Upcoming Event

The APN, with the Hyogo Prefectural Government and key partners, is organising an International Symposium on ‘Coexistence with Nature ~ Biodiversity and People – Hyogo Dialogue for the Future ~ on 9 September 2010 in the Hyogo House, Kobe, Japan. The symposium will provide a platform for understanding and discussing the importance of biodiversity and share our knowledge derived from manifold activities in our region. To register, please download the symposium flyer.

APN Updates
 
What's New?

[31 August 2010] Recently Established Project Related Website:
ARCP2010-01CMY-Sthiannopkao, Collaborative Research on Sustainable Urban Water Quality Management in Southeast Asian Countries: Analysis of Current Status (comparative study) and Development of a Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development, Dr. Suthipong STHIANNOPKAO
[20 July 2010] Recently Uploaded Project Related Outputs:
Training Report / LEAD Update: CIA2009-07-LOTIA, Capacity Development of the Scientific Community for Assessing the Health Impacts of Climate Change, Ms. Hina Lotia
[6 July 2010] Recently Uploaded Project Final Reports:
ARCP2009-09NSY-Skole, Developing Smallholder Agroforestry Carbon Offset Protocols for Carbon Financial Markets – Twinning Sustainable Livelihoods and Climate Mitigation, Dr. David L. SKOLE
CBA2009-03NSY-Bishry, Project Scoping and Training Workshop for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in Indonesia, Cambodia, and Lao PDR, Dr. Rony BISHRY
CBA2009-07NSY-Larigauderie, Second DIVERSITAS Open Science Conference (OSC) – Biodiversity and Society: Understanding Connections, Adapting to Change (Ensuring a Strong Scientific Contribution from the Asia-Pacific Region), Dr. Anne LARIGAUDERIE
[14 June 2010] APN Poster for NCCARF has been uploaded. It was developed for the 2010 Climate Adaptation Futures Conference in Queensland, Australia, 29 June-1 July 2010.
[14 June 2010] APN Bulletin No. 3 (for NCCARF) has been uploaded. This is a synthesis bulletin of APN adaptation activities in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Global Change Annoucement
Bionesian - Pacific Biodiversity. [30 August 2010]. A blogsite for Pacific biodiversity news has been established. Please visit http://bionesian.blogspot.com.
 
GREENHOUSE 2011: The Science of Climate Change, Queensland, Australia, 4-8 April 2011. [19 August 2010]. Registration for the conference is now open. To secure your place at GREENHOUSE 2011, register online at http://www.greenhouse2011.com/registration. Abstract submissions must be made at http://www.greenhouse2011.com/submissions before 19 November 2010. For more information about GREENHOUSE 2011 visit www.greenhouse2011.com. Or follow them on Twitter (@greenhouse2011) for conference announcements and program updates.
 
Earthwire Marine - Website Launch Quick Survey. [13 August 2010]. One year after their launch, UNEP/GRID Arendal's Earthwire Marine News Service made a quick survey about their website (http://earthwire.org/marine/). You may take the survey here.
 
Submit Your Abstract to PAGES sessions at the American Geosciences Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 13-17 Dec 2010, San Francisco, USA. [10 August 2010] Abstract submissions are due by 02 September 2010. For more details and to submit an abstract go to http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm10/program/abstract_submissions.php.
 
SOLAS International Project Officer Position. [10 August 2010] DEADLINE for applications is 12 noon on 15 August 2010. Applications are invited for a new post in the SOLAS International Project Office (http://www.solas-int.org) based at Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), Kiel, Germany. The position is available from 1 September 2010 until 31 January 2013. To find out more about this position see http://www.ifm-geomar.de/index.php?id=jobs&L=1#36010 or contact Dr. Emilie Breviere (ebreviere@ifm-geomar.de).
 
Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone Project (LOICZ) Open Science Conference (OSC) on “Coastal Systems, Global Change and Sustainability”, 11-16 September, 2011, Yantai, China. [10 August 2010] The aim of the LOICZ OSC 2011 is to bring together the international research community working on land-ocean issues, show-case the width and scope of ongoing research, help to build a community in this highly interdisciplinary field, and to inspire new research, theory building and applied science. More information at http://www.loicz-osc2011.org/
 
UGEC Dynamic Wiki Website for UGEC Conference and Nomination Process for SSC Expansion. [10 August 2010] UGEC created a dynamic wiki website that includes all the relevant and up-to-date information regarding the UGEC 2010 Conference in October. You can find the conference wiki here: http://ugec2010.ugecproject.org/. Second announcement is that UGEC has now initiated a nomination process for the expansion of its Scientific Steering Committee (SSC). More information on this process and how to apply for a spot in the SSC can be found on the first page of their official website: www.ugec.org/. This round of application and nomination requests for new SSC membership starts immediately. The application/nomination deadline is August 31st 2010.
 
