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Regional conferences

At the 8th ESP World conference in 2015, ESP decided to organize ESP World conferences bi-annually, and regional conferences in the intermediate years. The aim of these regional conferences is to enable people from all around the world to share ecosystem services knowledge and strengthen local networks.


Regional conferences 2020/2021

In the period 2020/2021 we will be organising a series of regional conferences. Several regional conferences have already been announced:

  • 3rd ESP Latin America and Caribbean Conference, 25-27 November 2020, Mexico City, Mexico (online)
  • 3rd ESP Europe Conference, 7-10 June 2021, Tartu, Estonia
  • 2nd ESP MENA Conference, postponed to Autumn 2021, Rabat, Morocco
  • 3rd ESP Africa Conference, postponed to early December 2021, Rwanda
  • ACES-ESP Conference, 13-16 December 2021, Bonita Springs, Florida, USA
  • 4th ESP Europe Conference, Spring 2022, Greece

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, several of the dates have been changed and the ESP LAC 2020 conference has changed format to virtual. For most up-to-date information, please visit each conference website.

Suggestions for other regional conferences are welcome, especially from regions not mentioned above. If you are interested in organising an ESP regional conference in 2020/2021, you can express interest by filling out this form and sending it to [email protected].


3rd ESP Latin America and Caribbean Conference

25-27 November 2020, Mexico City, Mexico

The 3rd ESP regional conference for the Latin America and the Caribbean region was organised between 25-27 November 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico. The conference took place online and the theme was Transcending the study of Ecosystem Services towards Transdiscipline and Incidence. The list of sessions and presentations is available here.

Learn more about the conference at the offical website.


3rd ESP Europe Conference

7-10 June 2021, Tartu, Estonia

Our next regional conference for Europe will take place in Tartu, Estonia under the theme Ecosystem Service Science, Policy and Practice in the face of Global Changes.

Call for abstracts is open now! Find out more about it and submit your abstract on this page.

The session overview is available online. For news about the program, please keep an eye on the conference website.

During this conference, pre-conference trainings will be organised. This is a unique opportunity for conference participants to acquire new skills or sharpen existing ones. If you would like to provide a pre-conference training, please contact us at [email protected].


2nd ESP MENA Conference

Autumn 2021, Rabat, Morocco

Our second conference for the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region with theme Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services into regional and national policies in the Middle East and Northern Africa will take place in Rabat, Morocco.

You can still submit a late session proposal. We encourage everyone who is working in the field of ecosystem services as a scientist/researcher, policy-maker or practitioner to submit a session proposal. Check the call for sessions page for more information and to submit your proposal.

We are currently calling for abstracts! You can find out more and submit your abstract on this page. Find out more on the official event website.


3rd ESP Africa Conference

early December 2021, Musanze, Rwanda

After Kenya and Togo, the ESP Africa conference moves to Rwanda for its third edition, Ecosystem services for the future: Delivering value for Nature, Livelihoods and Economic Investment. We encourage everyone who is working in the field of ecosystem services as a scientist/researcher, policy-maker or practitioner to submit a session proposal. The call for sessions is officially closed, if you would like to submit a late session to the program please get in touch.

Call for abstracts is now OPEN! You can learn more and submit an abstract on this page.

The conference will take place at the Classic resort lodge in Musanze, Rwanda. Find out more on the official website.


ACES-ESP Conference

13-16 December 2021, Bonita Springs, Florida, USA

The ACES 2020 conference focuses on linking state-of-the-art science, practice, and decision making by bringing together the ecosystem services community and decision makers from around the United States and the globe. The conference which was to take place in December 2020 is now postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

An ACES webinar took place on 13-16 December 2020 as a preview for the upcoming conference.

Read more about this conference on the official website.


Regional ESP conferences 2018/2019

The previous cycle of regional conferences included:

  • ESP MENA Conference, 22-25 April 2018, Dead Sea, Jordan
  • ESP Asia Conference, 9-13 October 2018, Dehradun, India
  • ESP Europe Conference, 15-19 October 2018, in San Sebastian, Spain
  • ESP Latin America and the Caribbean, 22-25 October 2018, Conference in Campinas, Brazil
  • ESP Africa Conference, 17-20 June 2019, Kpalime, Togo

On 3-6 December 2018 our colleagues from A Community for Ecosystem Services held the ACES 2018 Conference in Washington DC, USA.

On 2-6 September 2019 our colleagues from the Oceania Ecosystem Services Forum held the OESF 2019 Conference in Otautachi (Christchurch), Aotearoa New Zealand.

Find out more on our Previous Conferences page.


Regional ESP conferences 2016

ESP regional conferences took place in 2016 for the first time on four different continents: Asia, Europe, Latin America and Africa. Check the previous conferences for more information. Also in North America the bi-annual conference with ACES was held.

To learn from this year ESP has compiled a survey report consisting of survey results of the four conferences. Read the survey report regional conferences 2016.

Oceania Ecosystem Services Forum

From 27-31 March 2017 the Oceania Ecosystem Services Forum took place in Brisbane, Australia. Learn more at the official website of the event.

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