Community mapping of ecosystem services in tropical rainforest of Ecuador

Delgado-Aguilar, Ma. Jeaneth; Konold, Werner; Schmitt, Christine B.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.10.020

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“…3c, d and 4). Delgado-Aguilar et al (2017) noted that the high density of ecosystem service collection is often located close to main roads, and we also found that proximity to village centers influences the distribution. The "high" collection level for water resources was located within a distance of 2 km from village centers, and the collection level for materials was within 2-4 km from village centers.…”

Section: Spatial Characteristics Of Ecosystem Service Collectionsupporting

confidence: 52%

“…In this context, we attempted to identify the specific ecosystem services utilized, their harvest seasons, and usage and clusters of collection through interviews. Furthermore, participatory mapping was carried out to obtain knowledge, perspectives, and needs of local people relying on ecosystem services that can be integrated into scientific research programs to develop sustainable management strategies (Brown 2004;Bryan et al 2010;Ramirez-Gomez et al 2015;Delgado-Aguilar et al 2017).…”

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Forest Ecosystem Services and Local Communities: Towards a Possible Solution to Reduce Forest Dependence in Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam

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Conservation of protected areas is likely to be challenging in the long term if the dependence of local communities on natural resources is not measured appropriately. We investigated forest ecosystem services utilized by communities living around the Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam, and examined their spatial distributions through the integration of data from interviews, participatory mapping, and GIS analysis. The results suggest that provisioning services are crucial to the local livelihoods, and especially for an ethnic minority group. Many respondents confirmed the collection of specific types of forest foods, materials, and water resources mainly used for family consumption. We conducted spatial pattern analysis with land use, administrative units, terrain conditions, and accessibility, and clarified the characteristics of the spatial distribution of ecosystem service collection in relation to these factors, resource abundance, and forest governance. We propose the introduction of community-based tourism as one means to improve the livelihood opportunities of the ethnic minority groups to reduce their forest dependence.

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Forest Ecosystem Services and Local Communities: Towards a Possible Solution to Reduce Forest Dependence in Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam

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“…In conjunction with the establishment of "live fences" and implementation of the best management practices to transition Livestock-based LS into a more sustainable low-emission management systems, with potential enrolments in REDD+ programs [53] and a reduced-emission agricultural policy [86]; (c) The fact that crops contribute to more than 40% of income and are still largely part of the traditional "chakra" system, we recommend considering this aspect in the redirection of agricultural incentives in the EAR to reward the sustainable traditional agricultural system [55]. This is because chakra provides a plethora of ecosystem services [87] and is, characterized by having a high number of timber-yielding and fruit trees [48,51,56,57,75], edible and medicinal plants [51,54], leaf litter restoration and a minimization process of water erosion compared to monocultures and pastures [70]. Thus, the chakra system is an example of the use of sustainable production to combat biodiversity loss and climate change for small-scale farmers [48,49,51].…”

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Determinants of Agricultural Diversification in a Hotspot Area: Evidence from Colonist and Indigenous Communities in the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve, Ecuadorian Amazon

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With data from a household survey covering migrant settlers and indigenous (Kichwa) communities in the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve (SBR), this study analyses the drivers of agricultural diversification/specialisation, focusing on the role of ethnicity and the livelihood strategies (LS) they follow. Data were collected using the Poverty and Environment Network methodology of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR-PEN). In order to establish the drivers of agricultural diversification, the number of crops and the Shannon index of crops areas were used as the dependent variables in ordinary least square (OLS) models, while a multinomial logit model (MLM) was used to assess a household's degree of diversification. The results of the OLS regression provides evidence supporting the notion that households, with Livestock-based and Wage-based livelihood strategies (LS) are less diversified and more specialized than households with Crop-based LS. Ethnicity has a positive and significant effect on agricultural diversification, with Kichwa farms more diversified than those of their migrant colonist counterparts. The results of the multinomial logit model (MLM) show that large Kichwa households, with Crop-based and Forest-based LS are more likely to adopt a highly diversified agricultural strategy. Based on these findings, we recommend a redirection of agricultural incentives, towards the adoption of diversified agricultural systems, as a strategy to promote more sustainable production systems in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region.

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“…A number of previous CES studies examined stated preferences based on survey data (Gee and Burkhard, 2010;van Berkel and Verburg, 2014) and interviews (Plieninger et al, 2013). Individual surveys and interviews are advantageous as they encourage participation of the local stakeholders in a CES valuation (von Heland and Folke, 2014;Delgado-Aguilar et al, 2017). Also, participatory mapping such as public participation GIS (PPGIS) enhances public involvement in identifying spatially explicate information on CES provision (Brown and Fagerholm, 2015).…”

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Mapping cultural ecosystem services 2.0 – Potential and shortcomings from unlabeled crowd sourced images

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Community mapping of ecosystem services in tropical rainforest of Ecuador

Cited by 43 publications

References 31 publications

Forest Ecosystem Services and Local Communities: Towards a Possible Solution to Reduce Forest Dependence in Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam

Forest Ecosystem Services and Local Communities: Towards a Possible Solution to Reduce Forest Dependence in Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam

Determinants of Agricultural Diversification in a Hotspot Area: Evidence from Colonist and Indigenous Communities in the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve, Ecuadorian Amazon

Mapping cultural ecosystem services 2.0 – Potential and shortcomings from unlabeled crowd sourced images

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