Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is the premier award for environmental science, environmental health and energy conferring great benefit upon mankind. Through their work, Tyler Laureates have focused worldwide attention on environmental problems by their discoveries and the solutions that resulted. Tyler Laureates receive a $200,000 annual prize and […]
Postdoc in spatial ecology and ecosystem service modelling
Postdoc in spatial ecology and ecosystem service modelling Ecosystem Management, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Expected Start Date: January 2017 The Ecosystem Management group at ETH Zurich is offering a 3-year postdoctoral position in spatial ecological modelling, with a focus on land cover and ecosystem service dynamics. The research is part […]
UNEP 2016 Asia Environmental Enforcement Award
United Nations Environment Programme Freeland Foundation Asia Environmental Enforcement Award Background Crime and violations of environmental law, including in the form of illegal exploitation of natural resources, illegal trade in wildlife, illicit trade in hazardous waste and other waste, smuggling of ozone depleting substances (ODS), unregulated and unreported fishing, and illegal logging and […]
PhD position in Primate Communication
Position Description: Vocal communication is fundamental to primate social behaviour. However, vocalisations vary extremely widely among primate taxa in terms of both acoustic parameters (e.g., call frequency) and the range of vocalisations different species produce (i.e., vocal repertoire). This project aims to develop a new framework to investigate the evolution of primate communication systems […]