DEFRA vacancies (Call Closed)

The UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is looking for 7 new Evidence Advisory Group (EAG) members with expertise on, or knowledge of, issues relevant to the focus of the Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate (GCBC). Deadline: 12 May 2024.

The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate (GCBC) Evidence Advisory Group (EAG) provides independent advice and scrutiny on the design, scope, outputs and overall strategic direction of the GCBC.

Defra are looking for 7 new EAG members with expertise on (or knowledge of) issues relevant to the focus of the GCBC. These should include:

  • biodiversity and nature-based solutions
  • climate science
  • sustainability (including sustainable agriculture and horticulture)
  • ecology, agroecology and regenerative farming
  • marine ecosystems and fisheries
  • environmental management (including rewilding and large-scale landscape interventions)
  • economics and finance
    for biodiversity and climate
  • justice and equity (including gender equality and social inclusion)
  • poverty alleviation
  • indigenous people and local communities
  • communications, extension (advisory services) and uptake promotion
  • innovation and technology
  • modelling and scalability
  • systems thinking approaches

More details and deadline

The deadline for applications is 12 May 2024.

To learn more about the call, please visit Evidence Advisory Group for the Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)