See the dynamics at play when restoring floodplains through selected case studies from Central Europe 👇
doi.org/10.3897/natu...

#ecosystemservices #waterquality

Senate committee moves bill to recognize Santa Cruz Mountains as statewide resource SB 949, which would designate the Santa Cruz Mountains a resource of statewide significance and direct the Natural Resources Agency to prioritize protection and coordination, was presented by sponsors and cosponsors and moved as amended to appropriations after supporters highlighted biodiversity, watershed services and wildfire resilience.

A groundbreaking bill has just taken a significant step towards protecting the Santa Cruz Mountains, a biodiversity hotspot vital for California's ecosystem and wildfire resilience.

Click to read more!

#CA #EcosystemServices #CitizenPortal #BiodiversityProtection #WildfireResilience

Flooding covers a street in Houston, submerging traffic signs. White text over a purple gradient at the bottom says: Did you know, Stanford researchers help Houston communities advocate for themselves through digital modeling

#DidYouKnow NatCap is working with Stanford researchers to make modeling services more accessible to Houston, TX communities?

Learn more about how researchers hope modeling helps communities self-advocate for natural flood solutions: stanford.io/4d7kbbx

#NatCapInVEST #EcosystemServices

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Spring into exploring InVEST by perusing NatCap's InVEST User Guide this #TrainingTuesday. 🌺🍃

The User Guide explores InVEST's uses, approaches, and possible impacts on decision making. Find the guide here: https://bit.ly/InVESTuser

#InVEST #EcosystemServices #Software

🐝Spring in here, and so our pollinators.

🌱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲! Comment to tell us what you think matters most for supporting pollinators:

👍 More diverse crops
❤️ Reduced pesticide use
😮 Healthier soils
😢 More natural habitats

#VALERECO #HorizonEU #Agroecology #EcosystemServices #LivingLabs

Excited to share our @geoderma.bsky.social paper!
How soil stressors (incl. #plastics) translate into real damage to soil health?
We propose a pathway linking #biodiversity loss → soil functions → #ecosystemservices
doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
#LCA #Sustainability #Bin2Bean
@minagriseu.bsky.social

Evidencing the role of seagrass meadows on nutrients and POM interception from shrimp ponds in a Mudflat-Seagrass-Coral Reef continuum through stable isotopes Coastal aquaculture supports livelihoods in tropical developing countries and contributes substantially to regional food security, often in areas wher…

"Seagrass meadows buffer inputs from coastal aquaculture, reducing anthropogenic pressure on more vulnerable systems such as coral reefs”.

🧪 Wang et al., 2026: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Seagrass #EcosystemServices #CoralReefs

A photo of a group of sheep graze near some trees. In the background, there are a more trees and a hill. There are few low lying clouds.

3/3 Loughgall: Rodrigo Olave is looking at how #silvopasture can affect livestock & crop production, & #EcosystemServices delivery bit.ly/LoughgallNI
#StPatricksDay #StPatricksDay2026 🌏

Better understanding of marine and coastal #EcosystemServices requires integration of scientific assessments and stakeholder perceptions - check out this case study from northern Portugal 🇵🇹, published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social

✅ Cunha et al., 2026: doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

Spring is coming at the @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social campus!

An #apismellifera visiting #trifoliumnigrescens reminds us how #urbanbiodiversity supports vital #ecosystemservices: From #pollination to healthier #greenspaces, even tiny interactions help keep city ecosystems thriving.

🌱🧪🌷🐝

In a recent publication in Ocean & Coastal Management, Polette et al. explore how: 🌆urbanisation and industrialisation,
🎣increased use of natural resources &🌡️low resistance and resilience to climate change play out in the coastal area of Balneário Camboriú 🇧🇷

➡️ shorturl.at/tgK8X

#EcosystemServices

I have never seen an accounting of #ecosystemservices included in any budgets, planning documents, or permitting documents in #Maine. @nrcmenvironment.bsky.social

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Explore NatCap's DataHub website and browse available datasets this #TrainingTuesday. 🗺️ 💻

Datasets are sorted by topic, or find available input data and results by model: bit.ly/NatCapData

#InVEST #DataHub #EcosystemServices

🔔 FERRO has joined a new feed!

The EU Ecosystem services feed is focused on #LakeHealth, #EarthObservation, #NatureBasedSolutions, #EcosystemServices, and #BiodiversityMonitoring.

👉 Follow the feed for updates from initiatives advancing environmental knowledge - bsky.app/profile/did:...

ECOC2S – Ecosystem services to enhance the resilience of coastal regions and communities to flood risks in a catchment to sea perspective ECOC2S will co-develop a holistic approach to flood risk assessment, quantifying the contribution of natural systems and blue-green infrastructure to flood protection in transitional and coastal areas and supporting the co-creation and further implementation of resilient pathways based on Ecosystem Services

Excited to be a part of the EcoC2S team! We're studying ecosystem services to enhance the resilience of coastal regions and communities to flood risks in a catchment to sea perspective ecoc2s-water4all.dinamicambiental.es #ecosystemservices #science #research #flooding #coastal #resilience #ecology

SELINA has joined a new feed!

