Join the Natural Capital Project in March 18-21, 2019 at Stanford University to continue the conversation around improving the well-being of people and the planet at the Natural Capital Symposium. Every year, leaders from around the world come together at the Symposium to drive innovation and empower decisions informed by nature’s benefits to people. [Read more…] about 2019 Natural Capital Symposium, Call for abstracts is open
Upcoming events
Call for abstracts: abstract submission for the ESP Africa Regional Conference 2019 is now open!
This year’s Africa regional conference has the theme “Management of Ecosystem Services for Nature Conservation and Human Wellbeing in Africa” and will be held in Togo.
Interested in presenting your work in one of the thirty conference sessions? The call for abstract is now open.
Go now to the Call for Abstracts section on the official web page of our Africa Regional Conference 2019, follow the guidelines and submit your abstract!
The online abstract submission system is open from 16 October to 26 November 2018.
NESP webinar on ES Conceptual Models (rescheduled)
The Conceptual Model Series provides resources that explain why ecosystem services conceptual models are useful for decision making. It provides guidance for building these models and describes the National Ecosystem Services Partnership’s initial efforts to standardize and apply these models with federal agency partners.
The National Ecosystem Services Partnership’s webinar on Ecosystem Services Conceptual Models is rescheduled for 3-4 p.m. ET, Friday, September 28, due to the potential impact from Hurricane Florence.
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ESP Greek National Network (HESP) Update
Hereby some news from the Greek ESP -HESP: sessions at upcoming conferences, new publications, projects and more:
HESP member Kostas Kormas, Professor of Aquatic microbial ecology from Thessaly University, is a member of the scientific committee of the 3rd Hydromedit conference of 8-11 November in Volos, Greece. [Read more…] about ESP Greek National Network (HESP) Update
Updates from Biome Working Group 1 – Marine Systems
The Marine ESP WG would like to share with you that as part of the session that will be hosted at the ESP Europe 2018 Regional Conference, we will have 11 presentations related to mapping and modelling of marine ES. The session B1a – Marine and coastal ecosystem service mapping and modelling: moving beyond land-based adaptations will take place on Thursday the 18th of October in the morning and will be followed by an interactive discussion on the same topic.
We would also like to highlight a public-private partnership signed in Dominican Republic for the co-management of one of the largest MPAs in the Caribbean. More information can be found on the following press release.