<p>The <a href="https://www.ipbes.net/">Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services</a> (IPBES) held its first plenary meeting from Jan 21-26 in Bonn, Germany. During the meeting, the science panel was appointed.</p>
01.02.2013
<p>The <a href="http://www.researchintegrity.org/3wcri/overview_e.shtml">3rd World Conference on Research Integrity</a> will be held in Montréal, Canada, May 5th to 8th. It focuses on research integrity, responsible conduct of research, and publication of research.</p>
01.02.2013
<p><a href="https://twas.org">The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World</a> (TWAS) is inviting nominations for its TWAS-Celso Furtado Prize for Social Sciences 2013.</p>
25.01.2013
<p>A report issued by a project of the <a href="http://www.igbp.net/news/pressreleases/pressreleases/blackcarbonlargercauseofclimatechangethanpreviouslyassessed.5.4910f0f013c20ff8a5f8000152.html">International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme</a> (IGBP), providing new evidence that black carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming, has triggered tremendous coverage in the media. Outlets such as the BBC, the Economist, the New York Times and the Washington Post picked up the story and reported that black carbon’s influence on climate has been greatly underestimated.</p>
25.01.2013
<p>The United Nations has announced the list of countries that will form the Working Group on <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/">Sustainable Development Goals</a>. A total of sixty-nine countries will share thirty seats on the body charged with developing a set of goals following last year’s <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/rio20.html">Rio + 20</a> conference.</p>
17.01.2013
<p>Beijing’s <a href="http://english.ceode.cas.cn/new/">Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth</a> has merged with the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications.</p>
16.01.2013
<p>The <a href="http://www.stalliance.org">Science and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability</a>, which comprises ICSU, <a href="http://www.worldsocialscience.org">ISSC</a>, the <a href="http://www.belmontforum.org">Belmont Forum</a>, <a href="http://www.unep.org">UNEP</a>, <a href="http://en.unesco.org">UNESCO</a>, <a href="https://unu.edu">UNU</a> and <a href="https://www.wmo.int">WMO</a> as an observer, is currently seeking nominations for experts to serve on the first Science Committeee of the Future Earth initiative.</p>
14.01.2013
<p>ICSU Statute 5 stands for the free and responsible practice of science, which also requires freedom of movement and of association. This entails rights and responsibilities on the part of both organisers and sponsors of as well as participants at international scientific meetings.</p>
11.01.2013
<p>In November 2011, more than 50 academic and business leaders came together for 4 days at the <a href="http://destinationsigtuna.se/en/partner/sigtunastiftelsen-sigtuna-foundation/">Sigtuna Foundation</a>, near Stockholm, Sweden. They represented a broad range of disciplines, industries and countries with the common aim of promoting effective partnerships between academia and industry for the greater benefit of society.</p>
11.01.2013
<p>Working group 2 of the Transition Team, co-chaired by Peter Liss and Rik Leemans, met from July 11-13 at the ICSU secretariat in Paris to develop recommendations for the institutional design and governance framework of Future Earth.</p>
11.01.2013
