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Common Challenges of Desertification in Northeast Asia

by Categories: ESP Asia Regional Office, News

Gyeonggi-Liaoning Afforestation Project in Northern China supported by ESP Asia and ESP China 

Gyeonggi provincial government(ROK) and Liaoning government(China) have collaborated to combat desertification in northeast China by creating artificial forests in Jianping county since 2017.  Jianping county is located at the border of inner-Mongolia, extremely influenced by desertification and belongs to the belt of “Great Green Wall” , the biggest greening project to push back deserts in the world. [Read more…] about Common Challenges of Desertification in Northeast Asia

IPBES Global Assessment shows alarming decline in ecosystems and ecosystem services, highlights need for transformative change

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The landmark IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is the most comprehensive ever completed. Compiled by 145 expert authors from 50 countries over the past three years, with inputs from another 310 contributing authors, the Report assesses changes over the past five decades, providing a comprehensive picture of the relationship between economic development pathways and their impacts on nature. It also offers a range of possible scenarios for the coming decades. [Read more…] about IPBES Global Assessment shows alarming decline in ecosystems and ecosystem services, highlights need for transformative change

Webinars on IPBES assessments

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The IPBES Webinar Series is hosted by the task force and technical support unit on capacity-building. The series covers the IPBES regional assessments, methodological assessment on scenarios and models, the IPBES pollinator report, and more.

You can find all the webinars here.

Go to our Training & Education Repository for more resources like this.

ESP April Update

by Categories: ESP Updates, News

The ESP newsletter for April is out and we’ve got a lot to share!

Registration is open for ESP Africa, the ESP10 call for abstracts was launched last week, and we are calling for valuation studies for the ES valuation database. Also in this month’s issue you can find updates from the working groups on Mediterranean systems, forestry systems and water management; as well as news from the MENA and West & Central Africa chapters, the Turkey national network and the Young ES Specialists group. For all this and more updates on relevant projects, upcoming events, vacancies and recent publications on ecosystem services, read the full update here.