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ESP Conference 2022 - Accounting for Ecosystem Services: theoretical basis and practical applications using the QGIS plug-in INCA tools

ESP 2022 - Accounting for ES training
During the next Ecosystem Services Partnership – Regional Annual Conference, there will be the opportunity to attend a full day training on “Accounting for Ecosystem Services: theoretical basis and practical applications using the QGIS plug-in INCA tools”. The conference will take place in Heraklion (island of Crete, Greece) from the 10th to the 14th of October 2022. The training is going to take place on the 10th of October 2022 (to be confirmed).

ESP Conference 2022 - Moving forward in ecosystem services accounting: from the monetary valuation barrier to the mainstreaming into policy making

Moving forward in ecosystem services accounting
The Call for Abstracts at the next Ecosystem Services Partnership – Regional Annual Conference is open. Specifically there will be a session dedicated to Ecosystem Services Accounting: “Moving forward in ecosystem services accounting: from the monetary valuation barrier to the mainstreaming into policy making”. The conference will take place in Heraklion (island of Crete, Greece) from the 10th to the 14th of October 2022. The deadline for abstract submission is 31st July 2022.

Ecosystem services accounting at the World Biodiversity Forum

ES accounting for the World Biodiversity Forum
During the next WORLD BIODIVERSITY FORUM which will take place in Davos, Switzerland from the 26th of June to the 1st of July, there will be: A workshop/ training on “Natural Capital Accounting: From theory to practice through concrete applications” (code WS_MonC1) on the 27th of June, 2:00-4:00 p.m. A session on “Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Finance” (code FIN2) on the 28th of June, 8:30-10:30 a.m. During the session there will be representatives from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the European Commission and the Dutch Central Bank.

ESP Conference 2022: Session on Ecosystem Condition Accounting – Join Us!!!

ESP Conference 2022: Session on Ecosystem Condition Accounting
Colleagues from the Joint Research Centre and other institutions will hold a session in the next ESP Europe Conference to discuss about operational challenges of ecosystem accounts under SEEA-EA statistical framework and how to overcome or minimise them. Join them, submitting a presentation to their session.

Ecosystem condition underpins the generation of ecosystem services: an accounting perspective

Conceptual linkage between condition and services across the cascade model
A research article has been published in the journal "One Ecosystem": There is a linkage between the condition of ecosystems and the services they provide. In the accounting framework set by the United Nations System of integrated Environmental Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounts (SEEA EA), two different sets of accounts assess and monitor ecosystem condition and ecosystem services, respectively. The former are reported as indicators in an asset account format, while the latter are reported as supply and use tables. Without a concrete linkage, the two sets of accounts run in parallel...

Urban heat island mitigation by green infrastructure in European Functional Urban Areas

average cooling
An article on the effects of green infrastructure to mitigate urban heat island in European Functional Urban Areas has been published in "Sustainable Cities and Society": The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is one of the most harmful environmental hazards for urban dwellers. Climate change is expected to increase the intensity of the UHI effect. In this context, the implementation of Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) can partially reduce UHI intensity, promoting a resilient urban environment and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation. In order to achieve this result, there is a...

Measuring what ecosystems do for us

Ecosystem accounts
A new report shows that EU’s ecosystems generated an annual flow of selected seven ecosystem services at the value of € 172 billion. Restoring degraded ecosystems has the potential to double nature’s contribution to the EU economy.

EU Ecosystem Assessment - Summary for policymakers released

EU Ecosystem Assessment Report
Today the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre is publishing a summary for policy makers of the first EU–wide ecosystem assessment. The “EU ecosystem assessment: summary for policymakers”, developed by the European Commission with the European Environment Agency, provides science-based advice on restoring degraded ecosystems, improving the monitoring of their health, and defining methods to assess their condition.
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