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Center for Environmental Science and Policy, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Change Energy Law of the Sea and Antarctica Sustainable Development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Social Development: Poverty Sustainable Development: Agriculture Atmosphere Biodiversity Biotechnology Climate change Energy Health Institutional arrangements Land management Marine Resources Means of Implementation (Trade, Finance, Technology, Tranfer, etc.) Oceans and seas Poverty Protecting and managing the natural resources Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	United States of America South Africa Indonesia Austria Germany Costa Rica India Italy Canada Brazil China France Mexico
Mission statement:	The Center for Environmental Science and Policy (CESP) mobilizes a network of scholars, students, policymakers, and leaders to understand and help solve international environmental problems through science and policy research. CESP supports this mission through the following activities: ? produces and publishes scholarly analyses and evaluations of environmental problems, both their scientific underpinnings and their bearing on major policy challenges; ? brings these analyses and evaluations to the attention of the policymaking community and other public groups to foster constructive change; ? offers advanced Stanford students focused, interdisciplinary coursework and research training in the area of environmental science, technology, and policy; and ? improves environmental literacy in the next generation of leaders, both with outreach efforts beyond Stanford and by expanding the role of environmental education in the experience of all Stanford students.
Year established:	1998
Year of registration:	2005
Organizational structure:	The Center for Environmental Science and Policy (CESP) is one of five constituent centers within the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI). FSI is Stanford University?s primary forum for interdisciplinary research on key international issues and challenges. CESP is also an affiliated center of the Stanford Institute for the Environment (SIE). Formed in 2004, SIE is Stanford?s principal initiative for assessing environmental science, technology, and policy at local, national, and global scales.
Number and type of members:	CESP houses a senior staff of 21 drawn from throughout the university. All CESP senior fellows have appointments within departments in the schools of earth sciences, engineering, law, or humanities and sciences, thus bringing together a wide variety of disciplines and expertise. Research is supported by a staff of 11 research fellows and 8 postdoctoral and visting scholars.
Funding structure:	Fees for education and training services Fees for providing consulting or research services
Funding structure other:	donations from numerous individuals, corporations and foundations, including: Japan Development Bank, India Technology Initiative, MasterCard International, Ministry of Foreign Affairs-P.R. of China

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