Fwd: Routledge Handbook of CES -- Book Launch next week! May 21, 11am EST

[Tom Dietz]

Many on the list may be interested in this new open access compendium on cultural ecosystem services.  It is open access. There is a launch event coming.  Ever since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment it has been clear to me that cultural services (admittedly an awkward term) are where a lot of the both scientific and practical issues reside, so I welcome this new volume.

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From: Rachelle Gould <rgo...@uvm.edu>
Date: Thu, May 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Subject: Routledge Handbook of CES -- Book Launch next week! May 21, 11am EST
To: Rachelle Gould <rgo...@uvm.edu>

Hello, colleagues and friends!

I’d like to cordially invite you to a virtual “Book Launch” for the Routledge Handbook of Cultural Ecosystem Services – of which I am an Editor. We have 30+ chapters that address a beautiful range of topics related to CES.

The book is Open Access, which we’re very excited about—it will be released here any day now. Come on May 21 to learn more about it and ask questions of editors and a few authors! Or, you can watch the webinar afterwards. Details below and attached.

Of course, feel free to send this invite to anyone who might want to know about it…

Sending best springtime-in-the-northern-hemisphere wishes to all!

Rachelle

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) Dialogue

Why Cultural Ecosystem Services Matter

Book release: The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Ecosystem Services

 

Often a crucial missing piece in current conservation strategies is understanding and recognition of Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES). CES, the intangible benefits humans derive from ecosystems, encompass spiritual connection, sense of place, cultural heritage, and recreational opportunities, among others. This CEM webinar will explore the multifaceted nature of CES, drawing on the recent publication of The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Ecosystem Services (co-edited by Pamela McElwee, Karen Allen, Rachelle Gould, Minna Hsu, and Jun He; soon available open-access). Panelists will discuss the latest research on CES, including types and categories of CES, innovative methodologies for how to assess and value CES, and the challenges of integrating CES into policy and management. Attendees will be introduced to case studies demonstrating how incorporating CES can lead to more effective and equitable conservation outcomes, fostering stronger community engagement and promoting social justice.

Date and time: May 21, 2025  8:00PST / 11:00 EST

Click here to register

**A recording of the webinar will also be available at: https://www.youtube.com/@IUCNCEM

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Thomas Dietz

 

-University Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, Sociology and Animal Studies Emerit

Member: Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Center for Global Change and Earth Observation, Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center

Michigan State University

-Gund Affiliate, Gund Institute for the Environment, University of Vermont

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Winner of the 2023 Gerard R Young Book Award of the Society for Human Ecology

Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. The University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.