Talks on Ecosystem Services and Communities
São Paulo & Belém, Brazil
The practice of payments for ecosystem services (PES) can be a strategy to ensure environmental preservation. PES has a social and environmental role, but there needs to be safeguards in place to ensure the protection of traditional and local communities’ rights, and the environment. In 2015, Forest Trends established the Brazil Matrix, which mapped existing […]
World Water Week
Stockholm City Conference Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. It is organized by SIWI (Stockholm International Water Institute). This year was the jubilee year for both the Week and the Stockholm Water Prize. The theme was Water for Development. In 2015, over 3,000 individuals and close to 300 convening […]
Deforestation forum: How business can tackle deforestation
Pew Conference Center, Washington, DC, USA
As part of a broader, global series of meetings, including London and Singapore, this forum will bring together key corporate practitioners, NGOs and governmental representatives for a post COP21 outlook, to discuss and debate how far we have come in tackling deforestation risks, implementing policies and collaborating effectively. There will be focused debates and practical […]
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National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference
Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, USA
The NMEBC Conference presents current and timely content and dialogue on important issues through interactive sessions, panels, moderated forums and training. Dialogue between bankers, regulators, customers/users, environmentalists and supporting government agencies is a primary focus of this annual conference. The Conference has grown to 400 + attendees that are serious about their participation in the Conference. Click […]
CDP’s Global Water Forum
UN University in Toronto, Tokyo, Japan
A water value revolution is underway. A large and growing number of the world’s largest companies and institutional investors have woken up to water’s key role in sustainable economic growth. You are invited to attend CDP’s 2015 Global Water Forum, taking place on October 22 in Tokyo, Japan. Join us to learn how leading corporations […]
XVth IWRA World Water Congress
Edinburgh International Conference Center, Edinburgh, Scotland
Held every three years since 1973, the World Water Congress is one of the most important events in the water field. The Congress provides a large cross-section of players from around the world and from all disciplines with a single forum to connect. The Congress not only allows stakeholders to share experiences and promote discussion, […]
Launch Events: Brazil Matrix for Ecosystem Services / Eventos de Lançamento: Matriz Brasileira de Serviços Ecossistêmicos
Av. Paulista, 1313, 4o andar edifício sede da FIESP, São Paulo, Brazil
Incentivos Econí´micos para Serviços Ecossistêmicos no Brasil Cada vez mais as discussões nacionais e internacionais consideram o papel das florestas e de outros usos do solo como provedores de bens e serviços ambientais e na mitigação dos efeitos negativos da variabilidade e mudança climática regional. Consequentemente, incentivos econí´micos e políticas públicas vêm sendo criados para […]
8th ESP World Conference
Spier Wine farm and Conference Center, Stellenbosch, South Africa
The Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) is a worldwide network, founded in 2008, to enhance the science and practical application of ecosystem services. To facilitate the needed dialogue between scientists, policy makers and practitioners ESP organises an annual international conference in different parts of the world. The 8th World ESP conference will be held in South […]
River Basin Management 2015 Conference
Meliá Maria Pita Hotel, Coruna, Spain
River Basin Management 2015 is the 8th Conference in a series of conferences which marks the growing international interest in the planning, design and management of river basin systems. Changes in the landscape, use of the land and climate conditions lead to a continuous revaluation of river basin management objectives. This requires the development of […]
Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change in Urban Areas Conference
Bonn, Germany
Climate change has significant impact on society and biodiversity in Europe. Urban inhabitants are most likely to experience climate change effects directly because currently 75 per cent of Europeans live in urban areas. Here, management of urban ecosystems offer sustainable and cost-effective solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation while contributing to human well-being. This […]