About ESP​​​​​​​

The Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) is a global network that connects ecosystem services scientists, practitioners, stakeholders, and policymakers on different topics at local, national, regional, and global scales.  ESP aims to enhance communication, coordination and cooperation, and to build a strong network of individuals and organisations working on ecosystem services. ESP enhances and encourages a diversity of approaches while reducing unnecessary duplication of effort in the conceptualisation and application of ecosystem services.

ESP connects over 3000 ecosystem services scientists, policymakers and practitioners who work together in more than 40 Working Groups and a growing number of National Networks on all continents. The community gathers regularly at global and regional conferences.

ESP is a membership-based organisation; both institutional and individual members can subscribe.

ESP conferences

Upcoming conferences

11th ESP World Conference, June 2025, Darwin, Australia 

6th ESP Europe Conference, May 2026, Prague, Czechia

Past world conferences

10th ESP World conference, 10 years advancing ecosystem services science, policy and practice for a sustainable future, 21-25 October 2019, Hannover, Germany

9th ESP World Conference, Ecosystem Services for Eco-civilization: Restoring connections between people and landscapes through nature-based solutions, 10-15 December 2017, Shenzhen, China

8th ESP World Conference, Ecosystem services for Nature, People and Prosperity, 9-13 November 2015, Stellenbosch, South Africa

7th ESP World Conference, Local Action for the common good, 8-12 September, 2014, San José, Costa Rica

6th ESP World Conference, Making ecosystem services count, 26-30 August 2013, Bali, Indonesia

5th ESP World Conference, Ecosystem Services Come of Age, 31 July - 3 August 2012, Portland, USA

4th ESP World Conference, Ecosystem Services: Integrating Science and Practice, 4-7 October 2011, Wageningen, Netherlands

3rd ESP International Conference, Solutions for Sustaining Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services, Kiel, Germany

2nd ESP Conference, Conference on Modelling Ecosystem Services, 27-30 May 2009, Acaya, Lecce, Italy

1st ESP Workshop, Ecosystem Services: Solution for problems or a problem that needs solution?, 15-18 May 2008, Salzau, Germany

Past regional conferences

5th ESP Europe Conference, 28-22 November 2024, Wageningen, The

Netherlands

4th ESP Latin America and Caribbean Conference, 6-10 November 2023, La Serena, Chile

ACES and ESP Conference, 12-15 December 2022, Washington, DC, USA

4th ESP Europe conference, 10-14 October 2022, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

3rd ESP Africa Conference, 8-10 June 2022, Musanze, Rwanda

3rd ESP Asia conference, 14-17 December 2021, Nagasaki, Japan (online)

3rd ESP Europe conference, 7-10 June 2021, Estonia

3rd ESP Latin America and Caribbean Conference, 25-27 November 2020, Mexico

2nd ESP Africa Conference, 17-20 June 2019, Kpalimé, Togo

ACES conference, 3-7 December 2018, Washington

2nd ESP Latin America and Caribbean Conference, 22-25 October 2018, Campinas, Brasil

2nd ESP Europe Conference, 15-19 October 2018, San Sebastian, Spain

2nd ESP Asia Conference, 9-13 October 2018, India

1st ESP MENA Conference, 22-26 April 2018, Jordan

ACES and ESP conference, 5-9 December 2016, Florida, USA

1st ESP Africa Conference, 21-25 November 2016, Kenya

1st ESP Latin America and Caribbean Conference, 18-22 October, 2016, Colombia

1st ESP Europe Conference, 19-23 September 2016, Antwerp, Belgium

1st ESP Asia Conference, 30 May - 3 June 2016, Ansan-si, South Korea

Are you interested in hosting an ESP world or regional conference? You can express interest by filling out this form and sending it to conference@es-partnership.org.