ESP conferences

Since 2008 ESP has organised several conference about ecosystem services. Since 2016 ESP organises world conferences in the uneven year, and regional conferences in the even year in a bi-annual cycle. The following conferences have been organised previously:

Upcoming ESP conferences

• MENA ESP conference, Enhancing ecosystem services through ecological restoration for nature and people , 22-26 April, Jordan
• Asia ESP conference, Communicating and Engaging Ecosystem Services in Policy and Practice in Asia, 9-13 October, India
• Latin America ESP conference, Ecosystem Services in the context of the 4 major international agreements, 22-25 October, Brasil
• ACES conference, 3-7 December 2018, Washington
• Africa ESP conference, Management of Ecosystem Services for Nature Conservation and Human Wellbeing in Africa, 4-8 February 2019, Togo.
• ESP10 World Conference, 16-20 September 2019, Hannover, Germany

Past ESP Regional conferences

• ACES and ESP conference on Ecosystem Services, 5-9 December 2016, Florida, USA
• African ESP conference, Ecosystem Services for SDGs in Africa, 21-25 November 2016, Kenya
• Latin American ESP conference, Healthy ecosystems for resilient societies, 18-22 October, 2016, Colombia
• Antwerp, Belgium 2016 – Helping nature to help us
• Ansan-si, South Korea 2016 – Ecosystem services for nature based solutions

ESP World conferences

• 2015 - Ecosystem services for Nature, People and Prosperity Stellenbosch, South Africa
• 2014 ‐ Local Action for the common good  San José, Costa Rica
• 2013 ‐ Making ecosystem services count! Bali, Indonesia
• 2012 ‐ Ecosystem Services Come of Age Portland, USA
• 2011 ‐ Ecosystem Services: Integrating Science and Practice Wageningen, Netherlands
• 2010 ‐ Solutions for Sustaining Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services Kiel, Germany
• 2009 ‐ Modelling Ecosystem Services Lecce, Italy
• 2008‐ Solution for problems or a problem that needs solution? Kiel, Germany