Limitations of Protected Areas Zoning in Mediterranean Cultural Landscapes Under the Ecosystem Services Approach

Ecosystems ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 1202-1215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacio Palomo ◽  
Berta Martín-López ◽  
Paloma Alcorlo ◽  
Carlos Montes
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Cultural Landscapes

scholarly journals The Role of Cultural Landscapes in the Delivery of Provisioning Ecosystem Services in Protected Areas

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana D. Maldonado ◽  
Darío Ramos-López ◽  
Pedro A. Aguilera
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Heterogeneous System ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Livestock Grazing ◽  
Terrestrial Vertebrate ◽  
Provisioning Ecosystem Services ◽  
Olive Groves

The aim of this paper is to assess and highlight the significance of cultural landscapes in protected areas, considering both biodiversity and the delivery of provisioning ecosystem services. In order to do that, we analyzed 26 protected areas in Andalusia (Spain), all of them Natural or National Parks, regarding some of their ecosystem services (agriculture, livestock grazing, microclimate regulation, environmental education and tourism) and diversity of the four terrestrial vertebrate classes: amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds. A cluster analysis was also run in order to group the 26 protected areas according to their dominant landscape. The results show that protected areas dominated by dehesa (a heterogeneous system containing different states of ecological maturity), or having strong presence of olive groves, present a larger area of delivery of provisioning ecosystem services, on average. These cultural landscapes play an essential role not only for biodiversity conservation but also as providers of provisioning ecosystem services.

scholarly journals Cultural landscapes and cultural ecosystem services in the Natura 2000 protected areas of Greece

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Βασιλική Βλάμη
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Of Greece

Ο γενικός στόχος της διδακτορικής διατριβής ήταν να συμβάλει στη μελέτη των πολιτιστικών τοπίων και των πολιτιστικών οικοσυστημικών υπηρεσιών εντός του δικτύου των προστατευόμενων περιοχών Natura 2000 της Ελλάδας. Η διατήρηση της βιοποικιλότητας είναι η συγκεκριμένη οπτική γωνία από την οποία αυτή η έρευνα μελετά τα τοπία. Οι μέθοδοι είναι διεπιστημονικές. Με αυτόν τον τρόπο, θα μπορούσαν να ληφθούν νέα βήματα για την απογραφή, την έρευνα και την αξιολόγηση της περίπλοκης έννοιας των πολιτιστικών τοπίων. Ελπίζουμε ότι αυτή η συνεισφορά μπορεί να προσφέρει προσεγγίσεις σχετικές με τη διατήρηση για το εξελισσόμενο σύστημα προστατευόμενων περιοχών της Ελλάδας. Αυτή η διατριβή παρουσιάζεται στην αγγλική γλώσσα με εκτεταμένη εισαγωγή και συνοπτική περίληψη της σύνθεσης και των προτάσεων της στα ελληνικά. Η κύρια πτυχή του έργου αφορά τρία επιστημονικά έγγραφα που έχουν δημοσιευτεί σε έγκυρα επιστημονικά περιοδικά και ένα ολοκληρωμένο χειρόγραφο προς δημοσίευση. Η έρευνα πραγματοποιήθηκε στο πλαίσιο του διδακτορικού προγράμματος μεταξύ Ιουνίου 2015 έως Ιουνίου 2020.

scholarly journals Total Economic Value of Natural Capital - A Case Study of Piatra Craiului National Park

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogdan POPA ◽  
Claudiu COMAN ◽  
Stelian A. BORZ ◽  
Dan M. NITA ◽  
Codrin CODREANU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Park ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Distribution Analysis ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Total Economic Value

In the last two decades different methodologies for assessing the economic implications of protected areas have been developed within the framework of "Total Economic Value", taking into account not only goods and services that have a price and a market but also those not priced or marketed. The present paper, by using a number of recognized methodologies applied by environmental economists around the world, estimates the economic value of ecosystem services of Piatra Craiului National Park, in one of the first attempts to frame ecosystem services valuation in Romania. The approach and results include a benefit distribution analysis, for both the economic sectors and the groups of beneficiaries. Even if the data are not comprehensive and depend on several assumptions, the paper provides very important practical and policy-relevant information on the economic value of Piatra Craiului National Park, in an attempt to stimulate increasing of the budgetary allocation and economic policy priority for protected areas in Romania.

