Search Results - "ecosystem management"

Ecosystem services and hydroelectricity in Central America: modelling service flows with fuzzy logic and expert knowledge by Locatelli, Bruno, Imbach, Pablo, Vignola, Raffaele, Metzger, M.J., Hidalgo, E. J. L.

“…As such, it is a useful tool for defining spatially targeted policies for the conservation of ecosystem services and for involving the users of ecosystem services in ecosystem management.…”
Get full text

Forest biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem goods and services: translating science into policy by Thompson, I.D., Okabe, K., Tylianakis, Jason M., Kumar, P., Brockerhoff, E.G., Schellhorn, Nancy A., Parrotta, J.A., Nasi, Robert

“…Focusing on forest and agroforest systems, we synthesize recent research on the role of biodiversity in the provision of ecosystem services and provide examples of biodiversity science that informs ecosystem management and policy. Finally, we highlight barriers to the transfer of knowledge from scientists to decisionmakers and suggest that scientists can be much more effective at informing policy and improving resource management by asking policy-relevant questions and providing timely and consistent information to decisionmakers and the public on the linkages among biodiversity, ecosystem services, and their value to people.…”
Get full text

Deciphering the biodiversity-production mutualism in the global food security debate by Seppelt, Ralf, Arndt, Channing, Beckmann, David, Martin, Emily A., Hertel, Thomas W.

“…In so doing, a route is sought to avoiding possible lock-ins of the global food system through over-intensification and to limiting further biodiversity loss through more comprehensive agro-ecosystem management. The framework suggests that, in low-input areas such as sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the scope for increasing production is high, as is the scope for either damaging or preserving biodiversity. …”
Get full text

Fungal endophyte communities in declining and vital oak (Quercus robur L.) trees by Matule, Baiba

“…Future studies are required to characterize fungal endophyte communities in order to evaluate the interactions that take place within the complex, understudied networks and apply them in ecosystem management.…”

River-basin planning and management: the social life of a concept by Molle, Francois

“…Associated with utopian ideas of the late 19th century, it supported ideas of full control of the hydrologic regime and multipurpose dam construction in the 1930-1960 period, then partly faded and was revived to address water-quality problems, before reemerging in the 1990s as the cornerstone of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), enriched and blended with watershed- and ecosystem-management approaches. This article recounts the evolution of the concept of a river basin and how it has been associated with various strands of thinking and sometimes co-opted or mobilized by particular social groups or organizations to strengthen the legitimacy of their agendas. …”
Get full text

Field Building Leadership Initiative (FBLI): Advancing ecohealth in Southeast Asia by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Adisasmito, W., Kittayapong, P., Jing, F., Xuan Tung Dinh, Phuc Pham Duc

“…With approval from the University Council of Mahidol University, the Degree Programmes in "One Health and Ecosystem Management" are currently under development in collaboration with the University of Indonesia, Kunming Medical University and Hanoi School of Public Health. …”
Get full text

Payment for Ecosystem Services: The roles of positive and information sharing in stimulating adoption of silvopastoral conservation practices by Garbach, Kelly, Lubell, Mark, DeClerck, Fabrice A. J.

“…We interviewed 101 cattle farmers in Costa Rica following the Regional Integrated Silvopastoral Approaches to Ecosystem Management Project (RISEMP) PES pilot (2002–2008). …”
Get full text

Payment for Ecosystem Services: The roles of positive incentives and information sharing in stimulating adoption of silvopastoral conservation practices by Garbach, Kelly, Lubella, Mark, DeClerck, Fabrice A. J.

“…We interviewed 101 cattle farmers in Costa Rica following the Regional Integrated Silvopastoral Approaches to Ecosystem Management Project (RISEMP) PES pilot (2002–2008). …”
Get full text

Insights into the importance of ecosystem services to human well-being in reservoir landscapes by Jones, S.K., Boundaogo, M., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Mirumachi, N., Mulligan, M.

“…Perceptions of the importance of several ES and ED varied significantly with socio-economic group, highlighting the need for careful consideration of trade-offs between HWB outcomes and stakeholders in ecosystem management decisions to support sustainable development.…”
Get full text

Nature’s contributions to people: Coproducing quality of life from multifunctional landscapes by Bruley, E., Locatelli, Bruno, Lavorel, S.

