Hi Everyone,
Strictly speaking this is not science communication but some of you may be interested in taking part.
The International Council for Science (ICSU) has launched an online consultation to gather questions that will help direct the future of Earth system research and answer the most pressing societal issues: protecting the planet and ensuring sustainable human development.
We are inviting the scientific community, as well as technology experts, decision-makers, and the general public, to contribute. The online consultation is open until 15 August. (http://visioning.icsu.org)
So far, we have had a good response from scientists working in Earth system research, but we would like to expand to other areas of the scientific community and to interested members of the public. For those of you not sure what Earth system research is, it's basically the study of how global environmental change affects the planet and the creatures that call it home. I think the simplest technical definition is: 'the study of the Earth System, with an emphasis on observing, understanding and predicting global environmental changes involving interactions between land, atmosphere, water, ice, biosphere, societies, technologies and economies'.
If you'd like to take part, visit http://visioning.icsu.org where you can post questions, provide comments and vote on questions submitted by others.
Regards,
Jacinta
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Jacinta Legg
Science Communications Officer
International Council for Science (ICSU)
5 rue Auguste Vacquerie
75116 Paris, France
Tel.: 33 (0) 1 45 25 57 77
Fax: 33 (0) 1 42 88 94 31
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