Season’s greetings! Our last Update for 2016 is out now, with an overview of the latest ESP events and announcing some upcoming ones. You can also find information about updates in the working groups and national networks, as well as the new look of all national network pages. As always the Update informs on upcoming events, calls for collaboration and vacancies in the field of ecosystem services.
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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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TEEBAgriFood: Call for Expressions of Interest/FixFoodMetrics
On 30 November, Nature published a piece on the need to “Fix food metrics“. In the article, Pavan Sukhdev, Peter May and Alexander Mueller argue that “for sustainable, equitable nutrition we must count the true global costs and benefits of food production”, presenting a compelling narrative on the rationale and ambitions of TEEBAgriFood. The paper has already begun to turn heads and spark interest. [Read more…] about TEEBAgriFood: Call for Expressions of Interest/FixFoodMetrics
Before the Flood: Documentary on Climate Change
Check out Before the Flood, a new documentary film about climate change. Join Leonardo DiCaprio as he explores the topic of climate change, and discovers what must be done today to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet.
QuESSA Conference: Quantification of Ecological Services for Sustainable Agriculture
QuESSA international conference on quantification of ecological services for sustainable agriculture will be held on 12 December 2016, in Roma Italy. [Read more…] about QuESSA Conference: Quantification of Ecological Services for Sustainable Agriculture
Invitation to fifth session of IPBES Plenary
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) invites its member states and observers to the fifth session of the IPBES Plenary, which will take place from 6 to 10 March 2017, in Bonn, Germany. On Monday, 6 March, regional consultations and the stakeholder day will be held. The opening of the fifth session of the IPBES Plenary will take place on Tuesday, 7 March, at 10 am. The session is scheduled to close on Friday, 10 March 2017. [Read more…] about Invitation to fifth session of IPBES Plenary