The ESP webinar series is an initiative of the Education & Training task force of the partnership. Each webinar in the series is initiated by active ESP members, and the webinars range in topics.
Previous editions:
From outer space to local ecosystem service mapping – harnessing state-of-the-art data, methods and tools on various spatio-temporal scales
3 April 2025
Join us for a pre-event webinar showcasing cutting-edge advancements and practical applications of mapping ecosystem service (ES). Perfect for undergraduates, post-graduates, and professionals in ES research. Learn about ES mapping backgrounds, technical updates, and real-world examples at national and EU levels (including the Selina project). Plus, discover the ESP Network and its Thematic Working Group T4 through Dr. Benjamin Burkhard (Leibniz University Hannover) and Dr. Solen le Clech (Wageningen University). This webinar is a preview of the session at the ESP 11 World Conference conference organized by YESS and ESP.
Future scenario analysis and planning of biodiversity and ecosystem services by using the Nature Futures Framework from local to national scales
21 March 2025
Join us for a pre-event webinar for the ESP World Conference showcasing applying Nature Future Framework for future scenarios building and analysis from different locations, scales, and actors to promote co-designing sustainable futures from a longer time perspective. Learn about the background and development of NFF, technical updates, and case studies in Japan. Plus, discover the ESP Network and session T6 contents. This webinar is a preview of the session at the ESP 11 World Conference, which was organized by YESS, ESP, IPBES Task Force on Scenarios and Models, and part of the project “Development of an Integrated Assessment Model linking Biodiversity and Socio-Economic Drivers, and its Social Application (IAM-B).
Participative Community Monitoring of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services in Latin America and the Caribbean/ Monitoreo Comunitario Participativo de Biodiversidad y Servicios Ecosistémicos en Latinoamérica y el Caribe
26 April 2023
The third edition of the ESP Education & Training Webinar Series, organised by the Young Ecosystem Services Specialist Network – YESS, was on the topic of Participative Community Monitoring of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services in Latin America and the Caribbean. The session was as a space to share significant advances and experiences in participatory science exercises and self-managed monitoring of ecosystem, developed by rural communities, indigenous communities, African descendants, ethnic groups, etc., in which early-career researchers (ECRs) tend to be advisors and accompaniers.
*recordings are available to ESP members only. Find out how you or your organisation can become a member here.
Ecosystem Services, Water Security and Sustainability Agenda’s – Tools, Policies, and Promising Pathways – Spotlight on UN Decade on Restoration
17 June 2022
This ESP Webinar brings together editors/authors/experts/ ESP members to launch the ‘Special Issue’ “Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Water Resource Management – Tools, Policies, and Promising Pathways“ published in Journal Environmental Management (Springer). The webinar will facilitate discussion as to how emerging scholarship on ecosystem services and water resources management can best support the mandate outlined by UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration and related sustainability agenda’s like SDG’s.
*recordings are available to ESP members only. Find out how you or your organisation can become a member here.
The Editor’s Guide on Sucessfull Academic Publishing
19 January 2022
How can you increase your chances to get your manuscript published? Writing a scientific article is complex and demanding. It can be also frustrating. Many times is difficult to find a successful path towards publication. Indeed, the scientific publishing ecosystem is complex and can be overwhelming when you are starting your academic career. The aim of this webinar is to discuss with young scholars about key publishing aspects from the editorial point of view, to help a successful publication process.
*recordings are available to ESP members only. Find out how you or your organisation can become a member here.
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If you want to propose a topic or join the organisation of one of our webinars, don’t hesitate to get in touch! Email Luis Inostroza from the Education and Training team.
