The ACES conference will take place from 9-12 December 2024 in Austin, Texas USA. This year’s theme will focus on "Investing in Community Resilience and Equity”.

The Conference brings together international scientists, practitioners, managers, and policymakers from government, academia, NGOs, and the private sector who are interested in natural systems and their relationship with human well-being. We invite those actively working in ecosystem services to propose a session you think is a timely topic that would be beneficial and of keen interest to the ACES community. 

ACES presentations will focus on a diverse range of ecosystem services topics including but not limited to:

• Investing in Ecosystem Services:
  • Investing in Nature
  • Tools and Approaches for Measurement and Valuation
• Equity in Ecosystem Services:
  • Inclusivity and Collaboration in Policy and Decision-Making
  • Recognition of Diverse Human/Nature Relationships
  • Who Benefits? When, Where, and How?
• Resilience in Ecosystem Services:
  • Community and Ecological Resilience
  • Putting Nature to Work
  • Other

These overarching topics will form the major emphasis and organisation of the conference in 2024. However, they are not intended to exclude or discourage the submission of organised sessions and/or individual abstracts that may not fit within them that are relevant to ecosystem services.

Session submission is open by 5 April 2024. You can submit your session online here.