{"id":5025,"date":"2026-06-12T09:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/?p=5025"},"modified":"2026-06-12T09:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:08:37","slug":"beside-researchers-contribute-to-key-discussions-at-esp-europe-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/beside-researchers-contribute-to-key-discussions-at-esp-europe-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"BESIDE Researchers Contribute to Key Discussions at ESP Europe 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5025\" class=\"elementor elementor-5025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77782a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77782a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-822265e\" data-id=\"822265e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae58ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ae58ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BESIDE researchers Dionisia Laranjeiro and Mariana Almeida participated in the 6th ESP Europe Conference, held in Prague, contributing to discussions on ecosystem restoration, integrated ecosystem assessments, and innovative approaches to support sustainable environmental management across Europe.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESP Europe Conference is one of the leading international events dedicated to ecosystem services, bringing together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and stakeholders to exchange knowledge and advance solutions for nature and people.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dionisia Laranjeiro contributed to the session \u201cRestoration with Nature and People: A Living Lab Approach\u201d, organised within the framework of the A-AAGORA project.Her presentation focused on the implementation of Living Labs and the engagement of stakeholders throughout co-creation, development, and evaluation processes. The discussion highlighted the potential of participatory approaches to connect science, policy, and local communities while addressing challenges such as governance constraints, limited institutional capacity, and short-term funding. A key message was the importance of fostering trust, collaboration, and shared ownership in ecosystem restoration initiatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cea3c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cea3c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00a8d6c\" data-id=\"00a8d6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02d7bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e02d7bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780302530943-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5028\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780302530943-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780302530943-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780302530943-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780302530943-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780302530943.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30bd371 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30bd371\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49481f9\" data-id=\"49481f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2c367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb2c367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mariana Almeida co-hosted Session T1, \u201cHarnessing Integrated Ecosystem Assessments and Transdisciplinary Tools for a Nature- and People-Positive Europe.\u201d The session brought together researchers and practitioners working on ecosystem assessments, ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, nature-based solutions, artificial intelligence, and digital decision-support tools. Discussions highlighted how integrated assessment frameworks and innovative technologies can strengthen the science\u2013policy interface and support evidence-based environmental planning and management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a72c4a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a72c4a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d13182\" data-id=\"8d13182\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74fab1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74fab1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03565d68-239b-448f-91ac-42245cb7025b-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5029\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03565d68-239b-448f-91ac-42245cb7025b-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03565d68-239b-448f-91ac-42245cb7025b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03565d68-239b-448f-91ac-42245cb7025b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03565d68-239b-448f-91ac-42245cb7025b-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beside-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03565d68-239b-448f-91ac-42245cb7025b.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de1fced elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de1fced\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b36176\" data-id=\"9b36176\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7569540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7569540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The participation of BESIDE at ESP Europe 2026 reflects its commitment to advancing research that connects science, policy, and society. Through contributions focused on stakeholder engagement, ecosystem restoration, integrated assessments, and innovative decision-support tools, BESIDE continues to support the development of solutions that promote both environmental sustainability and societal well-being.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By actively engaging in international scientific networks and collaborative initiatives, BESIDE reinforces its role in contributing to a nature- and people-positive future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BESIDE researchers Dionisia Laranjeiro and Mariana Almeida participated in the 6th ESP Europe Conference, held in Prague, contributing to discussions on ecosystem restoration, integrated ecosystem assessments, and innovative approaches to support sustainable environmental management across Europe. 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