The EU Ecosystem services feed is focused on #NatureBasedSolutions, #EcosystemServices, #BiodiversityMonitoring, and #EarthОbservation.

🔗 Follow the feed to stay updated with the latest developments from the ecosystem services community - bsky.app/profile/did:...

CONCERTO is now part of a new feed!

The EU Ecosystem services feed is focused on #EarthObservation, #EcosystemServices, #BiodiversityMonitoring and #NatureBasedSolutions.

📜 Follow to learn more about ecosystem services research and innovation across Europe - bsky.app/profile/did:...

📰 The 6th VALERECO Newsletter is out.

Read about our latest White Papers, recent media coverage, and participation in key events.

🔗 tinyurl.com/vr5b6nda
🔔 Subscribe: bit.ly/47iIwbA

#VALERECO #HorizonEU #Agroecology #EcosystemServices #LivingLabs #SustainableFarming

ForestCore – Ingeobosque This conference invites a global and interdisciplinary dialogue on sustainable forest management, expanding beyond traditional timber-focused approaches to integrate ecosystem services and…

🚨Happening later today!

🌲High-Integrity Forest Carbon🌳
🗓️Friday, 6 March 2026, 🕒12:00 PM ET

This session will feature two complementary perspectives: "Teaching About Forest Carbon in Extension" and "Close-to-Nature Forestry."

➡️ www.ingeobosque.org/forestcore/#...

#ForestCarbon #EcosystemServices

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Take some time this #TrainingTuesday to test out InVEST 3.18.0's new "reports" feature 📊 🗺️

Users can now generate visual summaries for specific models, and InVEST Workbench users will see a new "view results" button upon model completion: https://bit.ly/46DcdTA

#InVEST #GIS #EcosystemServices

👌 Already 12 #project reports in the @naturaconnect.bsky.social collection!

🎯 #NaturaConnect is to develop data, analytical tools & knowledge to support the development of a Trans-European Nature Network that will protect #ecosystems and #EcosystemServices.

👉 Explore: doi.org/10.3897/rio.....

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Call for Abstracts 🌱📣

Share your work in #NaturalCapital, #EcosystemServices + models, and more at #NatCap2026, hosted on Stanford University campus!

Submit your abstract for a short talk or poster presentation by 3/4. Diverse topics encouraged:

bit.ly/NatCap2026Abstracts

2/13 This update is about the foundations we are putting in place to make the project is meaningful, collaborative and useful beyond our own walls. #ATRAE #FireEcology #EcosystemServices #ProtectedAreas #LandscapeEcology #ScienceEquity #GlobalSouth

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This #TrainingTuesday, consider submitting a poster/short talk abstract to present at NatCap's Symposium, held from June 29 to July 1, 2026 💻 🗺️

Submissions will be accepted through March 4, and are reviewed on a rolling basis. Learn more: bit.ly/NatCap2026

#EcosystemServices #NaturalCapital #GIS

Protecting nature OUTWEIGHS profits from exploiting it. 75% of the time, nature is the better investment.

Sandy Lake is a vital economic asset.

#SaveSandyLake #EcosystemServices #NovaScotia

🎉 Congrats to Prof. Andrea Ghermandi on becoming co‑Editor‑in‑Chief of Ecosystem Services (Q1 in Ecology & Environmental Sciences). A proud moment for the University of Haifa!

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/journal/ecos...

#EcosystemServices #EnvironmentalSciences #ResearchLeadership

@ogazal.bsky.social

this is a good opportunity to take action, #restore habitats and species, and recover ecosystems, to be fully functional and supply #ecosystemservices for humans
#MarineEcology
#Research

🇳🇱 Our Project Coordinator, Nico van den Brink, is serving as Programme Committee Chair for SETAC Europe 2026. As Chair of Toxicology at Wageningen University & Research, Nico brings deep expertise in wildlife toxicology.
#SETAC2026 #EnvironmentalRiskAssessment #Biodiversity #EcosystemServices

New paper out 📢

Developed a method to map ecosystem benefits for use in conservation planning tools.

Case study from #MadangLagoon (PNG) with the Ziwo (Riwo) community shows fisheries-focused plans can miss key benefits.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#ConservationPlanning #EcosystemServices

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Two people sit at a table with laptops and documents, smiling as the talk

A dark green call for abstracts to InVEST Contributors, for the Natural Capital Symposium 2026 at Stanford University, hosted by the NatCap Alliance from June 29 to July 1

Call for Abstracts: InVEST Contributors 📣 #NatCap2026

Share your #EcosystemServices model or development work at Stanford University during the Natural Capital Symposium 2026!

Submit your abstract for short talk or poster presentations by 3/4/26: bit.ly/NatCap2026Abstracts

#NaturalCapital #GIS