Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation in Amazonia

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Ecosystem Services
for Poverty Alleviation
in Amazonia
A report of a capacity-building project to design a
research agenda on the links between the natural
capital of Amazonian forests and water, food,
health, livelihood, climate and energy securities.
– Global Canopy Programme
– Grupo de Trabalho Amazônico
– Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
– London School of Economics
– Met Office Hadley Centre
– Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
– Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
– Universidad Nacional de Colombia
– University of Edinburgh
– University of Oxford
1
– University of Vermont
This Report presents the activities and results of an
ESPA capacity-building project (grant NE/G008531/1)
entitled: Valuing rainforests as global eco-utilities: a
novel mechanism to pay communities for ecosystem
services provided by the Amazon. The project was led
by the University of Edinburgh and the Global Canopy
Programme in the UK; Universidade Federal do Rio de
Janeiro (UFRJ) and Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas
Espaciais (INPE) in Brazil; Universidad Nacional de
Colombia (UNAL) and Universidad Nacional Agraria
La Molina (UNALM) in Peru in collaboration with a
number of academic and NGO partners.
The views expressed in this publication do not
necessarily reflect the views of the organisations
involved in this project, or those of its funders.
Acknowledgements
The project leaders would like to warmly thank all
those who gave up their valuable time to engage in this
capacity-building project. In particular, the members
of the project team who committed their energies at
workshops and meetings and through the writing of
reports and project proposals. We especially thank the
stakeholders in local communities and government
who provided their insights into the process. Professors
Carlos Nobre, José Eli da Veiga and John Grace
provided invaluable inspiration, momentum and
guidance in the early stages of the project. The team
would like to particularly thank Dr Antonio Nobre for
his longstanding support and collaboration, and his
innovative thinking which helped to inspire this project.
The capacity-building project was made possible by
an ESPA capacity-building grant to the University of
Edinburgh and the GCP. In addition, the GCP wishes
to thank the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
(www.fpa2.com) for its generous support to this project.
Citation: Meir, P., Mitchell, A., Marengo, J., Young,
C., Poveda, G., Llerena, C.A., Rival, L., Meneses, L.,
Hall, A., Betts, R., Farley, J., Fordham, S., Trivedi, M.
2011. Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation in
Amazonia. Global Canopy Programme and University
of Edinburgh, UK.
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Ecosystem Services
for Poverty Alleviation
in Amazonia
A report of a capacity-building project to design a
research agenda on the links between the natural
capital of Amazonian forests and water, food,
health, livelihood, climate and energy securities.
Principal contributors
Patrick Meir, University of Edinburgh
Andrew Mitchell, Global Canopy Programme
José Marengo, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
Carlos Young, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Germán Poveda, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Carlos Llerena, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
Laura Rival, University of Oxford
Luis Meneses, Grupo de Trabalho Amazônico
Anthony Hall, London School of Economics
Richard Betts, Met Office Hadley Centre
Joshua Farley, University of Vermont
Sarah Fordham, University of Oxford
Mandar Trivedi, Global Canopy Programme
Why iS thiS ProjEct imPortAnt?
these are critical times for Amazonia and the people who depend on the region for their
livelihoods and their climate, food, water, and energy security. Although predictions
are uncertain, over time, deforestation and climate change could substantially alter the
functioning of large portions of the forest and even tip the region over a threshold into a
regime supporting reduced forest cover and impacting regional and global climate.
Amazonia’s forests also represent places of spiritual importance to their indigenous
peoples, acting additionally as a symbol of nature that resonates across societies globally.
Despite the physical resources and cultural value of the region, its forests have historically
experienced substantial land use change. the region is under pressure from infrastructure
development, natural resource extraction and conversion of land to agriculture. hence,
there is a need for research that explores the risks, opportunities and trade-offs, and the
winners and losers expected from alternative development scenarios.
one route to supporting reductions in deforestation and extending them across the region
is to work towards informing change in the political economy. this requires the recognition
of the importance of forests to the economy. researchers in Latin America have shown that
Amazonia’s forests comprise vital natural capital, generating ecosystem services such as
carbon sequestration and storage, cooling from evapotranspiration, freshwater filtration,
nutrient and water cycling, moderation of extreme climatic events, maintenance of genetic
diversity, medicines, fuel, fibres and food that benefit populations both in the forest and far
beyond it.
