Worldwide network to enhance the science, policy and practice of ecosystem services for conservation and sustainable development
ESP connects over 3000 ecosystem services scientists, policy makers and practitioners who work together in more than 40 Working Groups and a growing number of National Networks on all continents. ESP regularly organises World and Regional conferences and provides many Services to further enhance the application of ecosystem services for nature conservation, ecosystem restoration and sustainable management. Partner up with ESP and join in the global effort for the future of our Natural Capital!
The World Resources Institute organizes the 2nd series of the Restoration Economics & Finance Webinar. The webinar will take place on Thursday, 20 Sep 2018 at 9-10:30 am EST/ 3-3:30 pm CET with speakers Dolf de Groot (Ecosystem Services Partnership; Wageningen University) and Simon Moolenaar (Commonland).
About the webinar
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Mapping and assessment of Ecosystem Services (MAES) Glossary that was compiled in the ESMERALDA project has been recently published in the One Ecosystem Journal with the title ”Glossary of ecosystem services mapping and assessment terminology“. The glossary is based on the integration of several previous glossaries and a wide-ranging consultation process. [Read more…] about ESMERALDA based glossary is now published in One Ecosystem Journal
A new article on recreational services has been published in Ecosystem Service Journal with the title ‘Spatial dimensions of recreational ecosystem service values: A review of meta-analyses and a combination of meta-analytic value-transfer and GIS’.
A call for papers that could be of interest to many ESP members was launched this week. IJBESM, an open access journal affiliated with the ESP is hosting a special issue on the outcomes and advancements of science-policy interfaces such as IPBES. [Read more…] about Call for papers: Science-policy interfaces advance science on Ecosystems and People
The ESP Thematic Working Group 3 on Ecosystem Services Indicators has published a collaborative paper: Key criteria for developing ecosystem service indicators to inform decision making. The paper is based on presentations and discussions held during the group’s session at the 2016 ESP EU conference, entitled ‘Ecosystem service indicators: what you measure is what you get?’. [Read more…] about ESP TWG3 published a new paper on ES indicator selection criteria
