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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ESP10 conference welcomes over 750 participants from 65+ countries

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The 10th ESP World Conference took place between 21-25 October in Hannover, Germany and we are happy to report that it was a great success!

With more than 750 participants from over 65 countries, ESP10 was the biggest ESP conference yet, with the widest international outreach. The conference program featured impactful keynote speaches and panel discussions, sessions on diverse topics, a poster session, business day and market place, the brand new ‘ES in Practice’ competition, a documentary screening and multiple excursions.

The conference set a great example by having majority of keynote speakers and session hosts be female, child daycare was available, all the food was organic, local, and vegetarian and the participants collected over 1200 euro in donations to a carbon offset project – Moor Futures. [Read more…] about ESP10 conference welcomes over 750 participants from 65+ countries

Greener.LAND – landscape restoration tool

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Greener.LAND is an easy-to-use, intuitive, free and open-access online tool to educate and assist landscape practitioners on restoring their landscapes.

This online tool provides the possibility to learn about the up-and-coming topic of landscape restoration and its importance for re-establishing ecosystem functions. But Greener.LAND also, and especially, serves a practical aim: it helps to choose the most suitable restoring measure for a landscape. [Read more…] about Greener.LAND – landscape restoration tool

2020 Natural Capital Symposium, Stanford, US

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The 2020 Natural Capital Symposium will be held at Stanford University on 16-18 March 2020. This event is a major convening of leaders advancing the science and practice of incorporating nature’s diverse values into decisions.

This year the Symposium will be focusing on two key themes: 1) re-envisioning development planning at national and regional scales and 2) sustainable, livable cities.

Registration is now open. Early-Bird discount ends 16 December 2019. Registration closes 28 February 2020.

The call for abstracts is open until 22 November. Poster Abstracts are due 31 January 2020.

Find out more at the official event website.

New handbook published: Landscape Planning with Ecosystem Services

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While human well-being depends upon the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services, global changes and unsustainable human activities increasingly threaten the world’s capacity to deliver those services over the long term.

In Europe and beyond, a solution to such challenges can be found by merging landscape planning with ecosystem services concepts. Landscape planning has strengths in recognition of public benefits and implementation mechanisms, while the ecosystem services approach makes the connection between the status of natural assets and human well-being more explicit. It can also provide an economic perspective, focused on individual preferences and benefits, which helps validate the acceptability of environmental planning goals. Thus linking landscape planning and ecosystem services provides a two-way benefit, creating a usable science to meet the needs of local and regional decision making. [Read more…] about New handbook published: Landscape Planning with Ecosystem Services

Swiss Climate Summer School 2020

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The Swiss Climate Summer School 2020 takes places on 23 – 28 August in Grindelwald, Switzerland. It invites young researchers (PhD and Posdoc) from all fields of climate research and is focusing on the theme “Extreme weather and climate: from atmospheric processes to impacts on ecosystems and society”. This theme has been chosen due to its paramount importance in terms of both scientific challenges and pressing societal concerns.

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Webinar: Ecosystem Service Assessments at Three National Wildlife Refuges: Methods, Results, and Lessons

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In the next National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP) webinar, hear from Emily Pindilli, an economist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), about the USGS LandCarbon program’s in-depth ecosystem service assessments at three different National Wildlife Refuges. An overview of the assessment done for the Great Dismal Swamp Refuge will include discussion of the quantification of multiple services including: carbon sequestration, catastrophic fire mitigation, and recreation under a set of management alternatives. [Read more…] about Webinar: Ecosystem Service Assessments at Three National Wildlife Refuges: Methods, Results, and Lessons