Photo: ESMERALDA members at the 9^th ESP Conference in Shenzhen, China (Photo: Kremena Burkhard).

The 9^th Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) World Conference took place in Shenzhen, China, from December 11-15, 2017. This year’s conference was under the theme "Ecosystem Services for Eco-civilization: Restoring connections between people and landscapes through nature-based solutions". ESMERALDA was well-represented among the about 400 delegates from 49 countries. Altogether 12 project collaborators from 8 partner institutions and 2 advisory board members were active organizing the conference, hosting thematic sessions and giving presentations. 

More information can be found at the website of the 9. ESP World Conference: http://www.espconference.org/espconference2017

Photo: Group picture from the 9^th ESP Conference in Shenzhen, China (Photo: Ida Kubiszewski).