Philippines research project receives British Academy funding

A collaborative research project involving LSE’s Grantham Research Institute and the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff has received an award as part of the British Academy Official Development Assistance Challenge-Oriented Research Grants programme 2024, supported under the UK Government’s International Science Partnerships Fund. The project focuses on the health co-benefits of sustainable mangrove management to improve marine food security and nutrition in coastal marinescapes, which has the potential to unlock increased investments in blue carbon. 

Deepening international research collaborations with the Philippines will enable the London School of Economics to further engage with key stakeholders in addressing global policy challenge at the nexus of climate change, nature and global health. The Institute is thrilled by this new partnership with the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff.

The award was received by project members: Lei Bian, Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (PI),  Professor Elizabeth Robinson, Director of the Grantham Research Institute (CoI), in collaboration with Engineer Madrono Cabrestante Jr., Chief of the Environmentally Critical Areas Network Monitoring and Evaluation Division (EMED), (CoI) and Dr Arnica De Guzman Mortillero, Natural Capital Monitoring Section Focal at the EMED (CoI), both at the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff.