21 April 17.00 CESTKeywords: Climate action, climate justice, Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA), Black and indigenous people of colour (BIPOC), environmental sustainability, social sustainability, visitor activation, community activation On the occasion of Earth Day 2021, this ICOM webinar (in English) will cover issues related to sustainability and museums. Bringing together museum professionals from four different regions, the panel discussion …
Invitation to a workshop on costs of biological invasions
A message from Franck Courchamp, Biodiversity Dynamics, Lab of Ecologie, Systematique & Evolution, Université Paris-Sud Dear colleagues, With my group, we are organizing a 3 days workshop to exploit our newly completed global database on the economic costs of biological invasions: InvaCost. The workshop will be held mid-November, in a very nice setting near Paris, France. The objective of this …
Two positions at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History is advertising two full time academic positions: ASSISTANT CURATOR OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES Responsibilities include original scientific research involving the biology of amphibians and reptiles in such areas as systematics, evolutionary biology, ecology, conservation biology, especially but not limited to work involving consequences of anthropogenic change. 1311-ft-assistant-curator-of-amphibians-and-reptiles POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW, INTERIM CURATOR, ANTHROPOCENE (2-year fixed term, renewable) …
Season’s Greetings
As another year draws to a close, it’s typical for us to reflect on where we’ve come and were we’re going. What we can predict for 2017, perhaps more than many past years, is relatively uncertain. Even a few highlights from a list of current environmental issues is enough to give most of us pause. The Arctic was 36° warmer …
Global Thunderclap for International Day for Biological Diversity
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums is organizing a worldwide “Thunderclap” to support the International Day for Biological Diversity on the theme “The Pyramid of Life” The Biodiversity is Us project wants to make as much noise as possible this year to raise awareness on biodiversity loss. What makes this year so special? WAZA prepared animated short just over 1-minute-long …
"Biodiversity is Us" – ICOM NATHIST collaborates with WAZA
With the theme of IMD15 “Museums for a Sustainable Society”, ICOM NATHIST is working even more closely with its partner the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) to support “Biodiversity is Us”. Zoos and Aquariums, represented by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, are actively getting people to act to preserve biodiversity, which is shrinking at an alarming rate. …
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums launches "Biodiversity is Us"
Biodiversity is Us: getting 700 million visitors to Zoos and Aquariums to act ICOM NATHIST is pleased to report that the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is launching its biggest global campaign on biodiversity to date – Biodiversity is Us. 13 May 2014, Gland, Switzerland / Bristol, United Kingdom-Zoos and Aquariums are taking the lead in getting people …