Upcoming events

The 6th International EcoSummit Congress – EcoSummit 2020 – Building a sustainable and desirable future: Adapting to a changing land and sea-scape , will take place at The Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast, Australia, from 21st – 25th June 2020.

The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 6 December 2019. You can find out more and submit an abstract here. [Read more…] about EcoSummit 2020: deadline for abstract submissions extended to 6 December

The 2020 Natural Capital Symposium will be held at Stanford University on 16-18 March 2020. This event is a major convening of leaders advancing the science and practice of incorporating nature’s diverse values into decisions.

This year the Symposium will be focusing on two key themes: 1) re-envisioning development planning at national and regional scales and 2) sustainable, livable cities.

Registration is now open. Early-Bird discount ends 16 December 2019. Registration closes 28 February 2020.

The call for abstracts is open until 22 November. Poster Abstracts are due 31 January 2020.

Find out more at the official event website.

The Swiss Climate Summer School 2020 takes places on 23 – 28 August in Grindelwald, Switzerland. It invites young researchers (PhD and Posdoc) from all fields of climate research and is focusing on the theme “Extreme weather and climate: from atmospheric processes to impacts on ecosystems and society”. This theme has been chosen due to its paramount importance in terms of both scientific challenges and pressing societal concerns.

Click here for more information.

In the next National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP) webinar, hear from Emily Pindilli, an economist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), about the USGS LandCarbon program’s in-depth ecosystem service assessments at three different National Wildlife Refuges. An overview of the assessment done for the Great Dismal Swamp Refuge will include discussion of the quantification of multiple services including: carbon sequestration, catastrophic fire mitigation, and recreation under a set of management alternatives. [Read more…] about Webinar: Ecosystem Service Assessments at Three National Wildlife Refuges: Methods, Results, and Lessons