Study Program Division Forest Science and Resource Management

TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan

Technical University of Munich

Sustainable Resource Management Newsletter

August 2019
Table of Contents
Jobs ................................................................................................3

PhD & Postdoc ...............................................................................7

Internships and Working Student Positions ...................................8

Master Thesis Positions ...............................................................12

Upcoming Conferences ................................................................13

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Jobs
Profile: Supply Chain Sustainability Manager
Organisation: Beiersdorf AG
Requirements: Above-average graduation in a
relevant field of study, Sustainability, SC man-
agement
Location: Hamburg
Deadline: Not Specified
Profile: Junior CSR Manager-Brand
Organisation: Beiersdorf AG
Requirements: Successfully completed univer-
sity degree, majoring in sustainability manage-
ment or Corporate Responsibility. Graduate
studies and/or professional experience in an in-
ternational environment.
Location: Hamburg
Deadline: Not Specified
Profile: Consultant (w / m / d) Climate Change
and Sustainability Services
Organisation: Ernst & Young GmbH
Requirements: Completed degree in economics,
engineering or a comparable degree program. First
practical experience through internships in auditing,
management consultancy or in the sustainability
departments of industrial companies
Location: Frankfurt or Munich
Deadline: Not specified
Profile: Junior Specialist in Sustainability Man-
agement
Organisation: Nordex
Requirements: Completed degree in sustaina-
bility management / environmental manage-
ment or economics with a corresponding focus.
First work experience in the field of sustainabil-
ity management
Location: Hamburg
Deadline: as soon as possible.
Profile: Junior Consultant for Environmental
and Social Impact Assessment
Organisation: Joyn-coop
Requirements: Interest for environmental and
social impact assessment. Completed studies in
environmental engineering or similar, ideally
with a focus on environmental and social com-
patibility. Mail CV, Cover letter, certificates to
info@joyn-coop.com Further Questions about
the position: Markus Kaistra m.kaistra@joyn-
coop.com
Location: Berlin
Deadline: as soon as possible, not specified
Profile: Policy Officer – Carbon market
Organisation: Carbon Market watch
Requirements: A strong commitment to envi-
ronmental protection and human develop-
ment. Knowledge of European or international
political institutions and policy-making
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Deadline: 09/09/2019
Profile: Research Fellow, Biodiversity COP15,
Organisation: IDDRI
Requirements: Have a Master degree or doctor-
ate in International Relations, Environmental
Policy, Sociology or Political Science
Location: Paris, France
Deadline: 11/09/2019
Profile: Climate Diplomacy Researcher
Organization: 3rd Generation Environmentalism
Requirements: You have an undergraduate de-
gree in a relevant discipline (required) and
post-graduate qualification in a relevant disci-
pline (desirable). Experience of working in or
with UK, EU or UN institutions would be an ad-
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vantage, as would work on international cli-
mate policy.
Location: London, UK
Deadline: 20/09/2019
Profile: Public Relations and Communications
Advisor
Organisation: Bellona
Requirements: Approximately 1-3 years of ex-
perience in PR, communications or related
field. Ability to work effectively with policy ad-
visors on various climate-related issues
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Deadline: 01/09/2019
Profile: Environment Project -Temporary posi-
tion
Organisation: Unilever Germany GmbH
Requirements: Advanced studies, ideally in the
field of engineering, industrial engineering, pro-
cess technology specialization in energy or en-
vironmental technology
Location: Buxtehude
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Corporate Sustainability Manager
Organisation: HUGO BOSS
Requirements: Successfully completed a univer-
sity degree or equivalent, preferably with a fo-
cus on CSR management or communication sci-
ences and several years of experience.
Location: Stuttgart
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Sustainability Consultant
Organisation: Penguin Recruitment
Requirements: Have experience with
EPCs/ESOS/DEA and experienced in energy/sus-
tainability statements and reports
Location: Birmingham, UK
Deadline: not specified
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Profile: Junior Consultant (m / w / d) Climate
Organisation: GIZ
Requirements: University degree in Social, Po-
litical, Financial or Environmental Sciences. First
work experiences with the topics greenhouse
gas reduction or climate financing
Location: Amman
Deadline: 11/09/2019
Profile: Manager - Business Development
Organisation: Avoid waste
Requirements: You are at the end of your stud-
ies, looking for a career start or have first job
experience - then you're right here. You are
committed to sustainability and find it essential
for modern entrepreneurship
Location: Hannover
Deadline: 10/07/2019
Profile: Program Manager
Organisation: Smart Green Accelerator
Requirements: have you already founded a
start-up yourself and / or several years of pro-
fessional experience? Do you bring concrete
competences in several of these fields: Innova-
tion processes u. Innovation Management: de-
sign, implementation, consulting
Location: Freiburg
Deadline: 30/09/2019
Profile: Forest Planner
Organisation: Forestry and Land Scotland
Requirements: Ability to analyse complex infor-
mation, assess evidence and write reports,
which we would normally expect to be demon-
