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13 July 2026

Focus Issue in Environmental Research: Climate – Guest Editors from SPARCCLE, CROSSEU and ACCREU

A new Focus Issue has been launched in Environmental Research: Climate on ‘Climate Risks and Socioeconomic Vulnerability’, bringing together Guest Editors from sister projects SPARCCLE, CROSSEU and ACCREU.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber with Prof. Subra Suresh

13 July 2026

From innovation to impact: Professor Subra Suresh visits IIASA

IIASA recently welcomed Professor Subra Suresh – Vannevar Bush Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Professor at Large at Brown University, former Director of the US National Science Foundation (NSF), and former President of Carnegie Mellon University and Nanyang Technological University Singapore – for a full day of exchange culminating in a Science Parliament Lecture titled, Innovation 4.0 for Humanity 4.0.

African farmer using digital tablet in rice field

10 July 2026

CropSuit app to help farmers grow the right crops in the right places

Farmers, extension workers, and governments now have a powerful new tool to help identify the crops best suited to specific parcels of land, enabling more efficient use of resources and greater resilience to climate change.

Wild brown trout swimming against the current in a pristine stream.

07 July 2026

New framework identifies freshwater conservation priorities

Freshwater ecosystems are under growing pressure worldwide, but conservation resources are limited. A framework developed by IIASA researchers and partners can help identify where conservation could prevent biodiversity loss and where restoration efforts are likely to have the greatest ecological impact across the United States and Europe.

06 July 2026

Data Democratization for Sustainable Landscapes: Epistem Launches Luma for Collaborative Land Mapping

Effective sustainable landscape management depends on spatial data that is both high-quality and accessible. To address this need, the Epistem initiative launched Luma (Land Use Mapping for All), a participatory web-based mapping platform, at a national workshop in Jakarta on 20 May 2026.

06 July 2026

Young changemakers recognized: IIASA Climate Champions mark the end of their journey

Students from Lower Austria and Vienna were recognized for their commitment to climate action and received their certificates at IIASA in Laxenburg.

Group photo of the Ambassador with IIASA representatives and YSSP participants

03 July 2026

Building bridges: Indian Ambassador visits IIASA

H.E. Ambassador Shambhu S. Kumaran, India's Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna, recently visited IIASA to explore deeper research cooperation and meet the Institute's Indian Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) cohort.

03 July 2026

Tree-Quest: a citizen science tool for collecting single-tree information

Tree-Quest is a citizen science mobile tool that enables users to measure aboveground biomass related attributes (tree diameter, height and species) and estimate carbon stored in trees while contributing data for forest and urban tree mapping, supporting research on biomass and carbon storage. Engaged citizens can measure nearby trees in their local surroundings, such as parks and along the streets in urban areas, integrating science into their daily routines. This helps generate valuable ground-based observations on trees in urban environments that can be used for satellite-based carbon assessment.

35th Meeting of the International Resource Panel (IRP)

02 July 2026

CircEUlar contributes to discussions at the 35th Meeting of the International Resource Panel

As part of the 35th Meeting of the International Resource Panel (IRP), held in Berlin from 8-12 June 2026, CircEUlar and its sister project CIRCOMOD contributed to a dedicated side event for IRP Steering Committee members focused on the role of circular economy measures in greenhouse gas emission mitigation.