Towards a New Forest Model for Chile: Managing Forest Ecosystems to Increase Their Social, Ecological and Economic Benefits

2020 ◽  
pp. 159-170
Author(s):  
Pablo J. Donoso ◽  
Jennifer E. Romero
Keyword(s):  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Forest Model ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
New Forest

scholarly journals Hedgerows and Enclosures in Rural Areas: Traditional vs. Modern Land Use in Mediterranean Mountains

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Fernando Allende Álvarez ◽  
Gillian Gómez-Mediavilla ◽  
Nieves López-Estébanez ◽  
Pedro Molina Holgado ◽  
Judith Ares Barajas
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mediterranean Mountains ◽  
Agroforestry Practices

The present paper highlights the importance of hedgerows and enclosures in the mountains of Central Spain. Now, these landscapes have suffered profound variations in terms of agroforestry practices, especially in the Mediterranean mountains where the characteristic multifunctional has largely been lost. The article analyzes land uses changes, dynamics, and their morphological features between the first half of the 20th Century (1956) and the second decade of the present time (2019). The paper was divided into three sections. First, the identification of land uses using orthophotograph and aerial photograph; after that the info was checked with fieldwork. Eleven categories were identified according to the dominant use and land use changes and size of land parcels were taken into consideration. Second, the configuration and the information collected through the type and intensity of change in land uses made it possible to recognise and quantify their distribution and trend between these two dates. Also, the kernel density algorithm available in the Arcgis 10.5 software was used to obtain density and changes in land parcels. Finally, an overview is given of the main role that this agroforestry plays due to the social, ecological, and economic benefits that they provide for allowing sustainable development.

scholarly journals Detection Of Community Knowledge Level Of Economic, Ecological Benefits And Causes Of Damage To Mangrove Forest Ecosystems

2021 ◽  
Vol 748 (1) ◽  
pp. 012017
Author(s):  
E Wahyuni ◽  
Zulhafandi ◽  
Hendris ◽  
Jarin
Keyword(s):  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Scoring Method ◽  
Ecological Benefits ◽  
Community Knowledge ◽  
Breeding Sites

Abstract Mangrove forests are natural resources in coastal areas that have an important role in terms of social, economic and ecological aspects. However, the utilization of the mangrove ecosystem makes it vulnerable to damage. This study aims to determine the level of public knowledge of the economic, ecological benefits and damage that happened to mangrove areas in Tarakan City. The scoring method was used to determine the total score or the total score of the respondents’ answers, which amount to 50 people. that the community’s knowledge of the economic benefits of mangrove forests was categorized as know for the benefits of mangroves as firewood, mangrove areas as a place for settlement, mangroves as a place to get fish and mangrove benefits as aquaculture areas with total scores of 226, 200, 232,230 respectively. However, the level of community knowledge about the benefits of mangroves as a medicinal ingredient obtained a total score of 164, which means the level of community knowledge was in the doubtful category. While the level of community knowledge of the ecological benefits of mangrove forests as coastline guards, sea wave barriers, sea wind protectors, and animal breeding sites were included in the category of “Know” with a total score of 228, 224, 234, 240 respectively, but the level of knowledge The community regarding the benefits of mangroves that can manage household waste was in the “doubtful” category with a total score of 128. The community was aware of the damage to mangrove forest ecosystems caused by garbage, logging / mangroves, expanding aquaculture, settlements and increasing population. with a total score of 234,232, 210,228 and 200 levels of knowledge, respectively, which are included in the “Know” category.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Public Officers Towards the Effects of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services: A Case-Study From Northern Portugal

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Sofia Vaz ◽  
Marisa Graça ◽  
Cláudia Carvalho-Santos ◽  
Eva Pinto ◽  
Joana R. Vicente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Wine Production ◽  
Common View ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Territorial Planning ◽  
Social Ecological

How institutional stakeholders perceive the supply and demand of ecosystem services (ES) under distinct contexts determines which planning actions are deemed priority or not. Public officers play a crucial role in social-ecological management and decision-making processes, but there is a paucity of research exploring their perceptions on ES supply and demand under a changing climate. We address this gap through an exploratory study that analyses the views of public officers on the potential impacts of climate-change related drivers on multiple ES in a major administrative region from Portugal (EU NUTS 3). We combined qualitative spatial data from participatory maps and semi-quantitative answers from questionnaire-based surveys with 22 officers from public institutions contributing to territorial planning. Contrary to other similar studies, public officers shared a common view on the importance of ES. This view aligns with scientific projections on how a changing climate is expected to influence ES in the region over the next decade. In agreement with other observations in Mediterranean regions, the most perceivably valued ES concerned tangible socio-economic benefits (e.g., periurban agriculture and wine production). Surprisingly, despite the region’s potential for cultural ES, and considering the impacts that climate change may hold on them, recreation and tourism did not seem to be embedded in the officers’ views. We explore the implications of our findings for territorial planning and social-ecological adaptation, considering that the way stakeholders manage the territory in response to climate change depends on the extent to which they are aware and expect to experience climatic consequences in the future.

