This recently published paper by Cruz-Garcia et al. presents an overview of the scientific literature on ecosystem services and food security, with a major focus on case studies of farming communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The review paper was co-authored by scientists affiliated with CIAT and could be of interest to ES researchers working on the interface with food security. [Read more…] about Paper: Are the major imperatives of food security missing in ecosystem services research?
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YESS Newsletter June 2016
The Young Ecosystem Services Specialists network (YESS) has issued their June newsletter.
In this latest newsletter you can read about the YESS session at the upcoming ES Conference in Antwerp and the YESS workshop which took place at the ESP 8th World Conference in Stellenbosch last November. The newsletter also offers some book suggestions, a selection of upcoming events and a list of publications from the YESS network. [Read more…] about YESS Newsletter June 2016
ESMERALDA Workshop in Nottingham: a video report
The ESMERALDA Project’s latest workshop, which took place from 14 to 16 April 2016 in Nottingham, UK, brought together 51 representatives from countries across Europe, including all ESMERALDA partners, together with potential new consortium members. [Read more…] about ESMERALDA Workshop in Nottingham: a video report
Call for abstracts: First Latin American ESP Conference
We have the pleasure to invite you to submit an abstract for a presentation to the First Latin American Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference, which will take place in Cali, Colombia, on 18-21 October 2016. The conference will rely on a wide program that will include magisterial conferences, oral presentations, posters, field trip and a diverse program of parallel sessions to provide opportunities for socialization and exchange of ideas on the ecosystem services approach. [Read more…] about Call for abstracts: First Latin American ESP Conference
ACES 2016 – Call for Abstracts and Student Fellowship Applications
ACES 2016 (A Community on Ecosystem Services) will offer discussion on state-of-the-art methods and experiences relating to Ecosystem Services: Implementation Advances and Challenges and now accepts oral and poster abstracts.
The focus of the conference is to link science, practice, and sustainable decision-making by bringing together the ecosystem services community from around the United States and the globe. [Read more…] about ACES 2016 – Call for Abstracts and Student Fellowship Applications