The Regenerative Agriculture Research Program offers 3 positions to students who are committed to make a change in the way we approach agriculture through their thesis work or internship, while at the same time develop their professional and academic skills.
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ESP connects over 3000 ecosystem services scientists, policy makers and practitioners who work together in more than 40 Working Groups and a growing number of National Networks on all continents. ESP regularly organises World and Regional conferences and provides many Services to further enhance the application of ecosystem services for nature conservation, ecosystem restoration and sustainable management. Partner up with ESP and join in the global effort for the future of our Natural Capital!
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PESFOR-W: Call for Short Term Scientific Missions
Payments for Ecosystem Services (Forest for water)
The aim of the PESFOR-W COST Action is to synthesize knowledge, provide guidance and encourage collaborative research to improve Europe’s capacity to use Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) to achieve Water Framework Directive (WFD) targets & other policy objectives through incentives for planting woodlands to reduce agricultural diffuse pollution to watercourses.
Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) are exchange visits aimed at strengthening existing networks and fostering collaboration between researchers that contribute to the objectives of the Action.
[Read more…] about PESFOR-W: Call for Short Term Scientific MissionsOur December newsletter is out!
It is time for our last newsletter of the year. In this month’s Update:
- ESP African Conference – date change and call for abstracts deadline extended;
- ESP 10 World Conference – call for session proposals;
- Call for expression of interest for organising an ESP Regional conference in 2020;
- Updates from our working groups – SWG 6 – ES in Business, SWG 8A – Task Force on Agrobiodiversity, TWG 17 – ES Acconting and Greening the Economy;
- Update from the Young ES Specialists (YESS);
- News from the ESP Asia Regional Office;
- and more.
MOOC: Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Landscape Restoration
The European Network for theAdvancement of Business and Landscape Education (ENABLE) has created its second MOOC: BusinessModel Innovation for Sustainable Landscape Restoration. In the MOOC, participants are encouraged to go through the businessmodel innovation process in groups of their choice. The ENABLE project is a partnership of organisations in the private, public and non-profit sector, and isco-led by Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) andCommonland Foundation. Subscribing to this free online course starts on Wednesday 5 December, World Soil Day. The MOOC will launch on14 February 2019.
[Read more…] about MOOC: Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Landscape RestorationESP Asia: Training on Rapid Assessment on ES for a new wetland reserve
The training on rapid assessment of wetland ecosystem services held in Geumsan county brought together 35 participants of local residents, wetland interpreters, and citizen scientist to appreciate values of Cheonnae wetland located in Geum-river watershed.
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