The book “Ecosystem Services as a City Planning Tool: The Case of Çankaya District” prepared within the scope of the Nature and Cities Project carried out by the Nature Conservation Center (DKM) was published. It emphasizes the importance of urban spatial planning taking into account nature-based solutions and ecosystem services, and at the same time, the book provides a tool to guide decision-makers and practitioners on these issues. [Read more…] about New book: Ecosystem Services as an Urban Planning Tool: The Case of Çankaya District
Publications
Bankable Nature Solutions: Solutions from across the globe to adapt to and mitigate climate change and to help our living planet thrive
WWF & Nature^Squared report shows how bankable nature solutions can generate a financial return and have a positive impact on nature, people and climate. The publication is meant to demonstrate what bankable projects are and how WWF through the Bankable Nature Solutions division can work across different landscapes to overcome various challenges. It aspires to show global landscape practitioners, investors and investees that Bankable Nature Solutions can be a promising solution, helping to upscale projects and to achieve more impact.
Please find the full statement and report here.
IUCN publishes new guide to identifying ecosystem services in protected areas
The Protected Area Benefits Assessment Tool Plus (PA-BAT+) – a users’ guide to identifying ecosystem services from protected areas, in collaboration with local communities and Indigenous People, has just been published by the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas.
This assessment tool aims to collate and assess information about the overall benefits from conservation and protection in protected areas. It can also be used in other area-based conservation sites. This technical guidance provides a quick overview of why understanding the benefits from protected areas is important, provides a detailed guide to using the PA-BAT+ and explains how to understand and use the results. [Read more…] about IUCN publishes new guide to identifying ecosystem services in protected areas
New paper: Pervasive gender bias in editorial boards of biodiversity conservation journals
A group of Brazilian researchers assessed the gender balance composition in editorial boards of 31 biodiversity conservation journals. The results demonstrated that only 28.7% were composed by women. Their projection indicates that BC journals may achieve gender balance in their editorial boards by the year 2038. The full paper can be accessed here. [Read more…] about New paper: Pervasive gender bias in editorial boards of biodiversity conservation journals
Updates from SWG 5 – ES in Water management
New paper: Soft power, discourse coalitions, and the proposed interbasin water transfer between Lake Chad and the Congo River
Dr. Nidhi Nagabhatla, co-lead of ESP’s sectoral working group on ES in water management, co-authored the paper Soft power, discourse coalitions, and the proposed interbasin water transfer between Lake Chad and the Congo River. The article examines the transboundary water interactions between the two relatively under-researched basins of Lake Chad and the Congo River; [Read more…] about Updates from SWG 5 – ES in Water management