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Biodiversity ­ Alternatives Journal Call for Queries

ALTERNATIVES JOURNAL ­ CALL FOR QUERIES

*BIODIVERSITY*
Submissions due March 22, 2010

Whereas many Canadians follow the international climate change
negotiating process, few track parallel efforts to protect biological
diversity. Not many are familiar with the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD) or realize that 2010 is the year when Canada and other
countries that ratified the CBD were to have realized their modest
target of achieving a ³significant reduction of the current rate of
biodiversity loss.² Even fewer know that 2010 is the International Year
of Biological Diversity and that a Copenhagen-like meeting of world
leaders is set for October in Nagoya, Japan.

To raise awareness about progress ­ or lack of it ­ on biodiversity,
Alternatives Journal is dedicating an issue to the topic. We are looking
for articles of both a political and a scientific nature. We invite you
to submit proposals that deal with issues such as the following:

* How is Canada, or other parts of the world, doing with regard to their
efforts to reduce loss of biological diversity?
* What is the state of Canada¹s and/or the world¹s biodiversity?
* Is the Convention on Biological Diversity succeeding?
* What are the latest (or suggested) tools and strategies for protecting
biological diversity?
* What role do business/government/NGOs play in protecting biological
diversity?
* Why has the CBD taken a back seat to the Kyoto Protocol?
* What are you doing to recognize the International Year of Biological
Diversity?

Alternatives combines the learned rigour of an academic journal with the
breezy style of a magazine. We publish the best environmental writing in
the country ­ writing that is engaging, thought-provoking and insightful.

Before responding to this call for submissions, please read several back
issues of the magazine so that you understand the nature of our
publication. We also suggest you go through the detailed submission
procedures on our website to understand the types and lengths of
articles we accept.

Queries should explain, in LESS THAN 300 words, the content and scope of
your article, and should convey your intended approach, tone and style.
Please include a list of people you will interview, potential images or
sources for images and the number of words you propose to write. We
would also like to receive a very short bio. And if you have not written
for Alternatives before, please include other examples of your writing.
Articles range from about 500 to 2000 words in length.

Keep in mind that our lead time is several months. Articles should not
be so time-bound that they will seem dated once published.

Alternatives has a limited budget of about 10 cents per word for several
articles. This stipend is available to professional and amateur writers
and students only. Please indicate your interest in this funding in your
submission.

Send submissions electronically to Nicola Ross, Executive Editor (editor
@ alternativesjournal.ca) by March 22, 2010

*QUERY CHECK LIST*
Please ensure that you include:
1. Your name
2. Your phone, address and email
3. One paragraph bio
4. Query (300 words max)
5. Proposed length of article
6. Do you request a stipend?
7. List of people you will interview
8. Ideas for images to accompany your article
9. Sample of your writing if you have not written for Alternatives before

Pelican Journal of Sustainable Development - Vol 6 No 3, March 2010

For your consideration:

Pelican Journal of Sustainable Development - Vol 6 No 3, March 2010

http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n03page1.html

This issue revisits the 2009 survey and proposes a plan for the 2010
survey that includes closing existing gaps in education and the explicit
consideration of global sustainable development scenarios.

There are five invited articles:

Glass ceiling remains unbreakable by all but a few
by Lindsey Nefesh-Clarke, Women’s Worldwide Web

http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n03page2lindseynefeshclarke.html

The New Economy Challenge: Implications for Higher Education
by David Korten, Yes! Magazine

http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n03page3davidkorten.html

Building Cultures of Peace
by Riane Eisler, Center for Partnership Studies

http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n03page4rianeeisler.html

The MDGs and Beyond: Pro-Poor Policy in a Changing World
by Andy Sumner & Claire Melamed, Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n03page5sumnermelamed.html

Business Responds to Climate Change
by Carol Seagle, University of North Carolina

http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n03page6carolseagle.html

This issue also includes two supplements:

Supplement 1: Advances in Sustainable Development

http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n03page1supp1.html

Supplement 2: Directory of Sustainable Development Resources

http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n03page1supp2.html

Graduate Research Assistantships: Soil Science, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics

Graduate Research Assistantships: Soil Science, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics

Description: The University of Wyoming seeks highly motivated applicants for graduate research assistantships in the Departments of Renewable Resources, Plant Sciences, and Agricultural & Applied Economics. Successful applicants will conduct research on agronomic or socioeconomic aspects of conservation agriculture in small- holder production systems of Kenya and Uganda. Degree options include an MS or PhD in Soil Science (under Dr. Jay Norton’s supervision), an MS or PhD in Agronomy (under Dr. Urszula Norton), or an MS in Agricultural Economics (under Dr. Dannele Peck).

