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

• ESP 11 World conference, 2024, Australia

Past ESP World conferences

• 2019 - 10 years advancing ecosystem services science, policy and practice for a sustainable future, Hannover, Germany
• 2017 - Ecosystem Services for Eco-civilization: Restoring connections between people and landscapes through nature-based solutions, Shenzhen, China
• 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 - Conference on Modelling Ecosystem Services, Acaya, Lecce, Italy
• 2008 - Ecosystem Services: Solution for problems or a problem that needs solution?, Kiel, Germany

Past ESP Regional conferences

• ACES and ESP Conference, Ecosystem Markets – Making Them Work, 12-15 December 2022, Washington, DC, USA
• ESP Europe conference, Ecosystem services empowering people and societies in times of crises, 10-14 October 2022, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• ESP Africa Conference, Ecosystem services for the future: Delivering value for Nature, Livelihoods and Economic Investment, 8-10 June 2022, Musanze, Rwanda
• ESP Asia conference, Eco-health and ecosystem services in Asia: Bottom-up aspects for planetary health, 14-17 December 2021, Nagasaki, Japan (online)
• ESP Europe conference, Ecosystem Service Science, Policy and Practice in the face of Global Changes, 7-10 June 2021, Estonia
• ESP Latin America and Caribbean conference, Transcending the study of Ecosystem Services towards Transdiscipline and Incidence, 25-27 November 2020, Mexico
• Africa ESP conference, Management of Ecosystem Services for Nature Conservation and Human Wellbeing in Africa, 17-20 June 2019, Kpalimé, Togo.
• ACES conference, Natural Resources Benefitting People, 3-7 December 2018, Washington.
• Latin America ESP conference, Ecosystem Services in the context of the 4 major international agreements, 22-25 October 2018, Campinas, Brasil.
• ESP Europe Conference, Ecosystem services in a changing world: moving from theory to practice, 15-19 October 2018, San Sebastian, Spain.
• Asia ESP conference, Communicating and Engaging Ecosystem Services in Policy and Practice in Asia, 9-13 October 2018, India.
• MENA ESP conference, Enhancing ecosystem services through ecological restoration for nature and people , 22-26 April 2018, Jordan.
• 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