2nd Biodiversity Knowledge Conference: Towards a Future Network of Knowledge on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Europe

24 – 26 September
Berlin, Germany

http://www.biodiversityknowledge.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76&Itemid=240

Climate Change and Nature Conservation in Europe - An ecological, policy and economic perspective

25 - 27 June 2013
Bonn, Germany

http://www.eclareon.com/en/ccnce

The University of Antwerpen (Belgium) has a vacancy for a PhD grant in the domain of estuarine geomorphology and ecology:

The department of Biology of the Faculty of Sciences has a vacancy for the following full-time position (m/f):

PhD grant – Developing tools for design, evaluation and adaptive management of marsh restoration projects

Background:

This research project is carried out within the Ecosystem Management Research Group (ECOBE) of the University of Antwerpen. ECOBE is involved in both fundamental and applied research on ecological, biogeochemical and geomorphological processes in rivers and estuaries. This project is in collaboration with several Flemish universities within the framework of OMES, a monitoring program that investigates the environmental impact of the Sigma plan, a flood control plan for the Schelde estuary (Belgium).

The Schelde estuary, like many estuaries, faces important challenges including protection against inundations by storm surges, maintaining the accessibility to the ports, and meanwhile improving the ecological functioning. In order to comply to environmental legislation such as the EU bird and habitat directive and the EU Water Framework directory, ecological restoration measures are planned and implemented in combination with a flood protection plan (Sigma plan). Within the Sigma plan, flood control areas (FCA) with a controlled reduced tide (CRT) are foreseen. This new FCA-CRT technique was developed by the Universiteit Antwerpen and tested on a pilot scale (10 ha) in Lippenbroek. Now this technique will be implemented soon on a large scale (many 100s ha) in Flanders.

The HungarianAcademy of Sciences invites scientists for a Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme in Hungary

Introduction

The HungarianAcademy of Sciences (hereinafter MTA) extends invitations to scientists to participate in the MTA Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme in Hungary. The fellowship is allocated to research groups of MTA at the institutes or research centres of the HungarianAcademy of Sciences or assorted Hungarian universities. All fields of science (natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences and humanities) are included in this programme.

Video announcement: The World's Mediterranean-Climate Ecosystems

This introductory program offers an overview of the world's Mediterranean-climate zones, pointing out their similarities and unique characteristics, while also illuminating the factors that threaten them. Subsequent programs on subjects ranging from geology to ocean and atmospheric forces will explore the many factors that make these environments so unique and alluring. The program is produced by the University of California Natural Reserve System and University of California Television.

http://uctv.tv/shows/Lands-of-Two-Seasons-The-Worlds-Mediterranean-Climate-Ecosystems-24602

11th INTECOL Congress (INTECOL2013)

18-23 August 2013,
ExCel, London, UK

http://www.intecol2013.org/

35ο Συνέδριο Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Βιολογικών Επιστημών (Ε.Ε.Β.Ε.)

23-25 Μαϊου 2013,
Ναύπλιο

Πληροφορίες: http://www.eebe.gr/

56th Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS 2013)

26–30 June, 2013,
Tartu, Estonia

Πληροφορίες: http://iavs2013.ut.ee/

Dear all,

We will draw your attention to Web Ecology (http://www.web-ecology.net/), the Open Access Journal issued since 2000 by the European Ecological Federation (EEF). Web Ecology publishes papers from all fields of ecology within a broad European context. It is a forum to communicate results of experimental, theoretical as well as descriptive studies of general interest to an international audience. Original contributions as well as short communications or reviews on ecological research on all kinds of organisms and ecosystems are welcome as well as papers that express emerging ideas and concepts with a sound scientific background.

Our aim and scope is to encourage also the submission of “small” papers which enlighten an interesting aspect of ecology within a broad European context. Please encourage your students and colleagues to submit to Web Ecology. We thankfully appreciate your promotion and help! Attached you will find a flyer with important infomations on Web Ecology. Please hand out a print out of this flyer to your students and colleagues or forward it via e-mail!

Web Ecology also needs your support concerning the activity of the Editor-in-Chief. Francisco “Paco” Pugnaire is the person behind Web Ecology since 2006 and has invested an enormous amount of energy and passion into this job. He wants to step down and we therefore would like to offer the Editor-in-Chief position to all of you. Paco won´t retreat completely to guarantee continuity. Nevertheless, the EEF board decided to appoint at least two Editors-in-Chief to broaden the profile of the journal and guarantee continuity in case of personal changes. If you think you that this task is a challenge that suits you, please let us know. We also appreciate appointments of congenial colleagues!

We are looking forward to your help!

Kind regards
The Council of the EEF

Ο Φορέας Διαχείρισης Εθνικού Πάρκου Σχινιά – Μαραθώνα (http://itia.ntua.gr/greenmarathon/) ανακοινώνει την πρόσληψη, με σύμβαση εργασίας ιδιωτικού δικαίου ορισμένου χρόνου, συνολικά έξι (6) ατόμων για την κάλυψη αναγκών του Φορέα Διαχείρισης Εθνικού Πάρκου Σχινιά – Μαραθώνα , που εδρεύει στο Μαραθώνα Αττικής, στο πλαίσιο υλοποίησης της πράξης “Προστασία και διατήρηση της Βιοποικιλότητας του Εθνικού Πάρκου Σχινιά – Μαραθώνα ” που έχει ενταχθεί στον Άξονα Προτεραιότητας 2 – “Αειφόρος ανάπτυξη και ποιότητα ζωής ” του Ε.Π. “Περιφερειακό Επιχειρησιακό Πρόγραμμα Αττικής 2007-2013 ” που συγχρηματοδοτείται από το Ευρωπαϊκό Ταμείο Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης του Εθνικού Στρατηγικού Πλαισίου Αναφοράς (ΕΣΠΑ), 2007-2013.

Οι θέσεις αφορούν:

• 1 θέση ΠΕ Οικονομολόγου
• 1 θέση ΠΕ Βιολογίας
• 1 θέση ΠΕ Περιβάλλοντος
• 1 θέση ΠΕ Μηχανικών Αγρονόμων – Τοπογράφων
• 1 θέση ΤΕ Γεωπονίας
• 1 θέση ΔΕ Εποπτών/Φυλάκων