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Gravel shortage, recycled concrete - 6 students explored the different views of stakeholders and conflicts over those resources in Switzerland. Their approach was appreciated, by stakeholders and also by students from other disciplines.

About the future of gravel and concrete Despite being famous for its mountainous landscape, Switzerland is suffering from a shortage of gravel – the main component of concrete. Estimations show that it will run short of mineable gravel resources within the next 40 years.

How our board games can help people realize the consequences of their actions before they happen

Oil palm landscapes: Playing for keeps - CIFOR Forests News How a simple board game could lead to more sustainable palm oil

ForDev is not the only one using role-playing games. Ulrich Creative Simulations (UCS) organize workshops, game sessions and coachings on the use of serious games.

They run the New Commons Game, simulating challenges to sustainable management in fisheries - well known to most of USYS students at ETH from their first days of studies.

Have a look here for more information about UCS and how they develop games together with business http://ucs.ch/index.html

UCS Ulrich Creative Simulations

This is a new collaboration, with the colleagues from ISTP. Now wondering what's next...

Playing to discover of ? An eye opener, but also a frustrating way of , and at the same time surprisingly helpful. The ISTP students describe their experience with the block course on negotiations by For Dev Read more: http://ow.ly/Rkz330haPuf

New opportunities for master and bachelor thesis

Bachelor and Master thesis topics

Today at 13:00 (Rome time): Webinar on the Landscape Approach - jump in and engage in the discussion with experts and practitioners!

http://events.globallandscapesforum.org/digital-summits/what-is-the-landscape-approach/

Digital Summit on What is the Landscape Approach? In anticipation of the forthcoming Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Bonn, a digital summit holds a webinar on the Landscape Approach.

How to define a landscape approach; how to best apply the approach in practice? – register for the webinar and engage in the discussion with Claude Garcia, other experts and a broader community on the Landscape Approach

Digital Summit on What is the Landscape Approach? In anticipation of the forthcoming Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Bonn, a digital summit holds a webinar on the Landscape Approach.

Launching Phase 2 - Oil Palm Adaptive Landscapes.

What drives changes in the llanos?

Spotlight on the Alarela project: International conference on natural wetlands of Madagascar. 12-14 October 2016
The resilience of natural wetlands would be at the heart of the conference organized by the Alarela project at the École Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques - Université d’Antananarivo.

Yesterday, NADEL invited us to open the semester of their Master of Advanced Studies in Development and Cooperation. Great sessions on participatory resource management, using the newest version of the ReHab Game. http://www.nadel.ethz.ch/

NADEL 2016 19 new photos added to shared album

We are developping two different models, one focusing on landscape change and the other on the supply chain. I wonder if they will mix up well...