Long-Term Impacts of Forest Ditching on Non-Aquatic Biodiversity: Conservation Perspectives for a Novel Ecosystem

In the last decade a growing number of environmental scientists have advocated economic valuation of ecosystem services as a pragmatic short-term strategy to communicate the value of biodiversity in a language that reflects dominant political and economic views. This paper revisits the controversy on economic valuation of ecosystem services in the light of two aspects that are often neglected in ongoing debates. First, the role of the particular institutional setup in which environmental policy and governance is currently embedded in shaping valuation outcomes. Second, the broader economic and sociopolitical processes that have governed the expansion of pricing into previously non-marketed areas of the environment. Our analysis suggests that within the institutional setup and broader sociopolitical processes that have become prominent since the late 1980s economic valuation is likely to pave the way for the commodification of ecosystem services with potentially counterproductive effects in the long term for biodiversity conservation and equity of access to ecosystem services benefits.

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Agrodeforestation and the loss of agrobiodiversity in the Pacific Islands: a call for conservation

Pacific Conservation Biology ◽

10.1071/pc140180 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 180 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Randolph Thaman

Keyword(s):

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Sustainable Management ◽

Pacific Islands ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Ecosystem Goods And Services ◽

Livelihood Security ◽

Goods And Services ◽

The Pacific ◽

Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Our ability to conserve biodiversity and to adapt to climate, environmental and economic change in the Pacific Islands will be greatly dependent on the conservation, restoration and enrichment of biodiversity within traditional multispecies agricultural land use systems. “Agrobiodiversity” is the most well-known, culturally-useful and accessible biodiversity on most islands and constitutes the most important foundation for ecosystem goods and services that support food, health, energy and livelihood security. This rich Pacific agrobiodiversity heritage, including associated ethnobiodiversity is highly threatened and deserves more prominence in mainstream conservation initiatives as a foundation for long-term sustainability. Such action is in line with Aichi Biodiversity Targets 7 and 13 which set goals for sustainable management of agriculture, fisheries and forestry, and the maintenance of genetic diversity as critical for successful biodiversity conservation globally. It is also supported by the findings of the Japan Satoyama-Satoumi Assessment, which stresses the critical importance of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services provided by traditional agricultural and village landscapes.

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The challenge of combining timber production and biodiversity conservation for long-term ecosystem functioning—A case study of Swedish boreal forestry

Forest Ecology and Management ◽

10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.046 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 237 (1-3) ◽

pp. 208-217 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Sofia Eriksson ◽

Monica Hammer

Keyword(s):

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Ecosystem Functioning ◽

Timber Production

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Aquatic biodiversity conservation zoning study based on the fuzzy clustering analysis: A case study of Tieling City, China

Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering: New Advances ◽

10.1201/b19238-11 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 53-62

Keyword(s):

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Fuzzy Clustering ◽

Clustering Analysis ◽

Aquatic Biodiversity ◽

Fuzzy Clustering Analysis

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Lake sedimentary DNA to reveal long-term changes in aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

ARPHA Conference Abstracts ◽

10.3897/aca.4.e65378 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

Author(s):

Isabelle Domaizon

Keyword(s):

Community Dynamics ◽

Temporal Dynamics ◽

Critical Research ◽

Aquatic Biodiversity ◽

Biological Variables ◽

Long Term Changes ◽

Research Questions ◽

Population And Community Dynamics ◽

Emerging Topics

The emergence of molecular analyses based on the sequencing of sedimentary DNA has opened up many new areas of inquiry in paleolimnology. DNA preserved in sediments (SedDNA) offers the possibility to consider taxa that were traditionally not accessible because they do not leave distinct morphological fossils. Recent applications that considered a diversity of biological groups (including bacteria, protists, zooplankton, fish) illustrate how efficiently SedDNA-based methods complement both classical paleolimnology proxies and limnological data. The knowledge gained from this approach is very diverse in scope, ranging from quantifying natural variability in population and community dynamics to understanding how these biological variables respond to anthropogenic disturbances and climatic change. The use of lake sedimentary DNA to track long-term changes in aquatic biota is a rapidly advancing field of research. Based on recent applications, this presentation illustrates (i) the potential and challenges associated with the study of SedDNA to address critical research questions in lacustrine ecology (ii) the main methodological precautions to be taken into account for implementing these types of DNA analyses (i.e. best practices) and (iii) the emerging topics that could be addressed using sedimentary DNA, in particular to reconstruct the temporal dynamics of lacustrine biodiversity.

