Worldwide network to enhance the science, policy and practice of ecosystem services for conservation and sustainable development
To further strengthen and grow our network globally, we will organise a new round of regional conferences in 2020. Interested in organising an ESP regional conference in 2020? You can express interest by filling out this form and sending it to [email protected].
Understanding the value of the provisioning services provided by plant genetic resources (PGR) is essential to inform the development of policy to support conservation actions. As part of the EC-funded project, Farmer’s Pride (www.farmerspride.org), which aims to establish a network of stakeholders and sites for in situ conservation and sustainable use of PGR in Europe, partners in the project are working to identify cost-effective strategies and policies to improve the PGR conservation and use system in the region and establishing a dialogue to communicate recommendations to policy-makers.
[Read more…] about Update from SWG 8A: Task Force on Agrobiodiversity (TFA)The BEES market is the single event gathering research and practice on the topic of ‘ecosystems and society’ on a Belgian scale. Research institutes and academic groups, administration projects and local initiatives on nature, forestry, agriculture, ecosystem services, environmental justice, green economy etc. meet in a personal and relaxed atmosphere, learning from each other and strengthening the community. [Read more…] about Belgian Biodiversity Platform: BEES Market 2018
The November issue of our newsletter is out now. In this month’s ESP Update you will find:
Read all the way to the end for updates from the ESMERALDA project, the Brazilian Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BPBES) and the Natural Capital Project. [Read more…] about ESP November Update is out
Biodiversity is not a problem, it’s a solution!
This is the main message of the First Brazilian Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, which reveals why conservation and sustainable use of the country’s environmental assets should be central, transversal and strategic elements – not apendices or obstacles – in the socioeconomic development of Brazil.
Launched on the 8th of November 2018, and signed by more than 100 scientists, the document is the most complete survey on the theme ever carried out in Brazil.