Economic studies suggest that standing Amazonian forests are more valuable for
their ecosystem goods and services than alternative uses of the land. however, the
long-standing assertion of substantive value has not yet translated into large-scale financial
flows and distribution to those people for whom the use of forests is integral to a sustainable
livelihood.
Fortunately, the tide may have begun to change as Amazonian nations and the
wide international community have become more aware of the need to reduce emissions
of greenhouse gases from land use change. Deforestation rates have declined in the
Brazilian Amazon in recent years and the government has set a target to reduce rates
by 72% by 2017. coupled with growing political will is substantial interest among
Amazonian countries in the emerging Un climate policy framework ‘reducing Emissions
from Deforestation and forest Degradation’ (currently rEDD+), which would involve
industrialised nations compensating developing countries for conserving and restoring
forests.
Although the implementation of the policy remains uncertain, early rEDD+ preparations
are taking place (with norwegian, German, japanese, Un and World Bank support) in all
Amazon Basin countries except Venezuela. the rapidly evolving situation in the region
underlines the immediate importance of feeding research results into emerging national
rEDD+ policies. this is especially relevant in terms of developing flexible and adaptive
agendas which recognise the preferences and circumstances of local populations, to avoid
what some commentators see as a potential for a top-down approach which limits the
participation at the grassroots level of forest and indigenous populations.
ProjEct LEGAcy
1 A new network for research on Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation in Amazonia,
including researchers from leading Southern and northern institutions, intermediary
organisations and community networks across Amazonia.
2 A submitted proposal for a basin-scale research consortium project, comprising 13 major
institutions from the UK, USA and the congo Basin with leadership from South America.
3 K ey decision-makers are more aware and ready to engage in future work on Ecosystem
Services for Poverty Alleviation.
KEy oUtPUt inDicAtorS
Amazon basin-scale ESPA research agenda
– S ubmitted £4m ESPA consortium research project proposal for PriSmA Amazonia
– L ed by Prof. carlos A. Llerena, La molina University, Peru
First Pan-Amazon community leaders knowledge sharing on ESPA
– community knowledge needs report
– P olicy brief to UnFccc
First Andean Amazon research forum focused on ESPA
– A ndean Amazon research gaps assessment report
Pilot research projects and literature reviews
– B eyond carbon: realising the Value and continued Stewardship of tropical Forest Ecosystem Services in a changing climate
– cash transfer Programmes in Amazonia
– turning the tide in Amazonia? From Perverse incentives to Environmental Services
– counting the costs of the 2005 Amazon Drought: A Preliminary Assessment
– risks to Amazonia: A Summary of the Past, Present and Future Pressures from Land Use and climate change
– A mazonia’s Aerial rivers and Lakes: investigating Large Scale moisture transport, its relation to Amazonia and Subtropical rainfall in South America
– E xploring the Value of Amazonia’s ‘transpiration Service’
– mapping the Benefits and costs of Amazonia’s Ecosystem Services
thirteen reports and papers produced linked to the project (see Appendix)
newly-funded ESPA Framework project with a Political Economy theme
– L ed by University of Edinburgh with partners in Brazil, malawi and nepal
Latin American policymakers engaged
– K nowledge needs assessment with local and regional policymakers engaged through partnership with tEEB, UnDP and AVinA
Private sector actors more aware and engaged
– K nowledge needs assessment on climate and deforestation risks to business through partnership with the Forest Footprint Disclosure
Project and the royal Society
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KEy iSSUES For FUtUrE rESEArch
Although there is uncertainty, were deforestation to exceed 40% of the original forest extent or
if global warming were to exceed 3–4°c, Amazonia – especially the south and south-east – could
be tipped into a new climate-forest equilibrium, experiencing lower rainfall and forest cover. how
will Amazonia respond to the interacting pressures of deforestation and climate change and how
resilient are its biodiversity, ecosystem services and coupled socio-economic systems?
recent droughts and floods in Amazonia demonstrate that extreme events can have a
significant impact on transport, health, freshwater and food supplies. What groups within and
beyond Amazonia are most vulnerable to changes in climate and ecosystem services? Which
ecosystem management strategies are most likely to foster poverty alleviation and local
resilience and are able to be applied across the region?
We cannot yet quantify to what extent the climate, carbon, biodiversity and hydrological
regulating functions of Amazonian forests underpin Latin America’s economy, which in turn
provides goods and services regionally and to the world. Answering this question would constitute
a principal step towards understanding the components of a new ‘green’ economy.
