We would like to inform you that a public online consultation on an EU Pollinators Initiative has been launched. It will remain open for feedback until 5 April 2018. The survey can be accessed via the European Commission’s public consultation page. It is available in 23 EU languages.
IJBESM Virtual Special Issue: Ecosystem Services Nexus Thinking
The International Journal of of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management has published a special issue on the topic Ecosystem Services Nexus Thinking. It features research that was presented during two key international events. The guest editors of this issue are Sandra Luque, Christine Fürst and Davide Geneletti. [Read more…] about IJBESM Virtual Special Issue: Ecosystem Services Nexus Thinking
Session on Biodiversity and ES at ISDRS 2018 conference
The next 24th Annual Conference, Actions for a Sustainable World: from theory to practice of the International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS 2018) will be held on June 13-15 in Messina, Italy.
A special session on biodiversity and ecosystem services is taking place at ISDRS 2018. [Read more…] about Session on Biodiversity and ES at ISDRS 2018 conference
IPBES review – calls for nominations and expression of interest
With regard to the approaching review of the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) at the end of its first work programme, the platform is extending two calls:
- Call for expressions of interest from professional organisations to coordinate the external element of the IPBES review
- Call for nominations for members of the IPBES review panel (nominations by 2 January 2018)
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Policy Brief: Incorporating CWR into the Ecosystem Services Framework
In trying to promote the importance of conserving genetic material of the wild relatives of crop species using an ecosystem services approach, some members of the Task Force on Agrobiodiversity have recently published a policy brief on “incorporating Crop Wild Relatives into the Ecosystem Services Framework”. The Task Force is working on other means of promoting the ecosystem services value of crop wild relative taxa. [Read more…] about Policy Brief: Incorporating CWR into the Ecosystem Services Framework