Are you interested in researching the environmental footprint of our growing use of electronic products, and identify strategies to minimize it? Have a look at three vacancies (go.unu.edu/6B1RM) currently offered by @unu-flores.bsky.social!
Last weekend, the #UN observed the #InternationalDayofForests and #WorldWaterDay. Both days highlighted interconnections between environmental resources - which @unu-flores.bsky.social addresses by advancing the #ResourceNexus approach to environmental health and resource management.
Our field mission to #Tajikistan for the EIT RawMaterials funded project #ResourceNexus analysis of #CRM landscape in #CentralAsia (go.unu.edu/OabNh) started today by meeting #UNRC in #Tajikistan Ms. Parvathy Ramaswami and her colleague Ms. Eser Pirgan Matur.
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How can the #ResourceNexus approach be turned into action?
Experts from @unu-flores.bsky.social and prima-med.org have co-led a policy brief (go.unu.edu/7Q4M3) that equips governments, donors, and the private sector with guidance to advance integrated resource management.
#Mangrove forests in #Myanmar are disappearing at an alarming rate—but who really holds the power to protect them?
Have a look at our findings that were recently published in the journal "Ecological Indicators": go.unu.edu/XtRhc.
@unu-flores.bsky.social, @tudresden.bsky.social
Would you like to conduct your doctoral research on the #ResourceNexus? Take a look at the @daadworldwide.bsky.social funded doctoral programme NEXtra!
Vacancy announcement: go.unu.edu/NZDic.
Topics: go.unu.edu/lxzOo.
@unu-flores.bsky.social, @tudresden.bsky.social, @ioer.bsky.social
How can the volumes of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries be assessed realistically to advance their circularity? Have a look at our case study on #Mongolia by experts from @unu-flores.bsky.social, @tudresden.bsky.social and gmit.edu.mn: go.unu.edu/mygvc
Today, the #UN observes International Day of Women and Girls in Science. At @unu-flores.bsky.social, about half of our doctoral researchers are female and play a key role in our mission to advance the #ResourceNexus. Check out our website to hear their story: unu.edu/flores.
Congratulations to AIT Professor and @unu-flores.bsky.social adjunct researcher Mukand Babel for once again being among the world's top scholars. Glad to collaborate with you, your colleagues and students in the Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre - ABCD: go.unu.edu/zsnrS
On 24 January, the #UN observes #InternationalDayOfEducation. This year's motto "The power of youth in co-creating education" perfectly fits
@unu-flores.bsky.social, where doctoral reseachers and master students are closely involved in training and capacity development on the #ResourceNexus.
Struggling with scarce rain gauge data? We compared remote-sensing & reanalysis precipitation products for semi-arid Tamil Nadu — offering clear guidance on what works for agro-hydrological modelling: go.unu.edu/lSU0b
@unu-flores.bsky.social, @tudresden.bsky.social in cooperation with IARI.
@unu-flores.bsky.social and its partners actively contribute to the #UN Decade on Sustainable Transport. Our research assesses and guides the electrification of road transport, e.g. in Africa go.unu.edu/uHiVR, Mexico go.unu.edu/vbegd and Mongolia go.unu.edu/w6y2z.
Congratulations to @unu-flores.bsky.social and @tudresden.bsky.social doctoral researcher Jairo Guzman and his coauthors for publishing an assessment framework for sustainable and resilient urban and periurban agriculture, #UPA. See the full paper here: unu.edu/D7o6H
Congratulations to @unu-flores.bsky.social and @tudresden.bsky.social doctoral researchers Luisa Prates & Christian Schneider for publishing their research on how the #ResourceNexus can guide the transition to #emobility in #Africa: go.unu.edu/6aByt
Congratulations to our partners at @tudresden.bsky.social for their amazing success in securing funding for 5 clusters of excellence. And thank you to the colleagues of @unu-flores.bsky.social who under the lead of Director @edelguenther.bsky.social contributed to two of the cluster proposals.
