The National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP) was formed over a decade ago to create a national network for sharing ecosystem services information, to establish pathways for implementation of ecosystem services concepts, and to help integrate ecosystem services information into decision-making. In service of these goals, NESP is creating a set of resources for the natural resource management community that provides an ecosystem services framework that is flexible while being standardized, intuitive, and credible. These resources are centered on a set of Ecosystem Services Conceptual Models (ESCMs). [Read more…] about NESP Webinar Recording: New Ecosystem Services Toolkit Tour
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3rd ESP Europe Conference postponed to 17-20 May 2021
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak and after careful consideration, the Conference Organising Committee, in close consultation with the ESP Steering Committee, has decided to postpone the 3rd ESP Europe Conference to 17-20 May 2021. This decision was taken to ensure that everyone can travel and participate safely. [Read more…] about 3rd ESP Europe Conference postponed to 17-20 May 2021
Postdoc: First Assistant on Mountain Socio-Ecological Systems
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Mountain Research (CIRM) offers a position of First Assistant (Post-doc) on Mountain Socio-Ecological Systems. Deadline to apply is 31 July, 2020.
The University of Lausanne (UNIL) is a higher teaching and research institution composed of seven faculties where nearly 15,500 students and 5,000 employees. Ideally situated along the lake of Geneva, near Lausanne’s city center, its campus brings together over 120 nationalities. The CIRM brings together more than 80 researchers working on mountain topics by combining the social and the natural sciences. [Read more…] about Postdoc: First Assistant on Mountain Socio-Ecological Systems
The Wild Postcard Project – art competition aims to showcase Irish and Dutch biodiversity
The Wild Postcard Project first launched in 2016 in Ireland. Since its inception, the Wild Postcard Project held competitions in the Philippines (2017), Madagascar (2018), Canada (2018) and Ireland (2019), with thousands upon thousands of entries received and the winning artworks proudly displayed on our website and sent as postcards around the world.
Currently the project is holding two competition – in Ireland and the Netherlands. The competitions are calling for kids and teens (ages 5-18) to create and submit artworks that depict Irish or Dutch biodiversity respectively. [Read more…] about The Wild Postcard Project – art competition aims to showcase Irish and Dutch biodiversity
Training School Analysis of the cost effectiveness of Woodlands for Water PES
The Cost Action PESFOR-W (Payment for Ecosystem Services: Forest for Water) organises a training school on Analysis of the cost effectiveness of Woodlands for Water PES. The training school will take place on 6-8 October 2020 in Freiburg, Germany. The deadline for application is June 30th, 2020. Applicants should send a one-page motivation letter, an estimate of their travel costs, and their full CV for full consideration to [email protected]
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