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
WCDI Landscape Governance Course, 2-13 April 2018
This course challenges forest and nature management professionals to adopt an integrative perspective, to look beyond the forest, and build bridges between the public and the private sector. It focuses on the development of institutional development at landscape level including multistakeholder platforms and networks, and financial support mechanisms to guide landscape dynamics on the ground. [Read more…] about WCDI Landscape Governance Course, 2-13 April 2018
ESP February Update is out
Our February update is packed with news!
- Catch up on recent activities of ESP’s working groups and national networks
- Keep an eye on the regional conferences’ deadlines
- Find out where ESP10 will be held!
- Vacancies, upcoming events & more
Webinar: Networking for the landscape
The potential of collaborative governance in addressing institutional misfit in the provision of ecosystem services
This webinar aims to provide insights regarding the specific features through which the collaborative governance approaches could successfully address and mitigate issues of institutional misfit in landscape management. Additionally it aims to introduce aspects of the importance of Science-Policy-Society interface regarding biodiversity and ecosystems services. [Read more…] about Webinar: Networking for the landscape