How effective have been guerrilla occupation and protected areas in avoiding deforestation in Colombia?

Liévano‐Latorre, Luisa Fernanda; Brum, Fernanda Thiesen; Loyola, Rafael

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108916

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“…Misbehavior against- and misappropriation of- biotic resources have been related to the economic downturn in various biomes and human development conditions (e.g., South East Asia, Dauvergne, 1999 ; Venezuela, Rodriguez, 2000 ; Greece, Lekakis & Kousis, 2013 ; Troumbis & Zevgolis, 2020 ). Further, change of regime (e.g., Robinson & Milner-Gulland, 2003 ), war (e.g., Geist & Lambin, 2001 ; Duffy, 2014 ; Douglas & Alie, 2014 ; Runhovde, 2017 ; Lievano-Latorre et al, 2021 ), corruption (e.g., Gore et al, 2013 ), but also culture and religion (e.g., Grainger, 1993 ) and the abrupt penetration of science and technology into local socio-ecological setups (e.g., Lambin et al, 2006 ) are proposed as disruptive conditions altering the effectiveness of public conservation policy implementation. Recently, the Covid-19 pandemic and global human confinement conditions, including the ban of hunting and fishing, have also been related to ambivalent conservation efficiency issues (e.g., Bates et al, 2020 ).…”

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Uncovering patterns of public perceptions towards biodiversity crime using conservation culturomics

Troumbis

Iosifidis

Kalloniatis

2022

Crime Law Soc Change

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This paper examines aspects of the relationship between (1) the recently typified form of biodiversity crime, (2) information made available to the public through the Internet, and (3) cultural dynamics quantified through info-surveillance methods through Culturomics techniques. We propose two conceptual models: (1) the building-up process of a biodiversity crime culturome, in some language, and (2) a multi-stage biodiversity conservation chain and biodiversity-crime activities relating to each stage. We use crowd search volumes on the Internet on biodiversity crime-related terms and topics as proxies for measuring public interest. The main findings are: (1) the concept of biodiversity-crime per se is still immature and presents low penetration to the general public; (2) biodiversity-crime issues, not recognized as such, are amalgamated in conservation-oriented websites and pages; and (3) differences in perceptions and priorities between general vs. niche public with particular interest(s) in environmental issues- are discernable.

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Uncovering patterns of public perceptions towards biodiversity crime using conservation culturomics

Troumbis

Iosifidis

Kalloniatis

2022

Crime Law Soc Change

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“…Castro-Nunez et al (2017) reports that during Colombia's period of actively armed conflict, there were increases in certain LU activities that resulted in agricultural colonization practices that promote forest loss and thus increased carbon emissions. With respect to protected areas, Liévano-Latorre et al ( 2021) found that only areas administered by Colombian natural parks were effective in avoiding deforestation (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017), but that the presence of FARC increased deforestation at the regional level (Liévano-Latorre et al, 2021).…”

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“…Depending on the relationship among ecosystems and conflict dynamics, either deforestation or "gun-point conservation" of forests will imply changes within the landscape. Although conflict has recently been used with frequency to discuss its role in national and regional tropical deforestation, it can also interact with local-regional level factors driving ecosystem services such as: resource extraction, landscape fragmentation, habitat loss, soil erosion, and socio-economic disruption (Murillo-Sandoval et al, 2020;Bautista-Cespedes et al, 2021;Liévano-Latorre et al, 2021). For a more detailed discussion about conflict and warfare ecology-related concepts, please refer to Machlis and Hanson (2008).…”

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Interacting municipal-level anthropogenic and ecological disturbances drive changes in Neotropical forest carbon storage

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Otero

Clerici

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Front. Environ. Sci.

