New study reveals Europe’s rivers under pressure The largest investigation to date into the extent of human-induced pressure on European rivers concludes that around 80% of rivers are affected by water pollution, water removal for hydropower and irrigation, structural alterations and the impact of dams, with 12% suffering from impacts of all four.

Five strategies to help damaged marine ecosystems recover Between 10 and 50% of marine species and ecosystems are recovering from population declines and degradation, according to recent research, which identified five strategies for successful recoveries. Recoveries are often driven by a combination of factors, which include restricting exploitation, better protection of vulnerable habitats and greater political support and local involvement with conservation.

The Environmental Studies Program at Illinois Wesleyan University invites applications for a one-year teaching post-doctoral position in Environmental Science and GIS for the academic year 2012-13.

As an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) you will be offered regular assessments and participation in training programmes. You will carry out research; supervise PhD and Master students; lecture and coordinate courses and education programs (especially in the Master programme Urban Environmental Management); and initiate, acquire and manage research projects and building up a leading international position.

The UNESCO-IHE Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology contributes to the provision of safe drinking water, adequate sanitation and resource recovery within the urban water cycle and broader. The department conducts research, provides post-graduate education and training, and supports knowledge institutions in developing countries and countries in transition. The department consists of three chair groups, namely, Water Supply Engineering, Sanitary Engineering and Pollution Prevention and Resource Recovery, each headed by a professor.

A new report commissioned by UNESCO has reviewed several case studies of national progress in learning and education for sustainable development (ESD). There are a wide range of approaches but, at the heart of all initiatives, are multi-stakeholder and collaborative partnerships which aim to instigate social change towards a more sustainable future.

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has vacancies for two positions in the atmospheric greenhouse gases group of the Centre for Isotope Research (CIO), which is part of the Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen (ESRIG). One of the positions is a modeller, the other an observationalist.

Increasing pressure on land demands a careful assessment of competing activities in land-use planning. Cost-benefit analysis is increasingly used in planning processes to select the land-use plan that delivers the highest net social benefits.

Wetland restoration is a billion-dollar-a-year industry in the United States that aims to create ecosystems similar to those that disappeared over the past century. But a new analysis of restoration projects shows that restored wetlands seldom reach the quality of a natural wetland.

More cooperation between government and business is the only road ahead to save the climate, according to former UN Climate Chief Yvo de Boer. He spoke at a Nordic Council seminar in Oslo on January 24, where he urged the Nordic countries to take the lead towards a global climate solution.

The Gund Institute at the University of Vermont (UVM) seeks a Research Coordinator to support our interdisciplinary research and education efforts.

Using statistical analysis methods to examine rainfall extremes in India, a team of researchers has made a discovery that resolves an ongoing debate in published findings and offers new insights.

The newly created Department of Integrated Water Systems and Governance at the UNESCO-IHE Institute is looking for an academic leader of this group.

Many of the particles in the atmosphere are produced by the natural world, and it is possible that plants have in recent decades reduced the effects of the greenhouse gases to which human activity has given rise. One consequence of this is that the climate may be more sensitive to emissions caused by human activity than we have previously believed.

In 2011 we have welcomed two highly relevant institutes as new partners in the SENSE network: the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente.

In opdracht van het ministerie van EL&I maakte Alterra een overzicht van de problematiek om de waterkeringen in het rivierengebied aan te passen aan onder meer een veranderend klimaat en de kansen voor het combineren van functies in een robuuste waterkeringszone.