EcoServices Network

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Join us January 18th 2023 9:00am - 3:00pm in Edmonton in our upcoming workshop to increase understanding of ecosystem service market opportunities!
Learn from guest speakers on how assessment methods are linked to sustainability initiatives and more!

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Investing in Ecosystem Services Workshop Building knowledge and capacity in support of Ecosystem Services (ES) investment markets.

Join us January 17th 9:00am - 3:00pm in Edmonton for a hands-on training day to learn about Integrated Modeling for Watershed Evaluation of best management practices (IMWEBs) and Ecosystem Services Assessment Tool (ESAT)!

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Assessing Ecosystem Services Training A hands-on training day to learn about IMWEBs and ESAT developed by University of Guelph.

Canadian cattle sector shows leadership at climate focused COP27 by unveiling actions to meet ambitious goals | Canadian Cattle Association We are cattle country.

Do you know someone within Alberta’s conservation and stewardship community whose has demonstrated excellent in the non-profit sector and whose efforts are deserving of recognition?

The Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (ECVO) is accepting nominations for 10 individuals to receive the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal. 🏅
Deadline to submit nominations is October 24, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.

Get the details here: http://bitly.ws/v9SY

Check out this article from The Current on CBC Radio on with and understanding the importance of the towards actions against .

An unlikely ally in the face of wildfires and droughts: the humble beaver | CBC Radio Researchers are exploring whether beavers could offer solutions to the climate crisis, particularly in how their dams can stave off forest fires and droughts.

Check out this exciting project that aims to develop a database on Alberta's soil health.
Read more to understand how it contributes to supporting sustainable agricultural land management practices and conservation 🌾

New soil database will help Alberta farmers plot out sustainable practices A new University of Alberta project is harnessing information from thousands of soil samples into one big database to get an idea of how healthy the province’s agricultural soils are.

The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA)’s Grassland Protocol provides a standardized approach to quantify, monitor and verify the greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions saved when landowners choose to retain grasslands at risk of conversion to other land uses that significantly disturb the soil.
This protocol resulted in the creation of the Forage BMP Manual.
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Canada Grassland Protocol | Canadian Forage & Grassland Association Canada Grassland Protocol - The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association/ Canadienne pour les Plantes (CFGA/ACPF) is the national voice for all sectors of the forage and grassland industry.

The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) and partners have recognized a need for ongoing, comprehensive grasslands inventory and are leading the National Grasslands Inventory Project to complete grasslands classification and ecoregional distribution across Canada as well as to characterize carbon sequestration functions of native grasslands.🌾

Grassland Inventory Grassland Inventory

"The benefits of wetland conservation and restoration are well known: filtering and storing water; building biodiversity; creating a buffer for drought or flood events".

Article credit: Alberta Farmer Express

Restoring marginal lands can be a long-term money-maker - Alberta Farmer Express Alberta producers are finding a way to make their marginal lands pay, with a little help from Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC). “Not all parts of a field are

Positive Effects of Biodiversity on Mental Health.

Picture credit: Convention on Biological Diversity

"Forests are important to mitigation and adaptation, cooling the air and protecting us from droughts, extreme heat and floods caused by the climate breakdown".

Article credit: The Guardian

The world’s forests do more than just store carbon, new research finds New data suggests forests help keep the Earth at least half of a degree cooler, protecting us from the effects of climate crisis