This article in the journal Ecosystem Services reviews the prevalence and usage of the concept of ecosystem services in American and other common law legal systems. It suggests that this concept is rarely relied on by courts and other adjudicatory bodies. [Read more…] about ES and Judge-Made Law: A Review of Legal Cases in Common Law Countries
Publications
ES and U.S. Stormwater Planning: An Approach for Improving Urban Stormwater Decisions
This article in the journal Environmental Science and Policy presents an ecosystem services framework for assessing the context-specific needs of decision makers, while considering the strengths and limitations of greenwater infrastructure use in urban stormwater management. [Read more…] about ES and U.S. Stormwater Planning: An Approach for Improving Urban Stormwater Decisions
Mapping the Global Distribution of Locally Generated Marine ES
The Case of the West and Central Pacific Ocean Tuna Fisheries
Ecosystem service maps are instrumental for the assessment and communication of the costs and benefits of human-nature interactions. This article in the journal Ecosystem Services proposes an integrated way of assessing and mapping global flows of marine ecosystem services. [Read more…] about Mapping the Global Distribution of Locally Generated Marine ES
IJBESM Special Issue: Certifying Environmental Social Responsibility
The web section of the Special Issue on ‘ Certifying Environmental Social Responsibility ’ is finally online. This Special Issue aims to contribute to the emerging science on how to maintain and rehabilitate biodiversity and ecosystem services effectively in the tropics where agricultural expansion has shaped the landscapes. This Special Issue is a result of a research program by CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry. [Read more…] about IJBESM Special Issue: Certifying Environmental Social Responsibility
Updates from ESP Greek national network (HESP)
Our colleagues from the Hellenic ESP national network in Greece organised two workshops on ES implementation as an environmental management tool since the beginning of 2018. Next to this, members of HESP have authored a number of relevant publications. Keep reading for more information on the workshops and publications.
During the final conference of the ESMERALDA project last week in Brussels, Panayotis Dimopoulos as Greek MAES coordinator presented the progress in Greece regarding MAES which was well received. There is interest in the way Greece has progressed regarding ES and MAES, rising from a modest position on the ESMERALDA ES barometer into the top three of countries where there is progress. Regarding MAES in Greece, that is a component of a LIFE Integrated Project.
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