The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) is looking for a scietific staff member to work on developing and integrating a package of spatial (dynamic) models in order to gain an insight into the benefits of various ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, water storage, pollination or recreation, and will apply these models in the urban and rural setting. Below the full vacancy description. [Read more…] about Vacancy: Scientific staff member at the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
2018 DMZ International Forum
2018 DMZ International Forum was held on 6-7 September in the Uijeongbu Arts Center with the topic of “Connecting People and Nature for Peace: Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable Development in DMZ areas”. This Forum was jointly organized by Gyeonggi Province and ESP Asia RO. Dr. Rudolf de Groot, the chair of ESP gave a welcoming speech. [Read more…] about 2018 DMZ International Forum
ES Training Workshop “Valuing and Capturing the Benefits of Ecosystem Restoration”
The ES Training Workshop “Valuing and Capturing the Benefits of Ecosystem Restoration” took place on 3 September in Seoul. This training was jointly organized by National Institute of Ecology and ESP Asia RO. Dr. Rudolf de Groot, the chair of ESP led this workshop and gave a special lecture about the ecosystem conservation and restoration. [Read more…] about ES Training Workshop “Valuing and Capturing the Benefits of Ecosystem Restoration”
InnoForESt – A project on new policy and business models for forest ecosystem service provision
InnoForESt is a newly launched Horizon 2020 Innovation Action on “Smart Information, Governance and Business Innovations for Sustainable Supply and Payment Mechanisms for Forest Ecosystem Services”. The project analyses and advances six promising governance innovations for sustainable forest ecosystem service provision. [Read more…] about InnoForESt – A project on new policy and business models for forest ecosystem service provision
Updates from Biome Working Group 1 – Marine Systems
The Marine ESP WG would like to share with you that as part of the session that will be hosted at the ESP Europe 2018 Regional Conference, we will have 11 presentations related to mapping and modelling of marine ES. The session B1a – Marine and coastal ecosystem service mapping and modelling: moving beyond land-based adaptations will take place on Thursday the 18th of October in the morning and will be followed by an interactive discussion on the same topic.
We would also like to highlight a public-private partnership signed in Dominican Republic for the co-management of one of the largest MPAs in the Caribbean. More information can be found on the following press release.