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ICREES 2018 conference

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20th International Conference on Restoration Ecology and Ecosystem Services

This International Conference aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Restoration Ecology and Ecosystem Services. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Restoration Ecology and Ecosystem Services. [Read more…] about ICREES 2018 conference

ESP EU 2018: Call for abstracts

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Call for abstracts for ESP EU 2018 is now open. The deadline for abstract submission is till 4 June. If you would like to get more information about the proposed sessions to which you can upload your abstract, please visit the conference website.

The conference is undertaking under the topic “Ecosystem services in a changing world: moving from theory to practice“. All individuals interested in our proposed sessions are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract for oral or poster presentation.

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Taking root: The launch of a new restoration tool

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With the launch of the Restoration Opportunities Optimisation Tool (ROOT), the world has a better way of making decisions on ecosystem services, specifically in support of the people who actually rely on them. Following over three years of development through a partnership between International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and The Natural Capital Project, ROOT is a software tool that optimises trade-offs among different ecosystem services to help decision-makers visualise where investments in restoration could be made that would optimise benefits for multiple landscape goals. [Read more…] about Taking root: The launch of a new restoration tool

One week training on Ecosystem Services Modeling

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The International Spring University (ISU), an initiative of the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), announces a 1-week training on Ecosystem Services Modeling. The training will take place from 8 – 12 October 2018 in Bilbao, Spain – just the week before the ESP Europe 2018 Conference.

The 2018 event is directed to a new generation of scientists and policy analysts who can effectively use coupled human-environmental models in research, policy and management to address and solve sustainable problems. [Read more…] about One week training on Ecosystem Services Modeling

ERD report on beekeeping activities in Cameroon

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Sustainable Agriculture and Building the Capacity of Peasants:  Income Generating Activities and Better Food Security

The ERD team is very pleased to share its report on the beekeeping activities for the period 2016-2017, in Cameroon. Beekeeping is an important sector of the economy in general and agricultural in particular due to the role played by bees in pollination and in the production of honey and its derived products. People around the world know and love honey, a high-value food and a source of income. But then beekeeping has remained out of the great momentum of agricultural development in Cameroon since a long time unlike other animal and even vegetable sectors. [Read more…] about ERD report on beekeeping activities in Cameroon