Sessions 

The MENA conference covered a wide range of topics, and was specifically focused on the ecosystem services challenges within the region. More than twelve sessions were organised throughout the week.

The sessions were clustered according to the ESP Working Groups and Regional Chapters:

B. Biome Working Group sessions

S. Sectoral Working Group sessions

T. Thematic Working Group sessions

Session descriptions

Please click on the session title to read the full session description.  

B. Biome Working Group sessions

• B4 Shudiefat & Taha: Sustainable rangeland management and community-based rehabilitation- Monday, 23 April, 10:30-12:30

S. Sectoral Working Group sessions

• S7 - Talhouk- Tourism and ecosystem services - searching for sustainability - Monday, 23 April, 13:30-15:30
• S8a - Abulaila- Conservation and utilization of Crop Wild Relatives (CWRs) under changing world - Monday, 23 April, 10:30-12:30
• S8b - Talhouni - Native seed preservation and breeding: Best practise for maintaining ecosystem services.  Wednesday, 25 April, 10:30-12:30

 T. Thematic Working Group sessions

• T1 -Ecosystem Services Assessment Frameworks and Typologies across the MENA region - Wednesday, 25 April, 13:30-15:30
• T14 - Nady - Ecosystem services supply-demand gaps in MENA region  - Monday, 23 April, 13:30-15:30
• T16 - Al Assaf, et al.- The effects of social and economic activities on the economic values of ecosystem services - Monday, 23 April, 10:30-12:30
• T18 - Von Bertrab, et al.- Ecosystem services assessments and valuations for policy impacts- lessons and tools from the global project ValuES - Monday, 23 April, 13:30-15:30

 

• YESS group meeting - - Nady Mohmoud
• Poster sessions overview

To participate actively in one of the sessions, we invite you to submit an abstract. The call for abstracts is now open.