The organisation of Workshops/Thematic Working group meetings at the ESP conferences is one main activity of the working group:
- 2025 ESP11 World Conference: From outer space to local ecosystem service mapping – harnessing state-of-the-art data, methods and tools on various spatio-temporal scales Book of Abstracts
- 2024 Europe ESP Conference:
- Integrating ecological and legal approaches to mapping and assessment of ecosystem services vulnerability, resilience, and restoration Book of Abstracts, Presentations
- Mapping ecosystem services to foster transformative societal change: looking at the past and the way forward Book of Abstracts, Presentations
- 2023 Latin America and Caribbean ESP Conference:
- Using Ecosystem Services to prioritise conservation action Book of Abstracts, Recordings
- Mapeo, análisis y modelamiento de beneficios de la naturaleza (servicios ecosistémicos y contribuciones de la naturaleza) a nivel local: vínculos urbano-rurales Book of Abstracts, Presentations, Recordings
- 2022 Europe ESP Conference:
- National & large scale MAES projects in Europe – road towards policy uptake and implementation Book of Abstracts, Presentations, Recordings
- The power of ecosystem services maps for transformative change Book of abstracts, Presentations, Recordings
- 2021 Europe ESP Conference:
- Mapping and assessment of ecosystem condition and relationships with ecosystem service supply Book of Abstracts, Presentations & Recordings
- National & large scale MAES projects in Europe, including the EU Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories: challenges, solutions and lessons learned Book of Abstracts, Presentations & Recordings
- Innovation in ES mapping: sharing experiences from spatial analysis, visualization, communication and user engagement Book of Abstracts, Presentations & Recordings
- Developing and advancing national MAES processes – a path from mapping to implementation Book of Abstracts, Presentations & Recordings
- 2019 ESP10 World Conference:
- Times are changing: temporal mapping of dynamic ecosystem services Book of Abstracts, Presentations
- Mapping cultural ecosystem services: use of social media to assess cultural ES Book of Αbstracts
- 2018 Europe ESP Conference:
- Less is more or the more the better? Dealing with simplification and uncertainties in ES mapping Book of Abstracts, Presentations
- Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services for Policy and Decision Making in EU Member States Book of Abstracts, Presentations
- 2017 ESP9 World Conference 9th ESP Conference: Mapping for impact: seeking for evidence of eco-civilization Book of Abstracts
- 2016 Europe ESP Conference: Solving practical bottlenecks in ecosystem service mapping Book of Abstracts
- 2015 ESP8 World Conference:
- New techniques for mapping ecosystem services: solutions for instant use and direct application Book of Abstracts
- Modeling and mapping ecosystem service capacity, flow and demand with data of varying quantity and quality Book of Abstracts
- 2014 ESP7 World Conference:
- Mapping ES – learning from success and failures
- Information technology to support ecosystem services research and practice
- Integration of ES models and maps into science and decision making: future needs
- Uncertainty analysis and validation of mapping and modelling ES
- 2013 ESP6 World Conference: Mapping, visualisation and data access tools of ecosystem services
- 2012 ESP5 World Conference: Modelling and Mapping Ecosystem Services
- 2011 ESP4 World Conference: Workshop: Quantifying, Mapping, Modeling & Indicators of Ecosystem Services
- ESP Conferences 1-3 (2008-2010): participation/presentations of ecosystem service mapping-related topics
Several members of the Thematic Work group were contributing to the new Mapping Ecosystem Services book:
- Burkhard, B. and J. Maes (eds.) (2017): Mapping Ecosystem Services. Pensoft Publishers. 376 pp.
available Fully Open Access: http://ab.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12837 - Or order your hard copy from here: http://books.pensoft.net/book/13161/mapping-ecosystem-services
Several Special Issues related to mapping and quantification of ecosystem services have been edited in scientific journals by working group members:
- Willemen, L., Burkhard, B, Crossman, N., Drakou, E.G. and I. Palomo (eds.) (2015): Best practices for mapping ecosystem services. Special Issue. Ecosystem Services 3(0):1-184. (outcome of the 6th ESP conference in Bali 2013)
- Burkhard, B., N. Crossman, S. Nedkov, K. Petz and R. Alkemade (eds.) (2013). Mapping and Modelling Ecosystem Services for Science, Policy and Practice. Special Issue. Ecosystem Services 4: 1-146. (outcome of the 4th ESP conference in Wageningen 2011).
- Crossman, N., B. Burkhard, S. Nedkov (eds.) (2012). Quantifying and Mapping Ecosystem Services. Special Issue. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management 8 (1-2): 1-185.
- Alkemade, R., B. Burkhard, N. Crossman, S. Nedkov, and K. Petz (eds.) (2013). Quantifying Ecosystem Services and Indicators for Science, Policy and Practice. Special Section. Ecological Indicators 37: 161-265 (outcome of the 4th ESP conference in Wageningen 2011).
- Burkhard, B., R. de Groot, R. Costanza, R. Seppelt, S.E. Jørgensen, M. Potschin (eds.) (2012). Challenges of sustaining natural capital and ecosystem services: Quantification, modelling & valuation/accounting. Special Issue. Ecological Indicators 21: 1-154. (outcome of the 3rd ESP conference in Salzau 2010)
- Burkhard, B., I. Petrosillo & R. Costanza (2010). Ecosystem Services – Bridging Ecology, Economy and Social Sciences. Special Issue. Ecological Complexity 7/3: 257-259. (outcome of the 1st ESP conference in Salzau 2008)
Further activities include the development and support of project proposals, networking and the exchange of methods, ideas and data.
Related initiatives:
The blueprint for mapping and modelling ecosystem services
One further major activity and product of the thematic working group on mapping ecosystem services is to develop and to test a blueprint to give guidance on modelling and mapping ecosystem services. The primary purpose of the blueprint is to provide a template and checklist of information needed for ecosystem service modelling and mapping studies. Another purpose is the development of the ESP Visualization tool (ESP-VT; see below) based on the information on methods and data used in previous modelling and mapping studies as reported in respectively completed blueprints. Although each study modeling and mapping ecosystem services has certain characteristics, the blueprint will help to reduce uncertainties related to ecosystem service assessments, helping to close the gaps between science, policy and practice. The blueprint has been developed by the thematic working group together with the “Modelling and Mapping Ecosystem Services” working group participants at the 5th Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference in Portland 2012. The results of the workshop and the analysis of the first worked out examples of the blueprint will be presented here soon, as well as the ecosystem service mapping studies data base.
Publication: Crossman, N.D., B. Burkhard, S. Nedkov, L. Willemen, K. Petz, I. Palomo, E.G. Drakou, B. Martín-Lopez, T.McPhearson, K. Boyanova, R. Alkemade, B. Egoh, M. Dunbar, J. Maes (2013): A blueprint for mapping and modelling ecosystem services. Ecosystem Services.
The ESP Visualization tool (ESP-VT)
The ESP-VT is an interactive knowledge platform that allows users to share information on ecosystem services maps, data and mapping methods. It is a joint initiative of the ESP Thematic Working Groups on Mapping and Modelling ES, developed and supported by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC-EC) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) of Australia.
- Read more about the ESP-VT here: Drakou, E.G., N.D. Crossman, L. Willemen, B. Burkhard, I. Palomo, J. Maes, S. Peedell (2015): A visualization and data-sharing tool for ecosystem service maps: Lessons learnt, challenges and the way forward. Ecosystem Services 13(0): 134-140.
- Unfortunatelly this tool is not functioning at the moment.