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ESP Update 11/2019
November 19, 2019 Nr. of recipients: 3301
Dear subscriber,
Our November update is packed with news and announcements! We know it's a busy month, so we bring you a summary of the recent and upcoming developments in the ESP community.
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ESP10 conference welcomes over 750 participants from 65+ countries
The 10th ESP World Conference took place between 21-25 October in Hannover, Germany and we are happy to report that it was a great success!
With more than 750 participants from over 65 countries, ESP10 was the biggest ESP conference yet, with the widest international outreach. The conference program featured impactful keynote speaches and panel discussions, sessions on diverse topics, a poster session, business day including a market place and the brand new ‘ES in Practice’ competition, a documentary screening and multiple excursions.
The conference set a great example by having the majority of keynote speakers and session hosts be female, child daycare was available, all the food was organic, local, and vegetarian and the participants collected over 1200 euro in donations to a carbon offset project – Moor Futures.
The conference proceedings are available here, you can find the official photos here.
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Upcoming ESP regional conferences
During the closing session of ESP10 we announced several upcoming regional conferences which are being planned at the moment:
- 3rd ESP Europe Conference, 21-25 September 2020, Tartu, Estonia
- 2nd ESP MENA Conference, September/October 2020, Morrocco
- 3rd ESP Asia Conference, location and date TBA
Early plans for 2021 regional conferences include the 4th ESP Europe Conference in Greece, and the 3rd ESP Africa conference in Rwanda.
Suggestions for other regional conferences are welcome, please download the expression of interest-form here.
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For up-to-date information on the ESP conference schedule, you can always check our conference page.
We appreciate it if you spread the message of our upcoming conferences within your networks.
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Call for ES evaluation studies
ESP is currently in the process of updating and upgrading the Ecosystem Services Valuation Database (ESVD). Do you have a study on ecosystem service(s) valuation? Or did you participate in a project in which economic valuation was conducted? Then you can be part of our initiative and help us bring the information where it is needed! Read more.
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Survey: How can we assess the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process on the ES concept?
Last month at ESP10 a session on effective teaching strategies took place. The organisers are working on reinforcing teaching and education activities within ESP. Within this endeavour, they have prepared a survey, for analysing the state of the art on Teaching Ecosystem Service, so further steps can be identified.
You can help by filling out this survey. It takes 15 minutes at most and your contribution will be greatly appreciated!
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News from our Working Groups
SWG 3 – ES in Forestry Production
"Erosion control service of forest ecosystems: A case study from NE Turkey", a book on forest ecosystems in Turkey was recently published by Springer. Read more.
TWG 2 – Biodiversity & Ecosystem services
A PhD position is open at the UFZ Center for Environmental Research (Halle/Leipzig) on the Effects of landscape heterogeneity and crop diversity on biological pest control and pollinator health.
Closing date for applications: 1 December 2019.
Project starts: 1 February 2020.
Read more.
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Clear goals but murky path to ecosystem sustainability: Knowledge gaps identified from international biodiversity assessments
A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability by an international team of 32 scientists (including three members of the ESP executive committee) identifies key knowledge gaps that need to be answered to tackle the root causes of biodiversity loss, and calls for more relevant, solutions-focused research that can address the social-ecological crisis. Read more about it here.
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News from our Regional Chapters and National Networks
Poland National Network
Poland National Network and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan are calling for abstracts and registration for ECOSERV 2020 – 6th Scientific Symposium “Ecosystem services in transdisciplinary approach”, 6-8 July 2020, Poznan, Poland. The Symposium takes place under the patronage of ESP and is supported by the Ecosystem Services journal.
Abstracts deadline: 30 April 2020. Read more.
Bulgaria National Network
Early career researchers, PhD students, professionals and scientists from the Bulgarian NN took part in the ESP10 conference and had the opportunity to present oral and poster presentations of their work. On Tuesday assoc. prof. Stoyan Nedkov co-hosted session T5 – Integrated ecosystem services models – advancing modeling science and application.
The conference also favored the occasion to organize RC South-Eastern Europe meeting (Jeroen Arends, Stoyan Nedkov et al.) and deliver updates and discuss future activities within the regional chapter. Read more.