Amazonia’s forests are potentially worth US$ billions to the agriculture and hydropower
sectors, which are a key part of the Latin American economy. can regional economic growth and
poverty alleviation be sustained over the long-term if Amazonia’s natural capital shrinks? if not,
what mode of economic development can be sustained within the limits of the biosphere? What
trade-offs between water, food, livelihood, health, energy and climate securities are embodied
within different policy options?
conventional valuation methods underestimate the impacts of changes in ecosystem
service provision on the poor, who are the most reliant on ecosystems for their basic needs.
hence there is a need to develop and apply novel valuation techniques.
the capacity-building discussions in this project helped to define the meaning in the
Amazonian context of terms such as ‘poverty reduction’. the planned consortium research
project would enable a more systematic analysis of this issue, especially with regards to
indigenous peoples.
While increasingly popular and widely applied in Latin America, cash transfers – on
their own – may not be the most appropriate means to reduce poverty and protect ecosystem
services such as forest carbon storage. What delivery mechanisms are appropriate for sharing
resources and benefits to promote local self- sufficiency, poverty reduction and continued forest
stewardship?
if new benefit-sharing mechanisms are to emerge, multi-dimensional measures of poverty
will be needed which take account of how standard poverty measures and ecosystem services
intersect (and potentially interact) to influence wellbeing. high resolution, spatially extensive
datasets on ecosystem services have recently become available for Amazonia, although not
so for its Andean headwaters. the challenge is to use such data and metrics to develop policy-
relevant tools that integrate poverty and ecosystem services in order to help inform the design
of appropriate socio-environmental programmes and that can aid in the near-term, political
decision-making process.
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ExEcUtiVE SUmmAry
The challenge The process ensured through partnerships
between research institutes in Brazil
Latin America is a biodiversity A series of workshops was held in São and other Amazonian countries. In
superpower and Amazonia is perhaps its José dos Campos, Manaus and Curitiba addition, we have made links to partners
greatest natural capital asset. Amazonian in Brazil and Medellín in Colombia, in Africa, with the aim of transferring
forests provide ecosystem services in addition to meetings in the UK. At knowledge and capacity between
that underpin food, water, energy and these events, the team and collabo- Amazonia and the Congo.
livelihood securities. Research shows rating partners from NGOs as well as
that Amazonia’s forests are threatened stakeholders from government, forest The future
by unsustainable land use practices communities and the private sector
and climate change, which could lead brought their ideas and perspec- The capacity-building project created
to large-scale impacts on ecosystem tives to the table to help create the momentum for a new basin-scale
services. Maintaining the integrity of framework for a large-scale research project that promises to help regional
Amazonian ecosystems while reducing project. Local community leaders decision-makers to see development
poverty and vulnerability is a key from across Amazonia were given and poverty alleviation through a new
challenge for the region. the opportunity to come together to prism: ecosystem services. The team
discuss their concerns over existing and its partners submitted a consortium
The response development approaches and their research proposal to ESPA in January
visions for ecosystem services for poverty 2011 for a project entitled PRISMA
This report summarises the work of alleviation in their communities and Amazonia, which would aim to deliver
a capacity-building project entitled: territories. Forest community organisa- evidence needed to help shift Amazonia
Valuing rainforests as global eco-utilities: tions in the Brazilian Amazon used the from BAU to SEM while reducing both
a novel mechanism to pay communities information generated in the Manaus poverty and the vulnerability caused by
for ecosystem services provided by the workshop to elaborate a position paper the loss of ecosystem services.
Amazon. The aim was to build a team that was taken to the UNFCCC COP15 in
and research agenda that would provide Copenhagen. Pilot studies and literature
the evidence base for reducing poverty reviews were also carried out on key
in the region through positive incentives issues in climate science, public policy,
for sustainable ecosystem management development and economics. Participants
(SEM). The idea for the project stemmed at the first workshop noted that unsus-
from the realisation that although the tainable and inequitable development in
scientific evidence for the importance Amazonia was a political problem rather
of Amazonia’s ecosystem services for than a technical one. As a result, policy
human wellbeing was becoming clearer, processes became a more important
this was not being translated suffi- focus of the project. This also contributed
ciently effectively into policies that could to the successful application of an
shift development rapidly enough from additional project proposal, this time
business as usual (BAU) towards SEM. using insights from Amazonia to help
build a socio-ecological framework for
The funding the ‘Political Economy’ theme of ESPA.
