At this year’s EcoSummit (13-17 June, Gold Coast, Australia) SWG 9 – Indigenous peoples & Local communities group lead Kamalji Sangha together with Robert Costanza and Jeremy Russell-Smith will host a symposium on Developing Indigenous-specific Ecosystem Services framework for marketing. In this symposium, the authors will share information on the Indigenous perspectives of Ecosystem Services (ES), currently available ES frameworks, and how these current frameworks fail to incorporate indigenous context. [Read more…] about Call for abstracts: Developing Indigenous-specific Ecosystem Services framework for marketing
Upcoming events
Economic incentives that affect biodiversity
The international conference “Economic incentives that affect biodiversity” will take place on 13-16 June 2023 at the International Academy for Nature Conservation (INA) on the Isle of Vilm, Germany and will be hosted by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN). The event will provide a platform for exchange between experts from science, administration and civil society on subsidies, tax systems and market-based approaches both harmful and beneficial for nature conservation.
The call for contributions is open until 10 March 2023. Find out more about this event here.
Save the date: Ecosystem services in transdisciplinary approach (ECOSERV 2023)
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Poland ESP National Network are pleased to invite you to attend the 7th Scientific Symposium “Ecosystem services in transdisciplinary approach” – ECOSERV 2023.
The Symposium, under the patronage of ESP, is open to diverse audiences, including academics, experts, policymakers, and businesses. ECOSERV 2023 aims to bring together research, ideas, concepts, and experiences and provide a welcoming forum for discussing research and presenting different points of view on mapping, assessing, and implementing ecosystem services.
The conference will take place from 14-16 September 2023 in Poznań, Poland. [Read more…] about Save the date: Ecosystem services in transdisciplinary approach (ECOSERV 2023)
ESP Asia RO organises Training on Integrated Ecosystem Services Assessment
The ESP Asia Regional Office is preparing a training on Integrated Ecosystem Services Assessment to value and capture the benefits of landscape restoration, nature conservation and sustainable land management.
Moderated by ESP chair Rudolf de Groot and ESP Asia executive committee member Namue Lee, the training will take place on 15-17 May 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan, and will be hosted by Dr. Herlin Chien the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology/ LTSER Pinglin, Taiwan.
You can download the detailed program here. Keep an eye on the event webpage for further updates.
Register for the training. Registration deadline: 1 April 2023.
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Pre-COP15 webinar: Make Nature Count. Aligning financial flows with Ecosystem Services
Join the online webinar hosted by the Foundation for Sustainable Development in cooperation with ASN Bank to find out more about ecosystem services, the valuation of nature and how your organisation can use this to make nature count. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 30th November, 14:00-15:30 CET.
Part of the discussions during COP 15 in Montreal will be around the concept of ‘nature positive’ and having a net positive effect on biodiversity. But what is nature positive? And what does a positive effect on biodiversity actually mean from a societal perspective? [Read more…] about Pre-COP15 webinar: Make Nature Count. Aligning financial flows with Ecosystem Services