scholarly journals A framework for sustainable management of ecosystem services and disservices in perennial grassland agroecosystems

Ecosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shishir Paudel ◽  
Adam B. Cobb ◽  
Elizabeth H. Boughton ◽  
Sheri Spiegal ◽  
Raoul K. Boughton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Perennial Grassland

scholarly journals Towards sustainable management of the stock and ecosystem services of urban trees. From theory to model and application

Trees ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Pretzsch ◽  
A. Moser-Reischl ◽  
M. A. Rahman ◽  
S. Pauleit ◽  
T. Rötzer
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Urban Trees ◽  
Urban Tree ◽  
Age Class ◽  
Sustainable Planning

Abstract Key message A model for sustainable planning of urban tree stocks is proposed, incorporating growth, mortality, replacement rates and ecosystem service provision, providing a basis for planning of urban tree stocks. Abstract Many recent studies have improved the knowledge about urban trees, their structures, functions, and ecosystem services. We introduce a concept and model for the sustainable management of urban trees, analogous to the concept of sustainable forestry developed by Carl von Carlowitz and others. The main drivers of the model are species-specific tree diameter growth functions and mortality rates. Based on the initial tree stock and options for the annual replanting, the shift of the distribution of the number of trees per age class can be predicted with progressing time. Structural characteristics such as biomass and leaf area are derived from tree dimensions that can be related to functions such as carbon sequestration or cooling. To demonstrate the potential of the dynamic model, we first show how different initial stocks of trees can be quantitatively assessed by sustainability indicators compared to a target stock. Second, we derive proxy variables for ecosystem services (e.g. biomass for carbon sequestration, leaf area for deposition and shading) from a given distribution of the number of trees per age class. Third, we show by scenario analyses how selected ecosystem services and functions may be improved by combining complementary tree species. We exercise one aspect (cooling) of one ecosystem service (temperature mitigation) as an example. The approach integrates mosaic pieces of knowledge about urban trees, their structures, functions, and resulting ecosystem services. The presented model makes this knowledge available for a sustainable management of urban tree stocks. We discuss the potential and relevance of the developed concept and model for ecologically and economically sustainable planning and management, in view of progressing urbanization and environmental changes.

scholarly journals Evaluando el bienestar humano y los servicios de los ecosistemas en San Jacinto de Santay, Ecuador

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Daniel Gómez de la Torre Hidalgo ◽  
Mateo Aguado Caso ◽  
María Cristina Vallejo
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Wild Food ◽  
Artisanal Fishing ◽  
Subjective Satisfaction ◽  
Clean Air

This research identifies the influencing factors on human well-being in the San Jacinto de Santay community by interpreting subjective satisfaction with life revealed by its inhabitants in a crosssectional study. The dependent variable was explained by age, social relationships, and time available for recreation activities. In addition, ecosystem services perceived as critical were identified: clean air and wild food (mainly artisanal fishing). The analysis of the results, using a Mann-Whitney test and analysis of covariance and redundancy, highlighted sustainable management and the importance of understanding the contributions of the natural environment.

Towards a sustainable management concept for ecosystem services of the Pantanal wetland

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 115-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl M. Wantzen ◽  
Cátia Nunes da Cunha ◽  
Wolfgang J. Junk ◽  
Pierre Girard ◽  
Onélia Carmen Rossetto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Management Concept ◽  
Pantanal Wetland

Ecosystem services–A tool for sustainable management of human–environment systems. Case study Finnish Forest Lapland

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petteri Vihervaara ◽  
Timo Kumpula ◽  
Ari Tanskanen ◽  
Benjamin Burkhard
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Human Environment

scholarly journals Biodiversity policies, opportunities for restoring the economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-169
Author(s):  
Nicoleta-Nona Ardeleanu ◽  
Iuliana-Gabriela Breaban
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Institutional Integration ◽  
Correct Analysis ◽  
Funding Programs

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the strategic and legal framework of the various areas directly dependent on the protection of biodiversity and the ecosystem approach in the funding programmes related to them. Data were collected by consulting a variety of sources, including articles, project results, European and national legislation, strategies and funding programs in the fields of Water, Forestry, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Agriculture and Rural Development, Energy and Regional Development. The results showed that, in the areas analyzed, there are no efficient tools for the integration of ecosystem services and natural capital. The level of integration of the ecosystem approach in the analyzed areas compared to the state of ecosystems in Romania indicates that there are not enough measures to protect natural capital through sustainable management. Both inter-institutional integration and coordination are needed to streamline the management of natural capital and the correct analysis and implementation of a payment system for ecosystem services.

scholarly journals Governance as a driver of change in the Canadian boreal zone1

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian E. Fuss ◽  
James W.N. Steenberg ◽  
Marian L. Weber ◽  
M.A. (Peggy) Smith ◽  
Irena F. Creed
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Boreal Forest ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Canadian Boreal Forest ◽  
Governance Arrangements

The Canadian boreal forest is primarily public land, owned and managed by provincial governments on behalf of the public interest. Boreal forest governance consists of a complex patchwork of federal and provincial legislation, policies, tenures, and delegated authorities designed to achieve multiple (and often conflicting) social, ecological, and economic objectives. We examine the implications of boreal governance arrangements for sustainable management of ecosystem services. The paper shows how current multi-level governance arrangements that evolved from Canada’s Constitution Act are not effective at managing the cross-scale and cross-sectoral challenges of ecosystem services and have created a crisis of legitimacy for forest decisions. We show how the rise of nonstate arrangements, marketization, and decentralization are partly a response to governance gaps for ecosystem services as well as a reflection of global trends in forest governance. Past trends related to governance themes (the role and scope of government, the level of integration and coordination, Indigenous empowerment, and geopolitical influences) are used to motivate future governance scenarios.

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