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!

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ESP Webinar: Participatory Community Monitoring of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Latin America and the Caribbean

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The third edition of the ESP Education & Training Webinar Series, organised by the Young Ecosystem Services Specialist Network – YESS, will be on the topic of Participative Community Monitoring of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services in Latin America and the Caribbean. The session is planned as a space to share significant advances and experiences in participatory science exercises and self-managed monitoring of ecosystem, developed by rural communities, indigenous communities, African descendants, ethnic groups, etc., in which early-career researchers (ECRs) tend to be advisors and accompaniers.

The webinar will take place on 26 April 2023. The language for this webinar is Spanish. [Read more…] about ESP Webinar: Participatory Community Monitoring of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Latin America and the Caribbean

A special issue of Forests

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The journal Forest is calling for contributions for a Special Issue (ISSN 1999-4907). The focus of this Special Issue will be on innovative frameworks supporting decision-making processes through integrated ecosystem services assessments and sustainable finance principles. The deadline for manuscript submissions is 31 October 2023.

Background:
The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP-15) was held in Montreal in December 2022 to discuss and prepare technical/operational guidelines and directives against biodiversity loss globally, with particular attention to urban environments. Particularly, it emerged clearly how the alignment of financial flows with nature could drive finances toward sustainable investments and away from environmentally harmful ones. Therefore, there is a need to support decision-making processes with accessible frameworks integrating economic-environmental aspects able to encourage nature-positive investments. [Read more…] about A special issue of Forests

University Professorship in Planning for Biodiversity and Vegetation Development

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The Institute of Environmental Planning at the Leibniz University Hannover invites applications for the following position starting as soon as possible: University Professorship (m/f/d) in Planning for Biodiversity and Vegetation Development

The Position
The professorship’s main areas of research and teaching are:

  • Scientific principles of planning-related conservation, restoration and establishment of natural and semi-natural vegetation in Central Europe.
  • Methods and objectives of species protection (flora) and biodiversity conservation and development.
  • Integration of scientific content into planning processes (environmental impact assessment, management and development plans) under the challenges of climate change.
  • Teaching is aimed at students of landscape architecture and environmental planning and, in addition to lectures on planning-related plant ecology, includes in particular mapping exercises in the field.

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Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society has been accepted for Scopus indexing

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In its 90 years in scholarly publishing (since 1933), the Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society (JBGS), became the oldest geographical journal in Bulgaria with more than 930 articles and 47 volumes. In 2023 JBGS celebrates the long-lasting history of the journal in the Bulgarian academic publication process, as well as its acceptance for Scopus indexing!

Earlier, in the last months of 2022, JBGS has been accepted for inclusion in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and ERIH+ indexing.

The Journal has international representation, as authors from Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Romania, and USA have already published their studies in JBGS. The Journal has already published a special issue “Natural heritage, ecosystem services and tourism” (Ed. Nedkov et al. 2021) about ecosystem services and their implementation with natural heritage. [Read more…] about Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society has been accepted for Scopus indexing

Post doc: Accounting for Forest Ecosystem Services in Ireland

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An exciting new multi-disciplinary project (ForES) is seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Researcher. This is a collaborative project with researchers in Trinity College Dublin and practitioners in Coillte. The project will use Natural Capital Accounting approaches to codevelop tools for sustainable forestry management decision making. This is an academic research role, where you will conduct a specified programme of research supported by research training and development under the supervision and direction of a Principal Investigator. [Read more…] about Post doc: Accounting for Forest Ecosystem Services in Ireland