The capacity-building project was The team
funded by the Ecosystem Services for
Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) research Over the course of two years, an inter-
programme, which is funded jointly by disciplinary team has been formed
the UK Government’s DfID, NERC and of leading Southern and Northern
ESRC. ESPA aims to ‘deliver high-quality, researchers. The team’s expertise spans
cutting-edge research that will improve social science, economics, anthropology,
our understanding of the way ecosystems climatology, ecology and development.
function, the services they provide and Crucially, partnerships have been forged
their relationship with the political with key organisations such as the UNDP
economy and sustainable growth’. A and with policy-focused processes such
number of ESPA capacity-building as TEEB. This should help to ensure that
projects were undertaken in 2009 and the team’s future research is targeted
2010, of which this is one. The objective at producing evidence that meets the
of this cadre of projects was to help build needs of decision-makers. In line with
teams of researchers who could then bid the key aim of the capacity-building
for further ESPA funds with which to project which was to promote Southern
carry out full-scale projects. leadership in research, the full-scale
project proposal emerging from this
initial phase was led in January 2011
by the National Agrarian University of
La Molina in Peru. Another goal of the
project was to stimulate South-South
transfer of knowledge. This has been
SUmário ExEcUtiVo
O desafio O processo proposta de projeto completa, conduzida
pela Universidade Nacional Agrária de
A América Latina é uma super- Uma série de workshops foi realizada La Molina no Peru. Outro objetivo do
potência de biodiversidade, e a em São José dos Campos, Manaus e projeto foi estimular a transferência de
Amazônia provavelmente o seu mais Curitiba no Brasil e em Medelín na conhecimento Sul-Sul. Esse objetivo foi
importante patrimônio natural. As Colômbia, além de reuniões realizadas atingido por meio de parcerias estabele-
florestas amazônicas oferecem serviços no Reino Unido. Nesses eventos, a equipe cidas entre centros de pesquisa situados
ecossistêmicos que garantem a segurança e colaboradores de ONGs, bem como do no Brasil e em outros países amazônicos.
alimentar, hídrica, energética e de governo, dos povos da floresta e do setor Além disso, estabelecemos contatos com
subsistência. Estudos demonstram que privado apresentaram suas principais parceiros na África, com o objetivo de
as florestas amazônicas estão ameaçadas ideias e perspectivas, de forma a ajudar transferir conhecimento e capacitação
por práticas insustentáveis de uso da a criar as diretrizes para um projeto entre a Amazônia e o Congo.
terra e pelas mudanças climáticas, as de pesquisa de grande escala. Líderes
quais podem causar impactos de grande comunitários locais de toda a Amazônia O futuro
escala aos serviços ecossistêmicos. tiveram a oportunidade de reunir-se
para discutir suas preocupações em O projeto de capacitação criou um
A resposta relação às abordagens de desenvolvi- momentum para a proposição de um
mento atuais, assim como suas próprias novo projeto, na escala da bacia hidro-
Este relatório resume o trabalho de um visões quanto ao papel dos serviços gráfica, que busca ajudar tomadores
projeto de capacitação denominado: ecosistêmicos para a redução da pobreza de decisão na esfera regional a verem o
Valorando florestas tropicais como em suas comunidades e territórios. As desenvolvimento e a redução da pobreza
provedoras naturais de serviços (‘eco- organizações que representam os povos sob um novo prisma: o dos serviços
utility’): um novo mecanismo para da floresta da Amazônia brasileira ecossistêmicos. Em janeiro de 2011 a
remunerar comunidades pelos serviços utilizaram as informações geradas no equipe e os seus parceiros submeteram
ecossistêmicos oferecidos pela Amazônia. workshop de Manaus para preparar a ao ESPA uma proposta de pesquisa
Esse projeto teve por objetivo a formação posição que levaram para a COP15 da conjunta para um projeto denominado
de uma equipe e a elaboração de um UNFCCC em Copenhagen. Além disso, PRISMA Amazônia, o qual tem por
plano de trabalho que pudessem fornecer foram realizados projetos piloto e uma objetivo fornecer aos tomadores de
uma proposta sólida para a redução da revisão da literatura nas áreas de ciência decisão a evidência necessária para
pobreza na região, oferecendo incentivos climática, politicas públicas, desenvolvi- subsidiar a mudança de um desenvolvi-
positivos para a gestão sustentável de mento e economia. Durante o primeiro mento de BAU para uma GSE, que seja
ecossistemas (GSE). A ideia do projeto workshop os participantes constataram capaz de reduzir a pobreza e também a
partiu da constatação de que não obstante que o desenvolvimento insustentável vulnerabilidade causada pela perda dos
haver maior evidência científica sobre e desigual na Amazônia constitui um serviços ecossistêmicos.
