The new WG will provide a platform for the growing community of ES researchers exploring social media data, mobile phone data and other user-generated content. It aims at synthesizing experiences and providing guidance in dealing with these new and promising data sources. Contact the WG co-chairs (Andrea Ghermandi, Johannes Langemeyer, Derek Van Berkel) if you have insights to share or want to become a member.
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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Vacancy for Urban Ecosystems Researcher at SYKE
Do you understand the social-ecological nature of urban ecosystems? Do you have advanced skills in using and developing spatial methods and models applied for urban environments? Are you expert in producing scientifically relevant research results and translating them into outcomes that support decision-making?
The Finnish Environmental Institute (SYKE) is looking for a researcher/senior researcher for diverse research and development tasks related to enhancing the sustainability of urban ecosystems. [Read more…] about Vacancy for Urban Ecosystems Researcher at SYKE
Invitation for survey on the multiple values of nature
An interdisciplinary research team from Argentina, Finland, Romania and the USA invite you to participate in a survey to better understand expert’s views about nature’s multiple values. Below a message from the research team:
We are seeking to understand expert’s views about nature’s multiple values, and specifically how experts involved in the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) compare to other professionals involved in similar efforts and networks, such as the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) and the EcolEcon Network. Results of this investigation will be published in open access peer-reviewed outlets and shared with initiatives integrating diverse knowledges of nature into decision-making. [Read more…] about Invitation for survey on the multiple values of nature
Call for contributions: ‘Economic Aspects of Nature Restoration’ international experts workshop
Call for Contributions is open for the International Expert Workshop on „Economic Aspects of Nature Restoration“, organized by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).
The workshop will take place on 13-16 October 2021 at the International Academy for Nature Conservation (INA) on the island of Vilm, Germany. The event will provide a platform for exchange between experts from science, administration and civil society on (socio-)economic issues of restoration of degraded ecosystems. Hereby we would like to call for the submission of abstracts. The deadline for submission is 28 May 2021 (18.00 CET).
For more information, please see the attached document. You are also welcome to forward it to interested parties.
Post-doctoral fellowship on coastal ecosystem services in Canada
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and integratively minded quantitative geographer or interdisciplinary scientist to join a rich and diverse applied research network, NSERC ResNet. Applications deadline is 30 June 2021.
ResNet’s primary research team of is currently involved in explorations of services in dykelands and wetlands such as pollination, carbon sequestration, wave attenuation, salt-water intrusion, food provision and cultural services. This post-doctoral fellow (PDF) will sit at the centre of the Bay of Fundy landscape team and be a primary liaison with the three overarching ResNet themes (governance, modelling and monitoring) and synthesis teams. [Read more…] about Post-doctoral fellowship on coastal ecosystem services in Canada