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The Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) is a global network of scientists, policy makers and practitioners on all continents that are collaborating in a peaceful manner for a better future of our environment and people. Now, as we are faced with a rapid development of unbelievable violence following the invasion of Russian troops on the Ukrainian territory, we are reminded again that armed conflicts cause a tremendous impact on so many lives worldwide. Our compassion is with the high number of people taken out of their normal life, injured or killed. Warfare is bringing terrible affliction to people, with long-term and far-reaching consequences. Warfare is also destroying biodiversity, ecosystems and our natural capital, which jeopardises ESP’s mission to further enhance the application of ecosystem services for nature conservation, ecosystem restoration and sustainable management. Therefore, ESP is calling its members and all people for peaceful and constructive solutions of conflicts and to promote sustainable interactions of humans and nature.

EcosystemEvaluation carries out economic impact assessment as well as ecosystem serrvices analysis of  theLIFE LOGOS 4 WATER project. This project aims to improve water management practices of Hungarian local governments with natural water retention solutions, thus reducing the negative water balance, increasing the prevalence of water retention solutions and adapting to the adverse effects of a climate crisis. In addition to a number of awareness-raising and capacity-building activities, the project aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of natural water retention solutions in two river basin districts through the coordinated work of the municipalities in the concerned areas. [Read more…] about Improving water retention capacities of local governments in Hungary