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Open Call: Contributing Authors to the International Panel on Earth System Governance |
The International Panel on Earth System Governance (IPESG) is seeking Contributing Authors for its first global assessment of research on earth system governance.
This is a unique opportunity to join an international community of scholars working on a major science assessment that aims to inform future research and policy debates on global sustainability governance. Contributing Authors will support literature assessment, synthesis, drafting, and review across a range of thematic domains. Early-career researchers are also encouraged to apply. The final assessment report will be presented at the 2027 Earth System Governance Conference in Uppsala, Sweden, and is planned for publication as an open-access volume with Cambridge University Press. Researchers with a background in social sciences or interdisciplinary sustainability research, particularly those with expertise in earth system governance, are invited to apply. Application deadline: Tuesday 23 June, 23:59 (UTC+2) Apply here → | Book Launch: "Earth System Law - Governing Planetary Transformations in the Anthropocene" |
How can law keep pace with the scale, speed, and complexity of planetary change in the Anthropocene? Join us for the online launch of Earth System Law: Governing Planetary Transformations in the Anthropocene, edited by Louis J. Kotzé, a new edited volume that reimagines law for an age of planetary crisis.
This is a collective output led by the Taskforce on
Earth System Law. Date and time: 2 July, 12.00-13.00 (UTC+2) Learn more and register → | ESG Speaker Series: Early Career Special"Water Off a Duck’s Back – Building Personal and Emotional Resilience in Academia" |
This session is organised by Thashmika Ravindu Bandara and Anna Berg Grimstad of the Early Career Committee and features Lead Faculty Karen O’Brien, who will reflect on both the privileges and pressures of academic careers. While academia offers intellectual freedom and opportunities for global collaboration, it is also shaped by competition, performance pressures, and frequent setbacks. This webinar explores how early-career researchers can build resilience in the face of rejection, maintain curiosity amid growing demands, and navigate systems where success is often narrowly defined. The conversation will also highlight the importance of community support and well-being in academic environments. Tune in on 15 June, 11:00-12:30 (UTC+2) Discover the program and register → | The Earth System Governance Project has recently endorsed the Groningen Sustainability Conference 2027 “Lessons from the SDGs for the post-2030 Agenda”, scheduled to take place on 5-10 April 2027 on Zernike Campus, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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| | | Are you a young scholar with an accepted paper to the 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance? Submit your paper for consideration to the Oran R. Young Prize that is awarded to the best early career paper at each annual conference.
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| | | Replay ESG Speaker Series: "Successfully Implementing Landscape Governance in Practice" | | Replay the conversation between Mikael Karlsson, Jayne Glass, Frida Öhman (Uppsala University), Carla Gonçalves (University of Porto, Climate Centre of Póvoa de Varzim), Mattias Qviström (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) and Cora van Oosten (Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry). After the webinar, the speakers agreed to explore the possibility of launching an ESG Working Group on Landscape Governance. Updates will follow.
| Research Fellow Publications | - Atofarati, E. O., Osabohien, R., Fitawek, W., Oludoye, O., & Enweremadu, C.C. (2026). Balancing bioenergy and food security through circular biomass utilization and fourth industrial revolution (4IR)-driven framework. Biomass and Bioenergy.
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Beaudoin, S., Dauvergne, P., Chaloux, A., Blanes, E.Á., Fequino, L., and Tiberghien, Y. (2026). International Biodiversity Negotiations: Assessing the Outcomes and Implications of COP 16. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics.
- Gambhir, A., Hendel-Blackford, S., Albert, M.J., Asipovich, H., Benini, L., Doe, S.S.P., Gundimeda, H., Hobson, C., Korowicz, D., Lawrence, M., Lempert, R., Linkov, I., Mahamoud, A., Nantambi, R., Oliver, T.H., Pavkova, I.E., Richardson, R., Seshadri, A., Stauffer, M. and Suarez, P. (2026). The urgency of building systemic risk capacity in a polycrisis world. One Earth.
- Kanyama, M.C., Dahlström, Å.N. (2026). Designing with uncertainty: Rights of nature as Public Design interventions in freshwater governance. Ambio.
- Mena, S., Inoue, C.Y.A., Amaeshi, K. and Jayaram, D. (2026) Handbook of Research on Sustainability and Governance. Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Oludoye, O., Cudjoe, D., Adu-Gyamfi, G., Obuobi, B., & Nketiah, E. (2026). Breaking free from single-use plastics: The power of policy, social support, and culture. Environmental Development.
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- Assistant Professor with specialisation in Sustainability in Humanities or Theology, Lund University, Sweden.
- Research Fellow Geopolitics, Energy Security, and Resilience of Net Zero, University of Warwick, UK.
- Planetary Health Equity Future Leaders Program 2026, early career program, Australian National University.
- Postdoctoral Position in Stakeholder Engagement, ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
- Doctoral Researcher in Politics of Climate Change, Survey Research and Political Participation, Heidelberg University, Germany.
- Doctoral Researcher in Politics of Climate Change, Qualitative Research and Group Formation, Heidelberg University, Germany.
- Assistant Professor Social Sciences Humanities and Arts, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.
- Call for Papers: Lisbon Climate Conference 2026, climate reparations, international climate litigation, Lisbon, 29-30 September 2026.
- Call for Special Issues or shorter Symposia, Environmental Politics.
| | Dr. Amélie Dakoure, University of Reading | | | | Anjali Yadav, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
| | | | Carlos Quizhpe-Parra, University of Cuenca | | | | Daniel Goldsworthy, Deakin University | | | | Dr. Joel Martinsson, Linnaeus University | | |
Júlio César Farias de Oliveira Júnior, University of Brasília
| | | | Nishita Ivy, Independent Researcher | | | | Dr. Pranusha Kulkarni, Goa Institute of Management | | | | | | Tek Raj Koirala, South Asian University | | |
Dr. Violeta Gutiérrez-Zamora, Tampere University
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