QuESSA international conference on quantification of ecological services for sustainable agriculture will be held on 12 December 2016, in Roma Italy. [Read more…] about QuESSA Conference: Quantification of Ecological Services for Sustainable Agriculture
Invitation to fifth session of IPBES Plenary
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) invites its member states and observers to the fifth session of the IPBES Plenary, which will take place from 6 to 10 March 2017, in Bonn, Germany. On Monday, 6 March, regional consultations and the stakeholder day will be held. The opening of the fifth session of the IPBES Plenary will take place on Tuesday, 7 March, at 10 am. The session is scheduled to close on Friday, 10 March 2017. [Read more…] about Invitation to fifth session of IPBES Plenary
Call for Papers: Special Issue, Ecosystem Services Journal
This is a Call for Papers for a Special Issue on Recreational Ecosystem Services of the Ecosystem Services Journal. This Special Issue is focused on the assessment and valuation of the cultural ecosystem service of recreational opportunities, especially at regional and national levels. [Read more…] about Call for Papers: Special Issue, Ecosystem Services Journal
Lunch Seminar: Can you put a price tag on nature?
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites you to the lunch seminar “Can you put a price tag on nature?”on Monday 21 November 2016. Costa Rica and Colombia show how they are applying the UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting and how this has contributed to more sustainable economies. [Read more…] about Lunch Seminar: Can you put a price tag on nature?
Wood Pellet and Carbon Emissions Reduction
An American study has shown that wood pellet fuel reduces greenhouse gas emissions by more than half over fossil fuels. The Northern Forest Center commissioned a study of the greenhouse gas impacts of heating buidings with state-of-the-art wood pellet boilers. [Read more…] about Wood Pellet and Carbon Emissions Reduction