WWF Adria has launched a new regional initiative under the title Nature for People, with an aim to provide information and share examples of good practice in order to help improve management of natural resources and living conditions of communities in South-East Europe (SEE). [Read more…] about Nature for People: a new regional initiative for South-East Europe
New publications from TWG 7 – Economic & Monetary valuation
Below you will find a number of relevant publications from members of this working group: [Read more…] about New publications from TWG 7 – Economic & Monetary valuation
Special Issue “Integrating Ecosystem Services into Valuation and Forest Management Decisions”
Mario Solino and Luis Diaz-Balteiro are coordinating a special issue of FORESTS on “Integrating Ecosystem Services into Valuation and Forest Management Decisions”. In short, this special issue is devoted to promote knowledge on how to incorporate ecosystem services into valuation and forest management decisions. [Read more…] about Special Issue “Integrating Ecosystem Services into Valuation and Forest Management Decisions”
ENGAGE project invites you to join discussions on ES for Water Management
Nidhi Nagabhatla – co-lead of the ESP sectoral working on water (SWG 5–Ecosystem Services in Water Management) is involved in the implementation of the ecosystem services focused project focusing South East Asian region (SEAR). The ENGAGE (Ecosystem Based Adaptation approach for Sustainable Management and Governance of Coastal Ecosystems) project funded by APN is jointly executed by Asian Institute of Technology Center in Vietnam (Ngo Tho Hung) and UNU INWEH. The main goal of the project was to identify an innovative approach for capacity development by employing a training-cum-workshop (Tcw) model. [Read more…] about ENGAGE project invites you to join discussions on ES for Water Management
Planning of measures for the development of Red List of ecosystems for Togo, Ghana and Benin
As part of their program of mountain ecosystems’ governance in West Africa, The Platform of Civil Society Organizations for the Safeguard of Mountains (PSM) organized one day conference aiming to think on the methodology and other relevant strategies to be developed in order to draw up a Red List of ecosystems for Togo, Ghana and Benin, three countries crossed by the Atakora range. Held on January 19, the conference gathered university teachers, researchers, leaders of organizations dealing with environmental protection, traditional leaders, local decision makers and representatives of the Ministry of Environment and Forest Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture. [Read more…] about Planning of measures for the development of Red List of ecosystems for Togo, Ghana and Benin