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!

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Protect-Streams-4-Sea: New project utilizing nature based solutions in the Black Sea

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The project “Protecting streams for a clean Black Sea by reducing sediment and litter pollution with joint innovative monitoring and control tools and nature-based practices (BSB963)” with the acronym “Protect-Streams-4-Sea” started on July 20th 2020. The total duration of the project will be 24 months. It aims to the protection of the Black Sea from litter and sedimentation using innovative monitoring and control tools, such as fingerprint method, drone mapping, etc.

The project includes partners from Greece, Turkey, Romania, Moldova, and Armenia.

You can find more information here.

Equity and Ecosystem Services Webinar series: recordings available online

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The National Ecosystem Services Partnership did two webinars on equity and ecosystem services, and the recordings are available online.

Equity and Ecosystem Services Part 1:

Panelists

Jacqueline Loos (Leuphana University at Lüneburg): How ES ties into the environmental justice framework
Benis Egoh (University of California Irvine): Commodity trade, ES, and equity
Leah Bremer (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa): Connections between ES and place-based biocultural restoration and the importance of relationships, showing up to community work days, taking a long-term view, and respecting the people, culture, and history of place [Read more…] about Equity and Ecosystem Services Webinar series: recordings available online

Special Issue: Ecosystem Services from Natural Resources Managed by the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

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This special issue in the journal Sustainabliy targets to highlight the contributions that indigenous peoples and local communities make to the wider global community for better recognition and support for their efforts. The editors invite articles addressing:
1. IPLCs land/water/sea management and related ecosystem services (ES)
2. Case studies on Payments for ES (PES) of IPLCs’ managed natural resources
3. Stewardship mechanisms (reviews/comments)
4. ES from agricultural lands managed by the small-scale farmers, applying traditional practices [Read more…] about Special Issue: Ecosystem Services from Natural Resources Managed by the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

Join our ranks! Why and how to become an ESP member organisation?

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Help shape a sustainable future – join the world´s leading network on ecosystem services

Ecosystems and biodiversity are still being lost and degraded at an unprecedent rate and scale causing great economic, societal and environmental damage. To stop the loss of our ‘natural capital’ the importance of its services and benefits should be reflected structurally in decision making at all levels.

To make this happen we hope your institution will join the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) and give your vision for a sustainable future a stronger voice. [Read more…] about Join our ranks! Why and how to become an ESP member organisation?

AgoraNatura is now online: Germany’s first online-marketplace for certified nature conservation projects

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As of the end of September 2020, companies and private individuals can use the new online-marketplace at www.agora-natura.de to invest in biodiversity and ecosystem services in Germany. AgoraNatura is a Germany-wide platform that aims to encourage voluntary payments from companies and private individuals for biodiversity and ecosystem services. All projects on the platform are certified according to the Naturplus standard and make their expected effects on various public environmental goods transparent.

You can find more information about the AgoraNatura project here.