Pre-conference training:

JRC - Accounting for Ecosystem Services: theoretical basis and practical applications using the QGIS plug-in INCA tools (Room: Hermes)

Pre-conference training:

PD Dr. Luis Inostroza: The editor’s guide on successful publishing (Room: Phaedra II)

Opening ceremony (Room: Plaza)

• Panayotis Dimopoulos, University of Patras
• Giorgos Alexakis, responsible for Environment & Sustainability, Crete region
• Rudolf de Groot, Ecosystem Services Partnership
• Evangelia Drakou, Harokopio University of Athen

Keynote speakers (Room: Plaza)

• Mary Yannakoulia (Harokopio University) - The Mediterranean Diet:  a nutritional, environmental, social and cultural value

Welcome reception & entertainment

Galaxy Hotel, 75 Dimokratias Av, 71306, Heraklion, Crete – Greece

Registration

Opening

Keynote speakers (Room: Plaza)

• Eszter Kelemen (ESSRG) - Why and how to engage marginalized communities in ecosystem services research? Care, justice, inclusion, and other considerations

Coffee break

Parallel sessions

• B1 - Plural values of marine and coastal ecosystem services towards sustainable spatial planning and  an inclusive governance of marine and coastal systems, E. Drakou, et al. (Room: Plaza)
• S1b - Motivating contract design for the provision of ecosystem services and biodiversity in agriculture, B. Matzdorf, et al. (Room: Mezzo II)
• S8c - Revealing the contribution of protected areas to human well-being through the lens of the ecosystem services concept, M. Šmid Hribar, et al. (Room: Hermes)
• S8d - UNESCO Biosphere Reserves as key areas for new insights into Ecosystem Services assessment, valuation and management, H. Freitas, et al.(Room: Phaedra I)
• T14a - Integrative digital systems for planning and managing ecosystem services: State of the art and future prospects, S. Schmidt, et al. (Room: Phaedra II)
• T17b - Moving forward in ecosystem services accounting: From the monetary valuation barrier to the mainstreaming into policy making, A. La Notte, et al. /T17c - Biophysical models for ecosystem accounting, L. Hein, et al. (Room: Park)
• T18b - The effects of the Europe Union - Mercosur trade relations on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services provision, A. Altmann, et al. (Room: ballroom)
• T20a - Disentangling equity in ecosystem services, F. Benra, et al. (Room: Mezzo III)

Lunch break

Parallel sessions

• B1 - Plural values of marine and coastal ecosystem services towards sustainable spatial planning and  an inclusive governance of marine and coastal systems, E. Drakou, et al. (Room: Plaza)
• S1a - Navigating Natural Capital and Inclusive Wealth for gaining sustainability and wellbeing for the farming community (businesses, supply chain and consumers), S. Martino, et al. (Room: Ballroom)
• S5 - Beyond water: understanding the use and impacts of NBS for water management, J. Hack, et al. (Room: Mezzo III)
• S8a - The role of Ecosystem Services as a tool for successful multilevel governance of protected areas, I. Mitsopoulos,  et al. (Room: Mezzo II)
• S8d - UNESCO Biosphere Reserves as key areas for new insights into Ecosystem Services assessment, valuation and management, H. Freitas, et al. (Room: Phaedra I)
• T13a - Linking ecosystem services and Nature-based Solutions for more resilient societies & nature, E. Cohen-Shacham, et al. (Room: Phaedra II)
• T14c - Barriers and success factors for the application of ecosystem services in decision-making, M. Paulin, et al. (Room: Hermes)
• T17b - Moving forward in ecosystem services accounting: From the monetary valuation barrier to the mainstreaming into policy making, A. La Notte, et al. /T17c - Biophysical models for ecosystem accounting, L. Hein, et al. (Room: Park)