APN seeks Biodiversity Experts from the Asia-Pacific Region. [03 August 2010] The APN will shortly convene a scoping workshop (early 2011) to discuss a synthesis of Biodiversity activities that have been undertaken in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of Global Environmental Change. If you are interested in taking part in this scoping exercise, please send a Letter of Intent to Dr. Linda Anne Stevenson, APN Executive Science Officer at lastevenson@apn-gcr.org by October 1, 2010. The Letter should include details of your expertise and involvement in Asia-Pacific based activities.
 

DIVERSITAS 2009/2010 Annual Report and Technical Report for the Global Biodiversity Outlook 3. [02 August 2010] To download the publication, click the following:

For more DIVERSITAS updates and other publications, log on to: www.diversitas-international.org
 
The International Workshop "Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Urban Development Planning for Asian Coastal Cities". [22 July 2010] The workshop originally scheduled to be held on 23 August-01 September in Bangkok will take place on 22-28 August 2010 in Nakorn Pathom, Thailand. Please note that deadline for application has passed. The workshop is organised by the Southeast Asia START Regional Center (SEA-START) and the East-West Center with support from the APN. Click here to download the workshop announcement.
 
International Graduate Conference on Climate Change and People, 15-19 November 2010, Kathmandu, NEPAL. [22 July 2010] Download the first announcement.
 
Conference: Innovation and Sustainability Transition in Asia, 9-11 January 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [20 July 2010] Download brochure.
 
Champions of Biodiversity Awards Extended until 15 August 2010. [07 July 2010] Read more.
 
Call for Papers: Colorado Conference on Earth Governance: Crossing Boundaries and Building Bridges, 17-20 May 2011, Colorado State University, USA. [06 July 2010] Visit the official website.
 
Science and Implementation Plan of the IHDP Earth System Governance Project. [06 July 2010] The Science Plan is now available in the official English version, and translated into Japanese and Spanish. Click here.
 
Special issue of Environmental Science and Policy Journal (Volume 13, Issue 4, Feb 2010) on ‘Socio-technical Experiments in Asia – A Driver for Sustainability Transition?’ Edited by Berkhout, F., Verbong, G. and A.J. Wieczorek is released.
[06 July 2010] The papers are available online via Science Direct.
 
International Conference on Managing Forest Resources for Multiple Ecosystem Services under Robust and Fragile Environments, 9-10 August 2010, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
[02 July 2010] Visit official website.
 
Workshop on Strategic Policies for Sustainable Urban Water Quality Management in Southeast Asia, 27-28 July 2010, Vietnam. [02 July 2010] You may download the programme outline.
 
Two International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) Symposia on Impact Assessment and Climate Change. [01 July 2010] For more information, please visit the following websites:
 
Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum: Mainstreaming Adaptation into Development Planning, 21-22 October 2010, Bangkok, Thailand. [24 June 2010] Click here.
 
PAGES Second Global Monsoon Symposium, "Global Monsoon and Low-Latitude Processes: Evolution and Variability".
[23 June 2010] Download first circular.
 
Call for Papers: PAGES - 1st Asia 2K Workshop, 26-27 August 2010, Nagoya University, Japan. [23 June 2010] Download circular.
 
Storm Surges Congress 2010: Risk and Management of Current and Future Storm Surges, 13-17 September 2010. [21 June 2010] Download the preliminary session overview and the programme of oral poster presentations. For more information, visit http://meetings.copernicus.org/ssc2010/.
 
Calls for Papers: International Journal of Biodversity and Conservation (IJBC). [21 June 2010] Submit your manuscript(s) to IJBC.journal@gmail.com for publication. Instruction for authors and other details are available on their website.
 
XVIII.INQUA- Congress, July 20-27, 2011 in Bern, Switzerland. [21 June 2010] Session proposals will still be accepted until 10 July 2010. Abstract submission is open until 30 November 2010. For more information, you may contact Prof. Christian Schlüchter, christian.schluechter@geo.unibe.ch or visit the official website.
 
Call for Papers: SustaiN' 2010, Sustainable Future for Human Security 2010, Kyoto, Japan, December 2010. [21 June 2010] Visit the official website.
 
2nd Annual Conference on the Management of Natural Resources and Environment. [17 June 2010] The conference main theme is sustainable use of natural resources in the context of trade-off between development and environment and climate change. For more information, please contact: idsasr09@yahoo.com or kainthgs@yahoo.com.
 
1st UN Rio+20 Summit PLATFORM, Stakeholder Consultation, 9 June 2010, Colombo, Sri Lanka. [17 June 2010] For more information, please download the report or view the website.