Category Archives: Biodiversity

The latest news and events surrounding biodiversity

WEBSITE – Extinction Studies Working Group

Not sure how active this group is, but it includes a number of lively scholars: Michelle Bastian, Rick De Vos, Donna Haraway, James Hatley, Deborah Bird Rose, Mick Smith, and Thom van Dooren. http://extinctionstudies.org/

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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS – Workshop on History and Values in Ecological Restoration

–June 7-9, 2012 at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO –Sponsored in part by a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation This workshop focuses on restoration in landscapes with complex histories, shaped by the ongoing interaction between humans and nature.  … Continue reading

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CALL FOR PAPERS – Old Land-New Practices? The Changing Face of Land & Conservation in Postcolonial Africa

Panel and paper proposals are due on or before March 30,  2012 and should be e-mailed to register@oldlandnewpractices.co.za with the words ‘panel’ (and/or) ‘proposal submission’ in the subject line.  Download Abstract submission form. The conference will take place September 11th … Continue reading

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INSTITUTE, JOURNAL, BOOK – Breakthrough!

Created by Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus who gained wide exposure with their widely discussed article The Death of Environmentalism, the Breakthrough Institute (est. 2003) aims to modernize liberal-progressive-green politics by focusing on overarching conceptual paradigms and not just specific … Continue reading

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CALL FOR PAPERS – Responsible Living: Reflecting on the Ethical Issues of Everyday Life‏

2nd Global Conference Wednesday 16th May – Friday 18th May 2012 Prague, Czech Republic Taking their professional responsibilities seriously, practitioners of a wide variety of professions, including medicine, psychology and social work; journalism, tourism and the arts; architecture, civil engineering … Continue reading

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CALL FOR PAPERS – Under Western Skies 2 – Keynote Speakers Added

Mount Royal University Calgary, Alberta, Canada October 10-13, 2012 http://www.skies.mtroyal.ca/ Closing Date: Monday, January 23, 2012 Building on the success of Under Western Skies: Climate, Culture, and Change in Western North America in October 2010, Under Western Skies 2 welcomes … Continue reading

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JOB – Wesminister College, Asst. Prof. of Environmental Studies

Westminster College’s Environmental Studies program seeks an assistant professor of Environmental Studies to begin Autumn 2012. We will hire an interdisciplinary thinker whose specialty straddles the social sciences and the humanities. The successful candidate will hold a PhD in Environmental … Continue reading

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ESSAY COMPETITION – Web of Life Foundation

The recently formed Web of Life Foundation – WOLFoundation – runs an annual competition looking for the best non-technical, English language writing on any subject related to environmental issues.  Deadline 15 Dec 2011. To enter pleae visit our Guidelines Page.  The … Continue reading

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CONFERENCE – 5th Latin American (Inter-American) Environmental Philosophy Conference 2013

The Fifth Latin American (Inter-American) Environmental Philosophy Conference will be held in Puerto Natales, Chile, on March 13-17, 2013.  The conference will be preceded by an International Course (March 4-13, 2013) on “Biodiversity and Conservation: Integrating new ecological understanding and ethical … Continue reading

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The Conservation Ethics Group

http://www.conservationethics.org/CEG/home.html

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