Pre-conference training session:

•  JRC - Accounting for Ecosystem Services: theoretical basis and practical applications in Europe (Room: Grus Grus)

Pre-conference training session:

• ESP TWG 4 - Applications of Remote Sensing for Ecosystem Services assessments (Room: Ursus arctos)

Pre-conference training session:

• YESS - Early-Career pre-conference get together

Registration open

Estonian University of Life Sciences

Kreutzwaldi 5
51006 Tartu
Estonia

Opening session (Room: Grus Grus)

Keynotes (Room: Grus Grus)

• Anne Teller (European Commission) - The role of ES in implementing the EU Green deal
• Sylvia Barova (CINEA, European Commission) - Bringing Nature back through LIFE
• Nina Kaiser (University of Duisburg-Essen) - Short introduction on the YESS perspective (Young Ecosystem Services Specialists)

ESP Forum (Room: Grus Grus)

Lunch break

Parallel sessions

• B1 - Bridging the gap between science and policy on marine ecosystem services operationalization in the light of the upcoming EU agenda for 2030 (Room: Alces alces)
• B4 - Human, livestock and wildlife (im)mobility in grassland and savannah ecosystems (Room: Oxycoccus palustris)
• O2 - ECR’s perspectives: Challenges in the face of global changes (Room: Centaurea cyanus)
• S3 - Forests Ecosystem Service Governance and Valuation – Pathways towards a new forestry agenda (Room: Lynx lynx)
• S8c - The role of inclusive conservation approaches for enhancing biodiversity, ES and human well-being in protected areas (Room: Ursus arctos)
• T4b - National & large scale MAES projects in Europe, including the EU Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories: challenges, solutions and lessons learned (Room: Canis lupus)
• T9 - Natural environments, ecosystem services and public health in a time of crisis (Room: Limosa limosa)
• T12 - Disturbances, extreme events and ecosystem services in the Anthropocene: impacts, challenges and management (Room: Rubus chamaemorus)
• T16 - In search of policy instruments for ecosystems conservation: a decision-tree approach to PES, REDD+ and Biodiversity Offsets practices (Room: Primula veris)

Coffee break

Parallel sessions

• B1 - Bridging the gap between science and policy on marine ecosystem services operationalization in the light of the upcoming EU agenda for 2030 (continued) (Room: Alces alces)
• O6 - A Sustainability Compass to support sustainable governance of Baltic Sea (Room: Primula veris)
• S3 - Forests Ecosystem Service Governance and Valuation – Pathways towards a new forestry agenda (continued)(Room: Lynx lynx)
• S8c - The role of inclusive conservation approaches for enhancing biodiversity, ES and human well-being in protected areas (continued) (Room: Ursus arctos)
• T4b - National & large scale MAES projects in Europe, including the EU Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories: challenges, solutions and lessons learned (continued) (Room: Canis lupus)
• T4d - Developing and advancing national MAES processes: a path from mapping to implementation (Room: Centaurea cyanus)
• T9 - Natural environments, ecosystem services and public health in a time of crisis (continued) (Room: Limosa limosa)
• T12 - Disturbances, extreme events and ecosystem services in the Anthropocene: impacts, challenges and management (continued) (Room: Rubus chamaemorus)

Posters session

ARIES (ARtificial Intelligence for Environment & Sustainability) Masterclass (Room: Vaccinium myrtillus)

Welcome reception - Kreutwaldi 5, Tartu, 51006 (Main entrance hall)

Field trips:

• Estonian Wetlands: a natural carbon sink and source of biodiversity
• Cultural landscape and heritage in Lahemaa National Park

Online Networking (optional)

• Gather Town lounge
• Appointments and chats in Let's Get Digital

Opening (Room: Grus Grus)

Keynotes (Room: Grus Grus)

• Erik Gomez-Baggethun (Norwegian University of Life Sciences /European Society Ecological Economics) - Ecosystem services vs nature's contributions to people: Paradigm shift or old wine in new bottles?
• Nadine McCormick (World Business Council for Sustainable development) - Speaking the language of business to integrate biodiversity into corporate decision-making

Coffee break

Parallel sessions

• B2 - Planning and implementing Nature-based Solutions for water management at different scales (Room: Ursus arctos)
• B10 - Designing healthier cities through understanding demand for urban green and blue spaces, and the context-dependent benefits they provide, with tools and models (Room: Lynx lynx)
• S8a - Integrating ecosystem services science and tools in implementing Nature-based Solutions, to better address global changes (Room: Canis lupus)
• S8b - Planning nature-based solutions while keeping people‘s preferences in mind (Room: Limosa limosa)
• T1 - The ecosystem service classification challenge: experiences with CICES and other ES typologies in Europe (Room: Centaurea cyanus)
• T2 - EKLIPSE- The European Science-Policy-Society Interface on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (Room: Rubus chamaemorus)
• T3 - Ecosystem services indicators in the era of big, coarse data (Room: Primula veris)
• T11 - Telecoupling and interregional flows of ecosystem services: methods and applications (Room: Oxycoccus palustris)
• T18 - Governing ecosystem services and biodiversity in socio-ecological systems (Room: Alces alces)

Market Place (stands hall)

Lunch break

Parallel sessions

• B2 - Planning and implementing Nature-based Solutions for water management at different scales (continued) (Room: Ursus arctos)
• B10 - Designing healthier cities through understanding demand for urban green and blue spaces, and the context-dependent benefits they provide, with tools and models (continued) (Room: Lynx lynx)
• O4 - Guidelines, tools, databases and standards for implementing integrated ecosystem services assessments (Room: Canis lupus)
• S8b - Planning nature-based solutions while keeping people‘s preferences in mind (continued) (Room: Limosa limosa)
• T3 - Ecosystem services indicators in the era of big, coarse data (continued) (Room: Primula veris)
• T4a - Mapping and assessment of ecosystem condition and relationships with ecosystem service supply (Room: Rubus chamaemorus)
• T5 - Integrated models and ecosystem services – application in real-world case studies (Room: Oxycoccus palustris)
• T6 - Valuation WG Workshop: broadening cultural and institutional boundaries for plural valuation (Room: Centaurea cyanus)
• T18 - Governing ecosystem services and biodiversity in socio-ecological systems (continued)(Room: Alces alces)

