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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It’s about time: Advancing spatial analyses of ecosystem services and their application

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In October 2019 the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) held its 10th World Conference in Hannover, Germany. An event attended by around 800 participants, quite a difference from the first ESP meeting in 2008, when a small group of ecosystem services experts gathered. This tenth ESP anniversary was good moment to take stock of what the international ecosystem services community has achieved during these years. The author of this commentary has made many, and written a lot about, ecosystem service maps.

The author of this commentary, Louise Willemen, has worked on ecosystem services and rural development issues since 2003. [Read more…] about It’s about time: Advancing spatial analyses of ecosystem services and their application

ReNature Nature-Based Solutions Webinar

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The ReNature Nature-Based Solutions Webinar will present the different typologies of nature-based solutions and interventions, and evaluate their contributions to co-benefits to biodiversity and well-being. This webinar will take place on 26 June and will include sessions on the use of indicators to identify the most effective nature-based solutions that may be applied in different urban environments, the identification of the different typologies of nature-based solutions and an associated impact evaluation framework of urban nature-based solutions. [Read more…] about ReNature Nature-Based Solutions Webinar

Finalists for 2020 European Natura 2000 Award

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The European Commission has announced the finalists of the 2020 European Natura 2000 Award, and anyone can vote for their favorite project.

All 27 finalists are being considered for one of the five category Awards. Check out all the finalists on the European Commission website. The finalist who receives the highest number of votes will receive the EU Citizens’ Award.

Voting remains open until 15 September 2020.

You can find all the finalists and cast your vote here.

 

NESP Webinar: Piloting Ecosystem Accounts for the Southeastern U.S.

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The National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP) will host a webinar on Piloting Ecosystem Accounts for the Southeastern U.S., on Thursday, 21 May 2020, 2pm-3pm Eastern Time.

Hear from Ken Bagstad (USGS), Katie Warnell (Duke University), Charles Rhodes (TBD Economics), and Marc Russell (US EPA) about a new publication that details the first effort to develop Ecosystem Accounts for the U.S. at a broad scale. The team will describe the potential for U.S. ecosystem accounting and explain their pilot accounts for a 10-state region in the Southeast. The pilot accounts address air quality, water quality, biodiversity, carbon storage, recreation, and pollination for selected years from 2001 to 2015. [Read more…] about NESP Webinar: Piloting Ecosystem Accounts for the Southeastern U.S.

Call for Contributions: Special Issue in Environmental Management

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The lead team of the ESP Sectoral Working Group 5 on ES in Water Management (SWG 5) invites high quality contributions from researchers and scholars from around the world for a Special Issue in Environmental Management (Springer) titled: Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Water Resource Management—Tools, Policies, and Promising Pathways. This special issue calls for papers on recent multi- and interdisciplinary efforts to measure, plan for, incentivize, and implement projects aimed at enhancing water-related ES in basins around the world. [Read more…] about Call for Contributions: Special Issue in Environmental Management