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Thematic Working Groups

ESP currently hosts 18 thematic working groups (TWG’s): they work on the theme as a whole or are split in subgroups. TWG members exchange information, discuss ideas and experience, and make this information available to a wider community of users.

Activities of Thematic Working Groups

  • Collect, synthesize and exchange information on the WG theme to advance the science and application on that topic.
  • Stimulate collaboration between the main organizations involved with the WG Theme.
  • Organize workshops during regional and global ESP-conferences or other events.
  • Publish (joint) papers
  • Develop guidelines for Ecosystem Services Assessment.
  • Contribute to international assessments e.g. TEEB National studies, Sub Global Assessment (follow-up MA), IPBES.
  • Contribute to international assessments such as TEEB National studies, Sub Global Assessment and IPBES.

Join an ESP thematic working group

  • Contact the thematic working group lead team, or the biome working group cluster coordinator.
  • If you wish to initiate a new thematic working group please contact the TWG coordinators Benjamin Burkhard and Davide Geneletti.
  • Joining a thematic working group requires ESP membership.

The following Thematic Working Groups are currently active