The second ESP Latin America conference took place at Campinas, Brasil, from 22-26 October 2018. The conference was organized under the theme: Global changes, ecosystem services and multilateral agreements in Latin America and the Caribbean. The conference attracted some attention from the local media and has been featured in the news. [Read more…] about ESP Latin America conference 2018 in the news
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New book publication on indigenous people and local communities perspectives towards sustainability
We are glad to announce the recent publication of the book ‘Sustainable Development Land Sector Development in Northern Australia: Indigenous rights, aspirations and cultural responsibilities’. The book is co-authored by Kamaljit K. Sangha, leader of our SWG 9 – Indigenous people & Local communities.
New publication on urban ecosystem services
A new article has recently been published in the Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment entitled “Urban ecosystem services delivered by green open spaces: an example from Nicosia City in North Cyprus”.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the major urban ecosystem services delivered by a number of green open spaces (e.g. home garden, park, and square) and their contributions to the components of human wellbeing in four selected sites located in the city of Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Post doc position at Osnabrück University
A post doc position is open at Osnabrück University, as part of the project LimnoScenES “Developing improved social-ecological scenarios for biodiversity and ecosystem service changes in north temperate freshwater ecosystems over the next half century”.
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Fully funded PhD studentship: exploring social impacts of Protected Areas
This PhD studentship is announced as part of the project FIDELIO funded by a European Research Council starting grant. The project aims to develop a framework that will assist in the better understanding of human perceptions for social impacts of protected areas in Europe and focuses on four case studies. The PhD will contribute to the development of this framework and will also include an in-depth exploration of social impacts of Protected Areas in one of the case studies in Estonia, the Matsalu National Park. [Read more…] about Fully funded PhD studentship: exploring social impacts of Protected Areas