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Call for Sessions open for ESP Latin America and Caribbean 2020 Conference

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The 3rd ESP LAC Conference will take place on 25-27 November 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico under the theme Transcending the study of Ecosystem Services towards Transdiscipline and Incidence.

This conference calls on scientists, professionals, local stakeholders, NGOs, civil society and decision-makers in the region to share existing knowledge about ecosystem services, as well as transdisciplinary tools and experiences that can effectively influence sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The call for sessions is open NOW! [Read more…] about Call for Sessions open for ESP Latin America and Caribbean 2020 Conference

Vacancy: Postodoctoral Researcher at University of California

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The Department of Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine is looking for a self-motivated and qualified post-doctoral researcher to work on a collaborative, multi-benefit valuation project aimed at enhancing carbon storage in California’s natural lands. The candidate is expected to undertake spatial modeling and dynamic analysis to estimate the supply and value of ecosystem services, using GIS-based and statistical software and modeling platforms such as ArcGIS, R and InVEST. [Read more…] about Vacancy: Postodoctoral Researcher at University of California

News from ESP Marine Systems Working Group

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Two new publications and a call for papers from ESP’s Biome Working Group 2 – Marine Systems.

  • New publication on the relationship between ocean and human health. Open access, read more here.
  • New publication on integrating ecosystem services with biodiversity in spatial planning, applied to the Belgian coastal zone. It is  based on a combination of expert-based ecosystem functioning approaches and stakeholder involvement. Read more here.
  • Call for papers for a special issue of Ecosystem Services on blue-green finance: Bridging the Biodiversity Finance Gap. Read more here.

Call for Special Issue on Ecosystem Services in Sustainability

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The journal Sustainability is calling for contributions for the Special Issue: Ecosystem Services – from Conceptual Frameworks to Policy Implementation.

This Special Issue aims to gather contributions addressing the link between science and policy in the operationalization of the ecosystem services concept. Possible topics to be addressed include the following:

  • How can we integrate ES and biodiversity science in policy formulation processes? What models, indicators, and tools should we use?
  • How can we use ES to support environmental planning and assessment processes?
  • How can we navigate the ES concept in the water–ecosystems–food nexus?
  • How can we scale up locally derived experience onpolicy instruments for ES and biodiversity conservation to national and transnational level
    policies?
  • How can we integrate diverse sources of knowledge and multiple values to improve participation in ES assessment processes?

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IUCN motion supports natural capital accounting for biodiversity

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The motion  Accounting for biodiversity: encompassing ecosystems, species and genetic diversity led by Conservation International and many partners seeks to support and facilitate further development and implementation of the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA). It encourages  IUCN member countries to implement and further develop SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting and to further investigate how statistical and accounting approaches can more fully incorporate existing knowledge, and advances in biodiversity measurement. A blog about the motion has been posted at the Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) website – see this link

We encourage our ESP colleagues who are IUCN members to comment and express support to the motion during online discussion. [Read more…] about IUCN motion supports natural capital accounting for biodiversity