To achieve the objectives, the main strategies will be to:
- Maintain an active forum for discussion and sharing of information within the ESP website on ecosystem services and indigenous peoples and local communities;
- Analyze, evaluate and share the methodologies proposed in the assessments, in order to strengthen mutually supportive exchange of information between project managers, actors, and communities involved;
- Create workshop opportunities for discussion and analysis of major issues involving the sharing and use of information, participatory processes, and building bridges based on mutually respect and reciprocity between the scientific community and indigenous peoples and local communities, etc.;
- Create a learning platform and communication network among indigenous peoples and local communities, scientists, NGO’s, governments and others to promote and enhance the dialogue on connecting diverse knowledge systems and ecosystem services.
- Explore and interact with the IPBES and its Task Force on Indigenous and Local Knowledge in assessments, and with indigenous peoples and local communities own tools a and methods for assessments and community based monitoring.
Conference outputs:
- 2025 ESP11 World Conference:
- Breaking Down Barriers – Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge on Ecosystem Services into Natural Resource Management, Policy, Planning Book of Abstracts, Presentations
- Developing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) incorporating Indigenous peoples and local communities’ perspectives Book of Abstracts, Presentations
- 2023 Latin America and Caribbean ESP Conference:
- Participatory approaches for sharing knowledge on ecosystem services to improve food and water securities in the face of climate change Book of Abstracts, Recordings
- Experiencias de monitoreo comunitario participativo de biodiversidad y servicios ecosistémicos en Latinoamérica y el Caribe Book of Abstracts, Recordings
- Towards developing effective PES mechanisms suiting Indigenous peoples and local communities Book of Abstracts, Presentations & Recordings
- 2018 Asia ESP Conference: Mainstreaming Indigenous and local communities connections with nature Book of Abstracts, Presentations
- 2016 Latin American ESP Conference:
- Ecosystem service in Rural landscapes in Brazil. Book of Abstracts, Presentations
- What drives landowners to modify their productive practices and conserve their forests? Book of Abstracts, Presentations
- Challenges of forest conservation in Mexico: analysis of different instruments from a multidisciplinary perspective. Book of Abstracts, Presentations
- 2015 ESP World Conference: Indigenous and local communities and their ecosystems. Book of Abstracts, Presentations