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23 April 2025

IIASA researchers awarded for outstanding research by IPUMS

POPJUS researchers have been honored with the IPUMS International Research Award, recognizing outstanding research using IPUMS data!

Nature view with a volcano in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

18 April 2025

A vision for change: Lessons from Virunga National Park

At a time when climate anxiety and biodiversity loss dominate the global conversation, IIASA had the honor of hosting Emmanuel de Merode, Director of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for a lecture that was as sobering as it was inspiring.

Smiling African female farmer with tablet in front of a fruit tree

17 April 2025

Collaborating to advance sustainability science across Africa

A new special issue of the Elsevier journal, Environmental Development, highlights pioneering research addressing the continent's most pressing environmental and development challenges. The issue is the result of an ongoing collaboration between IIASA and a growing network of African and international research partners, including the IIASA Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Member Organization (SSARMO).

Light shining through the canopy in a forest

08 April 2025

IIASA Director General supports ambitious Austrian tree-planting initiative

A new climate initiative launched in Vorarlberg, Austria, aims to plant 50 trees for every child born in the region. The initiative, which will run under the patronage of IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber, was introduced on 3 April in Rankweil.

Food products representing the Mediterranean diet

08 April 2025

The 19th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks: Spotlight on Sustainability and Risk Management

The prestigious international forum took place from February 10 to 14 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. It brought together leading academics, policymakers, and industry experts to discuss critical global challenges in sustainability, food security, and risk management. It was also endorsed by international scientific associations in agricultural economics, agribusiness, engineering, and information research including European Association of Agricultural Economists, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, Associzzione Internazionale di Economia Alimentare e Agro-Industriale, International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and International Network for IT in Agriculture, Food and the Environment.

08 April 2025

Call for Submissions: Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2025

IIASA researchers are part of the organizing team for the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2025 on 'Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century,' which will take place from 19–21 November 2025 at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, Austria.

04 April 2025

Balancing biodiversity and wood-based bioeconomy in the EU

The European Union’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 aims to halt biodiversity loss and restore ecosystems, but what does this mean for Europe’s wood supply? In a new study, researchers examine how different modes of implementing the strategy’s conservation targets could influence forestry and the wood-based bioeconomy in the EU.

03 April 2025

Celebrating Research on Health at IIASA; World Health Day 2025

Researchers at IIASA are studying the direct and indirect effects of climate change on health, shedding light on healthy aging drivers and metrics and analyzing interconnections between the components of multi-dimensional national well-being.

Woman breathing clean air in a green forest.

31 March 2025

Supporting global solutions for cleaner air

Clean air is essential for health, yet many people, especially in low- and middle-income countries, breathe polluted air every day. IIASA researchers contributed advanced modeling tools and analyses to assess the feasibility and affordability of halving global exposure to high levels of outdoor air pollution by 2040 in a new World Bank Report.

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