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ESP Update 4/2019
April 17, 2019 Nr. of recipients: 3188
Dear subscriber,
We have a lot to share with you this month. Registration is open for ESP Africa, the ESP10 call for abstracts was launched last week, and we are calling for valuation studies for the ES valuation database. Also in this month's issue you can find updates from the working groups on Mediterranean systems, forestry systems and water management; as well as news from the MENA and West & Central Africa chapters, the Turkey national network and the Young ES Specialists group. Read on for updates on relevant projects, upcoming events, vacancies and recent publications on ecosystem services.
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ESP Africa conference
17-20 June 2019, Kpalimé, Togo
Management of Ecosystem Services for Nature Conservation and Human Wellbeing in Africa
Registration for this conference is open now! Register before 20 May to take advantage of the Early Bird fees.
Find out more about the session program, keynote speakers, field trips, venue, logistics and sponsorship opportunities, on the conference website.
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Oceania Ecosystem Services Forum
2-6 September 2019, Ōtautahi (Christchurch), Aotearoa New Zealand
Creating healthy communities and ecosystems for a resilient future
Hosted by SCION, the 2nd Oceania Ecosystem Services Forum (OESF) aims to bring together policy-makers, businesses, community leaders and researchers with the aspiration of ‘Creating healthy communities and ecosystems for a resilient future’.
The call for abstracts and proposals is open until 10 May 2019. Read more about this event at the official website.
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ESP 10th World Conference
21-25 October 2019, Hannover, Germany
10 years advancing ecosystem services science, policy and practice for a sustainable future
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Interested in presenting your work at ESP 10? The call for abstract is now open! Submit your abstract before 10 June 2019. On the website you can find the full descriptions of all accepted conference sessions to which you can submit an abstract.
To help early career researchers fund their participation, 5 ECR travel grants will be available. More information on the conditions and application proces for the ECR grants will be available soon.
If you are already thinking of booking your accommodation, you can find some useful information here. The local organising committee has negotiated special room rates for a number of convenient hotels in Hannover. We are also putting together a room sharing system for participants on a budget. Keep an eye on the website for updates!
If you would like to organise a side-event (training, workshop) related to the conference theme, please contact us at conference@es-partnership.org as soon as possible.
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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 valuation studies to update the ESVD
The Ecosystem Services Valuation Database (ESVD) hosted by the ESP is one of the most comprehensive global databases of ecosystem service values but has not been updated since 2010. This widely used resource needs to be updated and upgraded to reflect the huge number of new valuation studies and developments in the field during the past 10 years. ESP is starting the process of updating and upgrading the ESVD and therefore requests members to send valuation studies to be included. Relevant valuation studies should:
- Use a primary valuation method (i.e. not value/benefits transfer)
- Estimate the monetary value of an ecosystem service(s)
- Be for ANY biome/ecosystem/habitat etc.
- Be from ANY location/country/region etc.
Please send full text valuation studies (preferably pdf) to abstracts@es-partnership.org. This call for valuation studies will remain open until the end of 2019.
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News from our Working Groups
BWG 5 – Mediterranean systems
- Members of the BWG5 will host a session in the upcoming ESP10 conference about “integration of methodological approaches to evaluate ecosystem services’ dynamics”. Come and join us to present your work about how the integration of multiple approaches can help to improve assessments of ecosystem services in complex socio-ecological systems. Read more.
- Last month members of the BWG 5 took part in the first lead author’s meeting of the MedECC (Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change) report on the current status and potential impacts of climate change in ecosystems of the Mediterranean basin in Milán, Italy. Read more.
SWG 3 – ES in Forestry production systems
SWG 3 has two new members of the lead team – Elsa Varela and Can Vatandaşlar. They are already lining up their ideas for the future activities of the working group, such as compiling a database of researchers/practitioners in their sector; organising workshops; writing position papers, and more.
For a full outline of the new group vision and a short introduction of the two new leads, click here.