a importância dos sistemas ecoss- problema político, e não técnico. Essa
istêmicos da Amazônia para o bem-estar constatação também contribuiu para
da humanidade, sua tradução em a implementação com sucesso de uma
políticas que conduzam a uma mudança proposta de projeto adicional, a qual
de business as usual (BAU) para GSE na utilizou ideias sobre a Amazônia para
velocidade necessária ainda não se deu de ajudar a construir as diretrizes socio-
forma suficientemente efetiva. ambientais para o tema de “Economia
Política” do ESPA.
Os recursos/O financiamento
A equipe
O projeto de capacitação foi financiado
pelo programa de pesquisa ESPA - Ao longo dos últimos dois anos, pesquisa-
Serviços Ecossistêmicos para Redução da dores de países do Norte e do Sul
Pobreza (do inglês, Ecosystem Services for formaram uma equipe interdisciplinar.
Poverty Alleviation), o qual é financiado As áreas de expertise dessa equipe
de maneira conjunta pelo DfID, NERC e cobrem as áreas de ciências sociais,
ESRC, do governo britânico. O objetivo do economia, antropologia, climatologia,
ESPA é “fornecer estudos de alta qualidade ecologia e desenvolvimento. Sobretudo,
e de ponta que contribuam ao nosso foram estabelecidas parcerias com
entendimento sobre como os ecossistemas organizações chave, tais como o PNUD, e
funcionam, quais serviços eles oferecem e com processos focados na construção de
como eles se relacionam com a economia políticas, tais como o relatório TEEB –
política e com o crescimento sustentável”. A Economia de Ecossistemas e Biodiver-
Uma série de projetos de capacitação ESPA sidade. Essas parcerias devem ajudar a
foi conduzida durante 2009 e 2010, dentre garantir que as novas pesquisas estejam
os quais o presente projeto. Esse conjunto focadas na geração de evidências que
de projetos teve por fim ajudar a formar atendam às necessidades dos tomadores
equipes de pesquisadores que poderiam a de decisão. Na linha do principal
partir daí concorrer a mais fundos ESPA objetivo do projeto de capacitação, de
que permitiriam executar projetos em promover uma liderança de pesquisa
escala real. no Sul, resultou dessa fase inicial uma
rESUmEn EjEcUtiVo
El desafío sostenible’. Varios proyectos ESPA de por ejemplo el PNUD y con procesos
fortalecimiento de capacidad fueron enfocados en política, tales como TEEB.
Latinoamérica es una súper potencia en llevados a cabo en 2009 y 2010 y este Esto debe ayudar a asegurar que la
términos de biodiversidad y la Amazonía es uno de ellos. El objetivo de este futura investigación del equipo esté
es quizás su mayor patrimonio de grupo de proyectos era el de contribuir dirigida a la producción de evidencia
capital natural. Los bosques amazónicos a la creación de equipos de investiga- que satisfaga las necesidades de los
producen servicios ambientales que dores, quienes luego podrían aplicar tomadores de decisiones. En concord-
sustentan la producción de alimentos, por mayores fondos ESPA con los cuales ancia con el propósito clave del proyecto
agua, energía y medios de subsist- implementar proyectos a escala total. de fortalecimiento de capacidad, el cual
encia. La investigación muestra que los era promover el liderazgo del sur en
bosques Amazónicos están amenazados El proceso investigación, la propuesta del proyecto
por prácticas no sostenibles en el uso en su escala total que surge de esta fase
del suelo y por el cambio climático, Una serie de talleres fueron llevados a inicial fue liderada en enero de 2011
lo cual puede generar impactos de cabo en San José dos Campos, Manaos por la Universidad Nacional Agraria La
amplia escala sobre los servicios y Curitiba en Brasil y en Medellín en Molina en Perú. Otra meta del proyecto
ambientales. Mantener la integridad de Colombia, adicionales a las reuniones era el estimular la transferencia de
los ecosistemas amazónicos, al tiempo en el Reino Unido. En estos eventos, el conocimiento sur-sur. Esta meta ha sido
que se reducen la pobreza y la vulnerabi- equipo y los aliados de las ONGs, así asegurada a través de alianzas entre
lidad, constituye un desafío clave para la como stakeholders del gobierno, de las institutos de investigación en Brasil y
región. comunidades forestales y del sector otros países amazónicos. Adicional-
privado, trajeron sus ideas y perspectivas mente, se han generado vínculos con
La respuesta a la mesa para contribuir a la creación aliados en África, con el propósito de
de un marco de un proyecto de investi- transferir conocimiento y capacidad
Este reporte resume el trabajo de un gación a gran escala. Líderes comuni- entre la Amazonía y el Congo.