Qualifications: The successful applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree (to pursue an MS) or a master’s degree (to pursue a PhD) from an accredited institution, and be eligible for admission to the degree program of interest (see departmental websites for details).
Preference will be given to applicants with training/experience in both economics and agronomy/soils; in-depth knowledge of small-holder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa; strong quantitative and communication skills, and a strong work ethic. Highly qualified students with other relevant training/experience will also be
considered. Residents of Kenya and Uganda are strongly encouraged to apply.

Compensation: The successful candidate will receive a full waiver of tuition and fees (including health insurance) and a monthly stipend (approximately $1,250/month for MS students and $1,750/month for PhD students) for up to four semesters and one summer (for MS students) or eight semesters and three summers (for PhD students). The student must be enrolled full-time in their respective department, and meet departmental expectations in both coursework and research each semester to continue receiving support.

Application: To apply, please email the following (preferably as one PDF file) to Dr. Jay Norton at jnorton4@uwyo.edu :
(1) a letter of interest that describes your professional goals (including the degree you would like to pursue) and highlights your unique qualifications;
(2) a resume (including GPA, and GRE scores if available); and
(3) contact information, including email addresses, for three academic or professional references.

Review of applications will begin immediately. This announcement will remain open until suitable applicants are hired. Positions will begin in the summer or fall of 2010. For additional information, see the following websites or feel free to contact us.

http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/UWplant/faculty/U_Norton.asp

http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/UW RENEWABLE/Faculty/Norton.htm

http://agecon.uwyo.edu/agecon/aboutus/facultystaff/Peck.htm

Call for Submissions: Global Health Governance Special Issue on: Governance and the AIDS Response

Call for Submissions
Global Health Governance Special Issue on: Governance and the AIDS Response

Guest Editors:
Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of the United Nations Joint Programme on
HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Kent Buse, Senior Policy Advisor to the Executive
Director, will serve as guest editors for this issue. In addition to
academic papers, they will solicit commentaries from thought leaders on
topical issues and future directions of global health governance.


March 15th‹Deadline for submissions of Abstract

The next issue of Global Health Governance will focus on Global Health
Governance and the AIDS Response. This special issue will explore the
contributions of the global AIDS response over the last 30 years to
innovations in governance principles, paradigms, and practice.

It will outline present challenges, opportunities and future directions for
improving both the global governance of the AIDS response and governance
approaches to human development, security and dignity more generally. AIDS
governance at global, national and community levels has not only transformed
the nature of health systems governance, but also shed light on a number of
socio-political issues with significant implications for human development.

The editors seek a balance of theoretical/conceptual and empirical pieces
from a wide variety of disciplinary perspectives including public health,
political science and international relations, international law,
philosophy, history, anthropology, business and public administration to
better understand and improve this exciting area of practice and enquiry.

The focus of manuscripts must be on the governance of the AIDS response
and/or lessons it offers for Global Health Governance.


 The range of possible article topics is vast and may include, but is not
limited to, the following:

Ø       Enhancing effectiveness and legitimacy of global governance
mechanisms and institutions;
Ø       Systems for inclusive policy-making as well as the engagement of
civil society and the private sector in planning, accountability, oversight
of national responses;
Ø       Innovations, successes, failures and potential of
transparency/accountability mechanisms‹including within the multilateral
system;
Ø       Process of establishing/validating/disseminating/enforcing novel
global norms‹particularly concerning sexual and human rights, punitive laws,
inclusive policy making, accountability, ethical trials, access; gender;
Ø       Country institutions for governing national responses, such as NACs
and CCMs;
Ø       Tensions between concepts of national ownership and global
cosmopolitan citizenship and social justice;
Ø       Cross-border civil society interest group formation for policy
change and supranational citizenship building;
Ø       Politics of punitive laws‹and the role of civil action, networks,
partnerships in their repeal;
Ø       Framing and discourse in relation to global priority setting;
Ø       Innovations in communication technologies for global governance;
Ø       AIDS in the context of global and national security as well as
global solidarity and justice;
Ø       Lessons from the AIDS response for realizing the right to health
through development of novel norms and enforcement processes concerning
universal access;
Ø       Role of AIDS activists/networks in development of intellectual
property rights discourse/regimes and practice/implications for access to
essential health commodities;
Ø       The politics of innovative financing and resource allocation;
Ø       Governance implications of taking the AIDS response out of relative
isolation and linking to other efforts to achieve the MDGs;
Ø       Lessons from AIDS partnerships: governance, ethics, politics,
public-private interplay.


