Updates from ESP’s sectoral working group 5 on ecosystem services in water management, including presentation at IAGLR 2018 on ‘Emerging Partnerships, Research, and Capacity in the African Great Lakes’ and a UNU INWEH workshop on ‘Africa2030WaterSecure Capacity Gaps and Needs for Water Security’: [Read more…] about SWG 5 – Ecosystem Services in Water Management
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ES and Judge-Made Law: A Review of Legal Cases in Common Law Countries
This article in the journal Ecosystem Services reviews the prevalence and usage of the concept of ecosystem services in American and other common law legal systems. It suggests that this concept is rarely relied on by courts and other adjudicatory bodies. [Read more…] about ES and Judge-Made Law: A Review of Legal Cases in Common Law Countries
ES and U.S. Stormwater Planning: An Approach for Improving Urban Stormwater Decisions
This article in the journal Environmental Science and Policy presents an ecosystem services framework for assessing the context-specific needs of decision makers, while considering the strengths and limitations of greenwater infrastructure use in urban stormwater management. [Read more…] about ES and U.S. Stormwater Planning: An Approach for Improving Urban Stormwater Decisions
Transnational Workshop: Alpine ecosystem services (ES) – a toolset for international cooperation
The University of Innsbruck hosts an interactive AlpES workshop on 28th September 2018 about the integration of the ES concept in international decision-making. The goal of the event is to discuss and elaborate links for ES management in transboundary (environmental) conflicts. [Read more…] about Transnational Workshop: Alpine ecosystem services (ES) – a toolset for international cooperation
Two PhD positions on Nature-based Solutions
Our lab at the University of Trento (www.planningfores.com) has opened two PhD positions on: Planning for Nature-based Solutions in cities Impact Assessment of Nature-based Solutions. Application details (Curriculum D): click here.