strated through a degree or HND in Forestry or
other Land Management subject
Location: Various locations, Scotland
Deadline: 22/09/2019
Profile: Programme officer
Organisation: Technical Support Unit of IPCC
Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inven-
tories
Requirements:
Location: Hamaya, Japan
Deadline: 06/09/2019
Profile: Project Assistant
Organisation: Wind Europe
Requirements: 2 years of experience in sup-
porting EU-funded projects preferably in the
field of Energy and Climate
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Deadline: 15/09/2019
Profile: Evaluator in Rural Development, Agri-
culture and Environment
Organisation: Analysis for Economic Decisions
Requirements: PhD or Masters as agronomist,
geographer, economist or similar
Location: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Deadline: 20/09/2019
Profile: Officer: Communication
Organisation: ICLEI - Local Governments for
Sustainability
Requirements: Academic degree in: communi-
cations, political sciences, sustainability or mar-
keting; At least two years’ experience in a com-
munication role;
Location: FREIBURG
Deadline: 15/09/2019
Profile: Project Manager Sustainable Economy
Organisation: WWF Deutschland
Requirements: In-depth knowledge of at least
one of the following sustainability approaches:
Ecological limit concepts, market instruments
and interventions (e.g. standards and science-
based targets), nature valuation or environ-
mental accounting
Location: Berlin
Deadline: Not specified
Profile: Climate Consultant & Sales Manager
Organisation: First Climate Market AG
Requirements: You have successfully com-
pleted a university degree or similar subject-re-
lated training and have at least 2 years of pro-
fessional experience with a focus on renewable
energies, climate change and environmental
sciences in CSR or at a consulting firm.
Location: Frankfurt Am main
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Sustainability Sales Manager, Energy
and Sustainability Services
Organisation: Schneider Electric GmbH
Requirements: The ideal candidate will be edu-
cated to a bachelor’s degree in Sustainability,
Engineering, Science, Business or any related
sciences. Previous professional experiences
within the following sectors are beneficial: sus-
tainability, energy, renewable energy, life cycle
analysis, carbon footprinting, natural capital,
Location: Bundesweit
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Manager - Corporate Responsibility /
Corporate Sustainable Strategy & Stakeholder
Management
Organisation: Daimler AG
Requirements: Several years of sound experi-
ence in sustainability management / sustaina-
bility management with a focus on strategy de-
velopment and stakeholder management, ide-
ally in a business enterprise / larger organiza-
tion.
Location: Stuttgart
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Project Manager / Speaker (Sustaina-
bility Merchandise Ultra-fresh
Organisation: REWE Group
Requirements: At least three years of practical
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experience in sustainability and project work in-
cluding project management .If you burn for
the topic of sustainability and are enthusiastic
about the trade as well as the work with prod-
ucts of the daily need
Location: Cologne
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Researcher with focus -remote sensing
Organisation: Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosys-
tems
Requirements: University degree (M.Sc.) in for-
est sciences, geography, environmental science
or related sciences with a focus on remote
sensing and forest
Location: Eberswalde
Deadline: 16/09/2019
Profile: Scientific staff (geoecology, geography,
forestry or related sciences)
Organisation: Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosys-
tems
Requirements: University degree in geoecology,
geography, forestry or related sciences (univer-
sity degree, M. Sc.) And willingness to pursue a
doctorate. Experience in applying C-floor mod-
els, such as Roth-C, YASSO
Location: Eberswalde
Deadline: 23/09/2019
Profile: Environmental officer
Organisation: The OCEAN CLEANUP
Requirements: A relevant Master or Bachelor in
biology, ecology, environmental science or a
relevant engineering discipline. We are looking
for someone who can work at the interface be-
tween biology and engineering.
Location: Rotterdam
Deadline: 19/11/2019
Profile: Operations officer - Waste
Organisation: The OCEAN CLEANUP
Requirements: A degree B.a/M.Sc in a relevant
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field (environmental sciences, environmental
engineering, mechanical engineering or civil en-
gineering. Relevant experience in project man-
agement
Location: Rotterdam
Deadline: 09/10/2019
Profile: GIS Analyst
Organisation:
Requirements: Knowledge and experience of
GIS theory and application to engineering / util-
ities sectors Experience with the Esri suite of
software, including: Desktop: ArcMap,
ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox. Web: ArcGIS
Location: Garching, Munchen
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Research Assistant – Forest Manage-
ment and Silviculture
Organisation: University of Bozen-Bolzano
Requirements: Details in the webpage
Location: Bolzano
Deadline: 09/09/2019
Profile: Sida Environment and Climate Change
Portfolio Support Consultant
Organisation: UNDP
Requirements: The portfolio coordination sup-
port consultant will provide support to the Nat-
ural Capital and Environment (NCE) to prepare
for and start implementation of the Sida Strate-
gic Collaboration Framework and linked NCE
programming.
Location: not specified
Deadline: 02/09/2019
Profile: Program Officer
Organisation: IDH
Requirements: Independent, pro-active and
self-driven. Working and thinking at master’s
degree level, preferably in business or sustaina-
ble development.
Location: Gurugram, India
Deadline:15/09/2019

