5th ESP Europe Conference Ecosystem Services
ESP hosted its 5th European conference under the theme Ecosystem Services: One Planet, One Health. The theme addressed how the ecosystem services concept can help meet the global One Health vision, emphasizing the interdependence of human, animal, plant, ecosystem, and global environmental health. It aligns with international commitments under the Global Biodiversity Framework and is central to the sustainable development goals, which can only be achieved in a healthy, fair economic system that values nature’s contributions to human wellbeing.
Ecosystem services science can significantly support sustainable development and global health challenges, offering strong potential for cross-domain scientific partnerships and transformative change. ESP is the leading global community in the field of ecosystem services. Its conferences are vital for knowledge exchange, networking, and innovation. The conference focused on two thematic streams: ecosystem services and health, and ecosystem services and conditions for transformative change. These were inspired by the overarching theme and shaped the conference’s output and takeaways – all aimed at scaling up the positive impacts of ecosystem services research. The session where contribution was presented aimed to stimulate debate around drafting “Urban Nature Plans” (UNP) introduced by the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. It focused on three key topics that ambitious UNP must address: assessing urban ecosystem conditions, services, and biodiversity. Concerning these topics, the goal of the session was to identify suitable methods and indicators that local authorities can adopt in the planning process.
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