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!
Join the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) this 24-28 September for the 8th World Conference on Ecological Restoration in Cape Town, South Africa. The theme of SER2019 is interconnectedness. It reminds us of the link between land and water and the inextricable relationship between the ecosystems we restore and the human communities that interact and depend upon them.
The registration for SER 8th World Conference is now open! [Read more…] about SER 2019 – Call for Registration
Dr Mario Balzán, a member of the ESP Mediterranean working group, recently led a training course on ecosystem services and green infrastructure in Malta. The training course is framed within the EU-funded ReNature project, that aims to establish and implement a nature-based solutions research strategy for Malta with a vision to promote research and innovation and develop solutions in pursuit of economic growth, whilst at the same time improving human well-being and tackling environmental challenges. [Read more…] about Successful training course on ecosystem services and green infrastructure in Malta
The members of the Brazil national network have several announcement from the past month, including a new publication, the firt seminar on waterhed management, and the finalisation of the TEEB Regional-Local project on ES and biodiversity.
Members of the network published a paper showing that postponing conservation actions will impair ecosystem services and increase conflict between conservation and human activities in the Brazilian Cerrado. [Read more…] about Updates from the Brazilian national network
The Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, Social-Ecological Interactions in Agricultural Systems group (Prof. Dr. Tobias Plieninger) at University of Kassel, offers a doctoral position related to the project LANDSCAPE CHAINS – Linking places and processes for sustainability: Social-ecological dynamics and value chains of Mediterranean landscape products.
[Read more…] about Vacancy: Doctoral researcher position at University of Kassel
The ReNature Interdisciplinary Summer School aims to provide participants with an understanding of the features and potential of nature-based solutions in the context of a holistic approach towards landscape sustainability. All participants will have the chance to interact and share experiences and activities with international experts. The summer school will include “problem-based” learning sessions, aimed at stimulating professional development and further networking between participants also in the aftermaths. [Read more…] about ReNature Interdisciplinary Summer School – Nature Based Solutions in Landscape Management
