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FLAM Sparks Interest and Conversation at the 2023 IBFRA Conference in Helsinki

13 September 2023
Boreal forests often bring to mind a winter wonderland: spruce and pine forests as far as the eye can see, fluffy snow dotted with reindeer beneath a nighttime sky brightened by the aurora borealis. Climate change threatens this fragile, pristine habitat that spans 8 countries in the far north. Now boreal forests are associated not just with snowy landscapes, they are becoming synonymous with raging wildfires and massive plumes of smoke, such as those found currently in Canada. Mitigating the threats posed by climate change in this unique ecosystem and discussing the most recent boreal-related research is the focus of the International Boreal Forest Association conference. Organized in large part by IIASA’s own Florian Kraxner, IBFRA 2023 was held in Helsinki, Finland, where researchers from around the globe gathered to discuss recent findings, foster new connections, and contribute to a plan of attack to save boreal forests as we know them.
Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services (AFE) Canada Finland United States of America
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IIASA at the United Nations High-level Political Forum in New York

13 July 2023
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2023 kicked off at the UN Headquarters in New York this week. IIASA is involved in several capacities at this international conference to support policymakers in countries around the world with science-based inputs to help them develop effective policies to address the interconnected global challenges and opportunities society faces today.
Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS) United States of America
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IIASA research informs EPA's regulations for sustainable biofuels

07 July 2023
IIASA research informed the recently announced Final Renewable Fuels Standards Rule by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding biofuel volume requirements and percentage standards for 2023–2025. The rule establishes biofuel volume requirements and associated percentage standards in view of steady growth of biofuel use in the US's fuel supply and aims to ensure a sustainable and environmentally friendly energy future.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) United States of America
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IIASA alumni reunion marks IIASA 50th Anniversary

01 June 2023
In May, IIASA proudly welcomed alumni of its former Resources and Environment Area (REN) and Environment Program (ENV) who worked at the institute in the 1970s and 1980s.
United States of America
Article: News

Elke Weber awarded the 2023 Patrick Suppes Prize in Psychology

15 May 2023
IIASA Scientific Advisory Committee member, Elke Weber, has received the Patrick Suppes Prize of the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the USA, for her work on advancing the understanding of how people make important decisions in real-world environments.
United States of America
Article: News

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected immigration?

24 January 2023
New research finds a high variation between how pandemic mitigation measures affected immigration to different destination countries, from a slight increase to huge reductions.
Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Multidimensional Demographic Modeling (MDM) Migration and Sustainable Development (MIG) Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United States of America
Article: News

Health insurance as a fuel for medical progress

13 January 2023
A new study argues that expanding health insurance coverage can drive medical progress, support wellbeing, and even extend lifespan in the United States.
Economic Frontiers (EF) United States of America
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Lessons learned from COVID-19 mitigation measures

05 September 2022
Due to the uncertainty of the timing of vaccine approval at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers struggled to find the best mitigation measures. In a new study, researchers analyzed how the expectation of a vaccine influences optimal lockdown measures.
Economic Frontiers (EF) Economics of disruptive change (EDC) Germany Israel United States of America
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Jeffrey Sachs awarded Tang Prize in Sustainable Development

22 June 2022
IIASA Distinguished Visiting Fellow and longtime collaborator, Jeffrey Sachs, has received this year’s prestigious Tang Prize in Sustainable Development for his contributions to the establishment and promotion of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
United States of America
Article: News

Forest management increases climate benefits provided by boreal forests

31 January 2022
The carbon stock in managed boreal forest landscapes is increasing, while it is relatively unchanged in less intensively utilized forests where carbon losses due to forest fires have instead been significant during 1990-2017, according to a new report by the International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA).
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services (AFE) Canada Finland Norway Russian Federation Sweden United States of America
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UW-Madison and IIASA partner on environmental policy projects

18 January 2022
After more than 40 years of collaboration, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and IIASA have established a formal partnership on a variety of policy-relevant projects related to energy, climate, air quality, and more.
Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS) United States of America
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Raising climate ambitions could save millions of lives

11 February 2021
Adopting policies that are consistent with achieving the Paris Agreement and prioritize health, could annually save 6.4 million lives due to healthier diets, 1.6 million lives due to cleaner air, and 2.1 million lives due to increased physical activity, according to new research.
Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Pollution Management (PM) Brazil China Germany India Indonesia South Africa United Kingdom United States of America
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Earth Challenge 2020: Calling on citizens to help support global food supply

22 June 2020
IIASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with the Wilson Center, the Earth Day Network and the US State Department are providing citizens with an opportunity to get involved in one of the world’s most challenging problems: how to provide enough, high quality, nutritious food to the ever expanding global population.
Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES) United States of America
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Can we estimate the time until the next recession?

07 May 2020
As the world economy is falling into one of the biggest contractions of the last decades, a new study of economic recession patterns finds that the likelihood of a downturn was high even before the onset of the Coronavirus crisis.
Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems (EM) United States of America

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