Worldwide network to enhance the science, policy and practice of ecosystem services for conservation and sustainable development
The highlights in this new publication are:
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The first meeting of Slovene group to deal with ES – SOES (representatives from Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenian Forestry Institute, and Slovenian Forest Service) with the representative from the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning who is also the new MAES representative for Slovenia, was held on March 6 2020. We have discussed future steps and activities which will be taken on ecosystem services study and governance in Slovenia.
On February 27 2020 we held an expert workshop »Insights into Slovenian environmental protection policies from the perspective of ecosystem services (EC) governance in the Karst area«. [Read more…] about Updates from ESP Slovenia national network
Under the UNDP/GEF project “Integrated Approach to Management of Forests in Turkey, with Demonstration in High Conservation Value Forests in the Mediterranean Region”, Nature Conservation Centre (DKM) assessed forest ecosystem services in five districts of Mediterranean forests in Turkey, covering about 6 500 km2, and integrated multiple ecosystem services into Forest Management Plans for the first time in Turkey. [Read more…] about Assessment of Multiple Ecosystem Services and Integration into Turkish Forest Management Plans
Ecosystem Services Reference Framework
Researchers from 13 Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) units prepared a document that aims to support actions related to ecosystem services in Brazil. The Ecosystem Services Reference Framework (Marco Referencial em Serviços Ambientais – MRSE) is a pioneer publication in the country and can help technicians, producers, scientists and society in general to understand and apply the concepts and approachs of this topic. The publication is available only in Portuguese and can be download on pdf and epub formats.
Latest papers
Agricultural Impacts on Hydrobiogeochemical Cycling in the Amazon: Is There Any Solution? (https://doi.org/10.3390/w12030763)
Title: Ecosystem Services Science, Policy and Practice in Asia: examples of applications in planning, management and decision making
Responding to calls from Asian researchers and practitioners during various ESP-conferences on ecosystem services (a.o. the ESP-Asia Forum during the 10th ESP World Conference, Oct. 2019), this special issue aims to provide examples of relevant contributions to ecosystem-based policy-making, to find innovative solutions from case studies, and to stimulate future research activities on actualization of ES approaches in Asia. [Read more…] about Call for Papers: Special Issue on Ecosystem Services in Asia in the journal Ecosystem Services
