Dr Mario Balzán, a member of the ESP Mediterranean working group, recently led a training course on ecosystem services and green infrastructure in Malta. The training course is framed within the EU-funded ReNature project, that aims to establish and implement a nature-based solutions research strategy for Malta with a vision to promote research and innovation and develop solutions in pursuit of economic growth, whilst at the same time improving human well-being and tackling environmental challenges. [Read more…] about Successful training course on ecosystem services and green infrastructure in Malta
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Updates from the Brazilian national network
The members of the Brazil national network have several announcement from the past month, including a new publication, the firt seminar on waterhed management, and the finalisation of the TEEB Regional-Local project on ES and biodiversity.
Members of the network published a paper showing that postponing conservation actions will impair ecosystem services and increase conflict between conservation and human activities in the Brazilian Cerrado. [Read more…] about Updates from the Brazilian national network
Vacancy: Doctoral researcher position at University of Kassel
The Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, Social-Ecological Interactions in Agricultural Systems group (Prof. Dr. Tobias Plieninger) at University of Kassel, offers a doctoral position related to the project LANDSCAPE CHAINS – Linking places and processes for sustainability: Social-ecological dynamics and value chains of Mediterranean landscape products.
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ReNature Interdisciplinary Summer School – Nature Based Solutions in Landscape Management
The ReNature Interdisciplinary Summer School aims to provide participants with an understanding of the features and potential of nature-based solutions in the context of a holistic approach towards landscape sustainability. All participants will have the chance to interact and share experiences and activities with international experts. The summer school will include “problem-based” learning sessions, aimed at stimulating professional development and further networking between participants also in the aftermaths. [Read more…] about ReNature Interdisciplinary Summer School – Nature Based Solutions in Landscape Management
ESP 10 — Call for Registration
Call for registration
The ESP 10th World Conference will take place in Hannover, Germany on 21-25 October 2019. The conference theme is: 10 years advancing ecosystem services science, policy and practice for a sustainable future.
To participate in the ESP 10 conference registration is mandatory. The call for registration is now open. The registration through the online registration form is open from 28 May to 1 October 2019. [Read more…] about ESP 10 — Call for Registration