Worldwide network to enhance the science, policy and practice of ecosystem services for conservation and sustainable development

ESP connects over 3000 ecosystem services scientists, policy makers and practitioners who work together in more than 40 Working Groups and a growing number of National Networks on all continents. ESP regularly organises World and Regional conferences and provides many Services to further enhance the application of ecosystem services for nature conservation, ecosystem restoration and sustainable management. Partner up with ESP and join in the global effort for the future of our Natural Capital!

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Registration for ESP conferences in 2018 now open

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Registration is open for the Ecosystem Services Partnership 2018 regional conferences.

ESP is organising three conferences in October 2018 focusing on the use of the ecosystem services concept in science, policy and practice to find ‘nature based solutions’ for conservation, restoration and sustainable development issues in Asia (India 9-12 October, including a keynote by Pavan Sukhdev), Europe (Spain, 14-19 Oct, for which almost 500 abstracts have been submitted!), and Latin America (Brazil, 22-25 October).

Together with ACES ESP is organising a conference  in N.America, Washington, USA, 3-7 December.

For more information and to register, check out the events’ official websites:

 

ESP TWG3 published a new paper on ES indicator selection criteria

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The ESP Thematic Working Group 3 on Ecosystem Services Indicators has published a collaborative paper: Key criteria for developing ecosystem service indicators to inform decision making. The paper is based on presentations and discussions held during the group’s session at the 2016 ESP EU conference (see picture), entitled ‘Ecosystem service indicators: what you measure is what you get?’ The open access paper presents 16 criteria to consider when developing ecosystem service indicators, bundled under the categories Credibility, Salience, Legitimacy and Feasibility. Considering these criteria should result in optimal update of your ecosystem services information in policy and decision making. Finally, a checklist is presented with key aspects to consider when developing indicators. The co-leads of TWG3 are extremely proud of this outcome, and hope to build on this and perhaps replicate the success during the upcoming session at the ESP Europe conference, on October 17th 2018.

Pre-announcement of the BiodivERsA Call on Biodiversity & Health

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BiodivERsA is pleased to announce the launch of its next call on the theme “Biodiversity and its influence on animal, human and plant health”.

This call will include two actions, supporting two different types of research projects:

  • Action A will support collaborative research projects (1), gathering different research teams and generating new primary data;
  • Action B will support research synthesis projects (2), gathering individuals forming a working group who perform research and answer research questions using existing data sets. These research projects won’t collect or produce new primary data, the core activity of these projects being synthesizing and/or analyzing existing data (synthesizing concepts and ideas is also eligible). Note that these projects differ from systematic reviews or knowledge synthesis which are based on a synthesis of publications and reports.

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Seminar: Policy priorities for protecting natural capital in England: value, governance and progress on the 25 Year Environment Plan

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This seminar will be a timely opportunity to discuss policy priorities for natural capital, and the role that business, local authorities and the wider range of stakeholders can play in delivering greater protection for the environment.

Attendees will also consider the role of natural capital accounting, opportunities available for better resource use in industry, and the balance of responsibilities for maintaining environmental quality.

The agenda includes keynote addresses from Andrea Ledward, Director, Natural Environment, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Sir William Worsley, Chairman, National Forest Company and Tree Champion, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

Overall, planned sessions include:

  • The 25 Year Environment Plan – progress on implementation and linking with the wider policy landscape;
  • Environmental governance post-Brexit – enforcement, collaboration and challenges for a new independent body;
  • Developing an agricultural payments system – supporting farmers and promoting sustainability;
  • Realising the value of natural capital – next steps for natural capital accounting and finance;
  • Securing water as a resource – protecting water quality, natural environment and sharing the cost burden; and
  • Emerging regulatory priorities – for environmental protection and conservation.

Click here for the full seminar agenda in pdf.

Click here for more information, bookings and all the updates.

 

New paper on social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes

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A new publication entitled “Evaluating resilience for the management of social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes in Lefke Region of North Cyprus through adaptive comanagement” by Prof. Dr. Gulay Cetinkaya Ciftcioglu was recently published in Sustainability Science. [Read more…] about New paper on social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes

Mapping the Global Distribution of Locally Generated Marine Ecosystem Services

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The Case of the West and Central Pacific Ocean Tuna Fisheries

Ecosystem service maps are instrumental for the assessment and communication of the costs and benefits of human-nature interactions. This article in the journal Ecosystem Services proposes an integrated way of assessing and mapping global flows of marine ecosystem services. [Read more…] about Mapping the Global Distribution of Locally Generated Marine Ecosystem Services