Dear ECOLOGers - Please find the last posts (September) from the science community "Biocultural Landscapes & Seascapes" (BCLS). Posts are classified by topics below. Reminder: See instructions for interacting with the authors of these posts (Last section of the message).
I. SCIENCE LITERATURE - Post 1 by Msc Christoph Rupprecht - Decrease of Biocultural landscape and practices leads to increased species extinction risk in Japan. Nation-wide agrarian depopulation threatens semi-natural grassland species in Japan: Sub-national application of the Red List Index: https://plus.google.com/113268920606901026463/posts/7mUCkuFWQzG - Post 2 by JB Pichancourt. Cultural Ecology of Zenmai Gathering in Miomote (IKEYA K., 2004): https://plus.google.com/113715128728162470816/posts/LsRN65s4rPx - Post 3 by Dr Bernadette Montanari - Mother Pelican ~ A Journal of Solidarity and Sustainability: https://plus.google.com/103754576453053002659/posts/DDb8iiVSvKp - Post 4 by Dr JB Pichancourt: Biocultural landscape history of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. How humans have been transforming the the ecosystem of this island, creating a very different but nevertheless very biodiverse ecosystem. https://plus.google.com/113715128728162470816/posts/WGUDQV7XG2b - Post 5 by Msc Christoph Rupprecht - Presentation of new journal The Anthropocene Review. https://plus.google.com/113268920606901026463/posts/Jpuh4zkh6ov - Post 6 by Samantha Andrews. presentation of paper 'Evaluating Social and Ecological Vulnerability of Coral Reef Fisheries to Climate Change' (Cinner et al., 2013): https://plus.google.com/109924013273646309107/posts/6eknWjb3Q6W - Post 7. by Dr JB Pichancourt: Stone Country of Arnhem: Cultural legacies, fire ecology, and biodiversity change (Trauernicht et al., 2013): https://plus.google.com/113715128728162470816/posts/12QjVDkDayH - Post 8 by Dr JB Pichancourt - Biocultural Diversity: Moving Beyond the Realm of Indigenous and Local People: https://plus.google.com/113715128728162470816/posts/FLhDkvevotk - Post 9 by JB Pichancourt - Environmental historian Tim Flannery is pushing in his new book his ideas on the role of humans in shaping and conserving biodiversity and landscapes in Australia: Book: After the Future: Australia's New Extinction Crisis. https://plus.google.com/113715128728162470816/posts/bs1p89qiTtV II. VIDEO & AUDIO PODCASTS - Post 1 by Dr Jan Oosthoek - Audio podcast: Dr Oosthoek is Interviewing Dr. Dolly Jørgensen and explore together the concept of Re-wilding in a world of social, environmental and climate change. This interview discusses what wild and rewilding of nature means and what history can contribute to efforts to rewild and restore landscapes and ecosystems: https://plus.google.com/104608946051239849889/posts/21SjZrmMe7x - Post 2 by Dr Jan Oosthoek - Audio podcast: Dr Oosthoek is Interviewing Dr. Alessandro Antonelloon the history of ecological science and governance of natural resources in the Antarctic: https://plus.google.com/104608946051239849889/posts/WvSDnFrbmvd - Post 3 - by Dr Miguel A. García-Valenzuela. Dr García-Valenzuela shares the video of his TEDxDF talk on the Biocultural diversity of Mexico: https://plus.google.com/107096150104338976747/posts/W5QQfDLFQnL III. JOB CENTRAL - Job 1 (by Dr. Bernadette Montanari) - Please see the post about the International society of Ethnobiology Darrell Posey Fellowship Program who is offering several fellowships. https://plus.google.com/103754576453053002659/posts/59jPJvuWQZk - Job 2 (by Dr. Bernadette Montanari) - Please see below opportunities that have come in fisheries with NOAA for 36 months fellowships. https://plus.google.com/103754576453053002659/posts/KxQneG45T9Z - Job 3 (by Dr. Bernadette Montanari) - See link below for 3 PhD positions at CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research): https://plus.google.com/103754576453053002659/posts/iWyRX42A1Ri *Job 4* (by Dr. Bernadette Montanari) Please find below an exciting position to coordinate UC Irvine's campus-wide Salton Sea Initiative: https://plus.google.com/103754576453053002659/posts/PAgk9qQDTAe IV. EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS / PROJECTS - Post 1 by Msc D. Padula - Maps of important biocultural landmarks, while also providing valuable GIS