Coffee break

Parallel sessions

• B1 - Plural values of marine and coastal ecosystem services towards sustainable spatial planning and  an inclusive governance of marine and coastal systems, E. Drakou, et al. (Room: Plaza)
• S1b - Motivating contract design for the provision of ecosystem services and biodiversity in agriculture, B. Matzdorf, et al. (Room: Mezzo II)
• S10 - Gearing up toward Urban Greening Plans to bring nature back in cities, L. Costadone, et al. (Room: ballroom)
• T5b - Emerging research on current trends and future scenarios of the nature-water-food-health-climate nexus in the context of the IPBES Nexus Assessment, Z. Harmackova, et al. (Room: Phaedra I)
• T13a - Linking ecosystem services and Nature-based Solutions for more resilient societies & nature, E. Cohen-Shacham, et al. (Room: Phaedra II)
• T14c - Barriers and success factors for the application of ecosystem services in decision-making, M. Paulin, et al. (Room: Hermes)
• T16a - Ecosystem service valuation to identify investment opportunities, risks, and stakeholders: Experiences from case studies, V. van `t Hoff, et al.(Room: Park)
• T20a - Disentangling equity in ecosystem services, F. Benra, et al. (Room: Mezzo III)

Poster session Part I. Online presenters (Room: Plaza)

ESP Forum (Room: Park)

Registration

Opening(Room: Plaza)

Keynote speakers (Room: Plaza)

• Eszter Turnhout (University of Twente - Transforming ecosystem services research

Coffee break

Parallel sessions

• B10 - Designing Resilient Cities through Ecosystem Service Mapping, S. Salata, et al. (Room: Plaza)
• T1 - Guidelines, tools and standards for integrated ecosystem services assessments, D. de Groot, et al.  (Room: Park)
• T3a - The operationalization of ecosystem services indicators: a matter of scale, data, purpose and end-users, R. S. Lorilla, et al. (Room: Phaedra II)
• T3b - Ecological tipping points and societal transformation processes in social-ecological systems, S. Peter, et al. (Room: Mezzo III)
• T4b - The power of ecosystem services maps for transformative change, B. Burkhard, et al. (Room: Hermes)
• T8 - Landscape aesthetic and Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES), A. Tisma, et al. (Room: Mezzo II)
• T17a - Ecosystem condition accounting: overcoming operational challenges, J. Babí Almenar, et al. (Room: Phaedra I)

Lunch break:

Note: 30 minutes later than on the other days

Poster session Part II. Onsite presenters (Room: Ballroom)

Market place (Room: Ballroom)

• Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative – A new Decade for Action
• FIDELIO (Forecasting Social Impacts of Biodiversity Conservation Policies in Europe): a 5-year research project funded by the European Research Council (2019-2024)
• Ecosystems and People – an interdisciplinary and inclusive journal

Coffee break

Parallel sessions

• B10 - Designing Resilient Cities through Ecosystem Service Mapping, S. Salata, et al. (Room: Plaza)
• T1 - Guidelines, tools and standards for integrated ecosystem services assessments, D. de Groot, et al.  (Room: Park)
• T3a - The operationalization of ecosystem services indicators: a matter of scale, data, purpose and end-users, R. S. Lorilla, et al. (Room: Phaedra II)
• T4b - The power of ecosystem services maps for transformative change, B. Burkhard, et al. (Room: Hermes)
• T16b - Incentivizing tree-based solutions: PES schemes for engaging society and nature,  C. Carvalho-Santos, et al. (Room: Mezzo II)
• T17a - Ecosystem condition accounting: overcoming operational challenges, J. Babí Almenar, et al. (Room: Phaedra I)
• T18c - Results-based approaches and other integrated models as drivers for ecological conservation and policy integration, G. Goggins (Room: Mezzo III)

Conference dinner

At Cretan village of Arolithos

Registration

Opening (Room: Plaza)

Keynote speakers (Room: Plaza)

• Roy Bendor (Delft University of Technology) – From the crisis of imagination to more-than-human imaginaries