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Deforestation is a documented driver of biodiversity loss and ecosystem services in the tropics. However, less is known on how interacting regional and local-level anthropogenic and ecological disturbances such as land use activities, human populations, and armed conflict affect carbon storage and emissions in Neotropical forests. Therefore, we explored how local-scale, socio-ecological drivers affect carbon dynamics across space and time in a region in Colombia characterized by deforestation, land use cover (LULC) changes, and armed conflict. Specifically, using available municipal level data from a period of armed conflict (2009–2012), spatiotemporal analyses, and multivariate models, we analyzed the effects of a suite of socio-ecological drivers (e.g., armed conflict, illicit crops, human population, agriculture, etc.) on deforestation and carbon storage-emission dynamics. We found that about 0.4% of the initial forest cover area was converted to other LULC types, particularly pastures and crops. Gross C storage emissions were 4.14 Mt C, while gross carbon sequestration was 1.43 Mt C; primarily due to forest regeneration. We found that livestock ranching, illegal crop cultivation, and rural population were significant drivers of deforestation and carbon storage changes, while the influential role of armed conflict was less clear. However, temporal dynamics affected the magnitude of LULC effects and deforestation on carbon storage and emissions. The approach and findings can be used to better inform medium to long-term local and regional planning and decision-making related to forest conservation and ecosystem service policies in Neotropical forests experiencing disturbances related to global change and socio-political events like armed conflict.

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“…Emborg et al's (2020) warning might have implications and possibilities to promote PHS programs in communities that have been affected by intractable social conflicts, such as war [109,110]. In the case in Colombia, it is particularly relevant to consider the current post-peace agreement socio-political milieu to analyze the implications of the armed conflict on people's trust in governmental institutions and market-oriented programs for conservation [81,82,111]. Recent publications have called attention to increasing deforestation in national parks and rural areas previously controlled by far-left armed groups [74][75][76][77]111], which can impact both landowners' willingness to participate in a PHS program and/or the effectiveness of these programs to achieve social and environmental goals.…”

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Uncovering Stakeholder Participation in Payment for Hydrological Services (PHS) Program Decision Making in Mexico and Colombia

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Payment for ecosystem services (PES) is a market-based policy approach intended to foster land use practices, such as forest conservation or restoration, that protect and improve the benefits from healthy, functioning ecosystems. While PES programs are used globally, they are an especially prominent environmental policy tool in Latin America, where the vast majority are payment for hydrological services (PHS) programs, which incentivize the conservation and restoration of ecosystems associated with water production and clean water for clearly defined water users. As a market mechanism, PHS approaches involve a transactional relationship between upstream and downstream water users who are connected by a shared watershed. While existing literature has highlighted the important role of non-state actors in natural resource management and program effectiveness, few studies have explored the role of stakeholder participation in the context of PHS programs. Building on the collaborative learning approach and the Trinity of Voice framework, we sought to understand how and to what extent PHS program stakeholders are engaged in PHS design, implementation, and evaluation. In this paper we explored (1) the modes of stakeholder engagement in PHS programs that program administrators use, and (2) the degree to which different modes of stakeholder participation allow PHS stakeholders to have decision power with which to influence PHS policy design and expected outcomes. To better understand the role of stakeholder participation, and the different ways participation occurs, we used a comparative multiple-case study analysis of three PHS program administration types (government, non-profit, and a mixed public–private organization) in Mexico and Colombia that have incorporated stakeholder engagement to achieve ecological and social goals. Our analysis draws on institutional interviews to investigate the modes of stakeholder engagement and understand the degree of decision space that is shared with other PHS stakeholders. Across all cases, we found that the trust between key actors and institutions is an essential but underappreciated aspect of successful collaboration within PHS initiatives. We conclude with recommendations for ways in which program administrators and governmental agencies can better understand and facilitate the development of trust in PHS design and implementation, and natural resources management more broadly.

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How effective have been guerrilla occupation and protected areas in avoiding deforestation in Colombia?

Cited by 16 publications

References 63 publications

Uncovering patterns of public perceptions towards biodiversity crime using conservation culturomics

Uncovering patterns of public perceptions towards biodiversity crime using conservation culturomics

Interacting municipal-level anthropogenic and ecological disturbances drive changes in Neotropical forest carbon storage

Uncovering Stakeholder Participation in Payment for Hydrological Services (PHS) Program Decision Making in Mexico and Colombia

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