During the conference in Prague, we held an ESP General Assembly and the Interim Executive Committee (IEC) shared their proposals for establishing ESP as an independent legal entity and for holding elections for ESP governance (Steering Committee and Executive Committee). In brief the proposals are based on two main points: [Read more…] about Report on the ESP General Assembly
ESP Updates
Join the ESP working group on ES indicators
Thematic working group on ecosystem services indicators (T3) is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help lead the working group. To give you an indication of our previous ESP conference sessions activities, we focused on social-ecological ‘bridging indicators’ (socio-economic & biophysical indicators), ‘fit-for purpose indicators’, ‘big data’, and operationalizing ES indicators, respectively. We are excited to bring the working group to the next level, and to intensify communication and collaboration between group members. For the ESP Europe conference in Wageningen, we are going to look into indicators for monitoring (global) biodiversity frameworks (such as Kunming) as well as indicators for monitoring Nature-based Solutions.
Therefore, the following questions to ESP members:
- Would you be interested to remain / become a member of TWG 3 on ES indicators?
- Would you or a colleague / PhD candidate be interested in leading the TWG?
- Do you have suggestions for the new / upcoming chairs to take with them?
Please send your email to Alexander van Oudenhoven, the current chair.
Events for GeoNight2024 on scientific publishing held by the BGS and YESS
Two events on scientific publishing were jointly organised by the Bulgarian Geographical Society (BGS) and Young ES Specialists (YESS), during this year’s edition of GeoNight2024 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The first was a workshop on Best practices in publication process, and the second was an event for early career researchers titled Tips and tricks for newcomers to the publishing process. [Read more…] about Events for GeoNight2024 on scientific publishing held by the BGS and YESS
Postdoc and PhD opportunities: Planning Resilient Landscapes
Are you interested in advancing the planning and implementation of sponge landscapes in Europe?
Leibniz University Hannover is calling for applications for a PostDoc and a PhD position in Planning Resilient Landscapes to conduct research on nature-based solutions to address floods, droughts, and biodiversity change within the EU Horizon Europe project SpongeWorks. SpongeWorks will advance the upscaling of ‘sponge measures’ as nature-based solutions to boost the natural water retention capacity in Europe.
The positions are supervised by Christian Albert within the Landscape Planning and Ecosystem Services working group at Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Environmental Planning.
Please see the following websites for the official announcements:
• PostDoc (m/f/d) in Planning Climate Resilient Landscapes (Salary Scale 13 TV-L, 100 %) Due date: March 27, 2024. Key focus: Synthesis research and scientific coordination
• PhD Candidate (m/f/d) in Planning Climate Resilient Landscapes (Salary Scale 13 TV-L, 75 %) Due date: April 1, 2024. Key focus: Geodesign for co-creating sponge strategies.
ESP Europe 2021 starts in two weeks!
With less than three weeks to go, we bring you an update with all you need to know about the 3rd ESP Europe Conference, 7-10 June 2021, Tartu, Estonia. Our latest special newsletter outlines the program elements, esteemed keynote speakers, the digital platform, registration details and more! Read here.