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Belgian National Focal Point to the Convention on Biological Diversity

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The Belgian National Focal Point to the Convention on Biological Diversity, is excited to welcome you to its new website: www.biodiv.be

What’s in it for you ?

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Call for papers: Special Collection on MAES in EU overseas

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Title: Methods, tools, and applications for Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) supporting decision making in EU Outermost Regions (ORs) and Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)

This Special Collection deals with the European Union’s Outermost Regions (ORs) and European Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), which face specific developmental obstacles as well as serious environmental issues with relevant socio-economic impacts, such as climate change, environmental degradation, land-use change, coastal erosion and loss of biodiversity. Articles to appear in this One Ecosystem Special Issue aim at fostering robust, novel, and cost-effective MAES-related approaches, strategies and applications in the EU’s ORs and OCTs. [Read more…] about Call for papers: Special Collection on MAES in EU overseas

EU BONUS Project ROSEMARIE publishes short animation and three policy briefs

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The EU BONUS project ROSEMARIE (Blue health and wealth from the Baltic Sea – a participatory systematic review for smart decisions), of which several ESP members were partners, has published at the end of the project a short animation on the main content of the project and three policy briefs. [Read more…] about EU BONUS Project ROSEMARIE publishes short animation and three policy briefs

IUCN Passes Motion on Biodiversity Accounting

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The IUCN Motion 070 Accounting for biodiversity: encompassing ecosystems, species and genetic diversity, co-led by Conservation International together with many other co-sponsors, including the governments of Costa Rica, Mexico and South Africa, passed with resounding approval, with 100% of states and 98% of NGO & indigenous people’s organizations (IPO) members voting  “yes”. This is an immense step forward on accounting for natural capital following the United Nations Systems of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA), an internationally accepted framework for incorporating nature into national accounting systems. [Read more…] about IUCN Passes Motion on Biodiversity Accounting

Survey: Characterization/assessment of ecosystem services provided by aquatic ecosystems

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AQUATAP-ES will seek to foster integration of the ecosystem service concept/framework into decision-making relating to the management of aquatic resources (marine and freshwater). This will necessitate consideration of who the key stakeholders are, their needs, and the tools necessary to facilitate communication or operationalisation/application of the concept in policy and practice.

AQUATAP-ES launched a questionnaire and would like your input! [Read more…] about Survey: Characterization/assessment of ecosystem services provided by aquatic ecosystems