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
Upcoming events
ECOSERV 2020 – 6th Scientific Symposium “Ecosystem services in transdisciplinary approach”, 6-8 July 2020, Poznan, Poland
Call for abstracts is open, deadline: April 30, 2020. You can find more information on the conference website.
Poland National Network and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan are pleased to announce that Registration and Call for Abstracts for ECOSERV 2020 Symposium are now open!
The Symposium which is under the patronage of ESP, is open for the world-wide diverse audience including academics, experts, policy makers, and business. [Read more…] about ECOSERV 2020 – 6th Scientific Symposium “Ecosystem services in transdisciplinary approach”, 6-8 July 2020, Poznan, Poland
Training course “Nature-based solutions in Urban Planning” @ University of Trento
The course, organized by the ReNature project, will upskill participants in: understanding the ecological foundations of NbS, assessing their impacts on ecosystem services and their socio-economic implications, identifying planning barriers and opportunities, applying key principles for NbS design.
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10th World Conference of Ecosystem Services Partnership at Leibniz University Hannover
Press release from 2019-10-14
750 participants from around the world are expected to attend
Clean water, fresh air, insects pollinating crops so that fruit and vegetables can grow – nature provides many things that are indispensable for our lives. The term “ecosystem services” refers to essential goods and non-material benefits that humans gain from nature. This topic is the focal point of an international specialist conference that will take place between Monday 21 October and Friday 25 October 2019. For the first time, the event will be held at Leibniz University Hannover (LUH). The 10th World Conference of Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) will be guided by the motto “10 years advancing ecosystem services science, policy and practice for a sustainable future”.
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Workshop: How do we know, if we are on the right track to the goals of marine protection, maritime spatial planning, blue growth and sustainable development?
10 October 2019, Helsinki, Finland. Registration deadline: 26 September 2019
This workshop is a unique opportunity to learn how Natural Capital Accounting could support various marine policies. You can also have your say on what kind of information you need and what issues should be prioritized when developing marine ecosystem accounts!
The workshop brings together experts from marine science, environmental and resource economics, statistics and policy advisors, data holders and modelers to learn about ecosystem accounting method and to discuss the following topics: [Read more…] about Workshop: How do we know, if we are on the right track to the goals of marine protection, maritime spatial planning, blue growth and sustainable development?