1. Since 1967 / Science to cultivate change Dr. Gisella S. Cruz-García DAPA g.s.cruz@cgiar.org ASSETS: Ecosystem services, food security and nutritional health in the forest-agriculture interface

2. Since 1967 / Science to cultivate change Ecosystem services Supporting: nutrient cycling, soil formation Regulating: climate, flood, disease regulation Provisioning: food, timber, fodder, fuel Cultural: spiritual, aesthetic, recreational Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005

3. Since 1967 / Science to cultivate change Human dimensions of ecosystem services Ecosystem services offer benefits to the rural poor: direct and indirect material and non-material monetary and non-monetary These benefits are reflected in human wellbeing.

4. Since 1967 / Science to cultivate change Food security framework Availability: having a supply of enough quality food Access: having adequate economic resources and/or physical access or entitlements to acquire food Utilization: the food consumed is offering then energy and all nutrients required for a healthy life (including dietary diversity) Stability: availability, access and utilization are satisfied throughout the year and at all times (FAO 1996)

5. Since 1967 / Science to cultivate change ASSETS Project “Managing ecosystem services for food security and the nutritional health of the rural poor at the forest-agriculture interface” Multi-institutional collaboration part of ESPA Initiative. Themes: 1.Linkages between food security, nutritional health and ES 2.Crises and tipping points involving past, current and future interactions between food security and ES 3.Science – policy interface

6. Since 1967 / Science to cultivate change UK: University of Southampton (PI Poppy) University of Dundee USA: Conservation International Spain: Basque Centre for Climate Change Colombia: CIAT Universidad Nacional de Colombia Peru Instituto de Investigación de la Amazonia Peruana - IIAP Malawi: Chancellor College (Co-PI Chiotha) LEAD Southern and Eastern Africa plus Ministry of Forestry, Forest Research Institute of Malawi Rhodes University South Africa The team

7. Since 1967 / Science to cultivate change Study sites: Colombia, Peru and Malawi

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9. Focus group – ES matrix rating Men Puerto Cordoba Focus group – ES matrix rating Women Comeyafú

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11. Thank you for your attention g.s.cruz@cgiar.org