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PhD vacancy: Exploring opportunities for ecosystem service economies on the Indigenous estate

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Charles Darwin University‘s (CDU) Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL) is seeking applications for a PhD project, based in Darwin, to assess the value of ecosystem services (ES) from native forests for the Indigenous peoples in East Arnhem Land, NT.

About the Opportunity
The proposed project will aim to assess the value of ES from native forests for the Indigenous peoples in East Arnhem Land, NT. The project will evaluate the benefits of forestry-related economic opportunities including job creation, the opportunity to work and learn on-country, enhanced well-being, etc. Estimating the value of Indigenous provenance timber and non-timber products and other ES will help to establish an emerging Indigenous forestry market sector, in line with the National Indigenous Forestry Strategy (2005). [Read more…] about PhD vacancy: Exploring opportunities for ecosystem service economies on the Indigenous estate

One Ecosystem selected for inclusion in the Web of Science

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Seven years after its official launch in May 2016, One Ecosystem – a scientific journal closely tied to the Ecosystem Service Partnership and its community since its very beginning – has successfully completed the rigorous quality and integrity assessment at Web of Science.

The news means that One Ecosystem might see its very first Journal Impact Factor (JIF) as early as 2024, following the latest revision of the metric’s policies Clarivate announced last July. [Read more…] about One Ecosystem selected for inclusion in the Web of Science

4th International ESP Latin America and Caribbean Conference 2023: Registration OPEN

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Registration is open for the 4th International ESP Latin America and Caribbean Conference. The conference, organised under the theme “Sharing Knowledge about Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital to Build a Sustainable Future”, will take place from 6th to 10th November 2023 in the vibrant city of La Serena, Chile. The event is organised by the Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies at Mendel University in Brno, la Corporacion Regional de Desarrollo Productivo deCoquimbo (CRDP) and the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP).

Register here.

ESP Webinar: Participatory Community Monitoring of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Latin America and the Caribbean

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The third edition of the ESP Education & Training Webinar Series, organised by the Young Ecosystem Services Specialist Network – YESS, will be on the topic of Participative Community Monitoring of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services in Latin America and the Caribbean. The session is planned as a space to share significant advances and experiences in participatory science exercises and self-managed monitoring of ecosystem, developed by rural communities, indigenous communities, African descendants, ethnic groups, etc., in which early-career researchers (ECRs) tend to be advisors and accompaniers.

The webinar will take place on 26 April 2023. The language for this webinar is Spanish. [Read more…] about ESP Webinar: Participatory Community Monitoring of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Latin America and the Caribbean