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Call for Special Issue on Ecosystem Services in Sustainability

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The journal Sustainability is calling for contributions for the Special Issue: Ecosystem Services – from Conceptual Frameworks to Policy Implementation.

This Special Issue aims to gather contributions addressing the link between science and policy in the operationalization of the ecosystem services concept. Possible topics to be addressed include the following:

  • How can we integrate ES and biodiversity science in policy formulation processes? What models, indicators, and tools should we use?
  • How can we use ES to support environmental planning and assessment processes?
  • How can we navigate the ES concept in the water–ecosystems–food nexus?
  • How can we scale up locally derived experience onpolicy instruments for ES and biodiversity conservation to national and transnational level
    policies?
  • How can we integrate diverse sources of knowledge and multiple values to improve participation in ES assessment processes?

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IUCN motion supports natural capital accounting for biodiversity

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The motion  Accounting for biodiversity: encompassing ecosystems, species and genetic diversity led by Conservation International and many partners seeks to support and facilitate further development and implementation of the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA). It encourages  IUCN member countries to implement and further develop SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting and to further investigate how statistical and accounting approaches can more fully incorporate existing knowledge, and advances in biodiversity measurement. A blog about the motion has been posted at the Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) website – see this link

We encourage our ESP colleagues who are IUCN members to comment and express support to the motion during online discussion. [Read more…] about IUCN motion supports natural capital accounting for biodiversity

GI_Forum 2020: connecting spatially – Call for papers

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GI_Forum provides a platform for dialogue among geospatial minds, informing the GeoInformation Society, contributing to a more just, ethical and sustainable society.

GI_Forum is organized by the Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS, University of Salzburg and in cooperation with the Austrian Academy of Sciences. [Read more…] about GI_Forum 2020: connecting spatially – Call for papers

Call for ES valuation studies

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Do you have a study on ecosystem service(s) valuation? Or did you participate in a project in which economic valuation was conducted? Then you can be part of our initiative and help us bring the information where it is needed!

The Ecosystem Services Valuation Database (ESVD) was initially developed as part of the The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) initiative. It aimed to capture a broad global representation of the valuation evidence across all biomes and ecosystem services. The ESVD is now hosted by the Ecosystem Services Partnership and is one of the largest available database of valuation estimates.

Recognising the usefulness of information on ecosystem service values to decision making and the need for more comprehensive and up-to-date data, ESP is currently in the process of updating and upgrading the existing database. This will be a long-term, on-going process and we will keep collecting monetary estimates indefinitely. In addition, we are planning to create a user friendly digital interface through which users will be able to view, submit and collect valuation data. [Read more…] about Call for ES valuation studies

ECOSERV 2020 – 6th Scientific Symposium “Ecosystem services in transdisciplinary approach”, 6-8 July 2020, Poznan, Poland

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Call for abstracts is open, deadline: April 30, 2020. You can find more information on the conference website. 

Poland National Network and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan are pleased to announce that Registration and Call for Abstracts for ECOSERV 2020 Symposium are now open!

The Symposium which is under the patronage of ESP, is open for the world-wide diverse audience including academics, experts, policy makers, and business. [Read more…] about ECOSERV 2020 – 6th Scientific Symposium “Ecosystem services in transdisciplinary approach”, 6-8 July 2020, Poznan, Poland