The conference on “Mapping and assessment of ecosystem services – Science in action”, will be held in Sofia, from 6-7 February 2017. You are invited to share your work, ideas, research, and challenges by submitting an abstract related to the topics of the conference. The Conference is organized by the Project “Methodological Support for Ecosystem Services Mapping and Biophysical Valuation” (MetEcoSMap). [Read more…] about Science in action: Conference on Mapping and assessment of ecosystem services
BEES Xmas Market 2016
The Belgian community of practice on Ecosystem Services invites you to the third edition of the BEES Market. This year’s host, the Natural Capital Platform of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University, welcomes you on Tuesday 13th of December 2016 at Congrescentrum ‘Het Pand’ in Ghent.
The BEES Xmas market brings together people from academia, public administration and civil society, from Belgium and abroad, with one common interest: ecosystem services. The BEES market is the perfect spot to exchange ideas, learn from other experiences and discover how ecosystem services are transformed into real products or daily life applications. [Read more…] about BEES Xmas Market 2016
Join the Ecosystem Services Partnership and enjoy many benefits!
The ESP network connects over 2600 people and 40 organisations from more than 85 countries. The best way to benefit from and contribute to this community on ecosystem services is to become an ESP member.
As a paying member, you:
* Have full access to the ESP Member Portal (you can create a free trial user account here);
* Get a discount for all ESP-organised conferences and ESP-related journals;
* Can showcase your work on the ESP website, join working groups and participate in discussions;
* Support the work of the Partnership.
To join the community send us an email or register your institution as a member and join the ranks of our member organisations.
And don’t forget to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for a regular update on news, events, vacancies, publications and other developments. That is for free!
For any questions regarding membership, please check this page or get in touch.
The new ESP monthly Update is out
Time for a new ESP Update. In this month’s issue you can find:
- Summary of the very successful European ES Conference that took place in Antwerp last month;
- ESP 9th World Conference 2017 announcement;
- Deadline reminders: Upcoming ESP regional conferences in Africa and Latin America;
- Asian ESP Regional Office – officially opened!
- ESP Working Groups, National Networks & Regional Chapters update;
- New events, vacancies and collaboration calls in the field of ecosystem services
Survey: Help shape the research agenda for improving ecosystem service governance
Our colleagues at ecoSERVICES, a research project of Future Earth – are committed to co-designing a research agenda aimed at deepening our understanding of the governance of ecosystem services. They aim to bring together the variety of voices present in the global ecosystem services knowledge community in order to shape governance research in this area. [Read more…] about Survey: Help shape the research agenda for improving ecosystem service governance