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Save the date: Ecosystem services in transdisciplinary approach (ECOSERV 2023)

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Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Poland ESP National Network are pleased to invite you to attend the 7th Scientific Symposium “Ecosystem services in transdisciplinary approach” – ECOSERV 2023.

The Symposium, under the patronage of ESP, is open to diverse audiences, including academics, experts, policymakers, and businesses. ECOSERV 2023 aims to bring together research, ideas, concepts, and experiences and provide a welcoming forum for discussing research and presenting different points of view on mapping, assessing, and implementing ecosystem services.

The conference will take place from 14-16 September 2023 in Poznań, Poland. [Read more…] about Save the date: Ecosystem services in transdisciplinary approach (ECOSERV 2023)

ESP Asia RO organises Training on Integrated Ecosystem Services Assessment

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The ESP Asia Regional Office is preparing a training on Integrated Ecosystem Services Assessment to value and capture the benefits of landscape restoration, nature conservation and sustainable land management.

Moderated by ESP chair Rudolf de Groot and ESP Asia executive committee member Namue Lee, the training will take place on 15-17 May 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan, and will be hosted by Dr. Herlin Chien the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology/ LTSER Pinglin, Taiwan.

Please find the detailed program and keep an eye on the ESP Asia RO page for further updates.

Register for the training.

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Pre-COP15 webinar: Make Nature Count. Aligning financial flows with Ecosystem Services

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Join the online webinar hosted by the Foundation for Sustainable Development in cooperation with ASN Bank to find out more about ecosystem services, the valuation of nature and how your organisation can use this to make nature count. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 30th November, 14:00-15:30 CET.

Part of the discussions during COP 15 in Montreal will be around the concept of ‘nature positive’ and having a net positive effect on biodiversity. But what is nature positive? And what does a positive effect on biodiversity actually mean from a societal perspective? [Read more…] about Pre-COP15 webinar: Make Nature Count. Aligning financial flows with Ecosystem Services

Call for papers: International Forum for Geoinformatics

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The annual International Forum for Geoinformatics GI_Salzburg23, 4-6 July, Salzburg, Austria, is currently calling for papers. The contribution possibilities range from scientific full papers to application-oriented technical presentations. The deadline for submission is 1 February 2023 for Full Papers & Short Paper contributions and 26 February 2023 to submit for workshops & product presentations & Industry Innovation. Posters can be submitted until 1 May 2023.
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How Does Nature Measure Up? Innovative Examples of Cost-Benefit Analysis of Nature-Based Solutions

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This webinar will highlight innovative case studies that assess the costs and benefits of NbS, and how we might use that cost-benefit information to help scale these approaches. Join to hear from Mike Beck (UC Santa Cruz) on the cost effectiveness of nature-based coastal adaptation in the Gulf of Mexico, Anna Bettis (The Nature Conservancy) on a cost-benefit analysis of installing tree canopies to address extreme heat in Phoenix, and from Gregg Brill (The Pacific Institute, CEO Water Mandate) and Ivan Paspaldzhiev (Denkstatt) on benefit accounting and valuation of NbS for watersheds. [Read more…] about How Does Nature Measure Up? Innovative Examples of Cost-Benefit Analysis of Nature-Based Solutions