The social distribution of provisioning forest ecosystem services: Evidence and insights from Odisha, India

Lakerveld, Roan P; Lélé, Sharachchandra; Crane, Todd A.; Fortuin, K.P.J.; Springate-Baginski, Oliver

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.04.001

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“…It is important to note that the issues outlined here about the political filtering of the conceptualisation, operationalisation, and institutional embedding of assessments are not limited to vulnerability studies. Similar analyses also are emerging in reference to forms of quantitative assessments in other fields, such as lifecycle analysis as a means of measuring carbon footprints in dairy production (Weiler et al, ) and ecosystem service appraisals for gauging the economic benefits derived from nature (Lakerveld et al, ). Taken together, these indicate a pressing need for a broad critical reflection on assessments as technologies of governance.…”

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confidence: 99%

Vulnerability assessments as a political creation: tsunami management in Portugal

Pronk¹,

Maat

Crane

2016

Disasters

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Vulnerability assessments are a cornerstone of contemporary disaster research. This paper shows how research procedures and the presentation of results of vulnerability assessments are politically filtered. Using data from a study of tsunami risk assessment in Portugal, the paper demonstrates that approaches, measurement instruments, and research procedures for evaluating vulnerability are influenced by institutional preferences, lines of communication, or lack thereof, between stakeholder groups, and available technical expertise. The institutional setting and the pattern of stakeholder interactions form a filter, resulting in a particular conceptualisation of vulnerability, affecting its operationalisation via existing methods and technologies and its institutional embedding. The Portuguese case reveals a conceptualisation that is aligned with perceptions prevalent in national government bureaucracies and the exclusion of local stakeholders owing to selected methodologies and assessment procedures. The decisions taken by actors involved in these areas affect how vulnerability is assessed, and ultimately which vulnerability reduction policies will be recommended in the appraisal.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Vulnerability assessments as a political creation: tsunami management in Portugal

Pronk¹,

Maat

Crane

2016

Disasters

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“…In Rwanda, long-term residents identified a greater number of forest ES than newcomers (Dawson and Martin 2015). Degree of place attachment, broadly defined as the bond between people and a specific place (Williams et al 1992) with two components place identity and place dependence (Raymond et al 2010) also influences stakeholders' valorization of ES (Lakerveld et al 2015;Cundill et al 2017).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Perceptions of Forest Ecosystem Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Cuní-Sanchez

Imani

Bulonvu³

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Hum Ecol

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The forests of the Albertine Rift are known for their high biodiversity and the important ecosystem services they provide to millions of inhabitants. However, their conservation and the maintenance of ecosystem service delivery is a challenge, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our research investigates how livelihood strategy and ethnicity affects local perceptions of forest ecosystem services. We collected data through 25 focus-group discussions in villages from distinct ethnic groups, including farmers (Tembo, Shi, and Nyindu) and hunter-gatherers (Twa). Twa identify more food-provisioning services and rank bush meat and honey as the most important. They also show stronger place attachment to the forest than the farmers, who value other ecosystem services, but all rank microclimate regulation as the most important. Our findings help assess ecosystem services trade-offs, highlight the important impacts of restricted access to forests resources for Twa, and point to the need for developing alternative livelihood strategies for these communities.

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“…The impact of forests on human well-being has increasingly become recognized not only in the northern hemisphere (Nilsson et al, 2011;Sonntag-Öström et al, 2011), but also in countries where rainforests and other types of forest exists (Dawson & Martin, 2015;Fritz-Vietta, 2016;Lakerveld, Lele, Crane, Fortuin, & Springate-Baginski, 2015). The links between forests and human well-being have been addressed in international (Karjalainen, Sarjala, & Raitio, 2010;Ode, Sundli Tveit, & Velarde, 2010), as well as national (Sweden; Lundell & Dolling, 2010;Ritter & Dauksta, 2013) research, and the societal value of forests has in recent times received particular attention in Sweden (Bjärstig & Kvastegård, 2016).…”

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Being in the forest—A matter of cultural connections with a natural environment

Häggström

2019

Plants People Planet

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Societal Impact Statement Forests have a positive impact on the health and well‐being of humans. In this study, examination of the human–forest relationship reveals that the experience of being in a forest produces a larger, more nuanced, response than the simple experience of being in a forest itself. This larger experience can encompass an individual's past experiences, childhood memories, history, and connections to cultural representations, which signify a sense of belonging to the ‘more‐than‐human’ world. Insight into the relationships that humans have with forest environments will be important to educators and those wishing to draw attention to the botanical world. Summary It is known that forests have a positive impact on human health and well‐being. The aim of this study was to examine human relationships with forest environments on a different level. Specifically, how people in western Sweden relate to a particular place in a forest. Data were collected using a questionnaire placed on a tree located in a specific forest setting over the course of a year. The results were examined from a phenomenological (the philosophical study of the structures of experience and consciousness) life‐world perspective that highlights the intersubjectivity and historicity of people's connections to a forest environment. The results reveal that the experience of ‘being’ or ‘doing’ in a forest produces a larger, more nuanced, response than the simple experience itself. This complex response includes an individual's previous experiences, childhood memories, history and connections to cultural representations. Examining and understanding more deeply the relationships that humans have with forests is important for those that aim to engage people with forests and the botanical world.

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The social distribution of provisioning forest ecosystem services: Evidence and insights from Odisha, India

Cited by 83 publications

References 39 publications

Vulnerability assessments as a political creation: tsunami management in Portugal

Vulnerability assessments as a political creation: tsunami management in Portugal

Social Perceptions of Forest Ecosystem Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Being in the forest—A matter of cultural connections with a natural environment

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