proyecto de fortalecimiento de capacidad tarios locales de toda la Amazonia
titulado: Valorando el bosque tropical tuvieron la oportunidad de reunirse para El futuro
como eco-utilidades globales: un discutir sus preocupaciones frente a los
mecanismo novedoso para el pago enfoques actuales de desarrollo, así como El proyecto de fortalecimiento de
a las comunidades por los servicios en torno a sus propias visiones en cuanto capacidad generó momentum para un
ambientales generados por el Amazonas. al papel de los servicios ambientales en el nuevo proyecto a escala de la cuenca
El propósito de este proyecto fue el alivio de la pobreza en sus comunidades amazónica que promete ayudar a
de construir un equipo y una agenda y territorios. Las organizaciones de las tomadores de decisiones regionales a ver
de investigación que proporcionara comunidades forestales en el Amazonas el desarrollo y el alivio de la pobreza a
evidencia base para reducir la pobreza brasilero usaron la información generada través de un nuevo prisma: los servicios
en la región, a través de incentivos en el taller de Manaos para formular ambientales. El equipo y sus aliados
positivos para el manejo sostenible de los un documento con su posición que fue sometieron, como consorcio, una
ecosistemas (MSE). La idea del proyecto presentado en la UNFCCC COP15 en propuesta de investigación a ESPA en
surgió a partir del entendimiento de Copenhague. También se llevaron a enero de 2011, por un proyecto titulado
que, aunque la evidencia científica a cabo estudios piloto y revisiones bibli- PRISMA Amazonia, el cual tendrá
favor de la importancia de los servicios ográficas en temas clave como ciencia como objetivo producir la evidencia
ambientales de la Amazonía para el climática, política pública, desarrollo y requerida para contribuir a que la
bienestar humano se tornaba cada economía. Los participantes en el primer Amazonía cambie de un modelo basado
vez más clara, esta no estaba siendo taller señalaron que el desarrollo no en “prácticas habituales” (o Business
traducida de forma suficientemente sostenible e inequitativo de la Amazonía as Usual) al Manejo Sostenible de los
efectiva en políticas que pudieran era un problema político y no uno Ecosistemas (MSE), al tiempo que se
transformar el desarrollo bajo “prácticas técnico. Como resultado de esto, los reducen tanto la pobreza como la vulner-
habituales” (Business as Usual – BAU) a procesos políticos se convirtieron en un abilidad causadas por la pérdida de
MSE con la suficiente rapidez. objetivo de mayor importancia dentro del servicios ambientales.
proyecto. Lo anterior también contribuyó
La financiación a la exitosa aplicación de una propuesta
de un proyecto adicional, el cual empleó
El proyecto de fortalecimiento de aportes de la Amazonía para ayudar a
capacidad fue financiado por el construir un marco socio-ecológico para
Programa de Investigación de Servicios el tema de ‘Economía Política’ de ESPA.
Ambientales para el Alivio de la
Pobreza (ESPA), el cual es financiado El equipo
conjuntamente por DfID, NERC y
ESRC del Gobierno del Reino Unido. Durante dos años se ha formado un
ESPA tiene el objetivo de ‘producir equipo interdisciplinario bajo el liderazgo
investigación innovadora y de alta de investigadores del sur y del norte. La
calidad que mejorará nuestro entend- experticia del equipo abarca ciencias
imiento sobre la forma en la que los sociales, economía, antropología,
ecosistemas funcionan, los servicios climatología, ecología y desarrollo. Un
que estos producen y sus relaciones con elemento crucial es la formación de
la economía política y el crecimiento alianzas con organizaciones clave, como
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