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Managing coastal and marine ecosystem services to support the wellbeing of the poor

Join ESPA's special event in conjunction with the 10th Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Symposium.

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Biofuels in Malawi: local impacts of feedstock production and policy implications

A new ESPA Policy & Practice Brief by Alexandros Gasparatos et al. assesses whether sugarcane and jatropha production have helped tackle poverty in rural Malawi.

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Commonwealth scholar will draw on ESPA experience to hone public policy skills

Stephen Sankeni's research was central to the ESPA project Poverty and ecosystem service impacts of Tanzania's Wildlife Management Areas (PIMA); now his efforts have paid off with a Commonwealth Scholarship to study public policy at York University.

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Edinburgh to host third World Forum on Natural Capital

Commonwealth scholar will draw on ESPA experience to hone public policy skills
Stephen Sankeni

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ESPA annual science conference 2017 - eight years of sustainability science for wellbeing

ESPA annual science conference 2017 - eight years of sustainability science for wellbeing
29 / 30 November 2017

Managing coastal and marine ecosystem services to support the wellbeing of the poor
02 / 2 November 2017

ESPA in East and Southern Africa

Impacts Of Climate Change And Socio-economic Scenarios On Flow And Water Quality Of The Ganga, Brahmaputra And Meghna River System: Low Flow And Flood Statistics

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