How do land-use legacies affect ecosystem services in United States cultural landscapes?

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 2205-2218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carly Ziter ◽  
Rose A. Graves ◽  
Monica G. Turner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Land Use Legacies

scholarly journals Challenges of assessment and mapping of ecosystem services in Bulgarian (Rhodope) and Russian (Altai) mountain protected areas in the context of post-socialist transformations and new conservation paradigms

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-68
Author(s):  
Dmitry V. Chernykh ◽  
Maria Glushkova ◽  
Dmitry K. Pershin ◽  
Miglena Zhiyanski ◽  
Alina E. Zinovieva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Altai Mountains ◽  
Altai Mountain ◽  
Conservation Policies ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Forest Exploitation ◽  
Different Types

The overarching goal of this survey was to identify the challenges of ecosystem services assessment and mapping in Russian and Bulgarian mountain protected areas in the context of post-socialist transformations, new conservation paradigms and climate change. The Altai Mountains in Russia and the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria were selected as key mountain territories for comparison due to their similar characteristics: agriculture, forest exploitation, tourism activities, etc. Both in Bulgaria and in Russia, perceptions of the protected areas functioning have been changing, facilitated by global shifts. Thus, the concept of ecosystem services has now been actively introduced in nature and biodiversity conservation policies. Based on WDPA data the emergence of different types of protected areas in Russia and Bulgaria was determined. Key problems of assessment and mapping of ecosystem services in Russian and Bulgarian mountain protected areas were recognised, mainly related to the shortage and quality of baseline data. At the same time, there were also some specifics for the two countries due to their size and national legislation. Like many other mountainous regions in the world, the Rhodopes in Bulgaria and the Altai Mountains in Russia are flagships in the improvement of nature conservation strategies. These regions often participate in a variety of international conservation programmes and are constantly expanding the range of protected areas. It is generally accepted that the Altai Mountains and the Rhodopes are not only centres of biodiversity richness in their countries, but also hotspots of a variety of ecosystem services.

scholarly journals Economic valuation and mapping of Ecosystem Services in the context of protected area management (Natural Park of Serra de São Mamede, Portugal)

One Ecosystem ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Marta-Pedroso ◽  
Lia Laporta ◽  
Ivo Gama ◽  
Tiago Domingos
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Natural Park

Demonstrating economic benefits generated by protected areas is often pointed out as pivotal for supporting decision-making. We argue in this paper that the concept of ecosystem services (ES), defined as the benefits humans derive from ecosystems, provides a consistent framework to approach this issue as it links ecosystem functioning and benefits, including benefits with economic value. This study aimed at providing evidence on how to bring the economic value of protected areas to the decision-making process and contributing to extend current EU Member States' experience in mapping and assessing the economic value of ES in the context of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 (Action 5). In doing so, we used the Natural Park of Serra de S. Mamede (PNSSM), located in the Alentejo NUTS II region, as a case study. We followed a three-step approach to pursue our goals, entailing stakeholders' engagement for selecting relevant ES (through a participatory workshop), biophysical mapping of ES flows (based on a multi-tiered approach depending on data availability) and spatial economic estimation of such flows (using value transfer, willingness-to-pay and market price methods). Our results indicate that the ES with highest economic value are not always the ones with higher perceived value by stakeholders. For most ES, the economic value increased with increasing protection level within the park, except for the crop production service. Although no formal uncertainty or sensitivity analysis has been performed, the following range is based on a critical assessment of non-primary data used. We estimated the aggregate annual value of PNSSM to be 11 to 33M€/year (representing 0.1 to 0.3% of the regional NUTSII Alentejo Gross Domestic Product). Our findings reinforce the need to adopt mixes of monetary and non-monetary valuation processes and not to rely just on one approach or measure of value while bringing ES into protected areas management.

Biodiversity and ecosystem services in European cultural landscapes

2015 ◽  
pp. 149-171
Author(s):  
Christian Schleyer ◽  
Harald Schaich ◽  
Claudia Bieling ◽  
Holger Gerdes ◽  
Bettina Ohnesorge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cultural Landscapes
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