Environmental Security for Poverty Alleviation - 2006-2010

Overview

The ESPA programme builds upon the IES Prototype EnviroSecurity Assessments carried out in 2004-2005. In the new programme we continue our monitoring, mapping and GIS interface work and the development and implementation of EnviroSecurity Action Plans with respect to Kalimantan in Indonesia, the Virunga-Bwindi region in Africa and the Mataven area in Colombia.

Our aim is to ensure that the data for each of these case studies stays up-to-date and that we follow through on the implementation of the recommendations from these studies.

Other goals and possible other eco-regions for future studies to be launched beginning in 2007 are outlined on the ESPA methodology page.

Partners

	This programme is coordinated by the Institute for Environmental Security and involves the following partner organisations:
	Amsterdam International Law Clinic
	Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS), Indonesia
	Bronkhorst International Law Services
	Consolidación Amazónica – Colombia (COAMA)
	EnviroSense
	EuroCampus Institute
	Fundación Gaia Amazonas, Colombia
	Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia
	International Gorilla Conservation Programme, Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
	SarVision
	UNEP / GRID-Arendal

Donors

This programme is being supported by The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

ESPA Programme Team

• Project Manager: Leendert Jonker
• Administrator / Education & Empowerment Coordinator: Ronald A. Kingham
• Policy / International Finance Coordinator: Wouter J. Veening
• Scientific Coordinator / Project Leader Matavén Colombia: Jeanna Hyde Hecker, EnviroSense
• Project Leader Great Lakes region of Africa: Eric van de Giessen
• Project Leader Kalimantan Indonesia: Wouter J. Veening
• Scientific Consultant: Niels Wielaard, SarVision
• Legal Consultant: Serge Bronkhorst, BILS
• Governance Consultants: Wybe Douma, Frans Nelissen, T.M.C. Asser Institute