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Identification of management thresholds of urban development in support of aquatic biodiversity conservation

Ecological Indicators ◽

10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106124 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 112 ◽

pp. 106124 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Craig D. Snyder ◽

John A. Young

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Aquatic Biodiversity

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Survey of Long-tailed macaque’s Behaviour in Mount Rinjani National Park, Lombok Timur

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/891/1/012028 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 891 (1) ◽

pp. 012028

Author(s):

A Fitriyah ◽

E Wahyuningsih ◽

M Syaputra ◽

AT Lestari ◽

Isyaturriyadhah

Keyword(s):

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

National Park ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Daily Activities ◽

Natural Forests ◽

Term Survival ◽

Long Term Survival ◽

Average Percentage ◽

Illegal Activities

Abstract The research was conducted in Mount Rinjani National Park, Lombok Timur, to observe the daily activities of Long-tailed macaque in utilizing their habitat and vocalization analysis as a hallmark of species. The Long-tailed macaque’ activities were analyzed using the scan sampling method. Ten (10) individuals of Long-tailed macaque were observed. The results showed that the observed activities of Long-tailed macaque were feeding, sleeping, inactive, grooming, mating, moving, excretion, playing, making sound, and agonistic (fighting). The average percentage of Long-tailed macaque observed was feeding (10.1%), sleeping (9%), inactive (9.4%), grooming (14.9%), mating (8.5%), moving (11.1%), excretion (7.9%), playing (9.7%), making sound (9.5%), and agonistic (9.9%). The daily activities can be as a reference in detecting the ‘species’ of the Long-tailed macaque. To support the population of this species, especially for long-term survival, the manager of the Rinjani Nasional Park should preserve the forest with conservation of natural forests and wildlife or biodiversity conservation and ecotourism, also prevent littering and illegal activities.

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What is the main driver of unsustainable natural resource use in the Comoro Islands?

10.1101/2021.06.04.445177 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mohamed Thani Ibouroi ◽

Said Ali Ousseni Dhurham ◽

Aurelien Besnard ◽

Nicolas Lescureux

Keyword(s):

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Natural Resource ◽

Q Methodology ◽

Well Being ◽

Tree Planting ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

Anthropogenic Pressures ◽

Large Trees ◽

High Level

The Comoros archipelago is a biodiversity hotspot by virtue of its high level of endemism. However, it suffers one of the highest rates of forest loss worldwide, mainly due to strong anthropogenic pressures. As Comorian populations depend on forest resources for subsistence, establishing relevant conservation strategies for their sustainable management requires the consideration of multiple stakeholders perspectives toward biodiversity and habitat conservation. To better understand the relationships between humans and nature; how comorian people use natural resource and the relevance of a protected area for long-term biodiversity conservation, we used Q-methodology to assess local people s perceptions regarding biodiversity and conservation actions. Three discourses are identified during analysis: Pro-environment discourse, Keeping things as usual and Social and environmental concerns. According to the results, employed respondents, were favorable to long-term forest and biodiversity conservation. In contrast, unemployed respondents were in favor of more immediate benefits while unemployed but educated respondents were in favor to both long-term forest conservation and immediate benefits from forests. This suggests that the lack of livelihoods for rural people is the main factor leading them to overharvest natural resources. These results suggest that biodiversity conservation of the Comoros archipelagos may benefit for plan aiming at (1) developing tourism and maintaining sustainable production of crops and livestock that could allow enhancing the livelihoods and well-being of all social groups, (2) developing projects such as local markets that could allow villagers to sell their agricultural production, (3) setting up awareness campaign for tree-planting and reforestation. Reforestation could allow re-establishing natural plants and make large trees available for long-term purposes.

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