Worldwide network to enhance the science, policy and practice of ecosystem services for conservation and sustainable development
In Slovenia, the project Identification, assessment and mapping of ecosystem services in valuable nature conservation areas in Slovenia – NatGuidES has started in October. The main aim of the project is to establish a protocol for identifying, mapping and assessing ecosystem services in valuable nature conservation areas.
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As a knowledge base dedicated to showcasing the richness and value of nature-based solutions in cities worldwide, the Urban Nature Atlas (UNA) aims to inform, inspire, and enable everyone interested in bringing their transformative power to bear on the cities of the future. Presenting nature-based solutions in cities, the Urban Nature Atlas now profiles in detail over 1000 projects from European cities and beyond. [Read more…] about Urban Nature Atlas
SLU Swedish Species Information Centre are recruiting a postdoc who will optimize future forestry and conservation for sustainable and multifunctional use of the forest biomass. You will optimize forestry, conservation and wood use to reach objectives on future revenue, biodiversity, ecosystem services and climate. Available are tools/models to simulate future forestry, species distribution and richness, ecosystem services, and climate, the latter based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). [Read more…] about Postdoc: Future forest use, biodiversity & climate
Between 8 to 9 November 2021, the second National Ecosystem Accounting Germany Conference took place in Hannover, Germany as a cooperation between the EU Horizon 2020 project MAIA, the Leibniz University Hannover, the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation and the Federal Statistical Office.
On the first Conference day, the newly adapted SEEA EA standard and its implication for the German Ecosystem Accounting were the focus of discussion. Ongoing project work as well as an overview of the recent results of the German Ecosystem Accounting progress were also presented. [Read more…] about Second National Ecosystem Accounting Germany Conference in Hannover
The University of Granada, Spain seeks a post-doctoral research associate for a newly funded, LifeWatch ERIC Research project “Thematic Center on Mountain Ecosystem & Remote sensing, Deep learning-AI e-Services University of Granada-Sierra Nevada”.
Centered in the Mountain region of Andalucia (Southern Spain), this exciting and interdisciplinary project brings together conservation biologists, ecologists, local peoples, social scientists, land managers, and IT engineers to co-design incorporate all existing sources of information (including scientific outputs and technical data) on biodiversity and global change in Sierra Nevada, through a long-term physical and virtual European e-infrastructure for research and monitoring that allows to optimize adaptive conservation and ecosystems service supply of mountain ecosystems. [Read more…] about Post-doc vacancy at University of Granada
