Mapping and assessment of Ecosystem Services (MAES) Glossary that was compiled in the ESMERALDA project has been recently published in the One Ecosystem Journal with the title ”Glossary of ecosystem services mapping and assessment terminology“. The glossary is based on the integration of several previous glossaries and a wide-ranging consultation process. [Read more…] about ESMERALDA based glossary is now published in One Ecosystem Journal
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New publication on recreational ES
A new article on recreational services has been published in Ecosystem Service Journal with the title ‘Spatial dimensions of recreational ecosystem service values: A review of meta-analyses and a combination of meta-analytic value-transfer and GIS’.
Call for papers: Science-policy interfaces advance science on Ecosystems and People
A call for papers that could be of interest to many ESP members was launched this week. IJBESM, an open access journal affiliated with the ESP is hosting a special issue on the outcomes and advancements of science-policy interfaces such as IPBES. [Read more…] about Call for papers: Science-policy interfaces advance science on Ecosystems and People
ESP TWG3 published a new paper on ES indicator selection criteria
The ESP Thematic Working Group 3 on Ecosystem Services Indicators has published a collaborative paper: Key criteria for developing ecosystem service indicators to inform decision making. The paper is based on presentations and discussions held during the group’s session at the 2016 ESP EU conference, entitled ‘Ecosystem service indicators: what you measure is what you get?’. [Read more…] about ESP TWG3 published a new paper on ES indicator selection criteria
Pre-announcement of the BiodivERsA Call on Biodiversity & Health
BiodivERsA is pleased to announce the launch of its next call on the theme “Biodiversity and its influence on animal, human and plant health”. [Read more…] about Pre-announcement of the BiodivERsA Call on Biodiversity & Health