by nina | Apr 16, 2018 | Oceania, Part of RANDOM POSTS - Yes, Tropical Futures
The tropics are home to the greatest biodiversity on the planet and provide vital climate regulation. The Tropical Futures Initiative (TFI) brings together scientists from various disciplines and institutions to help governments and key decision makers implement...
by nina | Apr 16, 2018 | Part of RANDOM POSTS - Yes, Science into policy, Socioeconomic Heterogeneity in Model Applications
As society recognizes and endeavors to combat threats to the environment, it is becoming increasingly clear that heterogeneity in human consumption behavior should receive greater attention to understand the impacts created by human development. The cross-cutting...
by nina | Apr 12, 2018 | Ecosystems services and management, Global, Part of RANDOM POSTS - Yes
Earth’s ecosystems are being pushed beyond safe limits in terms of freshwater use, biodiversity, and biogeochemical flows. According to researchers at the IIASA Ecosystem Services and Management Program (ESM), existing modeling tools need to be revisited to ensure...
by nina | Apr 12, 2018 | Building a sustainable future, Ecosystems services and management, Europe, Part of RANDOM POSTS - Yes
IIASA teamed up with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission to test and play The World’s Future game–a social simulation game developed by IIASA researchers on the interconnected nature of the Sustainable...
by nina | Apr 12, 2018 | Ecosystems services and management, Europe, Part of RANDOM POSTS - Yes
A project run by the IIASA Ecosystem Services and Management Program (ESM) demonstrates how satellite imagery linked with a micro-tasking application such as Picture Pile can support humanitarian efforts. By asking users to answer simple yes-or-no questions, the...
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