ESP Update 6/2019

June 19, 2019                                                                       Nr. of recipients: 3223

ESP Africa conference

17-20 June 2019, Kpalimé, Togo 

Management of Ecosystem Services for Nature Conservation and Human Wellbeing in Africa



This week we are hosting the ESP Africa conference together with Plateforme des Organisations de la Société Civile pour la Sauvegarde des Montagnes (PSM) and Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment. 

The conference kicked off on Monday with a speech from His Excellency the Minister of Environment of Togo and a keynote by Martieuw Chimere Diaw on "The Africa IPBES Assessment and Africa Model Forest Network".
 

Find out more about the keynote speakers and session program, on the conference website. Keep an eye on the website for the conference proceedings.

ESP 10th World Conference 

21-25 October 2019, Hannover, Germany

10 years advancing ecosystem services science, policy and practice for a sustainable future



Registration is open for ESP10! Register here before 5 August to take advantage of the Early Bird fees. As always, ESP members receive a discount on the registration fee.

To stimulate and support the participation of young, early career researchers in ESP conferences we offer 5 ECR Travel Grants. You can find the conditions and eligibility criteria on this page. Submit your application before 12 July! 

You still have a chance to make a late abstract submission for ESP10. Submit your abstract before 26 June 2019. On the website you can find the full descriptions of all accepted conference sessions to which you can submit an abstract.

To stimulate the application of the ecosystem services concept in business activity, the ESP is organising a business-focused day on Thursday that will run in parallel to the rest of the ESP10 program. 

Have a look at the preliminary conference program here. 

News from our Regional Chapters and National Networks

Brazil

• Members of the network published a paper showing that postponing conservation actions will impair ecosystem services and increase conflict between conservation and human activities in the Brazilian Cerrado. Read more.
• To expand knowledge about environmental services and to train professionals, the first seminar “Environmental Services: Management of Watershed” was held on May 23 at Embrapa Milho and Sorgo, in Sete Lagoas, MG. Read more.
• The TEEB Regional-Local project, which deals with the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity, ended last May after seven years of fruitful partnership between MMA, CNI and GIZ, within Brazil-Germany Cooperation. A number of important results were achieved in this period, promoting the natural capital and ecosystem services in public policy and businesses. Read more.

Greece (HESP)

Malta

• Successful training course on ecosystem services and green infrastructure in Malta. Dr Mario Balzán, a member of the ESP Mediterranean working group, recently led a training course on ecosystem services and green infrastructure in Malta. The training course is framed within the EU-funded ReNature project, that aims to establish and implement a nature-based solutions research strategy for Malta. Read more.
• ReNature Interdisciplinary Summer School – Nature Based Solutions in Landscape Management. This summer school is organised by the ReNature Horizon 2020 project and is supported by the Circular City COST Action. Application deadline - 10 July 2019. Read more.

United States (NESP)

• Collaborative Science for Estuaries Webinar: “Exploring Applications of Ecosystem Services Conceptual Models for Coastal Habitats” by Lydia Olander and Sara Mason on 26 June.
• NESP will be hosting the webinar: “Interpreting the IPBES Global Assessment” by Steve Polasky and Alex Pfaff two of the IPBES Assessment authors on 1 August.

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