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A Special Issue of Ecosystem Services (Elsevier) by 2020 ESP Asia Conference

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ESP Asia Office starts preparing the special issue of Ecosystem Services to compile research outcomes of ES professionals in Asia.

This idea was brought up last year during 2018 ESP Asia Conference in India and our Asian partners stressed the importance of compiling research outcomes and ES policy practices in Asian countries. This initiative will also contribute to engaging interdisciplinary researchers into adopting ecosystem services approach and supporting collaboration of ES researchers in  Asia.

The tentative title of this special issue is “Ecosystem services approach : policy and practice in Asia”. [Read more…] about A Special Issue of Ecosystem Services (Elsevier) by 2020 ESP Asia Conference

Third Thursday Web Forum: Mapping Ecosystem Services to Enhance Conservation

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In this webinar, Katie Warnell, of the Ecosystem Services Program at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University, will introduce the Nicholas Institute’s work on ecosystem services mapping and discuss how these mapping products can be used to enhance conservation work in the Southeastern US. [Read more…] about Third Thursday Web Forum: Mapping Ecosystem Services to Enhance Conservation

Webinar: Interpreting the IPBES global assessment

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Have you been seeing all the headlines related to the recent International Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Global Assessment? In the next National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP) webinar, report coauthors Alex Pfaff from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and Stephen Polasky from the Department of Applied Economics at University of Minnesota will present an interpretation of the report contents and its implications. You can register here.

When: August 1, 2 p.m. ET

Training course: Agent-based modeling for geographical applications at University of Trento

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Trento (Italy) 16 – 18 September, 2019

This course (20 hours) provides an introduction to the concepts of agent-based modeling, a space for discussion about using this technique to investigate geographical problems and an opportunity to learn how to build and test agent-based models with the NetLogo programming language.

Registration deadline: 25 August 2019

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Training course: Measuring Ecosystem Services & Essential Biodiversity Variables

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This course centers on building capacity in the areas of measuring and quantifying ecosystem services and essential biodiversity variables, which are key in efforts to study, report, and manage biodiversity change. The course will take place 16 September – 26 September, 2019, in Kigali, Rwanda in partnership with the Center of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management (CoEB) at University of Rwanda. [Read more…] about Training course: Measuring Ecosystem Services & Essential Biodiversity Variables