PAGES - Past Global Changes

Welcome to PAGES

The PAGES (Past Global Changes) project is an international effort to coordinate and promote past global change research. The primary objective is to improve our understanding of past changes in the Earth system in order to improve projections of future climate and environment, and inform strategies for sustainability. ... more

PAGES, a registered association for scientific research and networking, is open and inclusive to all scientists interested in past global changes. Science within PAGES is conducted by working groups, which are open to all paleoscientists working on the topic. Get involved by contacting the working group leaders, signing up to mailing lists, and attending teleconferences and/or workshops.

PAGES is funded by the Swiss Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Sciences, and supported in-kind by the University of Bern, Switzerland. For administrative purposes, it is part of the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR). PAGES is a Global Research Project of Future Earth, a scientific partner of WCRP, and a partner of WDS-Paleo.

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Read the latest e-news

Details: Published: Wednesday, 12 May 2021 16:22

Read about the latest PAGES' news, meetings, and opportunities from around the world in this month's e-news.

Highlights include the latest Past Global Changes Magazine which celebrates PAGES' 30th anniversary; the 31 May deadline to order hard copies of the recent Past Global Changes Horizons magazine for teenagers and young adults; an update about our new website and a call to check your People Database account; extensive working group news, products, meetings, and deadline information; PAGES ECN news; Future Earth and WCRP updates; and other paleo announcements.

Latest PAGES Magazine

Details: Published: Tuesday, 11 May 2021 12:44

Past Global Changes Magazine vol. 29 (1)

The new Past Global Changes Magazine, titled "30 years of PAGES: Past - Present - Future", is now available to read and download.

This issue, edited by Hubertus Fischer, Sherilyn Fritz, Michael N. Evans and Sarah Eggleston, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the PAGES project.

Since its formation in 1991, PAGES has been at the forefront of paleoscience research. Here we present both a retrospective look at the past 30 years, and also look to the future in the special section led by the PAGES Early-Career Network.

Mapping past human land use

Details: Published: Thursday, 15 April 2021 10:55

A new paper resulting from an extensive process of consultation with researchers worldwide over many years has been published by PAGES' LandCover6k working group.

"Mapping past human land use using archaeological data: A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization" by Kathleen Morrison et al. presents a simple, hierarchical classification of land-use systems designed to be used with archaeological and historical data at a global scale and a schema of codes that identify land-use practices common to a range of systems, both implemented in a geospatial database.

Read the latest e-news

Details: Published: Wednesday, 14 April 2021 13:22

Read about the latest PAGES' news, meetings, and opportunities from around the world in this month's e-news.

Highlights include the launch of the Past Global Changes Horizons magazine; job announcement for PAGES Communications and Project Officer; PAGES sessions at upcoming vEGU - Gather Online; details about the 5th PAGES webinar on 15 April; extensive working group news, products, meetings, and deadline information; Future Earth and WCRP updates; and other paleo announcements.

PAGES launches new Horizons

Details: Published: Tuesday, 13 April 2021 10:00

PAGES is proud to announce the launch of a new paleoscience magazine for teenagers and young adults.

Past Global Changes Horizons highlights science of the past, written in an easy to understand, visual format, for those interested in, and wanting to learn more about, environmental issues and global climate change.

The first issue was edited by Graciela Gil-Romera and Boris Vannière, and the editor-in-chief is PAGES' Science Officer Sarah Eggleston.

Graciela said Horizons was created due to a lack of relatable outreach and science communication resources for the younger generation.

"This is precisely the age group where more is needed to help shape their transition into decision-makers in adulthood," she said.

Five new PALSEA papers

Details: Published: Thursday, 01 April 2021 16:28

PAGES' PALeo constraints on SEA level rise (PALSEA) working group has been busy of late, with two new papers published today and another three in recent weeks.