The Erasmus+ course ‘Nature Benefits: From Theory to Practice’ (Natuurvoordelen: Van Theorie naar Praktijk) aims to help Dutch and Flemish professionals in the field of nature management and conservation communicate the value of nature areas. The course is co-organised by various ESP partners, and it consists of three modules, taking place between June and November 2024. Find more information in the course flyer (in Dutch). Registration opens 2 April 2024.
Upcoming events
Call for abstracts: 5th ESP Europe Conference
The 5th ESP Europe Conference will be held on 18-22 November 2024 in Wageningen, the Netherlands. The conference theme is ‘Ecosystem Services: One Planet, One Health’. As the conference theme suggests, we aim to highlight the relevance of the ecosystem services concept for solving global issues, driving transformative change and achieving a healthy planet.
The call for abstracts is currently open! Participants interested in presenting oral or poster presentations are invited to submit an abstract before 15 July 2024. All abstracts will undergo peer review by the session hosts.Please note that this conference will be an in-person conference in order to provide an enriching experience that allows attendees to fully immerse themselves in the conference, interact with speakers and engage with other participants in real-time.
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ACES 2024 – calling for sessions
ACES: The Community on Ecosystem Services
December 9-12, 2024 | Austin, Texas, USA
ACES represents a dynamic and growing international assembly of professionals, researchers, and policymakers involved with ecosystem services. The ACES Conference brings together this community providing an open forum to share experiences, methods, and tools for assessing and incorporating ecosystem services into public and private decisions. Participants will include individuals with interests in resource management, restoration, institutions, policy, government, business, academia, conservation, urban and non-urban development, and more!
The organizers have issued a Call for Session Proposals. Submissions are due April 5. Sessions will focus on a diverse range of topics including Investing in Ecosystem Services, Equity in Ecosystem Services, Resilience in Ecosystem Services, and a range of other themes relevant to ecosystem services. Visit the web site for details.
SER continental conferences 2024
The Society for Ecological Restoration is holding two continental conferences in 2024.
The SER North American Conference will take place in Vancouver, Canada on 28 October to 1 November 2024. The call for contributed presentations is now open. You can find out more here.
The 14th European SER Conference will be held in Tartu, Estonia on 26-30 August 2024. Call for abstracts and registration are now open. Read more here.
Summer school on economic valuation of natural capital
The ValuGaps project financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany invites applications for the interdisciplinary Summer School Economic Valuation of Natural Capital: From Theory to Practice.
The program will cover topics on theory and economic methods for natural capital valuation; practical application of economic valuation at the science-policy interface; non-monetary values (including relational values, health, and well-being); ecosystems and their services under global change as well as quantification of ecosystem services with ecological models.
For more details, please visit the website.
Application deadline: 29 February 2024