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OESF 2019: Oceania Ecosystem Services Forum
Rydges Hotel
Christchurch, New Zealand, September 2-6, 2019
Conference websitehttps://oceaniaesforum.com/oceania-ecosystem-services-forum-2019/
Submission linkhttps://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=oesf2019
Abstract registration deadlineApril 3, 2019
Submission deadlineApril 3, 2019
Topics: ecosystem services assessment and reporting ecosystem services in decision making natcapital ecosystem services and wellbeing integration across landscapes and sectors

Oceania Ecosystem Services Forum, Ōtautahi (Christchurch), Aotearoa New Zealand, 2 - 6 September 2019

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED.

PLEASE CONTACT THE CONVENERS AT OCEANIAESFORUM@GMAIL.COM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE IN THE STAND-BY LIST. 

We welcome you to the 2nd Oceania Ecosystem Services Forum (OESF) to be held in Ōtautahi (Christchurch), Aotearoa New Zealand’s Garden City.

This event will build on the success of the first OESF held in 2017 in Brisbane, Australia in raising the profile of the value of ecosystems in decision-making in the Oceania region.

The 2019 OESF will bring together policymakers, businesses, community leaders, academia, researchers and practitioners with the aspiration of managing, restoring and creating healthy communities and ecosystems for a resilient future.

The forum sessions (2 to 5 September) will be held at the Rydges Latimer Christchurch. The field trip will take place on Friday 6 September.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Number and type of submissions: You can make up to three separate submissions under the following categories:

  • Workshop/side event/town hall-style meeting proposals: describe the purpose of your event and indicate how long you need it to be: one-day (8am to 5pm), half-day (8am to 12pm or 1pm to 5pm), or a two-hour workshop. Workshops and side events will be allocated to the 2nd September & morning of the 3 September. Town hall-style meetings will be allocated to the 4th and 5th September for about 1 hour only. You can run a book launch or a deeper discussion on a specific topic.
  • Oral presentations: indicate motivation of the study, methods and key findings. Abstracts for oral presentations may be recommended to be presented as part of plenaries or as posters.
  • Posters: indicate motivation of the study, methods and key findings.
  • Community events/field trips: describe your event idea, indicate the leader/executor and any needs you may have from the conference organisers. All ideas will be considered, we encourage to form partnerships for joint events when appropriate.  
  • For a detailed description of each category, please read the 2019 OESF Programme page. 

2. Word limit: Each submission should have a maximum of 200 words. 

3. On the last line of your abstract please indicate: 

        A) whether your submission is a workshop proposal, side event or town hall proposal, oral presentation, poster, community event or field trip; and

        B) which topic it belongs to (1, 2, 3 or 4 below).

4. Key dates: Deadline for all submissions is FRIDAY 10 MAY 2019. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED.

PLEASE CONTACT THE CONVENERS AT OCEANIAESFORUM@GMAIL.COM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE IN THE STAND-BY LIST. 

FORUM OBJECTIVES 

  • connect communities, businesses, policy makers and researchers working on ecosystem services and resilient communities;
  • showcase diverse practices, knowledge (practical, traditional, indigenous, academic) and policies that contribute to increasing the health of communities and their ecosystems; and
  • discuss new approaches and actions that diverse ecosystem services teams use to address climate change, biodiversity and the Sustainable Development Goals.

FORUM TOPICS

Topic 1: Knowledge (both mainstream and indigenous), data, assessment and reporting of ecosystem services

  • Multiple conceptualization of valuation and assessment of natural capital and ecosystem services
  • Experiences and learning in developing and using environmental-economic accounting
  • Study of status and trends  of natural capital and ecosystem services (current state/condition, trends/changes) with holistic indicators (economic and social, institutional and governance oriented)
  • Advances in national reporting on biodiversity and ecosystem services
  • Capacity building/education on the above topics.

Topic 2: Ecosystem services in decision-making processes

  • Public-private investment in ecosystem services (e.g. REDD+ payments for ecosystem services, green finance, market-based and voluntary mechanisms) and impact investments
  • Using ecosystem services and nature’s contribution to people concepts at a sector level including in forestry, agriculture, fisheries, water and tourism
  • Building capacity of existing ecosystem services networks and communities of practice, including support for gender empowerment, youth skills development and empowerment generation
  • Institutional and legal frameworks, and poly-centric governance for employing an ecosystem services approach to natural resource decision making
  • Challenges and opportunities in integrating information on bio-cultural ecosystem services into decision-making
  • Capacity building/education on the above topics.

Topic 3: Connections between natural capital, ecosystem services and human wellbeing

  • Integrated ecological, economic, social and spatial approaches for examining ecosystem connections
  • Indigenous and local knowledge on ecosystem services and their contribution to wellbeing or good quality of life, e.g. reconnecting people to nature, reconnecting to Papatūānuku, regenerative agriculture and food systems
  • The role of natural capital and ecosystem services in human wellbeing and good quality of life approaches
  • Capacity building/education on the above topics.

Topic 4: Integration of ecosystem services across landscapes, sectors and disciplines

  • Strengthening ecosystem services connections across mountains to sea through resilience and transboundary approaches
  • Multi-sectoral, multi-scale and transdisciplinary research, policy or practice on ecosystem services
  • Integrating and mainstreaming climate change, sustainable development goals and biodiversity
  • Capacity building/education on the above topics.

READY TO SUBMIT?

Click here to submit your abstract >>>  https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=oesf2019

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED.  PLEASE CONTACT THE CONVENERS AT OCEANIAESFORUM@GMAIL.COM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE IN THE STAND-BY LIST. 

CONTACT

All questions about submissions should be emailed to oceaniaesforum@gmail.com 

CONFERENCE CONVENERS
Richard Yao, Sandra Velarde, Tim Payn (Scion); Simone Maynard (IUCN CEM). See the forum coordination page for a full list of committee members. 

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