SWG 5 – ES in Water management
Dr. Nidhi Nagabhatla from SWG 5 contributed to the 2019 edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR 2019) entitled ‘Leaving No One Behind’. Chapter 2 led by Dr. Nagabhatla highlights incorporating ecological service aspects in water-related decisions. Read more.
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News from our Regional Chapters and National Networks
MENA Regional Chapter
Ecosystem Service Valuation in Lebanon
As part of the USAID-funded “Livelihoods in Forestry” project, the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI) has just embarked on a major study to map, describe and value the importance of Lebanon’s forest ecosystem services for human wellbeing. Read more.
West and Central Africa Regional Chapter
Workshop on biodiversity conservation and natural resource management in South Kivu, DRC
Last month a workshop was held to revitalize the framework of the actors engaged in the conservation of biodiversity and management of natural resources in South Kivu in Democratic Republic of Congo DRC, aiming at bringing together between researchers and practitioners. Read more.
Turkey National Network
Landscape Research Society- IALE Turkey organized the International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation: Green Revision for Resilient Cities, 7-8 March 2019 in Izmir, Turkey. The Conference had five sessions covering the topics: climate change, urban ecosystems, ecosystem services and natural resource management, urban green areas, experiences in Turkey. 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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Young Ecosystem Services Specialists (YESS)
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News from our partners
Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems (PLUS), ETH Zurich
The PLUS reseach group with ETH Zurich is involved in two new projects on ecosystem services:
- Natural Capital Singapore
This three-year research project aims at incorporating the environment into holistic, national-scale planning by calculating the economic benefits from environmental assets in Singapore. Read more.
- Mapping ecosystem services in urban landscapes Future Cities Lab
This study will explore the link between urbanization and ecosystem service provision by quantifying the ecological value of vegetation and the different urban typologies found across Singapore. This exploration will indicate neighborhoods that balance the trade-offs between providing different ecosystem services. Read more.
Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
- Natural Capital in the Caribbean and South Atlantic Overseas Territories
This project has provided assessments of natural capital in a number of the UK’s Caribbean and South Atlantic Overseas Territories, and builds capacity to monitor environmental change and integrate environmental evidence into economic policy making and infrastructure planning. Read more.
Upcoming events
- Interdisciplinary Summerschool on Integrating Ecosystem Services into Urban Planning
The summerschool will take place in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic, 16-21 June 2019, the application deadline is 30 April. Read more.
- EcoSummit 2020
The 6th International EcoSummit Congress, EcoSummit 2020 – Building a sustainable and desirable future: Adapting to a changing land and sea-scape, will take place in Gold Coast, Australia, 21-25 June 2020. Read more.
Vacancies:
- PhD studentship: Social impacts of protected areas at University of Cambridge. Closing date: 26 May 2019. Read more.
- Tenure Track position for Assistant Professor Environmental Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Application deadline: 24 April. Read more.
- Internships at The Prince Bernhard Nature Fund (PBNF). Read more.
Publications
- Actors’ diversity and the resilience of social-ecological systems to global change. Read more.
- A Field Method for Landscape Conservation Surveying: The Landscape Assessment Protocol (LAP). Read more.
- Socio-economic tools to mitigate the impacts of ocean acidification on economies and communities reliant on coral reefs–a framework for prioritization. Read more.
- Ocean acidification impacts in select Pacific Basin coral reef ecosystems. Read more.
- Valuing the Benefits of Rock Climbing and the Welfare Gains from Decreasing Injury Risk. Read more.
- Are protected areas covering important biodiversity sites? An assessment of the nature protection network in Sicily (Italy). Read more.
- Machine learning for ecosystem services. Read more.
- Exploring geo-tagged photos to assess spatial patterns of visitors in protected areas: the case of park of Etna (Italy). Read more.
- Applying the Kuhn–Tucker model to estimate the value of recreational ecosystem services in Sicily. 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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