Coffee  break

Parallel sessions

• O1 - Ecosystem services research, practice and policy in Greece: current status and ways forward, E. Drakou, et al. (Room: Phaedra II)
• O2 - Biodiversity and ecosystem services in South-East Europe: Research challenges and application issues towards a community of practice, S. Nedkov, et al. (Room: Phaedra I)
• S6 T13b - Change the system: bridging the gap between ecosystem services science and the integration of natural capital approaches in business decision-making,  J. Saunders, et al. (Room: Mezzo II)
• T9 - Shaping Healthier Cities. Ecosystem Services and Health for a responsive human-nature relations, S. Salata, et al. (Room: Plaza)
• T14b - Making local knowledge count: Co-design principles and practices for agri-environmental programmes, F. Turkelboom, et al. (Room: Park)
• T19 - Novel approaches and co-creation of standard protocols for assessing cultural ecosystem services based on social media content, F. Calcagni, et al. (Room: Mezzo III)
• T20b - Planning for equity and spatial justice in urban risk reduction through green and blue infrastructure ecosystem services (and disservices), V. Pappalardo (Room: Hermes)

Lunch break

Field trips

• Anogeia – and hiking to Psiloritis park
• Elounta – Plaka – Spinalonga island
• Aposelemi water reservoir – Lasithi plateau
• Lyrarakis Vineyards and Winery (short trip

ESP Steering Committeee meeting (Room: Phaedra I)

Registration

Opening(Room: Plaza)

Keynote speakers (Room: Plaza)

Ana Vitoria de Magalhães (IOC-UNESCO)

Coffee break

Parallel sessions

• B5 - Mediterranean Islands’ Ecosystem Services, I. Vogiatzakis, et al. (Room: Phaedra I)
• O3 - Novel contributions to ecosystem service research - from early-career researcher perspectives, M. Hänsel, et al.(Room: Phaedra II)
• O4 - Open topic session (Room: Hermes)
• T4a - National & large scale MAES projects in Europe - road towards policy uptake and implementation,  A. Vari, et al. (Room: Plaza)
• T5a - Ecosystem Services Modelling for Nature-based Solutions, B. De Knegt, et al. (Room: Mezzo III)
• T18a - Policy and institutional analysis for ecosystem services provision – Conceptual, methodological and empirical inspirations of multi-level governance, C. Mann, et al. (Room: Park)
• T19 - Novel approaches and co-creation of standard protocols for assessing cultural ecosystem services based on social media content, F. Calcagni, et al. (Room: Mezzo II)

Lunch break

Parallel sessions

• B5 - Mediterranean Islands’ Ecosystem Services, I. Vogiatzakis, et al. (Room: Phaedra I)
• O3 - Novel contributions to ecosystem service research - from early-career researcher perspectives, M. Hänsel, et al.(Room: Phaedra II)
• O4 - Open topic session (Room: Hermes)
• T4a - National & large scale MAES projects in Europe - road towards policy uptake and implementation,  A. Vari, et al. (Room: Plaza)
• T5a - Ecosystem Services Modelling for Nature-based Solutions, B. De Knegt, et al. (Room: Mezzo III)
• T18a - Policy and institutional analysis for ecosystem services provision – Conceptual, methodological and empirical inspirations of multi-level governance, C. Mann, et al. (Room: Park)

Coffee break

Reflection on the conference / Panel discussion (Room: Plaza)

• Moderation Evangelia Drakou and Rudolf de Groot
• Creative summary by: Bas Kohler

Short reflections on the Conference Streams:

• Ecosystem Services Values - Benjamin Burkhard
• Transformative Change - Wieteke Willemen
• The future we want - Robert Costanza
• Shaping our futures through education - Luis Inostroza
• Other - Roxanne Suzette Lorilla

Interactive plenary discussion

• 17:00 Rudolf de Groot: The future we want: how do we get there?

Awards and closing ceremony (Room: Plaza)