Costa Rica
The Blue Challenge project, in partnership with the Forever Costa Rica Association and the Center for Marine Research of the University of Costa Rica, organised a series of events with Robert Costanza last month, to talk about the ecological economics approach to development in Costa Rica. This included:
- Symposium - Perspectives on Blue Economy: From PreCOP25 to the 2030 Agenda, 29 October 2019
- Public lecture with Robert Costanza on natural capital valuation and management, 31 October 2019
Read more.
Brazil National Network
PRODIGY Project launches in South-Western Amazon: “Process-based & Resilience-Oriented management of Diversity Generates sustainability”. Read more.
Using the ecosystem services (ES) approach as the bridge between sustainable development and ecosystem-based adaptations (EbA), our Brazilian member, Maíra Padgurschi, started a post-doctoral at the AmazonFACE Program. Read more.
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics launched the Map of Biomes and Marine Coastal Systems compatible with 1:250.000 scale. The material is available here and here.
The Brazilian Platform on Bidoversity and Ecosystem Services (BPBES) has several new reports available for download on their website:
- 1st Brazilian Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
- Summary for Policymakers of the Brazilian Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
- Summary for decision makers of the thematic report “Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration”
- Summary for decision makers of the thematic report "Water, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being"
Read more.
Latest papers from Brazil NN:
NESP (USA)
Webinar: Ecosystem Service Assessments at Three National Wildlife Refuges: Methods, Results, and Lessons. Tuesday, 10 December 2019 - 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST
Read more.
Get involved!
Become active in our community by joining one of our working groups and/or national networks! Just follow the link on the group page of your preference or request for group membership on the ESP member portal. Contact the ESP secretariat if you have any questions.
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News from our partners
New handbook published: Landscape Planning with Ecosystem Services
Thise new handbook is structured around the Driving forces-Pressures-States-Impacts-Responses framework, providing an introduction to relevant concepts, methodologies and techniques. It presents a new, ecosystem services-informed, approach to landscape planning that constitutes both a framework and toolbox for students and practitioners to address the environmental and landscape challenges of 21st century Europe. Read more.
Greener.LAND – landscape restoration tool
Greener.LAND is an easy-to-use, intuitive, free and open-access online tool to educate and assist landscape practitioners on restoring their landscapes, helping to choose the most suitable restoring measure for a landscape. Read more.
Scientists call for action for the EU Common Agricultural Policy to address sustainability challenges
Scientists concerened about agricultural sustainability and the role of the CAP have started a new petition calling for an evidence-based, future-proof EU Common Agricultural Policy. Read the joint statement and find a link to the petition here.
2020 Natural Capital Symposium
The 2020 Natural Capital Symposium will be held at Stanford University on 16-18 March 2020. This year the Symposium will be focusing on two key themes: 1) re-envisioning development planning at national and regional scales and 2) sustainable, livable cities.
Registration and call for abstracts are open now. Deadline for short-talk abstracts: 22 November. Read more.
Training course “Nature-based solutions in Urban Planning” @ University of Trento
The course, organized by the ReNature project, will take place 5-7 February 2020 and focus on understanding the ecological foundations of NbS, assessing their impacts on ecosystem services and their socio-economic implications, identifying planning barriers and opportunities, applying key principles for NbS design. Read more.
Swiss Climate Summer School 2020
The summer school takes places on 23-28 August in Grindelwald, Switzerland. It invites young researchers (PhD and Posdoc) from all fields of climate research and is focusing on the theme “Extreme weather and climate: from atmospheric processes to impacts on ecosystems and society”. Read more.
PhD position at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) in collaboration with Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, (UAB) and the Green Lab of the Centre for Environmental Studies of Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council, offers a 3-year PhD research fellowship. The PhD position is part of a research project concerning the plurality of values of urban biodiversity. Read more.
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For an up-to-date list of news items, vacancies, collaboration calls and upcoming events visit the ESP website. Please send any news items you would like to share with the Partnership to ESP Support team.
As always, we look forward to hearing from you!
The ESP secretariat
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