Heinz Gutscher elected into the Scientific Steering Committee of Future Earth

Based on the nomination of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT), Heinz Gutscher [1], the president of ProClim-, has been elected by the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC) into the scientific Steering Committee of Future Earth [2]. Future Earth - the new research program on sustainability - will replace the three Global Change Research Programs IGBP, IHDP and Diversitas. It will have close ties with WCRP.