Abstract Review 

Abstract review ensures that the contributions align with the conference theme and meet the standards of scholarly excellence. The review is in double-blind fashion by the Beskydy 2024 International Review Panel and facilitated by workshop organization committee. Review criteria are thematic relevance to the workshop, quality and originality of the proposal. 

NBS Practice exchange review

For NBS Practice exchange a different review process takes place. These submissions are expected to target at policy practices and experience with NBS. The interactive format will be reviewed by the SC, allowing the host organizations to curate the programme, fostering a diverse and thematically relevant ensemble of proposals to be presented at the workshop.

Each abstract is reviewed using the following grade structure:

5: Excellent/highly appropriate for the themes

4: Very good quality/ appropriate

3: Average quality/ relevant 

2: Weak quality/ minimal relevance 

1: Not appropriate at all

Decision of the review process will be announced to the authors by e-mail, March 30 at the latest.

International review panel

    • Juha Hiedanpää, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) (coordinator of COEVOLVERS)

    • Stanislava Brnkalakova, SlovakGlobe - Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, CETIP, Slovakia

    • Cebuan Bliss, Radboud University, Netherlands

    • Ferdinando Fornara, University of Cagliari, Italy

    • Ina Lehmann, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije, Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    • Jiří Louda, CETIP and University of J.E. Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, Czechia

    • Timo Maran, Tartu University, Estonia

    • György Pataki, ESSRG Ltd., Hungary

    • Jonathan Pickering, University of Canberra, Australia

    • Mia Pihlajamäki, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

    • Carsten Herrmann-Pillath, University of Erfurt, Germany

    • Simo Sarkki, University of Erfurt, Germany, University Oulu, Finland

    • Katriina Soini, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

    • Martin Spacek, CETIP and University of J.E. Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, Czechia

    • Leanne Townsend, The James Hutton Institute, Scotland, UK

    • Yves Zinngrebe, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany - Taskforce on the Governance of Nature and Biodiversity