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October 9, 2025 to October 15, 2025

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress [1]

Media are invited to cover the IUCN World Conservation Congress for free, either in person or virtually. Held every four years, the 2025 event takes place in Abu Dhabi with five themes.

Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Food [11]
Forests [12]
Government [13]
Health [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [17]
People & Population [18]
Planning & Growth [19]
Policy [20]
Pollution [21]
Technology [22]
Transportation [23]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [26]
Region: 
International [27]
Middle East [28]
September 16, 2012 to September 17, 2012

Industry Leadership Forum on Arctic Sustainable Development [29]

The World Ocean Council (WOC) Arctic Business Leadership Council meeting marks the start of an ongoing forum for multi-sectoral collaboration among responsible companies on the future of the Arctic. The gathering will bring together representatives of shipping, oil and gas, fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, marine science/technology and other industries with interests in the Arctic.

Other Events [30]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [25]
Technology [22]
Policy [20]
Planning & Growth [19]
Natural Resources [16]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Government [13]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Health [8]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Economy & Business [6]
Region: 
Europe [31]

"Year After Irene, New Yorkers Ponder Sea Barriers" [32]

"NEW YORK -- Two years before Hurricane Irene created the prospect of a flooding nightmare in New York City, 100 scientists and engineers met to sketch out a bold defense: massive, moveable barriers to shield the city from a storm-stirred sea."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [33]
People & Population [18]
Planning & Growth [19]
Technology [22]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Source: AP [35], 08/24/2012
September 14, 2012 to September 15, 2012

State of the Gulf Fisheries Symposium [36]

The mission of the symposium is to inform and share knowledge among stakeholders so that everyone can move forward with a unified mission of a sustainable and healthy fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.

Other Events [30]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [25]
Policy [20]
Planning & Growth [19]
People & Population [18]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Government [13]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Health [8]
Economy & Business [6]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]

"Boston Plans For 'Near-Term Risk' Of Rising Tides" [38]

"While many cities around the country grapple with drought and excessive heat this year, city planners in Boston have something else on their minds: the prospect of rising water."

Climate Change [5]
Planning & Growth [19]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [39]
Source: NPR [40], 08/22/2012
September 18, 2012 to September 20, 2012

Climate Change Adaptation Forum Focusing on Food Security and Traditional Plant Use [41]

This forum is for community‐level practitioners, academics, government representatives and community leaders who work in the area of climate change adaptation in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities in Canada and Tribes in the United States.

Other Events [30]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Technology [22]
Science [42]
Policy [20]
Planning & Growth [19]
Natural Resources [16]
Health [14]
Government [13]
Forests [12]
Food [11]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Environmental Health [8]
Disasters [33]
Climate Change [5]
Biodiversity [4]
Agriculture [43]
Region: 
Canada [44]
September 14, 2012 to September 15, 2012

Homburg Academy Summer Institutes International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Real Estate [45]

An inter-disciplinary conference to promote new perspectives and innovation in the urban environment in a global context.

Other Events [30]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Technology [22]
Science [42]
Policy [20]
Planning & Growth [19]
Government [13]
Environmental Politics [9]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Economy & Business [6]
Climate Change [5]
Region: 
Canada [44]

"Scorching Phoenix Plans For An Even Hotter Future" [46]

"The Arizona city already logs more days over 100 degrees than any U.S. city, and climate researchers predict Phoenix will grow hotter still in the coming decades. Planners are taking the projections seriously, and are looking for ways to adapt the city and its residents to a hotter, drier reality."

Climate Change [5]
Planning & Growth [19]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: NPR [48], 08/15/2012

"Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier" [49]

 

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [50]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [51]
Planning & Growth [19]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
April 9, 2013 to April 13, 2013

AAG Annual Meeting [52]

Get the latest in research and applications in environment, energy, climate, sustainability, and health GIS at the Association of American Geographers annual gathering in Los Angeles.

Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Wildlife [26]
Water & Oceans [25]
Transportation [23]
Planning & Growth [19]
People & Population [18]
Natural Resources [16]
Environmental Studies [53]
Environmental Health [8]
Disasters [33]
Climate Change [5]
Agriculture [43]
Region: 
California [54]

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