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Menaqua Webinars: Tree planitng in the Middle East

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Menaqua Land Restoration is a start-up social enterprise who recently became member of ESP. Menaqua initiates and implements projects in the field of land restoration and sustainable land management in the Middle East and Northern Africa. They focus on re-/afforestation, agroforestry, water conservation and the development of land restoration revenue models.

To promote the development and exchange of knowledge and experience Menaqua is organising a series of webinars. [Read more…] about Menaqua Webinars: Tree planitng in the Middle East

In memoriam Leon Braat 25 March 2021

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It is with great sadness that we share the news that on March 25 Leon Braat, the founding Editor-in-Chief of ‘Ecosystem Services’, passed away after a short but unstoppable illness. ‘We’ in this case are his fellow-editors and involved staff at Elsevier. Many were not only colleagues but also close friends with Leon for many years.

Leon was one of the few economists who recognized early that if we are to save the incredible diversity of life on this planet, we need fundamental changes in our economic system. Sentiments and ethics alone are, clearly and unfortunately, not enough to stop the ongoing destruction of ecosystems and loss of biodiversity. [Read more…] about In memoriam Leon Braat 25 March 2021

Forests for Water Services: A Step-by-Step Guide for Payment Schemes

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The aim of this document is to provide guidance on designing appropriate and cost-effective forests for water payment schemes that support tree planting and forest management to protect and improve water quality.

The PESFOR-W COST Action has published this detailed user manual as one of the main outputs of the project. The guide is structured by the main steps involved in establishing a payment scheme, starting with identifying the water issues and how tree planting and forest management can help, managing potential disbenefits, exploring multiple benefits, followed by scheme design, monitoring and communication. [Read more…] about Forests for Water Services: A Step-by-Step Guide for Payment Schemes

UN adopts landmark framework to integrate natural capital in economic reporting

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In a move that may reshape decision and policy-making towards sustainable development, the United Nations adopted a new framework today that includes the contributions of nature when measuring economic prosperity and human well-being.

The new framework — the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting—Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) — was adopted by the UN Statistical Commission and marks a major step forward that goes beyond the commonly used statistic of gross domestic product (GDP) that has dominated economic reporting since the end of World War II. This measure would ensure that natural capital—forests, wetlands and other ecosystems—are recognized in economic reporting. [Read more…] about UN adopts landmark framework to integrate natural capital in economic reporting

IPBES Values Assessment – Global ESP Expert Workshops

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In the spirit of inclusion and diversity, please consider reviewing how IPBES describes methods for assessing how values and valuation link people, nature and decision making.

The Ecosystem Services Partnership is pleased to announce a global series of workshops to mobilize the global expert community in contributing reviews for the second order draft of the IPBES assessment on values of Nature.

This series of workshops is spread through the global time zones and will be hosted by regional ESP representatives, but open to anybody interested in reviewing the assessment. [Read more…] about IPBES Values Assessment – Global ESP Expert Workshops