Assessing the service of water quality regulation by quantifying the effects of land use on water quality and public health in central Veracruz, Mexico

Mokondoko, Pierre; Manson, Robert H.; Pérez-Maqueo, Octavio

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.09.001

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“…Mexico's PHS program appears to be already moving in this direction, as it currently includes the possibility of supporting any ecosystem service (with the exception of carbon sequestration, which is covered under a new REDD+ program), even though to date most of the landowners enrolled continue to receive payments for hydrologic services (Muñoz-Piña et al 2011). An additional benefit of expanding the PHS program to include multiple services is the potential for attracting a broader range of donors, thereby potentially allowing for higher payments that more closely match opportunity costs in high deforestation risk areas (Mokondoko et al 2016). Lastly, PHS programs would greatly benefit from incorporating mechanisms for targeting enrollment and assigning payment amounts that integrate both socioeconomic and ecohydrologic criteria, including opportunity costs, hydrologic importance, deforestation risk, and multiple ecosystem services.…”

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“…In the modeling study by Quintero et al (2009), the PHS program was predicted to prevent a projected tripling of downstream sedimentation had those same lands under PHS enrollment been converted to agriculture, such that the estimated societal benefit from sediment reduction was greater than from increased dry-season flow. Mokondoko et al (2016), working in 10 catchments in the area of the Veracruz study, showed a significant positive relationship between forest cover within 100 m of streams, water quality (as measured by E. coli counts), and public health in neighboring communities (incidence of cholera and other gastrointestinal diseases reported in public health records). Estimating the mitigation and defensive costs associated with contaminated water, their study generated a conservative estimate of the value of cloud forest cover (US$90 ha -1 yr -1 ), on par with current levels of PHS in Mexico.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Placing greater emphasis on the water quality benefits of forest conservation may be especially advantageous for PHS due to the typically faster response time (e.g., a few years for water quality compared to several decades for water yield due to the slow recovery of soils) (Meals et al 2010), and secondly, by providing a rationale for other government agencies (e.g., the public health sector) to contribute directly to payments (Manson et al 2013, Mokondoko et al 2016). In the modeling study by Quintero et al (2009), the PHS program was predicted to prevent a projected tripling of downstream sedimentation had those same lands under PHS enrollment been converted to agriculture, such that the estimated societal benefit from sediment reduction was greater than from increased dry-season flow.…”

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Interactions between payments for hydrologic services, landowner decisions, and ecohydrological consequences: synergies and disconnection in the cloud forest zone of central Veracruz, Mexico

Asbjornsen¹,

Manson²,

Scullion³

et al. 2017

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. 2017. Interactions between payments for hydrologic services, landowner decisions, and ecohydrological consequences: synergies and disconnection in the cloud forest zone of central Veracruz, Mexico. ABSTRACT. Payments for Hydrologic Services (PHS) programs are increasingly used as a policy tool to provide incentives for upstream landowners to adopt land use activities that favor sustainable provision of high-quality water to downstream areas. However, the effectiveness of PHS programs in achieving their objectives and the potential for unintended (often undesirable) consequences remain poorly understood. We integrate results from ecohydrological and socioeconomic research to explore the impact of Mexico's PHS program on the target hydrologic services and people's decisions, behavior, and knowledge regarding forest conservation and water. Using central Veracruz as our case study, we identify areas of both synchrony and disconnection between PHS goals and outcomes. Mature and regenerating cloud forests (targeted by PHS) were found to produce enhanced hydrologic services relative to areas converted to pasture, including reduced peak flows during large rain events and maintenance of dry-season base flows. However, unexpectedly, these hydrologic benefits from cloud forests were not necessarily greater than those from other vegetation types. Consequently, the location of forests in strategic watershed positions (e.g., where deforestation risk or hydrologic recharge are high) may be more critical than forest type in promoting hydrologic functions within watersheds and should be considered when targeting PHS payments. While our results suggest that participation in PHS improved the level of knowledge among watershed inhabitants about forest-water relationships, a mismatch existed between payment amounts and landowner opportunity costs, which may contribute to the modest success in targeting priority areas within watersheds. Combined, these findings underscore the complexity of factors that influence motivations for PHS participation and land use decisions and behavior, and the importance of integrating understanding of both ecohydrological and socioeconomic dynamics into PHS design and implementation. We conclude by identifying opportunities for improving the design of PHS programs and recommending priority areas for future research and monitoring, both in Mexico and globally.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Interactions between payments for hydrologic services, landowner decisions, and ecohydrological consequences: synergies and disconnection in the cloud forest zone of central Veracruz, Mexico

