The Andes/Amazon Ecosystem Services Poverty Alleviation (ESPA-AA) project is part of the regional situation analyses initiative by Ecosystem Services Poverty Alleviation (ESPA), a research programme developed by the Natural Environment Reserach Council (NERC), the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) and theDepartment for International Development (DfID).
The goal of the ESPA-AA project is to perform a comprehensive analysis of the state of environmental services and their role in benefiting poor communities in the Andes/Amazon region by combining: stakeholder engagement, data-driven analyses and synthesis of literature.
The ecosystems and poverty website is designed to provide updates on progress in the ESPA-AA project, announce upcoming events and share useful information between stakeholders in the region.