ESP Europe Conference moved to May 2021

The Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) European regional conference has been postponed to 10-13 May 2021 in Tartu, Estonia. The conference theme is “Ecosystem Services Science, Policy and Practice in the face of Global Changes”. Due to the postponement of the conference, the call for sessions has also been reopened, moving the deadline for submissions to…

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Eurosite GIS guidance for mapping ecosystem services

Over 2019, the Eurosite Economics and Ecosystem Services Working Group has developed a guidance document for mapping ecosystem services through QGIS. By making this document publicly available, Eurosite hopes to support site managers all over Europe in using GIS to integrate ecosystem services into their site management. One of the applications for GIS tools is…

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Ecosystem Services Partnership call for sessions

From 21-24 September the third Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) Europe Regional Conference will take place. The conference will take place in Tartu, Estonia and will be in light of the theme “Ecosystem Service Science, Policy and Practice in the face of Global Changes”. The Call for Sessions for this years ESP EU conference is now…

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Nature benefits: stories from citizens

Nature can provide answers to many societal and environmental challenges the European Union faces today. Citizens from different sectors will share their personal experiences about living and working in Natura 2000 sites during our “How can People and the Economy benefit from Nature? Stories from Citizens” conference in Brussels on June 7th 2017. We will…

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Payments for Ecosystem Services: review of pilot projects

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) is a specialist term used to describe a range of schemes in which the beneficiaries, or users, of nature’s services pay or fund the stewards, or providers of those services. Between 2012 and 2015, the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) commissioned three rounds of “Payments…

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Peatland Action in Scotland

More than 20% of Scotland is covered in peat. To help protect and restore this immense resource a project called “Peatland Action” has been underway since 2012 to kick-start peatland restoration and increase understanding of peatlands across the country. Eurosite member Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is partner in this project.

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Ecosystem services: we must now deliver societal impact

Helping nature to help us: that was the main idea behind the European Conference on Ecosystem Services. Between 19 and 23 September 2016, more than 600 participants from all over the world made their way to the University of Antwerp to debate and learn more about how nature contributes to human well-being and vice versa.…

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EKLIPSE call for requests on biodiversity-related issues

EKLIPSE coordinates innovative and transparent approaches for science, policy and societal actors to jointly provide the best available evidence leading to better informed decision-making. The topic and/or evidence needs are identified by policy and other societal actors. The objective of this call is to encourage policy and other societal actors to suggest topics and/or evidence…

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Learn about large carnivores in Finland

Finland has long experience in conserving large carnivores and managing their populations, and indeed there is wide interest abroad in the Finnish policy on large carnivores. This is why the Finnish carnivores website is now also available in English, which allows to give information and take part in the exchange of information and views on…

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EU Publication: ecosystem services and biodiversity

Ecosystems provide a multitude of benefits to humanity, from food, clean water and flood protection to cultural heritage and a sense of place, to name but a few. However, many of these benefits, known as ‘ecosystem services’, are under severe threat from man-made pressures. This report explores four core facets of the ecosystem services concept:…

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