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Call for abstracts: abstract submission for the ESP Africa Regional Conference 2019 is now open!

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This year’s Africa regional conference has the theme “Management of Ecosystem Services for Nature Conservation and Human Wellbeing in Africa” and will be held in Togo.

Interested in presenting your work in one of the thirty conference sessions? The call for abstract is now open.

Go now to the Call for Abstracts section on the official web page of our Africa Regional Conference 2019, follow the guidelines and submit your abstract!

The online abstract submission system is open from 16 October to 26 November 2018.

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ESP October Update is out!

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The October issue of our newsletter was out earlier this week. In this month’s ESP Update you will find:

  • latest info on our Regional Conferences (proceedings from the Asia conference are now online, call for abstracts is open for ESP Africa 2019!),
  • updates from several Working Groups and National Networks (the Caribbean regional sub-chapter is recruiting members, the Polish network of ESP would like your input for a survey)
  • a whole lot of activities from our colleagues over at the YESS group
  • call for nominating candidates for the ESP Steering Committee
  • other news from our partners around the globe

Read the October Update now!

Call for papers: Special Issue on Operationalizing ES in support of ecosystem-based marine spatial planning

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On Tuesday session B1b: Operationalizing ES in support of ecosystem-based marine spatial planning took place at the ESP European Conference in San Sebastian. As a result, the session organisers decided to submit a Special Issue in Ocean and Coastal Management Journal.

If you are interested in the topic of connecting ecosystem services and marine spatial planning, you are more than welcome to send your papers to Daniel Depellegrin at [email protected].

Call for papers: Application of the Ecosystem Service Concept in Social-Ecological Systems – from Theory to Practice

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The journal Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050, IF 2.075) is currently running a Special Issue entitled “Application of the Ecosystem Service Concept in Social–Ecological Systems—from Theory to Practice”. Prof. Dr. Georg Leitinger, Dr. Uta Schirpke and Dr. Johannes Rüdisser (University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria), are serving as Guest Editors for this issue. We sincerely invite you to make an excellent contribution, based on your expertise. [Read more…] about Call for papers: Application of the Ecosystem Service Concept in Social-Ecological Systems – from Theory to Practice

ESP Steering Committee: Call for Nominations OPEN

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The Ecosystem Services Partnership is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic people to join the Steering Committee and contribute their time and skills to the ESP’s mission.

The call for proposals for Steering Committee candidates is open until 15 November 2018. Any ESP member in ‘good standing’ is eligible for this position. We would like to encourage nominations of especially active and dynamic candidates, coming from all regions, and with different scientific backgrounds. We also encourage nominations for women or young people.

All ESP members will receive an invitation to nominate their candidate(s). You can also use this link to nominate (you will be asked to log in with your username and password): https://www.es-partnership.org/esp-steering-committee-call-for-nominations/