Sectoral Working Group 5 – ES in Water Management has released a Special Issue in Environmental Management on Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Water Resources Management. Most articles are open access and available here. Interesting for all those working on water management and ecosystem services (or green infrastructure, or nature-based solutions). A lot of great case studies from around the world are featured, as well as innovative methods and literature reviews. For an overview and synthesis, check the introductory article here.
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!
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Tenure Track Position for a Scientist (m/f/d) on “Behavioural Economics”
The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) is a nationally and internationally active research institute, member of the Leibniz Association and is located in Müncheberg (approx. 35 minutes by regional train from Berlin-Lichtenberg). It also maintains a research station with further locations in Dedelow and Paulinenaue.
With its Tenure Track System, ZALF aims to recruit excellent scientists with essential expertise by providing a guaranteed transitioning to a permanent contract subject to successful evaluation. We are offering at our location in Müncheberg a Tenure Track Position for a Scientist (m/f/d) on “Behavioural Economics” [Reference N° T01-2022]. [Read more…] about Tenure Track Position for a Scientist (m/f/d) on “Behavioural Economics”
Restoration Project Information Sharing Framework
In 2021 the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) and Climate Focus, on behalf of the Global Restoration Observatory (GRO) network co-led a collaborative effort to formalize a sector-wide Restoration Project Information Sharing Framework. The Framework is designed to support more coordinated global tracking of progress and trends in ecosystem restoration. Through the use of shared variables, the Framework will facilitate the coordination and sharing of project information to support global restoration monitoring while also improving restoration practice.
On 29 March 2o22 a virtual session will take place that will introduce the Restoration Project Information Sharing Framework and explore how to adopt relevant and appropriate content from the Framework for individual monitoring protocols, reporting systems, databases, and platforms. Register here.
Webinar: Piloting Natural Capital Accounts for the United States
The National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP) held a webinar on 11 March 2022 on the topic ‘Piloting Natural Capital Accounts for the United States’. In this webinar you can hear Ken Bagstad (USGS), Scott Wentland (BEA), Mehdi Heris (Hunter College), and Katie Warnell (Duke University) discuss pilot natural capital accounts for land, water, ecosystems, and urban ecosystem services developed for the United States, which were described in a recent special issue of Ecosystem Services. This was the first of two NESP webinars on natural capital accounting; the second will focus on next steps for using natural capital accounting in decision-making.
Watch the recording here.
First participatory workshop on the NatGuidES project – Identification, assessment and mapping of ecosystem services in valuable nature conservation areas in Slovenia
As part of the NatGuidES project a participatory workshop on mapping ecosystem services was held in Slovenia on 8 March 2022.
The main aim of the NatGuidES project is to establish a protocol for the identification and mapping of ES in valuable nature conservation areas in Slovenia. Consistent with the main project objective, the project team wishes to show that ecosystem services are more abundant and diverse in valuable conservation areas than in other areas. [Read more…] about First participatory workshop on the NatGuidES project – Identification, assessment and mapping of ecosystem services in valuable nature conservation areas in Slovenia