Severe melting of glaciers despite heavy snowfall at high altitudes
After the extreme circumstances encountered in 2022 and 2023, no relief is in sight for Swiss glaciers. Despite exceptionally large volumes of snow during the winter, a combination of temperatures in July and August that at times reached record levels and dust from the Sahara resulted in a loss of 2.5% of the glacier volume. This was reported by the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation of the Swiss Academy of Sciences on Tuesday.
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Mountain Future Award 2024
Transform your vision into reality and shape a sustainable future for mountains. Submit your transformative project proposal for a chance to win the 2024 Mountain Future Award. Submit a project proposal in English, Spanish, or French by 30 October 2024.
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Call for papers on sustainable forestry for a sustainable future
A special issue of Sustainability by the global land Programm aims to bring together novel contributions on the topic of sustainable forestry for a sustainable future, which is both timely and pertinent in an era of intensifying climate change. Specific topics may include, but are not limited to, the following: sustainable forest management, sustainable harvesting, SDGs, forest certification, community engagement, biodiversity, climate change, ecosystem services, forest conservation, forest restoration, deforestation, forest degradation, tree canopy cover, forest monitoring, future scenarios, and GIScience and remote sensing. Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 October 2024
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Baisse des émissions de CO2 d’entreprises
Le rapport Énergie et Climat 2023 de l’initiative Exemplarité Énergie et Climat révèle que les émissions de gaz à effet de serre d’entreprises (scopes 1 et 2) des 18 prestataires de services d’intérêt public a diminué au total de 7% l’année écoulée. Dans ce rapport, trois investisseurs institutionnels – la Caisse de pensions CFF, PUBLICA et la Suva – publient pour la première mois les résultats du monitoring de leurs mesures.
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How the microstructure of snow in the Arctic influences sea ice and the global climate
Amy R. Macfarlane will be awarded the Prix de Quervain 2024 for her excellent and innovative doctoral dissertation at the ETH Zurich and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF. Her research serves as a base to reduce major uncertainties on sea ice modelling and to improve the quality of global climate models predictions. For this, she applied a wide variety of instruments to measure the microstructure of snow in high resolution directly in the Arctic for the first time.
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World Environmental Education Congress 2028 Call for Bids is now open!
The call for bids to host the 14th World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC), which will take place in 2028 has officially opened. This global event brings together leaders, experts, and professionals in environmental education, offering a unique platform for sharing knowledge, promoting best practices, and advancing the global conversation on environmental sustainability. Deadline 31 December 2024.
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