Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation
Improving ecosystems management policies to help alleviate poverty in the developing world
Three organisations - NERC, the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DfID) - have joined forces for a multi-disciplinary £40·5m research programme on Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA).
ESPA aims to deliver high quality and cutting-edge research that will deliver improved understanding of how ecosystems function, the services they provide, the full value of these services, and their potential role in achieving sustainable poverty reduction. ESPA research will provide the evidence and tools to enable decision makers and end users to manage ecosystems sustainably and in a way that contributes to poverty reduction. More about the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation programme
Events and announcements
ESPA Directorate Questionnaire response
23 Feb 2012
Findings of the recent review of the applications process for ESPA funding are now published on the ESPA website. ESPA Directorate Questionnaire response
Announcement of Opportunity: ESPA 2012 Grants
15 Feb 2012
The ESPA Programme Executive Board will soon release details of the latest funding call to be launched under the ESPA Programme. Announcement of Opportunity: ESPA 2012 Grants
About the programme
- ESPA home
- Background
- Events and announcements
- Awards, facts and figures
- Management
- Resources
- Contacts
External links
- ESPA website
- Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)
- Department for International Development (DFID)
- Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA)
- ESPA Dgroup
- UK Collaborative on Development Sciences