PhD & Postdoc
Topic: PhD Fellowships in interdisciplinary climate
research
Requirements: The PhD program is open to appli-
cants holding a Master's degree (with written thesis)
in physics, geophysical sciences (incl. meteorology
and oceanography), chemistry, ecology, mathemat-
ics, computer science, engineering, economics, or po-
litical science, also students currently still working on
their MSc thesis are encouraged to apply.
Location: International Max Planck Research School
on Earth System Modelling, Hamburg
Deadline: 15/09/2019
Profile: Postdoctoral Researcher in Remote Sensing
Requirements: MSc and PhD in remote sensing, me-
teorology, geophysics or related fields. In depth
knowledge of atmospheric correction of remote sens-
ing data. Excellent coding and quantitative analytical
skills, preferably in Python, R or Matlab
Location: Helmholtz Centre Potsdam
Deadline: 15/09/2019
Profile: Graduate Student position on GIS in Depart-
ment of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engi-
neering, FAU
Requirements: A strong background in GIS is essen-
tial. Experience with one or more of the following
topics would be an advantage: hydrology, geospatial
analysis, remote sensing and/or programming.
Location: Florida
Deadline: 01/10/2019
Profile: PhD position in crop production adaptations
to climate change
Requirements: Previous experience in collation and
analysis of data and working knowledge of R, MatLab,
Python, C, or other programming languages for data
analysis and model implementation. The higher edu-
cation credits can be in ecology, engineering, earth
and environmental sciences, hydrology, statistics
Location: SLU, Upsala, Sweden
Deadline: 26/09/2019
Profile: Post Doc, Climate or Environmental Science,
Requirements: PhD (doctorate) or equivalent in phys-
ics, geophysics, geoscience or econometrics; Experi-
ence in risk modelling, data analysis, collection, ag-
gregation and processing, preferably in fields related
to climate or environmental sciences;
Location: Frankfurt School of Finance and Manage-
ment GmbH, Frankfurt
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Joint PhD Scholarships, Climate, Energy, and
the Environment
Requirements: Details mentioned in the link
Location: University of Melbourne and Karlsruhe In-
stitute of Technology
Deadline: 09/09/2019
Profile: Ph.D position on Farming 4.0 as challenge
and opportunity for a transformation towards envi-
ronmentally sustainable agriculture
Requirements: Refer website for details. Knowledge
in German Law and EU law is mandatory.
Location: Leipzig
Deadline: 30/09/2019
Profile: PhD position for vegetation-climate interac-
tions/global carbon cycle studies
Requirements: Please check website for details
Location: Augsburg
Deadline: 15/09/2019
Profile: PhD opportunity on marine socio-ecological
systems adaptation to climate change
Requirements: Have a Master’s in marine ecology,
natural resource economics, environmental science
and management, climate change adaptation, fishery
science or related field. The Master- degree should
not be older than 2 years.
Location: Vigo, Spain
Deadline: 20/09/2019
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Internships and Working Student Positions
Profile: Internship – Sustainability Strategy
Organisation: Accenture Sustainability Services
Requirements: You are a Master student (final year),
preferably with a specialization in the areas of: Sus-
tainability, (Technische) Bestuurskunde, Strategy,
Economics or Innovation. You are fluent in Dutch (na-
tive) and English, and have great communication
skills.
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Internship in Resources / Environment
Organisation: Bauer AG
Requirements: You study environmental engineering,
environmental and process engineering, geology, ge-
othermal energy or in a comparable degree program.
Location: Schrobenhausen
Deadline: unsolicited application/not specified
Profile: Intern Sustainability and Sustainability Re-
porting
Organisation: BMW
Requirements: As part of your internship (f/m/x), you
will support our team in preparing the BMW Group
Sustainability Report. You will be responsible for text
and data collection in cooperation with relevant in-
ternal departments.
Location: Munich
Deadline: The two-intern position starts from
01.10.2019
Profile: Student assistant Sustainability Manage-
ment
Organisation: Konica Minolta Business Solutions Eu-
rope GmbH
Requirements: Master Student Sustainability/Envi-
ronmental Management/Science or Marketing/Com-
munication/Intercultural Studies with focus on CSR,
Sustainability or Environment/Society. Enthusiasm
for environmental and social topics/CSR
Location: Hanover - Langenhagen
Deadline: as soon as possible
Profile: Student Project Assistance
Organisation: adelphi
Requirements: You are a Bachelor or Master student
in the fields of political science, business or econom-
ics, administrative sciences, energy industry, energy
technology, ecology or similar and have at least one
year remaining study time
Location: Berlin
Deadline: as soon as possible
Profile: Student project assistant – Nature Conserva-
tion
Organisation: adelphi
Requirements: Ongoing master's degree, ideally with
a degree in economics and relation to environmental
topics and first practical experience in the field of
empirical social research
Location: Berlin
Deadline: as soon as possible
Profile: Project Assistant - Adaptation to climate
change
Organisation: adelphi
Requirements: You are a student of a master's pro-
gram in engineering or science. You have proven in-
terest and first experience in addressing issues re-
lated to the above climate change adaptation issues
Location: Berlin
Deadline: apply as soon as possible
Profile: Internship Corporate Sustainability Strategy
Organisation: Basf SE
Requirements: You are currently in a business or so-
cial science degree program and have always been
able to achieve above-average results.You have
earned at least 90 ECTS credits, have a keen interest
in corporate strategy work & sustainability issues,
and have practical experience in the field. Location: Berlin
Location: Ludwigshafen Deadline: 18/09/2019
Deadline: apply as soon as possible
Profile: Student member - scientific management
Profile: Working Student - Creative Solutions Organisation: Institute for Ecological Economic Re-
Organisation: BUZZN search
Requirements If you are interested in developing Requirements: You have a regular enrolment in the
business processes and mind maps. Formulating study of economics, politics, social sciences or envi-
good German (English is a plus, but not necessary) ronmental sciences, a remaining study period of at
Working with project management software least 1 ½ years
Location: Munich Location: Berlin
Deadline: not specified Deadline: 04/09/2019

