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A recent DFID literature review has challenged several common assumptions on the way that research leads to change in low-income countries. The main finding is that research alone is not a solution for socio-economic...
A recently published paper has estimated that the total value of the environment to people is $145 trillion per year - a figure nearly twice the total output of the global economy in 2013, valued at $75 trillion. But is it...
A new BBC Radio 4 series, ‘Plants: from Roots to Riches’, will explore the history of modern plant science, charting our changing relationship with plants and the development of plant science. Drawing on archive collections and...
On the margins of forests around the world 550 million people attempt to make a living from agriculture. But converting the natural riches of the forest into agricultural land does not provide an easy livelihood. So often in these...
Over the last month the ESPA programme has been very pleased to welcome eight very talented researchers who have been awarded ESPA Fellowships. Over the next three years, our ESPA Fellows will be working with projects in Africa...
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UK universities have signed a new agreement that will see British sustainable innovation promoted on a global scale. The three-year arrangement will see collaboration between...
The BRICS group, made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, has launched a new international bank that will channel US$100 billion towards sustainable development and infrastructure projects.
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Forest ecosystems support an estimated 1.6 billion people across the globe, including many below the poverty line. Yet every year an area the size of England is lost through deforestation, threatening the livelihoods of poor...
The El Nido region in the Philippines is renowned for its dramatic limestone cliffs, hidden beaches and world class diving. Supporting one of the highest concentrations of marine biodiversity in the country the area has long been...
The essential role of forests in providing environmental services such as pollination, climate change mitigation and control of soil erosion and pests has long been known. However, less attention has been paid to the socio-...
