We have the pleasure to invite you to submit an abstract for a presentation to the First Latin American Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference, which will take place in Cali, Colombia, on 18-21 October 2016. The conference will rely on a wide program that will include magisterial conferences, oral presentations, posters, field trip and a diverse program of parallel sessions to provide opportunities for socialization and exchange of ideas on the ecosystem services approach. [Read more…] about Call for abstracts: First Latin American ESP Conference
ACES 2016 – Call for Abstracts and Student Fellowship Applications
ACES 2016 (A Community on Ecosystem Services) will offer discussion on state-of-the-art methods and experiences relating to Ecosystem Services: Implementation Advances and Challenges and now accepts oral and poster abstracts.
The focus of the conference is to link science, practice, and sustainable decision-making by bringing together the ecosystem services community from around the United States and the globe. [Read more…] about ACES 2016 – Call for Abstracts and Student Fellowship Applications
EKLIPSE – Call for Expert Working Groups
The EKLIPSE call for expertise (No. 1 /2016) is currently open for: “Nature-based solutions to promote climate resilience in urban areas – developing an impact evaluation framework” and invites experts to form an expert working group. [Read more…] about EKLIPSE – Call for Expert Working Groups
Invitation for external review of IPBES First Order Draft assessments
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) invites experts with relevant knowledge and/or expertise to review the First Order Draft of:
- the IPBES thematic assessment on land degradation and restoration and
- the four regional assessments on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
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Survey participants wanted – Making Ecosystem Services Count in the SDGs
As part of a NCEAS Science for People And Nature working group “Making Ecosystem Services Count in the SDGs” we are carrying out a short, anonymous survey of people with knowledge and/or expertise in ecosystem services to map out linkages to the newly enacted UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and specific ecosystem services.
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