This paper attempts to identify and assess the distinct stakeholders’ perspectives regarding Five Finger Mountain Forest Ecosystem Services (MFESs) at the landscape scale in Kyrenia Region of the Northern Cyprus. The objectives of the study were (1) to identify and assess the stakeholders’ perspectives of MFESs and (2) to record the non-wood forest products harvested and associated traditional ecological knowledge. The Q-methodology and focus group discussions were used to collect the qualitative and quantitative data on the objectives of the research. [Read more…] about Using a combination of Q-methodology and survey-based approach for assessing forest ecosystem services of Five Finger Mountains in Northern Cyprus
Highlights and policy implications of new economic report: “Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications”
Released on July 8, the independent report “Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications” represents the most comprehensive global assessment of the financial and economic impacts of protected areas ever completed. Based on work from over 100 experts, the report found that protecting 30% of the world’s land and ocean provides greater benefits than the status quo, both in terms of financial outcomes and non-monetary measures like ecosystem services. These benefits outweigh the costs by a factor of at least 5:1.
You can download the full report here.
NESP Webinar Recording: New Ecosystem Services Toolkit Tour
The National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP) was formed over a decade ago to create a national network for sharing ecosystem services information, to establish pathways for implementation of ecosystem services concepts, and to help integrate ecosystem services information into decision-making. In service of these goals, NESP is creating a set of resources for the natural resource management community that provides an ecosystem services framework that is flexible while being standardized, intuitive, and credible. These resources are centered on a set of Ecosystem Services Conceptual Models (ESCMs). [Read more…] about NESP Webinar Recording: New Ecosystem Services Toolkit Tour
3rd ESP Europe Conference postponed to 17-20 May 2021
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak and after careful consideration, the Conference Organising Committee, in close consultation with the ESP Steering Committee, has decided to postpone the 3rd ESP Europe Conference to 17-20 May 2021. This decision was taken to ensure that everyone can travel and participate safely. [Read more…] about 3rd ESP Europe Conference postponed to 17-20 May 2021
Postdoc: First Assistant on Mountain Socio-Ecological Systems
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Mountain Research (CIRM) offers a position of First Assistant (Post-doc) on Mountain Socio-Ecological Systems. Deadline to apply is 31 July, 2020.
The University of Lausanne (UNIL) is a higher teaching and research institution composed of seven faculties where nearly 15,500 students and 5,000 employees. Ideally situated along the lake of Geneva, near Lausanne’s city center, its campus brings together over 120 nationalities. The CIRM brings together more than 80 researchers working on mountain topics by combining the social and the natural sciences. [Read more…] about Postdoc: First Assistant on Mountain Socio-Ecological Systems