Worldwide network to enhance the science, policy and practice of ecosystem services for conservation and sustainable development
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!
The Territorial Delegation of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) of Matanzas province and the National Center for Protected Areas (CNAP) invites you to participate in the 11th International Symposium on Wetland Management “Wetlands 2017” to be held From 6 to 10 November 2017, in the Ciénaga de Zapata, Matanzas, Cuba. The meeting has become a regional initiative of systematic implementation.
[Read more…] about XI International Symposium “Wetlands 2017” in Cuba
A call for papers in the Ecosystem Services Journal: Special Issue: The state of the art of Ecosystem Services Research and Practice In Latin America which will be published during 2018. This will be ignited, taking advantage of the “International Conference on Ecosystem Services” (Congreso Internacional de Servicios Ecosistémicos- CISEN V) that will be held in Oaxaca Mexico in November 2017. [Read more…] about Call for Papers: The state of the art of Ecosystem Services Research and Practice In Latin America
The IUFRO will hold a conference with the theme “The Green-Blue Nexus: Forests, Landscapes and Services” from the 24 – 29 September 2017 in Halle, Germany. The conference aims to address to what extent and how the status of any particular forest ecosystem and its temporal dynamics, should be included in the overall assessment of ecosystems and their services at larger scales such as landscape scale. [Read more…] about IUFRO 8.01.02 Landscape Ecology Conference 2017
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.
[Read more…] about ESP December Update
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
