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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Session on Ecosystem Services at Virtual Expert Forum on SEEA EEA 2020

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The Virtual Expert Forum on SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EEA) 2020 is taking place online in several sessions between June and September 2020. Session 3 on ecosystem services will take place on 24-25 August.

This session will be structured around topics listed below. The draft agenda is available here.

Day 1 is intended for a broader audience and will mostly consist of general discussions for information and engagement purposes. Day 2 is, however, aimed at an expert audience and will be structured around small group discussions on technical issues. [Read more…] about Session on Ecosystem Services at Virtual Expert Forum on SEEA EEA 2020

Updates from SWG 5 – ES in Water management

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New paper: Soft power, discourse coalitions, and the proposed interbasin water transfer between Lake Chad and the Congo River 

Dr. Nidhi Nagabhatla, co-lead of ESP’s sectoral working group on ES in water management, co-authored the paper Soft power, discourse coalitions, and the proposed interbasin water transfer between Lake Chad and the Congo River. The article examines the transboundary water interactions between the two relatively under-researched basins of Lake Chad and the Congo River; [Read more…] about Updates from SWG 5 – ES in Water management

Postdoc and PhD vacancies: Agroecology/Landscape Ecology @Leibniz University Hannover

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The Institute of Geobotany at Leibniz University Hannover invites applications for the position of a PhD Candidate and Scientific Researcher (Postdoc) in agroecology/landscape ecology. Deadline to apply is 7 August 2020.

Prof. Emily Poppenborg Martin is establishing a new international research group at the Institute of Geobotany in the field of agroecology and landscape ecology, with particular focus on arthropod biodiversity and ecosystem services in farmland. [Read more…] about Postdoc and PhD vacancies: Agroecology/Landscape Ecology @Leibniz University Hannover

University Professorship in Digital Environmental Planning

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The Institute of Environmental Planning at the Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Science invites applications for a University Professorship (m/f/d) in Digital Environmental Planning. Deadline to apply is August 20th, 2020.

We seek a candidate with the ability to develop an innovative research agenda to interactive planning processes in environmental planning through scenario visualisation and modelling and for GIS-supported visualisation of spatial data. [Read more…] about University Professorship in Digital Environmental Planning