Five challenges to reconcile agricultural land use and forest ecosystem services in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia possesses the highest rates of tropical deforestation globally and exceptional levels of species richness and endemism. Many countries in the region are also recognized for their food insecurity and poverty, making the reconciliation of agricultural production and forest conservation...

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Main Authors: Carrasco, Luis Roman, Papworth, S.K., Reed, J.D., Symes, W.S., Ickowitz, A., Clements, T., Peh, K.S.H., Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93995
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author Carrasco, Luis Roman
Papworth, S.K.
Reed, J.D.
Symes, W.S.
Ickowitz, A.
Clements, T.
Peh, K.S.H.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
author_browse Carrasco, Luis Roman
Clements, T.
Ickowitz, A.
Papworth, S.K.
Peh, K.S.H.
Reed, J.D.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Symes, W.S.
author_facet Carrasco, Luis Roman
Papworth, S.K.
Reed, J.D.
Symes, W.S.
Ickowitz, A.
Clements, T.
Peh, K.S.H.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
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description Southeast Asia possesses the highest rates of tropical deforestation globally and exceptional levels of species richness and endemism. Many countries in the region are also recognized for their food insecurity and poverty, making the reconciliation of agricultural production and forest conservation a particular priority. This reconciliation requires recognition of the trade‐offs between competing land‐use values and the subsequent incorporation of this information into policy making. To date, such reconciliation has been relatively unsuccessful across much of Southeast Asia. We propose an ecosystem services (ES) value‐internalization framework that identifies the key challenges to such reconciliation. These challenges include lack of accessible ES valuation techniques; limited knowledge of the links between forests, food security, and human well‐being; weak demand and political will for the integration of ES in economic activities and environmental regulation; a disconnect between decision makers and ES valuation; and lack of transparent discussion platforms where stakeholders can work toward consensus on negotiated land‐use management decisions. Key research priorities to overcome these challenges are developing easy‐to‐use ES valuation techniques; quantifying links between forests and well‐being that go beyond economic values; understanding factors that prevent the incorporation of ES into markets, regulations, and environmental certification schemes; understanding how to integrate ES valuation into policy making processes, and determining how to reduce corruption and power plays in land‐use planning processes.
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spelling CGSpace939952025-06-17T08:23:35Z Five challenges to reconcile agricultural land use and forest ecosystem services in Southeast Asia Carrasco, Luis Roman Papworth, S.K. Reed, J.D. Symes, W.S. Ickowitz, A. Clements, T. Peh, K.S.H. Sunderland, Terry C.H. agriculture land use forests ecosystem services Southeast Asia possesses the highest rates of tropical deforestation globally and exceptional levels of species richness and endemism. Many countries in the region are also recognized for their food insecurity and poverty, making the reconciliation of agricultural production and forest conservation a particular priority. This reconciliation requires recognition of the trade‐offs between competing land‐use values and the subsequent incorporation of this information into policy making. To date, such reconciliation has been relatively unsuccessful across much of Southeast Asia. We propose an ecosystem services (ES) value‐internalization framework that identifies the key challenges to such reconciliation. These challenges include lack of accessible ES valuation techniques; limited knowledge of the links between forests, food security, and human well‐being; weak demand and political will for the integration of ES in economic activities and environmental regulation; a disconnect between decision makers and ES valuation; and lack of transparent discussion platforms where stakeholders can work toward consensus on negotiated land‐use management decisions. Key research priorities to overcome these challenges are developing easy‐to‐use ES valuation techniques; quantifying links between forests and well‐being that go beyond economic values; understanding factors that prevent the incorporation of ES into markets, regulations, and environmental certification schemes; understanding how to integrate ES valuation into policy making processes, and determining how to reduce corruption and power plays in land‐use planning processes. 2016-10 2018-07-03T10:56:46Z 2018-07-03T10:56:46Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93995 en Open Access Wiley Carrasco, L.R., Papworth, S.K., Reed, J., Symes, W.S., Ickowitz, A., Clements, T., Peh, K.S-H., Sunderland, T.C.H.. 2016. Five challenges to reconcile agricultural land use and forest ecosystem services in Southeast Asia Conservation Biology, 30 (5) : 962-971. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12786
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land use
forests
ecosystem services
Carrasco, Luis Roman
Papworth, S.K.
Reed, J.D.
Symes, W.S.
Ickowitz, A.
Clements, T.
Peh, K.S.H.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Five challenges to reconcile agricultural land use and forest ecosystem services in Southeast Asia
title Five challenges to reconcile agricultural land use and forest ecosystem services in Southeast Asia
title_full Five challenges to reconcile agricultural land use and forest ecosystem services in Southeast Asia
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title_full_unstemmed Five challenges to reconcile agricultural land use and forest ecosystem services in Southeast Asia
title_short Five challenges to reconcile agricultural land use and forest ecosystem services in Southeast Asia
title_sort five challenges to reconcile agricultural land use and forest ecosystem services in southeast asia
topic agriculture
land use
forests
ecosystem services
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93995
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