NESP Digest, September 2019

NESP Digest: September 2019

This is the quarterly newsletter of the National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP) , which provides updates on our recent activities as well as some other information on ecosystem services that we hope you’ll find useful.

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NESP UPDATES

NESP Webinar: Interpreting the IPBES Global Assessment

Watch the August National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP) webinar on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Global Assessment. During this webinar, report coauthors Stephen Polasky from the Department of Applied Economics at University of Minnesota and Alex Pfaff from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University presented an interpretation of the report contents and its implications.

Webinar: Exploring Applications of Ecosystem Service Conceptual Models for Coastal Habitats

Watch a NESP presentation for the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Science Collaborative. The presentation discussed an approach to using Ecosystem Service Conceptual Models as a framework to think about ecosystem services and how they can be considered within the NERRS.

Webinar: Mapping Ecosystem Services to Enhance Conservation

Watch a NESP presentation for the South Atlantic LCC discussing ecosystem services mapping in the Southeast, and how these map products can be used to enhance conservation work in the region.

IN THE NEWS

How Much Nature Is Enough? 120 Minutes a Week, Doctors Say . The New York Times , June 13.

Conservation Finance Takes Off as the Netherlands Issues One of the Largest Green Bonds Ever . WRI , June 21.

Congo Basin Deforestation Threatens Food and Water Supplies Throughout Africa . WRI , July 9.

Private Investors Protect Vast Forests in U.S. Coal Country . Reuters , July 15.

Climate Change is Sapping Nutrients from Our Food—and It Could Become a Global Crisis . The Washington Post , August 8.

UN Bodies to Prioritize Efforts to Protect Human Right to Healthy Environment . Oppla , August 22.

Revolving Water Fund Pilots PFS Approach for Water Quality Improvements . Conservation Finance Network , August 28.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Acharya, R.P., T. Maraseni, and G. Cockfield. 2019. Global Trend of Forest Ecosystem Services Valuation—An Analysis of Publications . Ecosystem Services .

Bratman et al. 2019. Nature and Mental Health: An Ecosystem Service Perspective . Science Advances .

Caudill, J., and E. Carver. 2019. Banking on Nature: The Economic Contributions of National Wildlife Refuge Recreational Visitation to Local Communities . U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Eisenman et al. 2019. Urban Trees, Air Quality, and Asthma: An Interdisciplinary Review . Landscape and Urban Planning .

Gray et al. 2019. Green-Gray Assessment: How to Assess the Costs and Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Water Supply Systems . World Resources Institute.

IPCC. 2019. Climate Change and Land: An IPCC Special Report on Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management, Food Security, and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Summary for Policymakers .

Keller, A.A., and J. Fox. 2019. Giving Credit to Reforestation for Water Quality Benefits . PloS ONE .

UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS

October 17 – 19. Land Trust Alliance Rally . Raleigh, North Carolina.

October 20 – 15. Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference . Hannover, Germany.

October 29 – 31. Environmental Markets and Finance Summit . Washington, DC.

February 3 – 6, 2020. Social Coast Forum . Charleston, South Carolina.

August 2 – 6, 2020. National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration . Portland, Oregon.

GRANTS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Grants:

Bridge Collaborative Spark Fund , Pre-proposals due Oct 4.

Job Opportunities:

Environmental and Natural Resource Economist . IMSG/NOAA. Silver Spring, Maryland.

Lead Economist . Conservation Strategy Fund. Washington, DC.

Environmental Social Science and Economics of Coastal Restoration . EPA. Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Program Associate: Ecosystem Services GIS . Winrock International. Arlington, Virginia.

Associate Analyst: Carbon Markets . ecoPartners. Berkeley, California.

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