Newsletter 4/2011

* Registration Open - 2012 Lund Conference on Earth System Governance

Registration for the “Lund Conference on Earth System Governance – Towards a Just and Legitimate Earth System Governance: Addressing Inequalities” is now open. The conference is part of the global series organized by the Earth System Governance Project, and will be held 18-20 April 2012 in Lund, Sweden. The Lund Conference on Earth System Governance will be the major environmental governance research event in 2012. It is jointly organized by the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) and the Department of Political Science at Lund University, on behalf of the Earth System Governance Project. Find more information and register at www.lund2012.earthsystemgovernance.org.

* Launch of “Planet Under Pressure” Policy Brief Series – Press Release “U.N. Overhaul Required to Govern Planet’s Life Support System”

A series of policy briefs have been prepared for the 2012 London Conference “Planet Under Pressure”. The policy briefs target policy-makers in the Rio+20 preparation processes to give them access to the latest scientific thinking on sustainable development issues. The Planet Under Pressure consortium has now released the first five of nine policy briefs: on biodiversity and ecosystem services, food and water security, interconnected risks and solutions, and a topic common to all: reforming environmental governance. Read the full press release “U.N. Overhaul Required to Govern Planet’s Life Support System” and find the policy briefs at www.earthsystemgovernance.org/news/2011-11-23-news-release-un-overhaul-r....

* Save the date: Earth System Governance Tokyo Conference

The Tokyo Conference on Earth System Governance will be held 28-31 January 2013 at the United Nations University (UNU) Conference Center at the UNU headquarters, Tokyo, Japan. This conference will be the fourth in a global series organized by the Earth System Governance Project. The Earth System Governance Tokyo Conference will be jointly hosted by the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), the International Environmental Governance Architecture Research Group and the Tokyo Institute of Technology on behalf of the Earth System Governance Project. The full Call for Papers will be released soon.

* “Towards a Charter Moment. Hakone Vision on Governance for Sustainability in the 21st Century”

The Hakone Vision Factory on Earth System Governance “Bridging the Science-Policy Boundary” has been held in Hakone, Japan, 27-29 September 2011. The meeting brought together policy makers and experts from the earth system governance scientific community. The outcome of the workshop - “Towards a Charter Moment. Hakone Vision on Governance for Sustainability in the 21st Century” - is available at www.earthsystemgovernance.org/news/2011-10-25-hakone-vision-governance-s....

* Upcoming Events

- Leuphana Sustainability Summit, 29 February–2 March 2012, Lüneburg, Germany. The Earth System Governance Project, together with the Leuphana University Institute for Sustainability Governance, the Leuphana University Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Communication, and IASS are convening the conference track “Driving the Transitions: Research and Institutional Development for Global Sustainability”. (www.earthsystemgovernance.org/events/2011-08-24-leuphana-sustainability-...)

- Workshop on Climate Change Governance in the Asia-Pacific Region: Agency, Accountability and Adaptiveness, 14-16 March 2012, Canberra, Australia. The workshop is designed for early-career researchers in the Asia-Pacific Region working in the field of climate change governance. The workshop is organized by the Climate and Environmental Governance Network at the Australian National University and the Earth System Governance Project, and is sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research and the College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU. (www.earthsystemgovernance.org/events/2011-08-23-climate-change-governanc...)

- Conference on Beyond Carbon: Ensuring Justice and Equity in REDD+ Across Levels of Governance, 23-24 March 2012, Oxford, United Kingdom. The particular aim of the conference is to discuss the limits and opportunities in deriving co-benefits from REDD+ activities. The conference is supported by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research, the Tyndall Centre, the Environmental Change Institute, the Oxford Centre for Tropical Forests, the Martin School, and the Earth System Governance Project. (www.earthsystemgovernance.org/events/2011-12-07-ensuring-justice-and-equ...)

- Planet Under Pressure 2012 conference, 26-29 March 2012, London, United Kingdom. The conference is organized by the four Global Change Research Programmes: IHDP, IGBP, Diversitas and WCRP. The Earth System Governance Project will have a strong presence at the conference and will present research in a number of sessions. For an overview see www.earthsystemgovernance.org/events/2011-09-05-planet-under-pressure-2012

* Vacancies

The International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) is calling for applications/nominations for 3 new Scientific Committee Members. Candidates should have a scientific background and experience in anthropology, behavioral sciences, humanities, or sociology. Application deadline is 31 January 2012. (www.ihdp.unu.edu/article/read/scientific-committee-membership-call-for-a...)

* Selected New Publications

More publications and abstracts can be found at www.earthsystemgovernance.org/publications.

- Doherty, Emma, and Heike Schroeder. 2011. Forest Tenure and Multi-level Governance in Avoiding Deforestation under REDD+. Global Environmental Politics, 11:4: 66-88.

- Folke, Carl, Åsa Jansson, Johan Rockström, Per Olsson, Stephen R. Carpenter, F. Stuart Chapin III, Anne-Sophie Crépin, Gretchen Daily, Kjell Danell, Jonas Ebbesson, Thomas Elmqvist, Victor Galaz, Fredrik Moberg, Måns Nilsson, Henrik Österblom, Elinor Ostrom, Åsa Persson, Garry Peterson, Stephen Polasky, Will Steffen, Brian Walker, and Frances Westley. 2011. Reconnecting to the Biosphere. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 40:7: 719-738.

- Benson, David, Andrew Jordan, and Dave Huitema. 2011. Involving the Public in Catchment Management: An Analysis of the Scope for Learning Lessons from Abroad. Environmental Policy and Governance.

- Earth System Governance Project (editor). 2011. Towards a Charter Moment. Hakone Vision on Governance for Sustainability in the 21st Century. Tokyo: International Environmental Governance Architecture Research Group.

- Szulecki, Kacper, Philipp Pattberg, and Frank Biermann. 2011. Explaining Variation in the Effectiveness of Transnational Energy Partnerships. Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions, 24 (4): 713-736.