The Ottawa-based think-tank Sustainable Prosperity is awarding grants to student research proposals that advance policy-relevant research focused on market-based policy or regulatory approaches to enhance environmental protection and sustainability. Up to $8000 will be awarded for the research of one student, or $14,000 for two or more students. A priority research area is markets for […]

On Friday November 22 (2013) from 2:30-5PM, the ONES steering committee will host a strategic planning session in Room 10 at the Nottawasaga Inn (6015 Highway 89, Alliston, ON, L9R 1A4). The purpose of this event is to renew the purpose, intended outcomes, and measures of success of ONES. This will inform future actions and events […]

Many ONES members will be attending the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics (CANSEE) conference, Sustaining the Commons: Ideas and Actions for a Green Economy, at York University in Toronto, from October 31-November 2. The conference will feature many topics and issues within ecological economics, including the assessment of ecosystem services.  Speakers include ONES members Tatiana Koveshnikova, Jeff […]

The Ontario Biodiversity Council has endorsed the Ontario Network on Ecosystem Services (ONES) as a working group of the council, with the purpose of advising the council about the role and relevance of ecosystem services in implementing Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy. ONES will be represented on the council by Eric Miller, who is a member of […]

Thank you to all 50 attendees and presenters who attended the ONES 2012 Workshop Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services in Ontario.  Highlights from the presentations and discussions are now available. Click here to  read highlights from the presentations and discussions. This event was held in Alliston Ontario in conjunction with the 2012 Latornell Conservation Symposium.

Thank you to the 90+ people who turned out for our Nov 15 forum and network launch in Alliston Ontario! You can access documents and notes provided by our speakers on our Nov 15 Forum page (as they e-mail them to us). You will also soon find our Rapporteur notes. In your inbox, you will soon find a post-workshop […]