January 25, 2019
Freshwater ecosystems are under a constant risk of being irreversibly damaged by human pressures that threaten their biodiversity, the sustainability of ecosystem services (ESs), and human well‐being. Despite the implementation of various environmental regulations, the challenges of safeguarding freshwater assets have so far not been tackled successfully.
February 4, 2019
IPS Correspondent Tharanga Yakupitiyage interviews Unai Pascual, one of the co-chairs of Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) about the importance of understanding the complex of the degradation of soil and land, is affecting one-third of the Earth’s land surface. The issue already affects 250 million people across the world, and it threatens an additional one billion people who depend on land for their needs.
February 5, 2019
2016an Erresuma Batuak erabaki bat hartu zuren, Brexitari bai esatea, erabaki politiko bat izan zen, klima aldaketan izango duen eragina kontutan izan gabe. Unai Pascual, Ikerbasque ikerlaria BC3n, Ahoz Ahon izan da Brexit eta ingurumenaren inguruan hitz egiten. Brexitak ingurumenean izan dezakeen eragina aztertu du Unai Pascual ikerlariak. Theresa Mayren proposamenean ez dago ingurugiroari erreferentzia egiten dion helburu zehatzik.Hala ere, Pascualen ustetan Erresuma Batuak Klima Aldaketan ezarritako helburuak beteko dituela uste du.
February 7, 2019
The 2019 event is directed to a new generation of scientists and policy analysts who can effectively use coupled human-environmental models in research, policy and management to address and solve sustainable problems. This year´s event is also intended as an update on the latest developments in the k.LAB modeling software, including key updates to make model coding and reuse more user friendly, targeted for both new participants and those from previous years.