Hasselt University is organizing the first PhD course on the management of urbanized protected areas (UPAs) integrating expertise from different disciplines. The topic is methods and strategies to monitor and manage human impact on urbanized protected areas.
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Upcoming events
Webinar on the Canadian Ecosystem Services Toolkit
In this National Ecosystem Services Partnership webinar, Susan Preston of Environment and Climate Change Canada will discuss The Ecosystem Services Toolkit. [Read more…] about Webinar on the Canadian Ecosystem Services Toolkit
Save the date: LIFE VIMINE final conference
The final conference of the LIFE VIMINE project will be held on 22-23 June 2017 in Venice. The project aims to define and implement a novel integrated approach to protect the most interior salt marshes of the northern lagoon of Venice, which are disappearing because of erosion processes originating mainly from human activities. [Read more…] about Save the date: LIFE VIMINE final conference
DMZ International Forum on Ecosystem Services: Connecting People and Nature for Peace
The aim of the forum is to discuss ecosystem services approaches to manage natural capital in Northeast Asia. Furthermore, an attempt will be made to initiate potential collaboration projects with international partners for transboundary ecosystem conservation and sustainable use. [Read more…] about DMZ International Forum on Ecosystem Services: Connecting People and Nature for Peace
Short Course: Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Development
The course examines how natural resources and biodiversity are increasingly being referred to as natural capital. It looks at the evolution of natural capital and ecosystem service (ESS) thinking, categories of ESS, case study examples, the advantages of an ESS approach, and critiques of using a utilitarian approach to nature.
Scholarships are available!
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