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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Call for Case Studies: WeValueNature

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We Value Nature is currently carrying out together with Ecoacsa a pilot project to strengthen collaboration between the public and private sector through assessing the options, benefits and best practices of restoring degraded land in a specific ecosystem in the Mediterranean area, Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Andalusia, Spain), by reinforcing the integration of natural capital in decision-making processes.

The project is currently calling for case studies  for ecotourism, eco-agriculture, agroforestry and ecosystem restoration projects that have implemented natural capital and ecosystem services approaches. A selection of projects will be profiled as best practices of the different natural capital approaches that can benefit local stakeholders from public and private sectors and society. [Read more…] about Call for Case Studies: WeValueNature

Analyzing Carbon Stocks in a Mediterranean Forest Enterprise: A Case Study from Kizildag, Turkey

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The highlights in this new publication are:

  • Forests, grasslands, and agricultural areas are the primary deposits of carbon.
  • Forests have an enormous storage capacity of carbon compared to other terrestrial ecosystems.
  • The vast majority of carbon stocked in soil component for each land use/land cover classes.
  • Special attention should be paid for soil carbon studies.
  • Negative effects of climate change can be reversed by proper forest management.

Read the full paper here.

Updates from ESP Slovenia national network

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The first meeting of Slovene group to deal with ES – SOES (representatives from Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenian Forestry Institute, and Slovenian Forest Service) with the representative from the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning who is also the new MAES representative for Slovenia, was held on March 6 2020. We have discussed future steps and activities which will be taken on ecosystem services study and governance in Slovenia.

On February 27 2020 we held an expert workshop »Insights into Slovenian environmental protection policies from the perspective of ecosystem services (EC) governance in the Karst area«. [Read more…] about Updates from ESP Slovenia national network

Assessment of Multiple Ecosystem Services and Integration into Turkish Forest Management Plans

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Under the UNDP/GEF project “Integrated Approach to Management of Forests in Turkey, with Demonstration in High Conservation Value Forests in the Mediterranean Region”, Nature Conservation Centre (DKM) assessed forest ecosystem services in five districts of Mediterranean forests in Turkey, covering about 6 500 km2, and integrated multiple ecosystem services into Forest Management Plans for the first time in Turkey. [Read more…] about Assessment of Multiple Ecosystem Services and Integration into Turkish Forest Management Plans

Updates from ESP Brazil national network

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Ecosystem Services Reference Framework

Researchers from 13 Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) units prepared a document that aims to support actions related to ecosystem services in Brazil. The Ecosystem Services Reference Framework (Marco Referencial em Serviços Ambientais – MRSE) is a pioneer publication in the country and can help technicians, producers, scientists and society in general to understand and apply the concepts and approachs of this topic. The publication is available only in Portuguese and can be download on pdf and epub formats.

Latest papers

Agricultural Impacts on Hydrobiogeochemical Cycling in the Amazon: Is There Any Solution? (https://doi.org/10.3390/w12030763)