daniel M. Kammen

Scale and Cross-Scale Dynamics: Governance and Information in a Multilevel.... David W. Cash, W. Neil Adger, Fikret Berkes,...

 
   
 
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