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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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Call for papers: Special Collection on MAES in EU overseas

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Title: Methods, tools, and applications for Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) supporting decision making in EU Outermost Regions (ORs) and Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)

This Special Collection deals with the European Union’s Outermost Regions (ORs) and European Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), which face specific developmental obstacles as well as serious environmental issues with relevant socio-economic impacts, such as climate change, environmental degradation, land-use change, coastal erosion and loss of biodiversity. Articles to appear in this One Ecosystem Special Issue aim at fostering robust, novel, and cost-effective MAES-related approaches, strategies and applications in the EU’s ORs and OCTs. [Read more…] about Call for papers: Special Collection on MAES in EU overseas

EU BONUS Project ROSEMARIE publishes short animation and three policy briefs

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The EU BONUS project ROSEMARIE (Blue health and wealth from the Baltic Sea – a participatory systematic review for smart decisions), of which several ESP members were partners, has published at the end of the project a short animation on the main content of the project and three policy briefs. [Read more…] about EU BONUS Project ROSEMARIE publishes short animation and three policy briefs

Save the date: 8th session of the IPBES Plenary

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The IPBES Bureau, at its 15th meeting, considered the extraordinary situation caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the implementation of the IPBES work programme and the hosting of the eighth session of the IPBES Plenary (IPBES 8) in Marrakech, Morocco. After careful consideration and consultations, the Bureau decided that IPBES 8 would be postponed from January/February 2021 to 14-24 June 2021 and be held as an online meeting. It will be preceded by online regional consultations and stakeholder day(s) (information on the time and date of these events will follow in due course).

The provisional agenda for the session is available on the IPBES website at: https://ipbes.net/events/ipbes-8-plenary.

Announcing ACES 2021 Preview: A Web-Based Symposium

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The program and steering committees are excited to announce “A Community on Ecosystem Services 2021 Preview.” We would like to take this opportunity to engage with the ACES community on the vision and plans for ACES 2021; connect ACES to new communities with like interests; and highlight early career ecosystem services researchers. This virtual program will take place December 16-17, 2020 and will include five sessions.

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Society for Ecological Restoration 2021 World Conference

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The 9th World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER2021) will take place online on 21-24 June 2021 and will focus on innovative and creative approaches to achieving the promise of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The conference theme – A New Global Trajectory – encourages us to think broadly about the pathways we can take forward, the partnerships that will make this change possible, and the tools we have for success. [Read more…] about Society for Ecological Restoration 2021 World Conference