Upcoming events

The Advanced Course on Ecosystems Services, Nature and Governance: concepts, tools and applications will take place at IB-S, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, Braga, on May 6-10, 2019.

In this advanced course, the concepts of ecosystem functions and services will be explored, together with the tools for mapping and modelling, valuation approaches, financing mechanisms and inclusion of ecosystem services into decision making and corporate strategy. [Read more…] about Upcoming Advanced Course on Ecosystems Services, Nature and Governance, May 6-10 2019, Braga, Portugal

The “São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Scenarios and Modelling on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services to Support Human Well-Being” will be held in São Pedro (190 km from São Paulo) from 01 – 15 July 2019. Applications are open until February 28th.

Rather than advancing scientific and methodological development, this School proposes to favor the interface between policy and decision making, so there will be an emphasis on the discussion of real cases. The school is organized into four modules that involve conceptual discussions, challenges, analysis of global studies and national goals in the field of biodiversity and ecosystem services. [Read more…] about São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Scenarios and Modelling on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services to Support Human Well-Being

The International Conference on “Successful Transformation toward Land Degradation Neutrality (Future Perspective)” in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the coming into force of the United Nations Conventions to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take place on, 17-19 June 2019, in Ankara, Turkey. The conference will be co-hosted by Soil Science Society, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion and Konya Food and Agriculture University, TURKEY. [Read more…] about International Conference on Successful Transformation toward Land Degradation Neutrality