Will the age of #coal leave a legacy of #soil pollution? Alexey Alekseenko of @unu-flores.bsky.social and colleagues addressed this question in the first global meta study (go.unu.edu/kxSXP) that systematically assessed available data on the geochemical state of soils in coal mining regions.
Today, the UN observes International Day of #Biodiversity: www.un.org/en/observanc.... At @unu-flores.bsky.social, we consider #biota as a key element of #ResourceNexus approaches - from the restoration of mining land to the preservation and sustainable use of forests, grasslands and water bodies.
Today, the UN observes #MotherEarthDay (www.un.org/en/observanc...) to remind us of the multiple crises our planet faces. At @unu-flores.bsky.social, we contribute to integrated solution strategies via the #ResourceNexus.
Congrats to our doctoral researcher Lwin T Nyein for publishing her first paper: "Reviewing Mangrove Degradation, Conservation, and Restoration: A Sustainability Nexus Assessment on Myanmar Using the DPSIR Framework" (go.unu.edu/B3Nbz). @unu-flores.bsky.social, @tudresden.bsky.social
Congratulations to our doctoral researcher Rayyan Sulieman for publishing the first paper of her doctorate: "Can the #ResourceNexus guide improvements in urban planetary health? Insights from a literature review" (go.unu.edu/3YRmh). @ioer.bsky.social, @tudresden.bsky.social, @unu-flores.bsky.social
The Dresden Nexus Conference is just ahead of us: #DNC2025 (go.unu.edu/liYfD). Have you checked out the call for papers (go.unu.edu/Eb9Gz) to a thematic collection in our partner journal, #SustainabilityNexusForum?
10 days until Dresden Nexus Conference #DNC2025 (go.unu.edu/liYfD). Regular registrations close tomorrow (go.unu.edu/tp7nJ). We are happy that www.heliatek.com will join us, a producer of flexible, resource-efficient and lightweight solar films.
12 days until Dresden Nexus Conference #DNC2025 (go.unu.edu/liYfD) and 3 days left to register (go.unu.edu/tp7nJ).
Just after the Dresden Nexus Conference #DNC2025, I am glad to be one of the panelists in the interactive discussion "Let's Talk About Air" (go.unu.edu/dO8sp) at #DHMD which is co-organized with DRESDEN concept. My topic: Fine dust in Ulaanbaatar: a daily overdose.
13 days until Dresden Nexus Conference #DNC2025 (go.unu.edu/liYfD). Besides bringing together researchers from all corners of the world, #DNC2025 also hosts a Business meets Science side event on 9 April.
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The Dresden Nexus Conference #DNC2025 (go.unu.edu/liYfD) begins in two weeks. A first draft of the detailed session programme is online now.
Not registered yet? Hurry up - registration (go.unu.edu/tp7nJ) will close on 30 March 2025.
15 days until Dresden Nexus Conference #DNC2025 (go.unu.edu/liYfD), and 3 days that covers all facets of the #ResourceNexus / #WEFNexus. If all goes well, the first detailed programme will become available tomorrow - be sure to check out our website for updates!
Today, the #UN observes #WorldWaterDay2025, this year with a focus on #glaciers. The sustainable use of water and water resilience in the light of climate change are a key topic for @UNUniversity, including the UNU Water Network.
17 days until Dresden Nexus Conference #DNC2025 (go.unu.edu/liYfD).
#LMBV CEO Torsten Safarik will be one of our keynote speakers - and the topic of #postmining #landrestoration will be addressed by the session of @unu-flores.bsky.social Head of Laboratory Alexey Alekseenko.
17 days until Dresden Nexus Conference #DNC2025 (go.unu.edu/liYfD).
#LMBV CEO Torsten Safarik will be one of our keynote speakers - and the topic of #postmining #landrestoration will be addressed by the session of @unu-flores.bsky.social
Head of Laboratory Alexey Alekseenko.
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