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The Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) delegation played an active role at COP16 held earlier this year in Cali, Colombia, organizing and participating in several important side events across both the Green and Blue Zones. These included discussions on Connecting Biodiversity and Finance through Ecosystem Services – Building the future of Environmental decisionmaking, Advances in the Plural Valuation of Nature, and The Value of Ecosystem Services & Aligning Private Finance with Nature. These sessions focused on disseminating and discussing knowledge on ecosystem services, plural valuation and the integration of ecosystem services into policy and finance, with a special emphasis on advancing nature-based solutions and aligning financial investments with biodiversity goals

In collaboration with the Young Ecosystem Services Specialists (YESS) delegation, ESP published a position statement addressing these key topics. The position statement can be accessed here. [Read more…] about ESP and YESS Delegations at COP16: Advancing Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem Valuation

The Nature Conservation Center (DKM), in collaboration with the General Directorate of Forestry and IUCN Urban Alliance, has launched the “Forest Ecosystem Services for Societal Resilience at Istanbul Regional Directorate of Forestry” project. This initiative is supported by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change through the Climate Change Adaptation Grant Program (CCAGP).

The project aims to enhance the effective use of ecosystem services through climate change adaptation and nature-based solutions across a 630,000-hectare forest area spanning Istanbul, Edirne, Kırklareli, and Tekirdağ provinces. By focusing on increasing social resilience and ensuring the sustainable use of ecosystem services for the region’s 18 million residents, the project will implement three pilot applications. [Read more…] about Forest Ecosystem Services for Societal Resilience at Istanbul Regional Directorate of Forestry Project