A methodological approach for the non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the Colombian Amazon
To conduct a non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services, this study explored combining data on the use of ecosystem resources with measuring the effort expended on agricultural activities in three communities of the lower Caqueta, Colombian Amazon. By measuring the energy expended by people during...
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| author | Durán H., Zulma Arguello A., Heliodoro Tapasco, Jeimar |
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| description | To conduct a non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services, this study explored combining data on the use of ecosystem resources with measuring the effort expended on agricultural activities in three communities of the lower Caqueta, Colombian Amazon. By measuring the energy expended by people during their principal subsistence activities, a measure of wellbeing was also indirectly obtained. For the three communities, the most costly ecosystem service in terms of energy expended was land in forests, which is prepared for planting with felling and clearing, with a value of 1,353 kcal per workday. This was followed by bush meat from hunting at 811 kcal per workday, fish at 682 kcal, obtaining food from the chagra (small family farming plot) at 470 kcal, collecting fruits at 380 kcal, collecting firewood at 148 kcal, and fetching water at 29 kcal. The preparation of casabe (cassava flatbread) as a cultural service has an energy cost of 386 kcal, while preparing mambe (toasted pulverized coca leaves) has a much higher cost at 808 kcal. |
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| spelling | CGSpace762542025-05-15T13:56:53Z A methodological approach for the non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the Colombian Amazon Una aproximación metodológica para la valoración no monetaria de servicios ecosistémicos en tres comunidades de la Amazonia Colombiana Durán H., Zulma Arguello A., Heliodoro Tapasco, Jeimar indigenous peoples indigenous knowledge natural resources food security energy expenditure amazon river pueblos indígenas conocimiento indígena conocimiento tradicional recursos naturales seguridad alimentaria gasto energético río amazonas To conduct a non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services, this study explored combining data on the use of ecosystem resources with measuring the effort expended on agricultural activities in three communities of the lower Caqueta, Colombian Amazon. By measuring the energy expended by people during their principal subsistence activities, a measure of wellbeing was also indirectly obtained. For the three communities, the most costly ecosystem service in terms of energy expended was land in forests, which is prepared for planting with felling and clearing, with a value of 1,353 kcal per workday. This was followed by bush meat from hunting at 811 kcal per workday, fish at 682 kcal, obtaining food from the chagra (small family farming plot) at 470 kcal, collecting fruits at 380 kcal, collecting firewood at 148 kcal, and fetching water at 29 kcal. The preparation of casabe (cassava flatbread) as a cultural service has an energy cost of 386 kcal, while preparing mambe (toasted pulverized coca leaves) has a much higher cost at 808 kcal. 2016 2016-07-22T23:15:12Z 2016-07-22T23:15:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76254 en Open Access Universidad Nacional de Colombia Duran H., Zulma; Arguello A., Heliodoro; Tapasco, Jeimar. 2016. A methodological approach for the non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the Colombian Amazon = Una aproximación metodológica para la valoración no monetaria de servicios ecosistémicos en tres comunidades de la Amazonia Colombiana. Agronomía Colombiana.34(1): 109-120. |
| spellingShingle | indigenous peoples indigenous knowledge natural resources food security energy expenditure amazon river pueblos indígenas conocimiento indígena conocimiento tradicional recursos naturales seguridad alimentaria gasto energético río amazonas Durán H., Zulma Arguello A., Heliodoro Tapasco, Jeimar A methodological approach for the non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the Colombian Amazon |
| title | A methodological approach for the non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the Colombian Amazon |
| title_full | A methodological approach for the non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the Colombian Amazon |
| title_fullStr | A methodological approach for the non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the Colombian Amazon |
| title_full_unstemmed | A methodological approach for the non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the Colombian Amazon |
| title_short | A methodological approach for the non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the Colombian Amazon |
| title_sort | methodological approach for the non monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the colombian amazon |
| topic | indigenous peoples indigenous knowledge natural resources food security energy expenditure amazon river pueblos indígenas conocimiento indígena conocimiento tradicional recursos naturales seguridad alimentaria gasto energético río amazonas |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76254 |
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