LAPECS – Latin American Network of PECS (Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society) BACKGROUND PECS is a core project of Future Earth which aims to generate scientific knowledge about the social-ecological dynamics that contribute to sustainability transformations of social-ecological systems. PECS work is mainly based on comparative analysis of long-term [...]
Platform for the construction of tools and capacities for the design of sustainable productive transitions in Uruguay DESCRIPTION Sustainable productive transitions in rural areas can simultaneously improve environmental, economic and social dimensions, and also create new markets and export opportunities for Uruguay. However, for the design of sustainable productive transitions, [...]
Recorded Webinar "Today I'm gonna think something I have never thought before. I wonder what that will be." This webianr was held on June 13 and was delivered by Marten Scheffer, Chair of SARAS Institute Advisory Board - Wageningen University. The presentation was entitled "Today I'm gonna think something I have never [...]
Collective creativity and resilience: outcomes of the Green June 2018 activity Last June 29th SARAS Institute hosted the Talk/Workshop: “Untangling resilience: Between memory and oblivion” at its Headquarters in Bella Vista. The activity was joined by a variety of people coming from the coastal area between Montevideo and Piriápolis and included neighbours, [...]
Webinar "Today I'm gonna think something I have never thought before. I wonder what that will be." The webinar will be delivered by Marten Scheffer, Chair of SARAS Institute Advisory Board - Wageningen University. The presentation will be entitled "Today I'm gonna think something I have never thought before. I wonder what that [...]
Open class: Fundamentals of socioecological systems (SES) management and stewardship As part of Module 4 of SARAS postgraduate course: “Social-ecological Systems: Structure, Dynamics and Management”. The class will be delivered on this occasion by two guest lecturers, Patricia Balvanera and José Paruelo. The presentation offered by Patricia Balvanera will be entitled [...]
Webinar: “Human and non-human animals in the jungle, the river, culture and climate change.” Webinar on Ecocritical Literature and Environmental Humanities Wednesday, July 25th 2:00 pm (GTM-3) Rationale This is the second webinar on Environmental Humanities, the topic of SARAS latest public conference: “Environmental Humanities for the 21st [...]
SARAS takes part in Uruguay’s UNESCO Chairs annual meeting Last June 6th, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay, the UNESCO Chairs of Uruguay gathered in their annual meeting to present the lines of work of all chairs currently available in the country. On behalf of [...]
Future Earth establishes collaborative linkages with SARAS Last April 26th, SARAS Institute welcomed the visit of Owen Gaffney (Director, International media and strategy- Stockholm Resilience Centre and Anthropocene analyst and strategic communications - Future Earth) and Alistair Scrutton (Global Communications Director - Future Earth). The close linkages that SARAS maintains with [...]
Talk/Workshop: “Untangling resilience: Between memory and oblivion” Green June 2018, Friday, June 29th, 2:30 to 5:00 pm During the month that marks the celebration of the World Environment Day, SARAS is part of the activities included in Green June, an initiative promoted by the Municipality of Maldonado, among other institutions, by offering [...]
