With the aim of exploring the frontiers of planning and implementing Nature-based solutions in river landscapes, we invite high quality contributions from scholars from around the world for a proposed Special Issue in Ambio titled: “Planning and Governing Nature-based Solutions in River Landscapes.” The Special Issue welcomes contributions that provide insights and innovations regarding principles, barriers, and strategies for making NBS work in practice. Suitable article categories include Research Articles, Perspectives, Reviews, and Comments. [Read more…] about Call for contributions: Special issue on NBS in River Landscapes
Collaboration calls
First external review now open for the IPBES values assessment
IPBES gave a start to the external review for the first order drafts of the chapters of the IPBES methodological assessment regarding the diverse conceptualization of multiple values of nature and its contributions, including biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services (IPBES values assessment).
The period for this first external review of the values assessment is from 29 July until 22 September 2019. [Read more…] about First external review now open for the IPBES values assessment
Conference grants within the PESFOR-W COST action
The COST Action PESFOR-W (Payments for Ecosystem Services – Forests for Water) provides conference grants aimed at supporting researchers from Participating Inclusiveness Target Countries to attend high profile international science and technology-related events not specifically organised by the Action.
The first call for Grant Period 4 is now open. [Read more…] about Conference grants within the PESFOR-W COST action
A Special Issue of Ecosystem Services (Elsevier) by 2020 ESP Asia Conference
ESP Asia Office starts preparing the special issue of Ecosystem Services to compile research outcomes of ES professionals in Asia.
This idea was brought up last year during 2018 ESP Asia Conference in India and our Asian partners stressed the importance of compiling research outcomes and ES policy practices in Asian countries. This initiative will also contribute to engaging interdisciplinary researchers into adopting ecosystem services approach and supporting collaboration of ES researchers in Asia.
The tentative title of this special issue is “Ecosystem services approach : policy and practice in Asia”. [Read more…] about A Special Issue of Ecosystem Services (Elsevier) by 2020 ESP Asia Conference
International MSc programme on Ecosystem Services at IHI Zittau
The International Institute (IHI) Zittau, TU Dresden, Germany is now accepting applications for the international Masters programme on Ecosystem Services. The programme is devoted to understanding the causes of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation as well as to analysing their impacts on ecosystem functioning and human well-being in an interdisciplinary manner. [Read more…] about International MSc programme on Ecosystem Services at IHI Zittau