Profile: Web Content and Communications Intern Profile: Werkstudent in Business Development
Organisation: UNDP Organisation: : SOLARIMO
Requirements: Experience in website content and Requirements: You want to learn as much as possi-
community management. Experience using graphic ble, you like challenges, you bring passion, curiosity
design and video editing programs would be an asset; and a high degree of motivation to work for a better
Good knowledge of social media, Also familiarity in world.
UNDP´s work on environment & biodiversity. Location: Berlin
Location: Panama City, Panama Deadline: 14/10/2019
Deadline: 06/09/2019
Profile: Sustainable Development Mechanisms
Profile: Internship in the research field Sustainable (SDM) Programme
Energy Management and Climate Protection Organisation: UNFCCC
Organisation: Institute for Ecological Economic Re- Requirements: See details in the link
search Location: not specified
Requirements: Regular enrolment in the first degree Deadline: 08/09/2019
Master Study program preferably in the field of natu-
Profile: Capacity building sub programme Intern
ral sciences, economics, engineering, politics, social
Organisation: UNFCCC
sciences and environmental sciences, with energy rel-
Requirements: See details in the link
evance
Location: not specified
Location: Berlin
Deadline: 10/09/2019
Deadline: Constant recruitment
Profile: Internship – Adaptation programme
Profile: Student position - Sustainable Energy Man-
Organisation: UNFCCC
agement and Climate Protection
Requirements: See details in the link
Organisation: Institute for Ecological Economic Re-
Location: not specified
search
Deadline: 22/09/2019
Requirements: You have a regular enrolment in the
study of economics, politics, social sciences or envi- Profile: World Forest Institute International Fellow-
ronmental sciences ship Program
Organisation: World Forestry Center

