Call for Applications & Papers - Relevant for African Scientists / Non-European Students and Scholars / Authors

Dear Equator Net members,

The three following calls for applications and papers may be of interest to

1) African Scientists,

2) Environmental Sciences/Policies/Management students and scholars from outside the European Union, or

3) Authors interested in writing a short article related to “Environmental Compliance and Enforcement”.

1. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Small Research Grants for African Scientists Engaged in Global Environmental Research

The International START Secretariat and the Pan African START Committee (PACOM), with funding from the United States National Science Foundation / US Climate Change Science Program (NSF/USCCSP) requests proposals for small research grants to be awarded to scientists based at African institutions for research projects related to global environmental change that address the following themes: (1) Climate Variability & Climate Change, (2) Impacts/Adaptations/Vulnerability to Climate Change, (3) Land Use Change/Ecosystems/Biogeochemical Change/Biodiversity. The full Call for Proposals can be downloaded here: 2008 Call for Proposals (pdf). The Application Form is available via the subsequent link: 2008 Application (MSWord). Applications must be submitted by Wednesday 19 December 2007. For more information, contact: cskauffman@agu.org

2. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Environmental Teaching/Research Scholarships (MESPOM) 2008-2010
MESPOM is an Erasmus Mundus programme in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management operated by four leading European Universities and supported by the EC. Academics selected by the MESPOM Consortium will be hosted for a period of up to 3 months in one or several of the institutions. During this period they may teach and/or engage in independent research on Environmental Sciences and Policy. Applications are invited from outstanding scholars who are interested in contributing to MESPOM and developing academic partnerships with the Consortium. For more information contact Dr. Aleh Cherp, MESPOM Consortium Coordinator directly at: coordinator@mespom.eu. For more information, click here.

3. CALL FOR PAPERS: INECE 8th Conference on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
The International Network on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) requests short articles, for its annual conference in Cape Town in April 2008. Papers should provide expert analysis and discussion on a topic relevant to the conference, illustrate a success story, or describe the accomplishments and challenges of a particular enforcement initiative, and must relate to compliance and/or enforcement aspects of each theme. Articles should be submitted to: inece@inece.org by 30 Jan 2008. For more information, click here.

Warm regards,

Gaby

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