Coffee break

Parallel sessions

• B2 - Planning and implementing Nature-based Solutions for water management at different scales (continued) (Room: Ursus arctos)
• B3 - Forest ecosystem services, water regulation & public policies in the face of global changes (Room: Primula veris)
• B10 - Designing healthier cities through understanding demand for urban green and blue spaces, and the context-dependent benefits they provide, with tools and models (continued) (Room: Lynx lynx)
• O4 - Guidelines, tools, databases and standards for implementing integrated ecosystem services assessments (continued) (Room: Canis lupus)
• O7 - Introduction to natural capital - What are the relationships between business and nature? We Value Nature “train the trainer”  Click here to register for this training (Room: Vaccinium myrtillus)
• S8b - Planning nature-based solutions while keeping people‘s preferences in mind (continued) (Room: Limosa limosa)
• T4a - Mapping and assessment of ecosystem condition and relationships with ecosystem service supply (continued) (Room: Rubus chamaemorus)
• T5 - Integrated models and ecosystem services – application in real-world case studies (continued) (Room: Oxycoccus palustris)
• T6 - Valuation WG Workshop: broadening cultural and institutional boundaries for plural valuation (continued) (Room: Centaurea cyanus)
• T18 - Governing ecosystem services and biodiversity in socio-ecological systems (continued)(Room: Alces alces)

Conference dinner at Gunpowder Cellar (Address: Lossi 28, Tartu, 51003)

Opening (Room: Grus Grus)

Parallel sessions

• O1 - Steering Committee Internal Session (Room: Oxycoccus palustris)
• O5 - Disentangling equity in ecosystem services (Room: Centaurea cyanus)
• S1 - Modelling ecosystem services for defining a safe operating space in European agricultural landscapes (Room: Lynx lynx)
• S5 - Progress and challenges in the operationalization of the ecosystem services approach into policy & practice for aquatic resources management (Room: Primula veris)
• T4c - Innovation in ES mapping: Sharing experiences from spatial analysis, visualization, communication and user engagement (Room: Rubus chamaemorus)
• T8 - Cultural Ecosystem Services: Time to advance theory and practice (Room: Limosa limosa)
• T14 - Recent advances in green and blue infrastructure ecosystem services and disservices. From rural to urban spaces (Room: Alces alces)
• T17 - From assessment to accounting: how countries experience the development of NCA. Insights from applications  (Room: Ursus arctos)

Coffee break

Parallel sessions

• O5 - Disentangling equity in ecosystem services (continued) (Room: Centaurea cyanus)
• O8a - Emerging concepts in ecosystem services assessment (Room: Oxycoccus palustris)
• S1 - Modelling ecosystem services for defining a safe operating space in European agricultural landscapes  (continued)(Room: Lynx lynx)
• S5 - Progress and challenges in the operationalization of the ecosystem services approach into policy & practice for aquatic resources management (continued) (Room: Primula veris)
• S8a - Integrating ecosystem services science and tools in implementing Nature-based Solutions, to better address global changes (continued)(Room: Canis lupus)
• T4c - Innovation in ES mapping: Sharing experiences from spatial analysis, visualization, communication and user engagement (continued) (Room: Rubus chamaemorus)
• T8 - Cultural Ecosystem Services: Time to advance theory and practice (continued) (Room: Limosa limosa)
• T14 - Recent advances in green and blue infrastructure ecosystem services and disservices. From rural to urban spaces (continued) (Room: Alces alces)
• T17 - From assessment to accounting: how countries experience the development of NCA. Insights from applications  (continued) (Room: Ursus arctos)

Lunch break

Parallel sessions

• O3 - Workshop: The editor’s perspective: what to do and what to avoid as the author of a manuscript (Room: Vaccinium myrtillus)
• O8b - Applications of ecosystem services assessment in different contexts (Room: Oxycoccus palustris)

• S1 - Modelling ecosystem services for defining a safe operating space in European agricultural landscapes (continued) (Room: Lynx lynx)
• S6 - Business and Ecosystem Services in Research and Practice (Room: Primula veris)
• S8a - Integrating ecosystem services science and tools in implementing Nature-based Solutions, to better address global changes (continued) (Room: Canis lupus)
• T1 - The ecosystem service classification challenge: experiences with CICES and other ES typologies in Europe (continued) (Room: Centaurea cyanus)
• T4c - Innovation in ES mapping: Sharing experiences from spatial analysis, visualization, communication and user engagement (continued) (Room: Rubus chamaemorus)
• T8 - Cultural Ecosystem Services: Time to advance theory and practice (continued) (Room: Limosa limosa)
• T14 - Recent advances in green and blue infrastructure ecosystem services and disservices. From rural to urban spaces (continued) (Room: Alces alces)
• T17 - From assessment to accounting: how countries experience the development of NCA. Insights from applications (continued) (Room: Ursus arctos)

Coffee break

Keynotes (Room: Grus Grus)

• Carlos Zambrana (EcoHealth Alliance) - The links between deforestation and disease emergence or How Saving Forests Could Save Your Life
• Anton Shkaruba (Estonian University of Life Science) - Challenges and opportunities for ES implementation with focus on Eastern Europe

Reflection on the conference (Room: Grus Grus)

Closing ceremony (Room: Grus Grus)