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Requirements: We are looking for motivated mid-ca-
reer professionals (3- 5 years of relevant work experi-
ence) who want to explore, expand their knowledge
and networks, and engage with others in forestry/
natural resource management. (6 months)
Location: Oregon, USA
Deadline: 15/10/2019
Profile: EU Projects Intern
Organisation: Paragon Europe
Requirements: Enrolled or achieved a University De-
gree in any related area of study on various topics
(environment, sustainable development, ICT-infor-
mation, cultural heritage, and tourism).
Location: Brussels
Deadline: as soon as possible
Profile: Internship - EU Public Affairs - Sustainability
Practice
Organisation: BCW - Burson Cohn & Wolfe
Requirements: Knowledge and a keen interest in EU
policy and decision-making processes, with a focus
on environment and/or energy issues, including
chemicals, circular economy, sustainability
Location: Brussels
Deadline: 29/02/2020
Profile: INTERN – Energy, Resources and Climate
Change unit”
Organisation: CPES
Requirements: You are a registered student for the
full period September 2019-February/March 2020,
doing a Master in economics, sustainability, ecologi-
cal/environmental economics, energy economics or
equivalent
Location: Brussels
Deadline: 25/09/2019
Profile: Intern - Climate and Disaster Resilience
Organisation: UN
Requirements: Enrolled in a Master’s degree pro-
gramme in the areas of climate change, sustainable
development, public administration, environmental
studies or related field in a graduate school (second
university degree or higher) at the time of application
and during the internship
Location: Buri, Thailand
Deadline: 06/09/2019
Profile: Intern, Climate Data
Organisation: World resources institute
Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Environmental
Science, Data Management or related field required;
master's degree in Environmental Science, Data Man-
agement or related field preferred. Demonstrated ex-
perience in with Python and common third party
packages for data processing
Location: Washington, USA
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Internship in Sustainability - Home Care
Organisation: Henkel
Requirements: Student who has passed the first se-
mesters of business and / or sustainability related
studies (Bachelor or Masters)
Location: Dusseldorf
Deadline: not specified, job starts 01/11/2019
Profile: Internship - Strategy Value Office
Organisation: Accenture Sustainability Services
Requirements: You are a Master student (final year),
preferably with a specialization in the areas of: Sus-
tainability, (Technische) Bestuurskunde, Strategy,
Economics or Innovation. You are fluent in Dutch (na-
tive) and English, and have great communication
skills.
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Internship Sustainability Management
Organisation: Panasonic CEE group
Requirements: You are enrolled at a German univer-
sity (FH / Universität or comparable), with a focus on
Sustainability Management or any related studies
Location: Wiesbaden
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Internship SBE-Team
Organisation: CSCP
Requirements: Details on the website
Location Wuppertal, DE
Deadline: not specified

