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Special Issue on Urban transitions towards Nature-based Solutions in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

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The call for contributions for this Special Issue is currently open. The aim of the Issue is to gather a collection of papers that present contemporary knowledge and conceptual development of NBS in urban areas as well as practical experiences, including co-creation processes in solving urban problems and enhancing ecosystem services through NBS, and promote green infrastructure as a basis for NBS. The deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 December 2020. We encourage you to contribute to the Issue, as well as to take part in NBS for Cities Symposium at SURE2020/21 Conference in Poznań, Poland!

Please have a look at the journal website for more information.

Landscape 2021: Diversification for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture

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20-22 September 2021, Berlin, Germany 
Call for sessions, masterclasses, market place booths and post-conference workshops now open. Download the flyer here.

Landscape 2021 will bring together scientists from across disciplines with key actors to explore whether and how diversity and diversification can contribute to a more sustainable and resilient agriculture. Promising approaches reduce trade-offs between high productivity and use of external resources, the provisioning of ecosystem services, biodiversity and soil health as well as robust economic perspectives, social justice, cultural values and recreational opportunities. [Read more…] about Landscape 2021: Diversification for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture

MOOC: Introduction to the Natural Capital Project Approach

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The Natural Captial Project at Stanford University recently released a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Introduction to the Natural Capital Project Approach. The MOOC is divided into four modules exploring NatCap’s approach to using ecosystem service information to inform decisions. The course uses specific examples to illustrate how the approach has worked in each case and highlights key methods and tools used in the implementation.

Instructors include Gretchen Daily, Stacie Wolny, Jess Silver, Roy Remme, Sara Cafasso, Anne Guerry and Lori Avila. Register here.

 

BIOTA-FAPESP Program celebrates 20 years of contributing to public policy

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Launched in March 1999, BIOTA-FAPESP is one of Brazil’s most ambitious programs of research on biodiversity. In the 20 years since its inception, it has not only increased knowledge and understanding of biodiversity but also built a scientific foundation for the formulation of guidelines and policies governing biodiversity conservation and restoration.

In commemoration of the twentieth anniversary the program launched a series of 8 webinars aiming to synthesize BIOTA’s impact over the past two decades. [Read more…] about BIOTA-FAPESP Program celebrates 20 years of contributing to public policy

Equity and Ecosystem Services Webinars

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The National Ecosystem Services Partnership will be hosting two webinars (22 September and 1 October 2020) on equity and ecosystem services as a gateway for the ecosystem services community to start thinking and acting more deliberately on the multiple dimensions of equity and inclusion that play out in ecosystem services research and practice. Join us to hear from members of the NESP community who have focused on different facets of equity in their work, and participate in a conversation about how we can learn from each other to incorporate and act on equity considerations as they relate to ecosystem services. [Read more…] about Equity and Ecosystem Services Webinars