Dear GEP-ED'ers, In follow-up to Ron's email regarding the international conference Planet under Pressure, held 26-29 March 2012 in London:
This conference is likely to be one of the largest and most relevant interdisciplinary global change conferences in these years. It follows up previous mega-events in Amsterdam (2001) and Beijing (2006). The conference Planet under Pressure is also meant to inform decision-makers at all levels on the way towards the Rio+20 events later in 2012. The London conference addresses natural and social sciences, and will hence be full of panels on the natural science aspects of global environmental change. However, there will also be many social science panels. It could be important for the standing of our community in these networks that good, cutting-edge social science research is presented. While conference theme C: "Governing across scales: innovative stewardship of the Earth system" is the main entry for our community, the other conference themes offer interesting opportunities as well to showcase environmental policy research, in particular for innovative approaches in interdisciplinary research. The social science input is organised by the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP). The governance-related questions are organised by a ten-year core project of the IHDP, the Earth System Governance Project. The Earth System Governance Project is a large international research network, set up in 2009, to explore political solutions and novel, more effective governance systems to cope with the current transitions in the biogeochemical systems of our planet. The normative context of the Project is sustainable development: the Project sees earth system governance not only as a question of governance effectiveness, but also as a challenge for political legitimacy and social justice. More information is available at www.earthsystemgovernance.org<http://www.earthsystemgovernance.org/>. If you are interested in joining the London Conference Planet under Pressure and would like to be involved in the conference sessions organised by the Earth System Governance Project, please contact the Project's executive director, Ruben Zondervan, at Lund University, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Ruben and his team at the Earth System Governance International Project Office in Lund will assist in coordinating the development and submission of sessions on global environmental governance. We invite suggestions for sessions, speakers, or topics and will serve as information broker. Ruben will also attend this year's ISA conference in Montreal. The Earth System Governance Project also organises major conferences in May 2011 in Colorado and in 2012 in Lund. Both focus on the governance-related questions of global environmental change and earth system transformation. Information is available at www.earthsystemgovernance.org/events<http://www.earthsystemgovernance.org/events> Best regards, on behalf of the Earth System Governance Project Frank From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ronald Mitchell Sent: 04 February 2011 06:13 To: [email protected] Subject: [gep-ed] Planet Under Pressure 2012 International Conference. Call for sessions open. Deadline 18th March 2011 All, This conference (in London in March 2012) may be of interest to some. It's being organized by International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, DIVERSITAS, International Human Dimensions Programme, World Climate Research Programme, and their Earth System Science Partnership. It seems rather more sincerely interdisciplinary and welcoming to both natural and social sciences and humanities than many such conferences. Ron From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 5:51 AM To: 'SEENEEVASSEN Mélinda' Subject: [diversitas] Planet Under Pressure 2012 International Conference. Call for sessions open. Deadline 18th March 2011 The Planet Under Pressure 2012 Scientific Organizing Committee invites proposals for parallel sessions. Deadline for submissions: 18 March 2011. For details and online submission form see: www.planetunderpressure2012.net<http://www.meint.se/me3/open/click.jsp?_function=stats&userid=23002676&versionid=97196&url=http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net> Conference outline The four-day conference will follow this flow: Day 1: State of the planet: the latest knowledge about the pressures on the planet Day 2: Options and opportunities: exchanging knowledge about ways of reducing the pressures on the planet, promoting transformative changes for a sustainable future and adapting to changes in the global system Day 3: Challenges to progress: clarifying what is preventing or slowing humanity from implementing potential solutions Day 4: Ways ahead: a vision for 2050 and beyond, and exploring new partnerships and pathways towards global sustainability Conference themes A. Meeting global needs: food, energy, water and other ecosystem services B. Transforming our way of living: development pathways under global environmental change C. Governing across scales: innovative stewardship of the Earth system "Given the mounting evidence of the sheer scale of global changes we are witnessing, the scientific community has a responsibility to urge public officials, citizens, and private firms in all countries to focus on the need for major policy changes to avoid major irreparable damage to our planet. I sincerely hope the 2012 conference will make a significant contribution to placing sustainability on everyone's agenda." Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Laureate Economics, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Planet Under Pressure conference On behalf of the Planet Under Pressure co-chairs, Lidia Brito and Mark Stafford Smith. Planet Under Pressure is organised by: International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme DIVERSITAS International Human Dimensions Programme World Climate Research Programme and their Earth System Science Partnership =