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Master Thesis Positions
Master thesis at CIAT, Colombia
Various topics suggested by CIAT are as follows. The
Master thesis can be The CIAT offers students the
possibility to spend some months at their institute in
Cali and also to do some field work there if needed
for the thesis. DAAD or GiZ offer scholarships for
that. The thesis supervision would be done jointly by
the TUM
1. Qualitative assessment of adoption factors for for-
age technologies in Latin America. 2. Scoping proto-
col for operationalizing payment for ecosystem ser-
vices for silvo-pastoral systems in Colombia and ap-
plication in a case study. 3. Economic analysis of the
nitrogen use efficiency in different cattle systems
with improved forages in Colombia
4. Economic analysis of several new forage cultivars
which are in the last steps of the release process for
Colombia
5. Economic analysis of a pivot-irrigation system for
improved forages in Colombia
For Further details @ Herr.Philipp Mennig
Location: TUM, Weihenstephan/Columbia
Deadline: as early as possible, not specified
Profile: Master Thesis in Corporate Environment,
Health & Safety
Requirements: Neatly enrolled in a technical degree
program such as environmental and process engi-
neering or comparable
Location: Wiesbaden
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Master thesis at New Climate Institute
Requirements: NewClimate Institute conducts re-
search and analysis on various topics, requirements
are based on individual interest, refer website for de-
tails.
Location: Berlin
Deadline: Speculative application, for further details
mail to recruitment@newclimate.org
Profile: SEI Africa: Research internship/Master thesis
Requirements: Details in the website, due to unsolic-
ited application.
Location: Kenya, under Stockholm Environment Insti-
tute
Deadline: Before November 2019
Profile: Master Thesis Business Models of a Circular
Economy
Requirements: They have excellent analytical skills
and enjoy working on complex issues.They are used
to organizing themselves and working solution-ori-
ented
Location: Dornach, Munich
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Unravelling the history of Siberian larches us-
ing population genetics with GBS
Requirements: Details in website
Location: Potsdam
Deadline: not specified
Profile: Thesis in Sub-kilometer global mapping of soil
moisture in the root zone resulting from the Sentinel
Requirements: details on the website
Location: Toulouse, France
Deadline: 18/09/2019
Upcoming Conferences
Info: 7th Forum Agroforstsystem
Note: The forum focuses on the diversity of agroforestry systems and addresses ecological, economic, land-
scape design, production technology and legal aspects. With a diverse range of topics, practitioners, consult-
ants, students and scientists will be addressed equally and the exchange among each other promoted Infor-
mation on the programme and registration can be found in the attached flyer and on the conference website
https://en.xing-events.com/Forum-Agroforst.html?page=1730380
Language: German
Location: TUM, Weihenstephan

Info: UNESCO WORLD FORUM “CULTURE AND FOOD: INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOP-
MENT”
Note: Culture and food stand at the crossroads of tradition and innovation. Organized by UNESCO in collabo-
ration with the Municipality of Parma, the Government of the Italian Republic and with the support of the
Emilia Romagna Region, the World Forum will analyze the linkages between food, culture and society, as well
as the evolving landscape of food security and food systems, and their pivotal role for the implementation of
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Date: 12 to 13 September 2019
Location: Parma, Italy

Info: Soil and the SDGs: Challenges and need for action
Note: Soil and the SDGs conference is organised on behalf of the European Commission, and it is an oppor-
tunity for policy makers, public institutions, researchers, industry and civil society to come together to ex-
change knowledge and practices on the implementation in the EU of soil and land-related SDGs, and particu-
larly the Land Degradation Neutrality target. Registration is compulsory
Location: Brussels, Belgium

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