An ecological integrity assessment of a Brazilian Atlantic Forest watershed based on surveys of stream health and local farmers' perceptions: implications for management

Silvano, Renato Azevedo Matias; Udvardy, Shana; Ceroni, Marta; Farley, Joshua

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.12.003

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“…Such appropriation concerns two levels: (i) firstly, the appropriation of the ecosystem services by giving them value, not only use or exchange values, but also intrinsic value; and (ii) secondly, the appropriation of ecosystem management rules. Resource management is usually left to market forces, but ecosystem services lack the characteristics necessary for efficient market allocation, as they are non-excludable, non-rival, and damaged by negative externalities [11]. This change of reference framework increases the importance of more cognitive aspects to adapt public policies and promotes social learning.…”

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Local Knowledge of Pond Fish-Farming Ecosystem Services: Management Implications of Stakeholders’ Perceptions in Three Different Contexts (Brazil, France and Indonesia)

Mathé

Rey‐Valette

2015

Sustainability

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This article addresses ecosystem service perceptions in the case of pond fish-farming systems in Brazil, France and Indonesia. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment vision suggests a more integrated reflection on environmental policies with greater adaptability to local knowledge and the development of social learning processes, which tend to promote more sustainable changes in behavior and practice than do sanctions. This study considers a part of the identification of ecosystem services. It shows that perceptions differ with the context, and found few differences depending on the type of stakeholders (fish farmers and other stakeholders). From a methodological viewpoint, this paper opens up new prospects for valuing ecosystem services through a perception study.

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“…At the individual level, social perceptions determine the comprehension of behavioral development when facing regulatory measures to maintain ecosystems [10,11]. At the collective level, they determine the support for, and confidence in, the institutional mechanisms for the implementation of such measures.…”

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Local Knowledge of Pond Fish-Farming Ecosystem Services: Management Implications of Stakeholders’ Perceptions in Three Different Contexts (Brazil, France and Indonesia)

Mathé

Rey‐Valette

2015

Sustainability

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“…There is a need to frame and depict in ways that harmonize with stakeholders' values, needs, and cognitive skills, the complexity of outcomes characterized by situations of ''numerous possible futures underpinned by numerous possible solutions'' (57). Most stakeholders are likely to lack the cognitive capacity to comprehend and absorb the significance of models that depict dynamic, long-term, continuous, and multiscale processes with complex feedback and uncertain outcomes (3,29,58). They find it much easier to relate to models that are described by discrete events, possibilities, pictures, emotions, and stories, and that provide prospects for harnessing their energies and skills (59)(60)(61)(62).…”

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“…The instruments available will be context-specific and, because many instruments are complementary, they should be identified as an optimal mix (5). They may include financial incentives (e.g., direct and indirect payments for service delivery), governance-based instruments (e.g., enforcement of existing legislation, capacity-building, and the establishment of cooperative governance structures), and valuebased instruments (education and recognition) (28,29,38,52,82,83). In the cases where markets exist for ecosystem servicesfor example, carbon sequestration, nature-based tourism, and water supply-institutions and organizations may need to be established to capture the values of these (52,83).…”

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An operational model for mainstreaming ecosystem services for implementation

Cowling

Egoh

Knight

et al. 2008

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Research on ecosystem services has grown markedly in recent years. However, few studies are embedded in a social process designed to ensure effective management of ecosystem services. Most research has focused only on biophysical and valuation assessments of putative services. As a mission-oriented discipline, ecosystem service research should be user-inspired and useruseful, which will require that researchers respond to stakeholder needs from the outset and collaborate with them in strategy development and implementation. Here we provide a pragmatic operational model for achieving the safeguarding of ecosystem services. The model comprises three phases: assessment, planning, and management. Outcomes of social, biophysical, and valuation assessments are used to identify opportunities and constraints for implementation. The latter then are transformed into user-friendly products to identify, with stakeholders, strategic objectives for implementation (the planning phase). The management phase undertakes and coordinates actions that achieve the protection of ecosystem services and ensure the flow of these services to beneficiaries. This outcome is achieved via mainstreaming, or incorporating the safeguarding of ecosystem services into the policies and practices of sectors that deal with land-and water-use planning. Management needs to be adaptive and should be institutionalized in a suite of learning organizations that are representative of the sectors that are concerned with decision-making and planning. By following the phases of our operational model, projects for safeguarding ecosystem services are likely to empower stakeholders to implement effective on-the-ground management that will achieve resilience of the corresponding social-ecological systems.adaptive management ͉ land-use planning ͉ social-ecological systems ͉ stakeholder engagement

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Contributions of ethnobiology to the conservation of tropical rivers and streams

Silvano

Silva

Ceroni

et al. 2007

Aquatic Conservation

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ABSTRACT1. This study aimed to link basic ethnobiological research on local ecological knowledge (LEK) to the conservation of Brazilian streams, based on two case studies: original data on LEK of fishermen about freshwater fish in the Negro River, Amazon, and previously published data about LEK of farmers on the ecological relationship between forest and streams in the Macabuzinho catchment, Atlantic Forest.2. Information was obtained from fishermen through interviews using standard questionnaires containing open-ended questions. Informants for interview were selected either following some defined criteria or applying the 'snowball' method.3. Fishermen's LEK about the diets and habitats of 14 fish species in the Negro River provided new biological information on plant species that are eaten by fish, in addition to confirming some ecological patterns from the biological literature, such as dependence of fish on forests as food sources.4. In the Atlantic Forest, a comparison between farmers' LEK and a rapid stream assessment in the farmers' properties indicated that farmers tended to overestimate the ecological integrity of their streams. Farmers recognized at least 11 forest attributes that correspond to the scientific concept of ecosystem services. Such information may be useful to promote or enhance dialogue among farmers, scientists and managers.5. These results may contribute to the devising of ecosystem management measures in the Negro River, aimed to conserve both rivers and their associated floodplain forests, involving local fishermen. In the Atlantic Forest, we proposed some initiatives, such as to allow direct economic use of their forests to conciliate conflicting perceptions of farmers about ecological benefits versus economic losses from reforestation. Despite their cultural, environmental and geographical differences, the two study cases are complementary and cost-effective and promising approaches to including LEK in the design of ecological research.

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An ecological integrity assessment of a Brazilian Atlantic Forest watershed based on surveys of stream health and local farmers' perceptions: implications for management

Cited by 74 publications

References 33 publications

Local Knowledge of Pond Fish-Farming Ecosystem Services: Management Implications of Stakeholders’ Perceptions in Three Different Contexts (Brazil, France and Indonesia)

Local Knowledge of Pond Fish-Farming Ecosystem Services: Management Implications of Stakeholders’ Perceptions in Three Different Contexts (Brazil, France and Indonesia)

An operational model for mainstreaming ecosystem services for implementation

Contributions of ethnobiology to the conservation of tropical rivers and streams

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