Understanding local perceptions of the impacts of large-scale oil palm plantations on ecosystem services in the Brazilian Amazon

Córdoba, Diana; Juen, Leandro; Selfa, Theresa; Peredo, Ana María; Montag, Luciano Fogaça de Assis; Soares, Daniel Araújo Sombra; Santos, Marcos Pérsio Dantas

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102007

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“…The communities studied were socially and economically similar, and most respondents considered the three categories of NCP as being critical, corroborating results from another study on rural areas [34][35][36]. The comparison between socioeconomic profile clusters demonstrated few differences in the perception of the value of NCP.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

“…Studies showed that rural communities tend to value NCP, especially concerning water, food production, and air quality [27,34,35] and that the difference in the socioeconomic profile can influence the perception of the importance of such contributions, mainly about income and education, but also age and gender [27,36,37]. PAs, on the other hand, tend to be valued for the benefits they provide, but more appropriate use could contribute to poverty reduction in nearby rural communities [38].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Perception of Nature’s Contributions to People in Rural Communities in the Eastern Amazon

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Nature’s contributions to people (NCP) are increasingly being considered in decisions by policy-makers because of their relevance to the well-being of people. Learning the value of nature from the perception of communities can help to define priorities and to guide the development of public policies for environmental conservation. The objective of this study was to analyze the perception of the importance, benefits, and problems of NCP among residents of five rural communities, and their opinion about the protected areas of the municipality, considering their socioeconomic characteristics. The method consisted of conducting questionnaire-based, semi-structured, face-to-face interviews with a sample of 214 randomly selected households in five rural communities of Parauapebas (Pará, Eastern Amazon). We used appropriate statistical tests for data analysis. The main results show that the communities were highly homogeneous and that 52% of the households had low income (below a minimum wage of USD 250). A high proportion of respondents gave the highest importance to all categories of NCP (2/3 of respondents for material, 3/4 for non-material, and 4/5 for regulating NCP). The most commonly mentioned benefits of NCP referred to subsistence or livelihood and quality of life (40% of total mentions). Environmental degradation problems were the most cited (38% of total mentions). Almost all respondents stated that they had a positive opinion about the protected areas of the municipality, despite underusing them. This study is relevant because it analyses, for the first time, the perceptions of NCP among residents of rural communities in the Eastern Amazon, an essential aspect for decision-and public policy-making.

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Perception of Nature’s Contributions to People in Rural Communities in the Eastern Amazon

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“…Este aumento na produção coloca o Brasil em décimo lugar entre os maiores produtores de dendê no mundo, em uma lista liderada por Malásia, Tailândia e Indonésia (Brown e Jacobson, 2005;FAO, 2015). O crescimento da produção de palma de dendê na Amazônia é decorrente de diversos fatores, como as condições ambientais e climáticas da região, além de políticas públicas de incentivo à produção (Furlan-Júnior, 2006;Müller et al, 2006;Cordoba et al, 2019). Originária do continente africano, a palma de dendê, conhecida cientificamente como Elaeis guineensis Jacq.…”

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A monocultura de palma de dendê Elaeis guineenses Jacq. e a biodiversidade de riachos amazônicos

Montag¹,

Begot²,

Prudente³

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A Amazônia vem sofrendo ao longo dos anos com diferentes impactos ambientais, dentre eles, no Estado do Pará, a palma de dendê é a terceira atividade agrícola em expansão, estando atrás da soja e do açaí. Os impactos ambientais resultantes dessa atividade se estendem aos ecossistemas aquáticos, principalmente aos pequenos riachos, que apresentam alta dependência do ambiente terrestre. Neste capítulo apresentamos os resultados dos efeitos da palma de dendê sobre a biodiversidade de riachos da Amazônia Oriental. Foram analisadas as assembleias de peixes e insetos aquáticos e semiaquáticos em áreas com diferentes proporções de usos da terra para o plantio de dendê. Os estudos registraram alteração na riqueza e abundância de peixes e de insetos entre ambientes afetados pela monocultura de dendê e áreas florestadas, evidenciando uma substituição de espécies seguindo um gradiente florestal. Sendo assim, a monocultura de dendê provoca alterações na estrutura dos riachos, afetando a distribuição da biodiversidade, demonstrando a necessidade de monitoramento dos ecossistemas aquáticos para manutenção das características naturais e sua biodiversidade em áreas agrícolas.

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“…Oil Palm plantations are known to alter the hydrology of the subwatersheds in which they develop, by increasing the risk of flooding, increasing soil erosion (especially in the planting phase) and nutrient leaching, polluting ground-and surface water [124]. Once established, oil palm-dominated landscapes are 'water greedy' [122], responsible for decreasing local water tables and water supplies as well as changes in streamflow levels and water quality [118,122,151]. Several studies reported that the conversion of forests to young plantations initially decreased evapotranspiration (ET), but also decreased infiltration rates [122,124].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Though water availability, air, and water quality were perceived to be the most heavily impacted ecosystem services by oil palms [151], there is a knowledge gap about the magnitude of these ecohydrological changes and their variations over the oil palms lifetime [118,123]. It is unclear whether young and mature plantations have similar or different ET rates when compared to native forests [118,123].…”

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Agroforestry as Policy Option for Forest-Zone Oil Palm Production in Indonesia

Purwanto¹,

Santoso²,

Jelsma³

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With 15–20% of Indonesian oil palms located, without a legal basis and permits, within the forest zone (‘Kawasan hutan’), international concerns regarding deforestation affect the totality of Indonesian palm oil export. ‘Forest zone oil palm’ (FZ-OP) is a substantive issue that requires analysis and policy change. While spatial details of FZ-OP remain contested, we review literature on (1) the legal basis of the forest zone and its conversion, (2) social stratification in oil palm production (large-scale, plasma and independent growers), and (3) environmental consequences of forest conversion to FZ-OP, before discussing policy options in a range of social and ecological contexts. Policy options range from full regularization (as FZ-OP stands could meet international forest definitions), to conditional acceptance of diversified smallholder plantings in ‘agroforestry concessions’, to gradually phasing out FZ-OP and eviction/destruction. A nuanced and differentiated approach to FZ-OP is needed, as certification of legality along supply chains is vulnerable to illegal levies and corruption. Corporate actors trading internationally can avoid use of uncertified raw materials, effectively shifting blame and depressing farmgate prices for domestic-market palm oil, but this will not return forest conditions or stop further forest conversion. We discuss an agenda for follow-up policy research.

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Understanding local perceptions of the impacts of large-scale oil palm plantations on ecosystem services in the Brazilian Amazon

Cited by 37 publications

References 57 publications

Perception of Nature’s Contributions to People in Rural Communities in the Eastern Amazon

Perception of Nature’s Contributions to People in Rural Communities in the Eastern Amazon

A monocultura de palma de dendê Elaeis guineenses Jacq. e a biodiversidade de riachos amazônicos

Agroforestry as Policy Option for Forest-Zone Oil Palm Production in Indonesia

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