scholarly journals Research on intelligent construction of Hydropower Enterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol 276 ◽  
pp. 01005
Author(s):  
Zhang Wei ◽  
Ding Zhaohui ◽  
Yang Guoyu ◽  
Xiong Zhonghao
Keyword(s):  
Flood Control ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Construction Scheme ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Analysis Platform ◽  
Control Water

Hydropower is the largest clean and low-carbon renewable energy, which can generate electricity with comprehensive utilization functions such as flood control, water supply, shipping and irrigation, and has significant social, ecological and economic benefits. However, at present, the progress of intelligent construction of hydropower enterprises is relatively slow, and the theoretical and strategic research is still relatively weak, resulting in low management efficiency and low degree of production visualization. How to carry out intelligent enterprise construction for traditional hydropower enterprises, improve the management level of enterprises and better adapt to the competitive environment of power market is a major research topic for hydropower managers. This paper mainly expounds the necessity, strategic framework and overall construction scheme of intelligent construction of hydropower enterprises. Through the application of new technologies such as cloud computing, big data and Internet of things, an efficient and scalable unified data management and analysis platform is established to provide guarantee for safe, economic, efficient and intelligent operation of hydropower enterprises and provide basis for command and decision-making.

Undam It? Klamath Tribes, Social Ecological Systems, and Economic Impacts of River Restoration

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-54
Author(s):  
Oral Saulters
Keyword(s):  
River Restoration ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Benefit Cost Analysis ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Governance Institutions

This study explores the complex cultural, environmental, and economic forces that converge in the United States' Klamath River Basin, also addressing potential solutions. With watershed modifications and construction of dams in the early-twentieth century, ecosystems have been adversely impacted, creating significant challenges for tribes and wildlife, including fish populations. Competing interests and shifting policy priorities have contributed to a highly contested landscape that may be moving toward more sustainable development. Indigenous communities are playing a central role in moving away from long-term conflict among diverse stakeholders over fish and water resources and toward more recent collaborative efforts in planning one of the largest dam removals in history. Two crucial questions are addressed in this paper: (1) What key factors influence environmental governance? and (2) How might proposed dam removal impact socioeconomic conditions? After a brief literature review regarding spatiotemporal conditions, I employ the Social Ecological Systems (SES) framework developed by Ostrom, together with a general economic evaluation, to provide an important preliminary step toward characterizing the multifaceted and interdependent issues. Meaningful variables are identified by unpacking the interactions of governance institutions, actors, and resources within nested settings. Findings from the benefit-cost analysis suggest that the net economic benefits from deconstruction and river restoration may be between $14 to $82 billion. Finally, I recommend further research and use of the Integrative Dam Assessment Modeling (IDAM) tool.

scholarly journals ECONOMIC VALUATION OF MANGROVES FOREST RESOURCES IN REGENCY OF BANGGAI DAN BANGGAI ISLAND CENTRAL SULAWESI

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 645-656
Author(s):  
Sugeng Putranto ◽  
Neviaty P. Zamani ◽  
Harpasis S. Sanusi ◽  
Etty Riani ◽  
Achmad Fahrudin
Keyword(s):  
Water Waves ◽  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Indirect Benefits ◽  
The Government ◽  
Central Sulawesi

This study aims to determine how big the value of the total economic benefits of mangrove forest by using the concept of economic valuation to calculate the value of the benefits of natural resources which exist in 9 District of Banggai Regency and Banggai Island Regency located in Peleng Strait Costal Area there are: District of Batui Selatan, Batui, Luwuk Timur, Lamala, Masama, Balantak, Bualemo (in Banggai Regency Area) and District of Buko and Buko Selatan (Banggai Island Regency). The research was conducted in August to November 2016, by conducting field observations and interviews directly to the community and local government. Based on the results obtained that indicate the area of mangrove forest ecosystems in Peleng Strait Costal Area with a broad ± 167 ha, have total value of economic benefits amounted Rp 26,591,841,888/year with the largest contributor to the value of benefits is from the value of indirect benefits that is the value of the benefits of mangrove forests as a buffer abrasion or sea water waves is about Rp 16.030.000.000. The total value of economic benefits can be used as a reference or basic comparison for the community and the government in determining the policy management and utilization of existing mangrove forests. Keywords: mangrove forest ecosystems, benefits value, economicvaluation

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