Aarhus University are seeking candidates for two PhD positions:
1. Modelling N2O emissions from soil: Explicit representation of organic hotspots
2. Predicting N2O emissions from soil: Experimental studies of organic hotspots
Please click on the position title above that you are interested in for more information. Both positions are part of a research project recently funded by the Danish Research Council for Independent Research.
Click here to apply.
For further information, please contact Prof. Søren O. Petersen (email: [email protected])
Applications close 1 August 2020 at noon
The fourth meeting of the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) Thematic Group on ‘Bioeconomy and climate action in rural areas’ was recently held online. The meeting discussed how climate change mitigation can be made economically viable and attracting for rural actors.
The Croplands Research Group co-Chair, María Rosa Mosquera Losada presented at the meeting and discussed the ‘Economic aspects of integrating climate change mitigating agroforestry in EU farming‘.
Click here to view all presentations, videos and case studies that were discussed in the meeting.
AgriClima Consulting are seeking candidates for seven short-term positions focused on greenhouse gas offset protocol development in the agriculture and livestock sectors. All positions are home-based with travel to Mexico.
Click here for more details about the positions and where to apply.
For further information, please contact [email protected]
Applications close 8 June 2020
The deadline for applications has been extended to 31 July 2020.
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) and the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) invite applications from RUFORUM Member Universities for the first Global Research Alliance Graduate Research Grants (GRA-GRG) call.
The GRA-GRG are aimed at building the capability of graduate and post-graduate level students in Africa to conduct applied research on agricultural greenhouse gases.
Read more and apply:
Click here to view the call for applications.
Further details about the application process can be found here.
For more information please email:
Runyararo Jolyn Rukarwa ([email protected])
The latest issue of the Livestock Research Group (LRG) newsletter is now available.
In this edition, you can read about:
- The introduction of the new LRG Co-chair – Richard Dewhurst
- LRG priorities for 2020/2021
- New tools for measuring, reporting and verifying livestock greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation
- LRG support to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Feature story from a LEARN Award recipient
Issue 3 of the Inventories and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Support Network Newsletter of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) is now available.
Issue 3 of the Inventories and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Support Network of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) features new hill slope emission factors, articles on Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) Inventory and NDC Network activities occurring in Africa, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. This issue provides information on a newly established GRA scholarship programme NZ-GRADS, designed for PhD candidates to study at New Zealand institutions, and stories from PhD students in the CLIFF-GRADS programme.
Contributions and feedback are welcomed, please contact one of the Network leads with any relevant research, opportunities or country inventory and NDC updates for the next issue.
Aarhus University seeks a highly motivated postdoc for a three-year position to work on activities related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems.
Click here for more information and to apply.
Applications close 1 June 2020
The Coordination of International Research Cooperation on Soil Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture (CIRCASA) has released its April 2020 newsletter.
This edition includes information about:
- CIRCASA project and GRA – Integrative Research Group meetings
- CIRCASA participation to the COP25
- Other news and initiatives
Read the newsletter here
The fifth issue of the Croplands Research Group (CRG) newsletter is now available!
In this edition you can read about:
- Grazing Iberian dehesas: carbon sequestration offset livestock emissions.
- Agroforestry and wildfires.
- Special issue on the role of agroforestry on mitigating and adapting agricultural systems to climate change in the Mediterranean areas of Europe.
- Special issue on the role of conservation agriculture on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
- AFINET handbook
- Upcoming events
Read the newsletter here.
The fourth issue of the Croplands Research Group (CRG) newsletter is now available!
In this edition you can read about:
- The United Nations Climate Change conference.
- Agroecology: a transformative approach that provides alternatives to conventional agriculture and foster transition to sustainable food systems.
- Cornell University’s climate smart farming program.
- Biochar: a tool to mitigate greenhouse gases.
- Final events of the AFINET project: fostering transition to agroforestry systems in Europe.
- Interesting events, including upcoming conferences, workshops, and much more.
Read the newsletter here.
The International Symposium on Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems is meeting in Dublin from 3-6 November 2020.
The call for abstracts is open for submission here.
It will be a great opportunity to meet and greet with multidisciplinary experts, as well as gather and exchange ideas and thoughts on how to combat climate change and protect the environment.
Read more here.
A Special Issue of the Soil Science Society of America Journal will be accepting papers on the role of conservation agricultural practices on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The Guest Editors of this Special Issue are Craig Drury (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Ontario Canada), Chuck Rice (Kansas State University, Kansas USA) and Jane Johnson (United States Department of Agriculture, Minnesota, USA). Thus far we have commitments for 8 papers and we are hoping to receive 15-20 papers in total. The conservation agriculture practices that have been identified so far include conservation tillage, cover crops, crop rotation, residue management and irrigation.
If you are interested in submitting a paper please contact Craig Drury ([email protected]) with a title and a list of co-authors by April 30, 2020.
Paper submission deadline: September 30, 2020