“…We refine the consideration of NCP coproduction in the IPBES framework by distinguishing three coproduction types at different steps of the benefits flow from ecosystems to quality of life: (1) ecosystem management; (2) mobilization, harvesting, and physical access; and (3) appropriation, social access, and appreciation. …”
Get full text

Beyond Oil Palm: Perceptions of Local Communities of Environmental Change by Hasanah, N., Komarudin, Heru, Dray, A., Ghazoul, J.

“…Local engagement can also contribute to solutions to ecosystem management challenges by diversifying the range of options and contextualizing their applicability. …”
Get full text

Co-producing ecosystem services for adapting to climate change by Lavorel, S., Locatelli, Bruno, Colloff, Matthew J., Bruley, E.

“…We analysed co-production along the three steps of the ecosystem cascade: (i) ecosystem management; (ii) mobilization; and (iii) appropriation, social access and appreciation. …”
Get full text

Identification, Prioritization and Mapping of Ecosystem Services in the Panchase Mountain Ecological Region of Western Nepal by Adhikari, S., Baral, H., Nitschke, C.R.

“…For instance, forest users prioritized provisioning services for their daily needs whereas forest managers prioritized regulating and cultural services for overall ecosystem management and aesthetic values. Mapping of the ES from the landscape for 1995 and 2015 identified that forest area and associated ES have likely increased, especially in the upland regions, while agricultural land and their associated ES have decreased. …”
Get full text

Payment for ecosystem services: the roles of positive incentives and information sharing in stimulating adoption of silvopastoral conservation practices by Garbach, K., Lubell, M., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.

“…We interviewed 101 cattle farmers in Costa Rica following the Regional Integrated Silvopastoral Approaches to Ecosystem Management Project (RISEMP) PES pilot (2002?2008). …”
Get full text

Land cover transition in northern Tanzania by Ouédraogo, I., Barron, Jennie, Tumbo, S.D., Kahimba, F.C.

“…Understanding the process of land cover changes and transitions is essential for good ecosystem management policy that would lead to improved agricultural production, human wellbeing and ecosystems health. …”
Get full text

Reinterpreting ecosystem services : a governance perspective on what ’ecosystem services’ mean in practice for different socio-political actors by Calvo Robledo, Ana

“…The ecosystem services (ES) approach to biodiversity and ecosystem management intends to highlight human-environment interrelationships. …”

Effect of land-use and land-cover change on mangrove blue carbon: A systematic review by Sasmito, S.D., Taillardat, P., Clendenning, J., Cameron, C., Friess, D.A., Murdiyarso, D., Hutley, L.B.

“…Therefore, improved mangrove ecosystem management by preventing further LULCC and promoting rehabilitation is fundamental for effective climate change mitigation policy.…”
Get full text

Annual water, sediment, nutrient and organic carbon fluxes in river basins: a global meta-analysis as a function of scale by Mutema, M., Chaplot, V., Jewitt, G.P.W., Chivenge, Pauline P., Blöschl, G.

“…The results contribute to better understanding of water, nutrient, and carbon cycles in terrestrial ecosystems and should inform river basin modeling and ecosystem management. The important role of spatial climate variability points to a need for comparative research in specific environments at nested spatiotemporal scales.…”
Get full text

CGIAR Research Program On Water, Land and Ecosystems: Full Proposal 2017-2022 (Updated July 31, 2016) by CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

“…WLE's mission is mission is to provide the evidence base and solutions to help decision makers scale up sustainable water, land and ecosystem management innovations and investments in agricultural landscapes that reduce risks and increase the resilience of women and men in developing countries. …”
Get full text

Bridging the Policy and Investment Gap for Payment for Ecosystem Services: Learning from Costa Rican Experience and Roads Ahead by Kim, Juhern, Madrigal, Roger, Alpízar, Francisco, Rojas Fernandez, Silvia, Global Green Growth Institute

“…Within this context, payment for ecosystem services (PES) is a powerful tool for enhancing economic, environmental, and social returns from investments in integrated ecosystem management, including forest regeneration, agricultural landscapes, agroforestry, silvo-pastoral systems, etc. …”
Get full text