Authors should alert the journal of their intention to submit a manuscript,
including the proposed title of the paper, the names of the author(s) and an
abstract of no more than 250 words no later than 15 March 2010. The abstract
should include the research question(s), methods, findings, main argument
and implications.

The letter should be submitted to Sonja Tanaka,
tanakas@unaids.org<mailto:tanakas@unaids.org>. The deadline for submissions
is 15 June 2010. The provisional date of publication is October 2010.

Timeline
March 15th‹Deadline for submissions of Abstracts
June 15th‹Deadline for submission of Manuscripts
August 10th‹Accept/Reject decisions communicated to authors
September 10th‹Deadline for submission of revised Manuscripts
October‹Provisional publication of 2010 Fall issue

There are no submission fees.

More information about the Journal can be found at the Journal web site
<www.ghgj.org<http://www.ghgj.org/>>.

Become a member of the Aboriginal Health Group

Hello All,
 
We are looking to solidy our membership for voting and proposal purposes and need people interested in being members of the AHG to signup on our website

http://www.aboriginalhealthgroup.org/membership

Innovation in Education - Alternatives call for queries

ALTERNATIVES JOURNAL – CALL FOR QUERIES [reminder]

 

*Innovation in Education*

Submissions due February 15, 2010

 

Alternatives Journal is looking for articles for the next annual Education issue, and we invite you to submit story ideas that explore every angle of environmental education.

 

How has environmental education changed in today’s increasingly accessible world? What should be a part of every person’s educational background, but currently isn’t? How do applied skills such as farming, gardening, and building complement more theoretical environmental learning methods? Story ideas for Alternatives’ Education issue could answer these questions, or they could involve a critique of the current education system in Canada, and propose ways to improve it.

 

However, we’re also looking for stories that involve a looser definition of education. Some other article possibilities could be:

* Alternative methods in environmental learning, such as innovative field courses and internships, creative examples of applied research, or any other unconventional education based programs

* Grassroots and community based education/learning initiatives that tackle local environmental issues, in Canada and beyond.

* Examples of new and creative ways of communicating environmental ideas.

* The strengths and/or weaknesses of unpaid internships in the environmental and organic farm sector.

* The challenge of creating a curriculum that addresses both theory and expands learning beyond the classroom.

 

Alternatives combines the learned rigour of an academic journal with the breezy style of a magazine. We aim to publish the best environmental writing in the country – writing that is engaging, thought-provoking and insightful.

 

Before responding to this call for submissions, please read several back issues of the magazine so that you understand the nature of our publication. We also suggest you go through the detailed submission procedures on our website to understand the types and lengths of articles we accept.

 

Queries should explain, in LESS THAN 300 words, the content and scope of your article, and should convey your intended approach, tone and style.

Please include a list of people you will interview, potential images or sources for images and the number of words you propose to write. We would also like to receive a very short bio. And if you have not written for Alternatives before, please include other examples of your writing.

Articles range from about 500 to 2000 words in length.

 

Keep in mind that our lead time is several months. Articles should not be so time-bound that they will seem dated once published.

 

Alternatives has a limited budget of about 10 cents per word for several articles. This stipend is available to professional and amateur writers and students only. Please indicate your interest in this funding in your submission.

 

Send submissions electronically to Fraser Los (fraser @

alternativesjournal.ca) by February 15, 2010.

 

*QUERY CHECK LIST*

Please ensure that you include:

1. Your name

2. Your phone, address and email

3. One paragraph bio

4. Query (300 words max)

5. Proposed length of article

6. Do you request a stipend?

7. List of people you will interview

8. Ideas for images to accompany your article 9. Sample of your writing if you have not written for Alternatives before

 

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