Analyzing the provision of ecosystem services by conservation easements and other protected and non-protected areas in the Upper Chattahoochee Watershed

Benez-Secanho, Fabio Jose; Dwivedi, Puneet

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137218

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“…The decline of ecosystems and wildlife can sometimes occur at the same pace in both protected and non-protected areas (NPAs) (Western et al 2009). Although protected areas usually provide better ecosystem services, NPAs are usually more extensive and worth managing or integrating for the same conservation purposes (Avigliano et al 2019;Benez-Secanho and Dwivedi 2020). In marine ecosystems, MPAs are known to be largely ineffective for global conservation purposes (Mora et al 2006), which prompted the need for a larger target (Kunming COP 15) under the protection of at least 30% of the sea areas (CBD 2022).…”

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Conservation at the edge: connectivity and opportunities from non-protected coral reefs close to a National Park in the Colombian Caribbean

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Confronting a sustained coral reef conservation crisis, we need new opportunities to rethink how to protect areas successfully and efficiently in the face of a changing world. We studied the benthic community, including foraminifera, fish community, and genetic connectivity (SSRs and SNPs) of main reef-building corals, Orbicella faveolata and Agaricia undata, along a Non-Protected Area (NPA) reef tract in Barú peninsula, including some isolated banks, near Cartagena and the National Natural Park Corales del Rosario y San Bernando (NNP CRySB), Colombia. The fringing reef track is homogeneous in benthic components, including algae, sponges, and foraminifera between all the studied sites, while corals exhibited differences between sites and depth ranges. Many reef sites sustain between 42.8 and 53% coral cover, which are among the highest recorded in this region, even higher than the nearby NNP. A total of 82 fish species were found, and the Foram Index-FI varies between 2 and 2.5, showing environmental conditions marginal for reef growth. The Barú NPA reef system can be considered spatial refugia under climate change and Anthropocene conditions, including resilient reefs at the mouth of Cartagena Bay (Magdalena River), a place of increased stressing factors. The admixture between NPA and NNP populations, the high coral cover in the NPA, the fish density and composition, the uniqueness of the diapiric banks, and the disturbance resistance are major arguments to protect this reef tract. We suggest designing a co-management scheme to ensure species connectivity, avoid further degradation, and involve different stakeholders.

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Conservation at the edge: connectivity and opportunities from non-protected coral reefs close to a National Park in the Colombian Caribbean

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“…Land-tenure contracts can last in perpetuity when the specifications are linked to the land title as conservation easements (cf. Benez-Secanho and Dwivedi, 2020 ). In this case, they are passed on when the land is leased or bought by another party.…”

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“… Barghusen et al, 2021 , Franks and Mc Gloin, 2007 , van Dijk et al, 2015 , Westerink et al, 2017 , Zaga-Mendez et al, 2021 ), land tenure (e.g. Benez-Secanho and Dwivedi, 2020 , Curran et al, 2016 , Eder et al, 2021 , Jackson et al, 2021 , Tseng et al, 2021 ), and value chain contracts (e.g. Cao et al, 2020 , Haggar, 2013 , Krause and Matzdorf, 2019 , Manyise and Dentoni, 2021 ).…”

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Institutional analysis of actors involved in the governance of innovative contracts for agri-environmental and climate schemes

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Barghusen²,

Bredemeier³

et al. 2023

Global Environmental Change

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“…The decline of ecosystems and wildlife can sometimes occur at the same pace in both protected and non-protected areas (NPAs), which is not surprising, given their inherent shortcomings, in many cases, during reserve design (Western et al 2009). Although protected areas usually provide better ecosystem services, NPAs, usually more extensive, are worth managing or integrating for the same conservation purposes (Avigliano et al 2019;Benez-Secanho and Dwivedi 2020). In marine ecosystems, MPAs are known to be largely ineffective for global conservation purposes (Mora et al 2006), which prompted the need for a larger target (Aichi 11) under the protection of at least 10% (Gairin and Andréfouët 2020).…”

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Conservation at the edge: connectivity and opportunities from non-protected coral reefs close to a national park in the Colombian Caribbean

Rodríguez

Acosta

González-Zapata

et al. 2022

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Confronting a sustained coral reef conservation crisis, we need new opportunities to rethink how to protect areas successfully and efficiently in the face of a changing world. We studied the benthic community, including foraminifera, fish community, and genetic connectivity (SSRs and SNPs) of main reef-building coral, Orbicella faveolata and Agaricia undata coral, along a Non-Protected Area (NPA) reef tract in Barú peninsula, including some isolated banks, near Cartagena and the National Natural Park Corales del Rosario y San Bernando (NNP CRySB), Colombia. The fringing reef track studied is homogeneous in benthic components, including algae, corals, sponges, and foraminifera between all the sites studied. Many reef sites sustain between 42.8% and 53% coral cover, which are among the highest recorded in this region, even higher than values in the nearby NNP. A total of 82 fish species were found, and the Foram Index-FI varies between 2 and 2.5, showing environmental conditions marginal for reef growth. The Barú NPA reef system can be considered spatial refugia under climate change and Anthropocene conditions, including resilient reefs at the mouth of Cartagena Bay (Magdalena River), a place of increased stressing factors. The admixture between NPA and NNP populations, the high coral cover in the NPA, the fish density and composition, the uniqueness of the diapiric banks, and the disturbance resistance are major arguments to protect this reef tract. We suggest designing a co-management scheme to ensure species connectivity, avoid further degradation, and involve different stakeholders.

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Analyzing the provision of ecosystem services by conservation easements and other protected and non-protected areas in the Upper Chattahoochee Watershed

Cited by 11 publications

References 49 publications

Conservation at the edge: connectivity and opportunities from non-protected coral reefs close to a National Park in the Colombian Caribbean

Conservation at the edge: connectivity and opportunities from non-protected coral reefs close to a National Park in the Colombian Caribbean

Institutional analysis of actors involved in the governance of innovative contracts for agri-environmental and climate schemes

Conservation at the edge: connectivity and opportunities from non-protected coral reefs close to a national park in the Colombian Caribbean

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