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ESP Update 6/2022
June 30, 2022 Nr. of recipients: 3423
Dear Subscriber,
In this edition of the ESP Update we are happy to report on several recent successful events from our network - conferences, webinars and forums around the world. What's next? The call for abstracts for the 4th ESP Europe Conference is currently open - deadline 31 July.
We also highlight a number of recent publications, among them an article authored by members of the Young Ecosystem Services Scientists, looking at the experiences of early-career researchers in our field.
Last but not least, we just received the good news that the Impact Factor of `Ecosystem Services`, one of our affiliated journals, went up from 5.4 to 6.9. As ESP member you can receive a discount on the subscription and feel free to submit your papers.
Happy reading!
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Highlight of the month: ESP Africa Conference 2021
The third ESP Africa conference took place this month in Musanze, Rwanda, under the theme Ecosystem services for the future: Delivering value for Nature, Livelihoods and Economic Investment.
Participants from over 20 countries joined the different sessions held in Musanze and online. You can find a selection of pictures from the event here.
You can find more information about the program and proceedings on the official website. Find out more about our regional chapters and national networks in Africa on the ESP website.
 
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News from our working groups
TWG 19 - Big data and digital communication
Two relevant recent publications from thematic working group 19:
- Valuing recreation in Italy’s protected areas using spatial big data. Read more.
- Geolocated social media data counts as a proxy for recreational visits in natural areas: a meta-analysis. Read more.
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News from our regional chapters and national networks
National Ecosystem Services Partnership (USA)
Our colleagues over at NESP held a webinar on Policy Applications of Natural Capital Accounts in the U.S. This webinar was the second part in a series on Natural Capital Accounts (NCA). You can watch the recording here.
ESP Asia Regional Office: Nature for Peace Forum
Representatives of scientists from China, Germany, India, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, and Vietnam took part in a “Nature for Peace” forum on 4 May in Seoul, Korea, highlighting the importance of giving attention to local stakeholders in transboundary ecosystem conservation.
The Forum is planned as an annual event organised by the ESP Asia Regional Office to improve biodiversity and nature-based solutions in transboundary areas utilizing the ecosystem services approach. Read more.
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ESP Webinar: Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Water Resource Management
The second edition of the ESP Webinar Series took place on 17 June. This webinar launched the ‘Special Issue’ “Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Water Resource Management – Tools, Policies, and Promising Pathways“ published in Journal Environmental Management (Springer). The webinar facilitated a discussion as to how emerging scholarship on ecosystem services and water resources management can best support the mandate outlined by UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration and related sustainability agenda’s like SDG’s.
Recordings of both ESP webinars are available online for ESP members. Read more.
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Publications
- Article by members of the Young Ecosystem Services Specialists:
Engaging at the science-policy interface as an early-career researcher: experiences and perceptions in biodiversity and ecosystem services research. Read more.
- Ecosystem health, ecosystem services, and the well-being of humans and the rest of nature. Read more.
- Using crowdsourced imagery to assess cultural ecosystem services in data-scarce urban contexts: The case of the metropolitan area of Cali, Colombia. Read more.
- Combining Ecological Niche Models and ecosystem services indicators to assess impacts of climate change on kelp: application to French coasts. Read more.
Vacancies
Coordinator for UNEP-WCMC’s National Ecosystem Initiative
UNEP-WCMC‘s National Ecosystems Initiative is looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual with a successful track record in managing high profile complex environmental projects; who is keen to accept the challenge of managing an exciting and highly successful multi-million-dollar portfolio of national ecosystem assessments in countries across the globe. Read more.
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4th ESP Europe Conference 2022
Ecosystem services empowering people and societies in times of crises
10-14 October 2022, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Call for abstracts is now OPEN! You can submit an abstract to one of the 40 sessions on diverse topics and in different formats. Find the session where your work fits best on the session overview page.
The deadline for submission is 31 July 2022. Click here to find out more.
For the newest information, keep an eye on the event website.
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ACES- ESP
Leveraging Opportunities for Ecosystem Services Implementation
12-15 December 2022, Crystal Gateway Marriott Greater Washington, DC Area, USA
Call for abstracts is OPEN! View the Conference Topics page for a list of possible topics to be outlined at ACES 2022. But don’t feel limited to these specified areas – organisers want to capture emerging topics and new ideas critical to Ecosystem Services.
Submit your work before 15 July 2022. For more details and important dates, please visit the ACES website.
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For up-to-date information on all upcoming ESP conferences, you can always check our conference page and keep an eye out for our Conference Special updates.
We appreciate it if you spread the message of our upcoming conferences within your networks.
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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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