data that can be used to present biodiversity/cultural/historical preservation data to governmental organizations. The model of the Amazon Conservation Team: https://plus.google.com/102918354484271170378/posts/1KdFoynrd8k - Post 2 by Dr JB Pichancourt - Presentation of Biocultural Project in Tanzania: Language as the Missing Ingredient of Biodiversity Conservation. https://plus.google.com/113715128728162470816/posts/BpKPUMJA5jQ V. EVENTS: CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, HANGOUTS, FESTIVALS, ETC ... - Post 1 by Dr B. Montanari - CBD International meeting on biodiversity, indigenous and local communities and traditional knowledge opens Monday in Montreal: https://plus.google.com/103754576453053002659/posts/GJCi5RjgXdf - Post 2 by Dr. B. Montanari - Bridging Science and Development' in the framework of the forthcoming World Congress on Agroforestry in Delhi on 2014. https://plus.google.com/103754576453053002659/posts/g6kZ4TDXtmY - Post 3 by Md Sumon Shahriar - The first workshop on machine learning for environmental sustainability- https://plus.google.com/117242392254447735998/posts/7MnHh52PLpF - Post 4 by Dr. B. Montanari. The 2013 International Permaculture Congress https://plus.google.com/103754576453053002659/posts/DCgeWcrdQkg - Post 5 by Dr. Damian Settle - Dr. Settle organizes a WORKSHOP on Landscapes and climate change mitigation: Lessons from near neighbours: https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/c6hk1menm1rugfd6413kad9rro4? authkey=CNOjp_WEqeiI0AE VI. GRASSROOTS STORIES - Posts 1,2,3 by EcoAgriculture Partners - 3 stories on sustainable intensification in rural landscapes : 1. https://plus.google.com/102678093737139796391/posts/JKrJa9rNtz6 2 https://plus.google.com/102678093737139796391/posts/Lyn3nbw92K8 3. https://plus.google.com/102678093737139796391/posts/JKrJa9rNtz6 - Posts 4,5,6 by Msc Steve Liaros - 3 stories of intentional communities/ ecolvillages in Europe in harmony with nature and the others, from Steves and his wifes world tour discovery of intentional communities and ecovillages 1. Damanhur (Italy): https://plus.google.com/102915482316499839857/posts/UjZQ25pKA6A 2. Sieben Linden (Germany) https://plus.google.com/102915482316499839857/posts/5TMhVE96hLf 3. ZEGG, Germany: https://plus.google.com/102915482316499839857/posts/5TMhVE96hLf VII. DISCUSSIONS, OPINIONS & QUESTIONS - Post 1 by Msc Steve Liaros: Some thoughts about how our ecosystems are designed by our psychology or more importantly, by our attitude to others who have a different outlook to life... Do we create competition and conflict or do we embrace the difference and diversity? https://plus.google.com/102915482316499839857/posts/7XNaiA3wWdy - Post 2 (Dr JB Pichancourt): Very active conversation between members around The ethics of using geotagged / facetagged photos in social mapping medias: https://plus.google.com/113715128728162470816/posts/TRreX8dUyGE - Post 3 (Dr JB Pichancourt): Introduction to Minchizu map layer by Google+: Let people discover through google map your geotagged posts, photos or field based scientific papers: https://plus.google.com/113715128728162470816/posts/P5YypLZGQZ2 https://plus.google.com/113715128728162470816/posts/Rgg4xcorFBn VIII. SELF INTRODUCTION - Post 1* Ilari Sohlo is working in Laos on developing land management approaches related to community adaptation to climate change, including agro-forestry and -biodiversity: https://plus.google.com/103086587132296212196/posts/JmpJVh5CTs7 - Post 2: Dr. William Graham is presenting himself and his new community Complexity Toolkit For Nature's Stewards: https://plus.google.com/118113133378272150147/posts/gPcd7T7kQUr HOW TO INTERACT WITH AUTHORS & JOIN THE BCLS COMMUNITY If you dont have a Google+ account yet, follow these 3 steps to join the BCLS community: 1. Create a Google+ account as explained in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMIO3YvylEk 2. Click on https://plus.google.com/communities/110834970079444098643 3. Click on the red icon "join community" Kind regards, the BCLS community manager Dr. Jean-Baptiste Pichancourt Office: +61 (0)7 3833 5680 [email protected] CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences Ecoscience Precinct (GC-west), 41 Boggo road, Dutton Park QLD 4102, Australia
