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ESPA researcher Lykke Andersen has been busy hosting a 6 person film crew who are making a video about Bolivia’s innovative alternative to the international REDD+ mechanism for reducing deforestation.
Bolivia is one of...
In many rural areas in developing countries people are heavily reliant on their local environment to meet basic needs such as food and clean water. But using these natural resources sustainably is a fine balance. Whilst...
26 - 27 November 2014, New Delhi, India
The final programme is now available and there are just 10 places left for ESPA’s Annual Science Meeting. We welcome both ESPA researchers as well as those from outside ESPA and most...
In many parts of the world where forest meets farmland a familiar debate is played out. Can we have both forests (conservation) and agriculture (development)? This is a particularly important question as these environments support...
7–11 September 2015, Durban, South Africa
The XIV World Forestry Congress will be held in Durban, South Africa, next year. This is first time that the largest and most significant gathering of the world’s forest sector is...
Article by Sr588 [at] york.ac.uk (Steve Rocliffe), University of York and Al [at] blueventures.org (Alasdair Harris), Blue Ventures
When some of the older residents of Andavadoaka village in southwestern Madagascar were...
The success of a research project in a developing country can often depend on gaining the trust of the local communities involved. Obidimma Ezezika , CEO for the African Centre for Innovation and Leadership Development shares tips...
Scientists and institutions in developing countries have historically suffered from a lack of access to advanced and up-to-date peer-reviewed scholarly literature. Below we have listed some schemes which provide free or low cost...
The Kingdom of Nepal has become a major centre for ESPA research in Asia. There are now five ESPA research projects active in Nepal including two of the eight new ESPA Fellowships that have been funded globally.
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In ecosystems around the world decisions made about land use can result in human and environmental winners and losers. In the Amazon agricultural expansion competes with protecting trees for their important climate regulating...
