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
Upcoming events
Webinar: Interpreting the IPBES global assessment
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
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
Training course: Measuring Ecosystem Services & Essential Biodiversity Variables
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
Upcoming webinars by NESP
There are two upcoming webinars of interest from the National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP).
Collaborative Science for Estuaries Webinar: “Exploring Applications of Ecosystem Services Conceptual Models for Coastal Habitats” by Lydia Olander and Sara Mason on June 26 at 3p Eastern. Learn more and register here.
NESP will be hosting the webinar: “Interpreting the IPBES Global Assessment” by Steve Polasky and Alex Pfaff two of the IPBES Assessment authors on August 1 at 2p Eastern. Learn more and register here.