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A team of IALE members recently pulished their pilot-study on "Mapping and assessing ecosystem services for sustainable policy and decision-making in Eritrea" OpenAccess with Springer Nature in Ambio Journal. Read their paper here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01841-4

Picture: Mountain Landscape in Eritrea By Simon Robinson. License: CC BY SA 3.0

The mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services (MAES) is key to inform sustainable policy and decision-making at national and sub-national levels. Responding to the paucity of research in sub-Saharan Africa, we conduct a pilot study for Eritrea that aims to map and assess the temporal dynamics of key ecosystems and their services. We reviewed policy and legal documents, analyzed land cover changes and estimated the potential for ecosystem services supply through an expert-based matrix approach. Our results showed that from 2015 to 2019, the potential supply of the ecosystem services analyzed (e.g., crop provisioning, water supply and recreation) increased, with the exception of wood supply. Overall, our study presents policy-relevant insights as to where to conserve, develop, or restore ecosystem services supply in Eritrea. Our approach is transferable to similar data scarce contexts and can thereby support policies toward more sustainable land development for people and nature.

The International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) is providing funding to offset costs associated with attending the 11th IALE 2023 World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, from 10th – 15th, July 2023. The organizing committee seeks applications from countries that have been historically underrepresented at previous IALE World Congresses.

We especially encourage applications from graduate students and earlier career scholars from the Global South, with particular focus on women, to apply for the Foreign Scholar Travel Award (FSTA) for funds to offset registration and travel costs associated with attending the IALE 2023 World Congress in Nairobi.

For more information, visit: https://iale2023.mak.ac.ug/iale-2023-foreign-scholar-travel-award-support

The 16th issues of PANORAMA - the Newsletter of the Indian Regional Association for Landscape Ecology (IRALE) - is online.

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As announced the voting portal opens today (15.03.2023). Members in good standing (included in the IALE World member database through reporting by chapters anddirect IALE World members) will receive a personalised ballot link with further voting instructions.

Expect for Your Contribution to “Collection for the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE)”

Since 2017, the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) has been affiliated with Land (Impact Factor: 3.905,  ISSN: 2073-445X). A new Collection has been created to collate all submissions from IALE members. Prof. Dr. Weiqi Zhou is searving at the Collection Editor in Land

The topics could cover, but are not limited to:

• 3DLM – 3D landscape metrics;
• Biocultural landscape;
• Biodiversity and ecosystem service assessments;
• Food and water security;
• Forest landscape ecology;
• Historical landscape ecology;
• Landscape planning;
• Outreach and policy;
• Spatial analysis of organisms in the environment;
• Urban and peri-urban governance;
• Pattern–process–scale relationships of landscapes;
• Landscape connectivity and fragmentation;
• Scale and scaling;
• Spatial analysis and landscape modeling;
• Landscape history and legacy effects;
• Landscape and climate change interactions;
• Ecosystem services in changing landscapes;
• Landscape sustainability;
• Remote sensing of landscape.

As part of this collaboration, all members of the IALE will receive a 10% discount on the article processing charge (APC) when submitting articles to Land. Please choose IALE as your instituation when submitting papers to this Collection.

IALE-Land collection flyer- updated.pdf

The latest IALE Bulletin - Volume 41 no. 1, March 2023 - is online.

Featured in this issue:

• Update IALE 2023 World Congress Nairobi
• Informations on the IALE EC Elections 2023
• Financial Report 2022
  
• 15 years of Landscape Online

Abstract submissions portal & Organized sessions

The Paper/Poster Abstract portal is still accepting submissions:

• Deadline for paper and poster abstract submission: 15^th March, 2023
• Check on Conference website for any additional information and updates.

If you are interested in organized sessions, including Symposiums, Lightning paper sessions, and Panels, we have included session descriptions and primary contact information on the conference website:

• Click for information on Symposium/Paper Sessions
• Click for information on Lightning Paper Sessions
• Click on information on Panel Sessions

Preliminary Conference program

The 11^th IALE 2023 World Congress will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 10th – 15th, July 2023. Check the conference program here.

Conference Travel & Logistics

The IALE 2023 Organizing Committee has arranged with two local tour companies to provide conference attendees and accompanying guests a safe and pleasant East African experience. We invite you to explore Africa’s natural beauty at Masai Mara, Amboseli, Serengeti, Kilimanjaro, etc. with the help of:

Ashford Tours and Travel Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya - Check conference website for detailed information from Excursions & Airport Transfers for IALE 2023 attendees.

Bigfoot Adventures Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya - Check conference website for detailed information from Excursions & Airport Transfers for IALE 2023 attendees.

• You may arrange your airport transfers with either Ashford Tours or Bigfoot Adventures
• Please note that conference excursions coincide with the Great Wildebeest Migration from the Serengeti to Masai Mara. Make your bookings early to guarantee best accommodations options.

Schedule of Conference registration fees

Check the conference registration fees on the IALE 2023 World Congress Website.

Ruhr University Bochum’s Institute for Geography (Germany) offers a full professorship position for Urban Ecology and Biodiversity.

The deadline for applications is March 26, 2023, and more details are available here: https://www.geos.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/job-opportunities

The Paper/Poster Abstract submission portal for IALE 2023 World Congress is now open. 

• Deadline for Paper and Poster abstract submission:  15th March 2023
• Latest Notification on abstract acceptance: 1st April 2023

We look forward to seeing you all in Nairobi, Kenya.

The 15th issues of PANORAMA - the Newsletter of the Indian Regional Association for Landscape Ecology (IRALE) - is online.

• Download IRALE News #15