Past Events

ESPA's Programme Executive Board, the Directorate and advisors at the UK finale event, where representatives from the UK's funding, research and policy communities gathered to discuss the implications of ESPA's findings....

Watch the presentations here How can trade-offs be managed for more equitable and effective conservation? What are the future directions in protected and conserved areas? New insights Co-hosted by the Ecosystem Services for...

Watch the webinar here ESPA's final webinar explored conceptual and methodological advancements for measuring environmental dimensions of poverty and wellbeing, and the implications for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals...

Watch the webinar here How can research help address the global challenges of our times, and result in positive change in the lives of poor and marginalised communities? This webinar discussed what had been learned from a...

Through three events in Dhaka, ESPA engaged with Bangladeshi local and national governments, national and international non-governmental organisations, researchers and the media to share relevant insights from across the whole of...

Outputs from the ESPA Regional Finale conference: Practical approaches to improving human wellbeing and natural resources in South Asia Tackling poverty in a rapidly changing world South Asia faces the challenge of tackling...

Outputs from the ESPA African Finale Conference As one of ESPA's final major events, this conference brought together policymakers, practitioners and researchers to reflect on how new approaches to managing Africa's...

A stakeholder engagement event to share ESPA insights on urbanisation in South Asia   ​This event explored the potential of ecosystem services in peri-urban and urban environments, gathering insights from the ESPA paper...

A conditional in-kind transfer: A Mayor (left) gives a water tank to a local man (middle) in exchange for conservation efforts – facilitated by an non-governmental organisation (NGO) director (right). Watch the event here An...

Watch the webinar here How can research better inform development policy and practice? This webinar gave those involved an opportunity to learn from ESPA's experience in funding, carrying out, and assessing interdisciplinary...