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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Join our ranks! Why and how to become an ESP member organisation?

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Help shape a sustainable future – join the world´s leading network on ecosystem services

Ecosystems and biodiversity are still being lost and degraded at an unprecedent rate and scale causing great economic, societal and environmental damage. To stop the loss of our ‘natural capital’ the importance of its services and benefits should be reflected structurally in decision making at all levels.

To make this happen we hope your institution will join the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) and give your vision for a sustainable future a stronger voice. [Read more…] about Join our ranks! Why and how to become an ESP member organisation?

Survey on new ES classification

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As a part of PhD research at University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Iran, feedback on a new ecosystem services classification is needed.

The research topic is “Ecosystem Services in Lake Urmia basin: a new classification”. The main purpose of this research is to introduce a new classification of ecosystem services based on the humanistic perspective.

Your feedback on this survey will help the authors in the classification design. The survey will only take about 10 minutes to complete.

Please read and fill in the survey in the attached file. You can submit the filled in survey by email, at [email protected].

Two webinars on ecosystem services in the context of the US

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Two webinars were held by the National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP – United States) in May and June, on ES valuation and on forest-based ES. Read more below and follow the links to watch the recordings.

Different methods, different values: How the choice of ecosystem service valuation method can affect cost-benefit analysis and prioritization decisions. Hear a presentation that synthesizes the results of over a decade of ecosystem services valuation work in the U.S. state of Minnesota and compares and contrasts results from “traditional” non-market approaches (stated preference surveys, hedonic analyses, avoided cost approaches, and travel cost models) with “alternative” valuation methods based on ecosystem service metrics, surveys, semi-structured interviews, and Q sort assessments. Read more.

Payment for forest-based ecosystem services from private lands in the United States. Hear a presentation on an effort to account, estimate, and document the full extent of direct payments for ecosystem services to private forest landowners in the United States. Read more.

BIOM ecological society Kyrgyzstan launches initiative for ecosystem protection

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As part of a new initiative on ecosystem protection, БИОМ ecological society Kyrgyzstan launched an initiative appealing to the international community to recognize the role and value of natural ecosystems for dealing with global climate change.

In support of the same initiative, an online event was held earlier this month. The aim of the conference was to launch a multi-stakeholder dialogue to recognize the value of natural ecosystems and their key role in shaping the climate and conditions of Life on the planet as a basic priority of development programs. You can watch the full conference here and find the proceedings in English here.

Read the text of the Appeal to Protect Natural Ecosystems here.

For more information, please contact Bulat Yessekin, lead of the ESP West and Central Asia regional chapter.

ESP Brazil network updates

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The ESP Brazilian Network would like to bring your attention to the following recent relevant publications:

  • The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) launched the updated versions of the natural capital accounting regarding water bodies and non-timber forest products. Both publications are available for a free download here and here.
  • Strategies to reach global sustainability should take better account of ecosystem services – full publication is available here.
  • An entire book dedicated to present the history, biodiversity, threats and opportunities of the mega-diverse Atlantic Forest, including a chapter about ecosystem services.

 

YESS delegation at IPBES8 Plenary

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Young ES Specialists (YESS) has been present at Stakeholder Days and 8th Session of the IPBES Plenary (IPBES-8) through a delegation of 15 early-career researchers (ECR) from 12 countries from Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The head of this delegation is Dr. Giovanni Ávila-Flores.

During the Stakeholders Days (June 4, 7 and 8), the YESS members Andrew Kadykalo, Hyeonju Ryu and Carla Washbourne presented some research results about barriers and opportunities for ECR, which generated positive comments. On June 09, the representative of YESS in Open-Ended Network of IPBES Stakeholders (ONet), Paola Fontanella Pisa, made a call for new actors to join ONET and IPBES activities in general, focusing on youth participation and ECR. [Read more…] about YESS delegation at IPBES8 Plenary