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Analyses of main factors of risks for coastal ecosystems, due to touristic activities, on the base of the ecosystem approach and in the framework of the current policy landscape

A call for a grant for research activities has been published (ISMAR-023-2016-VE) for a one year grant at the Institute of Marine Sciences, Italy on: “Analyses of main factors of risks for coastal ecosystems, due to touristic activities, on the base of the ecosystem approach and in the framework of the current policy landscape (e.g. MSP, ICZM, WFD, MSFD, H&B etc)”

The call for the grant can be accessed here: http://bandi.urp.cnr.it/doc-assegni/documentazione/6868_DOC_IT.pdf (in Italian)

The grant has a strong focus on the evaluation of coastal ecosystems status, threats and enabling factors in relation to touristic activities, and classification and mapping of ecosystems services.

The successful candidate will at least possess a MSc. degree in a relevant discipline (environmental, biological or natural sciences, environmental engineering, environmental conservation) with solid knowledge in marine ecology, ecosystem services assessment, geospatial sciences and anthropogenic risk evaluation. Good written and verbal communication skills in English are an asset.

Further details of the grant:

  • Description of the research project: MED – CO-EVOLVE “Promoting the co-evolution of human activities and natural systems for the development of sustainable coastal and maritime tourism”
  • Deadline: 27/12/2016
  • Duration of the grant: 1 year
  • Requirement: MSc degree in Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Natural Sciences, Environmental Engineering,  Environmental Conservation.
  • Knowledge on political EU landscape for management and conservation of marine coastal environments (2014/89/UE MSP, 2008/56/CE MSFD, ICZM etc.);
  • Knowledge of main habitat classification adopted in the EU;
  • Evaluation of environmental state of coastal ecosystems subjected to tourism pressure;
  • Knowledge on international framework on ecosystem services classification  (CICES, MA and TEEB), mapping methodologies and analyses following MAES (Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services) to support Biodiversity Strategy 2020 (Action 5);
  • Conoscenza ed utilizzo di tecniche di mappatura per la valutazione dello stato ambientale e del rischio ecologico in ambito costiero;
  • Ability to perform complex geospatial analysis for environmental assessment and ecological risk analysis in coastal habitats.
  • Experience with GIS (eg. QGIS, GRASS, ArcGIS,) and tools dedicated to ecosystem services analyses (eg. INVEST-Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs) in coastal domains. Basic knowledge of R and Python for geo-statistic analyses.
  • Scientific area: Environment
  • Location: Institute of Marine Science, Venice (Italy)

For more information please contact:

lucia.bongiorni@ismar.cnr.it;        alessandra.pugnetti@ismar.cnr.it

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