In decision IPBES-4/1, the Plenary requested the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel, in consultation with the Bureau, to undertake a further scoping of the thematic assessment of the sustainable use of biodiversity initiated pursuant to decision IPBES-3/1, by: 1) organizing a workshop of experts to produce a revised draft, 2) organizing an open review of this draft, and 3) preparing a revised scoping report for consideration by the Plenary at its fifth session. [Read more…] about External review of the IPBES draft scoping report of the thematic assessment of the sustainable use of biodiversity
August TEEBrief is out
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) initiative published its August newsletter. Click here to read more about:
- TEEBAgriFood at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
- TEEB Ecuador National Stakeholder Meeting
- Five questions with the TEEBAgriFood Study Leader
- TEEBs latest upcoming events, vacancies and publications
Call for Abstracts: 14th International AquaConSoil Conference
The Call for Abstracts for the 14th International Conference on Sustainable Use and Management of Soil, Sediment and Water Resources – AquaConSoil 2017 (Lyon,France 26–30 June 2017) is now open.
The Programme Committee cordially invites those who wish to contribute to the conference to submit an abstract for – an oral presentation for the regular Thematic Sessions, – a poster presentation or – a proposal for a complete Free Session. [Read more…] about Call for Abstracts: 14th International AquaConSoil Conference
IJBESM to become a fully open access journal
The International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management (IJBESM) will move to full open access from 26 September 2016 onwards. The journal responds to requests by most funders and policymakers, who want the work they fund available to everyone. The regular Article Publishing Charge (APC) will be €625 only. Full ESP members will receive a 15% discount on the APC. Manuscripts submitted before September 26th will, if accepted, become available open access for free. [Read more…] about IJBESM to become a fully open access journal
ESEE conference 2017 Budapest
The next biannual conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics will be organized in Budapest, in June 2017. Various conference topics are related to ecosystem services, including “Imitating and learning from nature”, “Ecosystem services: complexity, financialization, trade-offs, valuation”, “Natural resource management”, or “Biodiversity and ecosystem services in the policy arena”. The conference is also open to special session proposals. [Read more…] about ESEE conference 2017 Budapest