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Scullion³

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“…Diseases linked with poor water quality such as cholera and some forms of diarrhoea, are contagious, and their costs affect the whole society (Sterner, 2003;Mokondoko et al, 2016;Tongesayi and Tongesayi, 2017), leading to higher health care costs.…”

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Economic risks due to declining water quality in the Breede River catchment

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Rossouw

Toit

et al. 2018

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Water is a critical resource necessary to support social and economic development. Economic growth and, in particular, the growth of urban and peri-urban areas, however results in declining water quality which threatens water-dependent industries. In developing countries this is a particular concern due to the rapid rate of urbanisation and the limited financial resources and technical capabilities to adequately maintain and upgrade wastewater treatment works. This is particularly relevant in catchments with a high dependence on export-orientated agriculture. This study considered water quality risks in the Breede River catchment as an area which experiences significant urban and peri-urban growth, focusing on economic risks associated with declining water quality, estimates of the costs needed to rehabilitate existing wastewater treatment works, and alternative strategies such as the use of artificial wetlands, the rehabilitation and protection of natural wetlands, as well as the clearing of invasive alien plants. A major conclusion is that the financial risk associated with a declining economy and social instability outweighs the costs that will be needed for rehabilitation of existing treatment plants. Together with more pronounced fluctuations in precipitation anticipated with climate change, these risks due to declining water quality are likely to increase in future with continued urban and peri-urban growth.

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“…Hal tersebut dapat mengakibatkan beragam gangguan kesehatan karena kualitas air tidak sesuai dengan peruntukannya bagi manusia, dan pada akhirnya juga berdampak terhadap penurunan kualitas air sungai (Effendi, 2003;Mokondoko et al, 2016;Pulford et al, 2017). Salah satu kegiatan yang berpotensi menurunkan kualitas air adalah usaha intensifikasi pertanian dengan tujuan untuk meningkatkan produksi pertanian secara cepat.…”

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Identification of Suitability Agriculture Landuse and Water Contamination Level as Agricultural Intensification Effect in Upstream of Brantas Watershed, Batu

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Widiatmono

Anugroho

2017

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ABSTRAKPerkembangan setiap sektor pembangunan akan membawa dampak negatif terhadap lingkungan, begitu juga dengan perkembangan sektor pertanian menjadi agroindustri. Salah satu dampak negatif dari perkembangan kegiatan pertanian adalah usaha intensifikasi pertanian melalui penggunaan pestisida yang berpotensi mencemari air sungai. Identifikasi terhadap kesesuaian penggunaan lahan pertanian serta tingkat pencemaran air sungai oleh penggunaan pestisida merupakan langkah awal dalam usaha menjaga sumberdaya alam akibat usaha intensifikasi pertanian. Metode penelitian yang digunakan terdiri dari dua metode yaitu analisa spasial untuk kesesuaian penggunaan lahan pertanian dan indeks pencemaran untuk mendeskripsikan tingkat pencemaran air sungai. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa luas lahan yang sesuai dengan peruntukan pertanian (Kelas I dan II) di kota Batu sebesar 1333.54 ha atau 6.78%, hasil evaluasi kelas kemampuan lahan menunjukkan ketidaksesuaian penggunaan lahan kondisi saat ini sebesar 25.67% dan berdasarkan RTRW sebesar 32.05%. Peningkatan ketidaksesuaian penggunaan lahan juga diperoleh dari perkembangan sektor pertanian dimana luas lahan pertanian yang dialokasikan 3289.756 ha lebih dari luas lahan pertanian yang tersedia. Tingkat pencemaran air sungai DAS Brantas hulu kota Batu berada pada status pencemaran ringan sampa berat dengan indeks pencemaran terendah 0.92 (kondisi baik) berada di sumber Brantas dan tertinggi 245.39 pada sungai Ngujung, desa Pandanrejo. Usaha intensifikasi pertanian di kota Batu juga memiliki kontribusi terhadap penurunan kualitas air di DAS Brantas Hulu

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Assessing the service of water quality regulation by quantifying the effects of land use on water quality and public health in central Veracruz, Mexico

Cited by 37 publications

References 72 publications

Interactions between payments for hydrologic services, landowner decisions, and ecohydrological consequences: synergies and disconnection in the cloud forest zone of central Veracruz, Mexico

Interactions between payments for hydrologic services, landowner decisions, and ecohydrological consequences: synergies and disconnection in the cloud forest zone of central Veracruz, Mexico

Economic risks due to declining water quality in the Breede River catchment

Identification of Suitability Agriculture Landuse and Water Contamination Level as Agricultural Intensification Effect in Upstream of Brantas Watershed, Batu

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