scholarly journals DOS ESPAÇOS PÚBLICOS À NEGOCIAÇÃO INDIVIDUALIZADA: a participação dos agricultores familiares no Projeto Conservador das Águas em Extrema - MG

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 455
Author(s):  
Rafael Eduardo Chiodi ◽  
Paulo Eduardo Moruzzi Marques
Keyword(s):  
Social Participation ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Payment For Environmental Services ◽  
Family Farmers ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Regulatory Instruments ◽  
Voluntary Basis

Resumo: O pagamento por serviços ambientais é um mecanismo para promover a conservação ambiental de caráter voluntário, constituindo uma alternativa aos instrumentos regulatórios. No Brasil, o projeto Conservador das Águas em Extrema/MG constitui uma referência nacional. Este artigo veicula uma análise dos espaços públicos associados a este projeto a partir de uma investigação sobre a participação, considerando a ótica dos agricultores beneficiários. Tem como propósito discutir até que ponto a implantação do mecanismo de PSA-Água ocorre de maneira democrática e participativa. Identifica o Conselho Municipal de Desenvolvimento Ambiental e as associações de moradores como espaços públicos de participação construídos em torno deste projeto, mas que não foram imprescindíveis à efetiva implantação deste dispositivo. A negociação individualizada foi o principal meio para estabelecer contratos privados e assegurar o desenvolvimento do projeto. Conclui que, desta maneira, a participação social alcançada na gestão deste mecanismo pouco contribui para a construção de políticas públicas mais democráticas.Palavras-chave: Políticas ambientais, agricultura familiar, recursos hídricos, participação social.FROM PUBLIC SPACES TO INDIVIDUAL TRADING: the participation of family farmers in the Water Conservator project in Extrema - MGAbstract: The payment for environmental services is a mechanism to promote environmental conservation on a voluntary basis, providing an alternative to regulatory instruments. In Brazil, the Water Conservation project in Extrema/MG is a national reference. This article conveys an analysis of public spaces associated with this project from an investigation on the participation, considering the perspective of beneficiary farmers. The purpose is to discuss to what extent the implementation of the PSA-Water mechanism occurs in a democratic and participatory manner. Identifies the Municipal Council for Environmental Development and neighborhood associations as public spaces of participation built around this project, but were not essential to the effective implementation of this device. Individualized trading was the main mean of establishing private contracts and ensures the development of the project. In this way, social participation achieved in the management of this mechanism contributes to the construction of more democratic public policies.Key words: Environmental policies, family agriculture, hydric resources, social participation.

scholarly journals Payment for Environmental Services as a Strategic Tool for the Environmental Conservation of a Micro-Basin in the Amazon Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pereira Júnior Antônio
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Amazon Forest ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Forested Areas

The work considered as hypothesis the conflicting relationship between the man and the nature, and it analyzed the disordered occupation of the Amazon basin with focus in the study area. The implications and transformations of the deforestation and use of the soil that cannot impact the supplying areas of goods and Environmental and ecosystem Services, the adverse effects that the climatic changes have been provoking in the water cycle in the Amazon, with mismanagement of use of natural resources, what raises the negative externalities. It was possible to notice that even after years of occupation and devastation of the Amazon forest, threats and pressures are recurrent, marked by the "drag effect", where investment in major projects, infrastructure, easy access to forested areas, and therefore, the biodiversity and the ecosystems of the region are disastrously destroyed. These human actions have caused a reckless future scenery, so, the study analyzed the possibility of integrating the existing instruments Payment Tool for Environmental Services (PSA), an assertive and willful way can promote changes in the management model, sustainable development of the rural properties, with good practices of use and occupation of the soil, with a view to the restoration or recovery of APP and water recharge area of the area of interest. On the other hand, to owners who re-adapt their properties to the proposed management model, with soil and water conservation practices, adequate management of RL, APP, in order to reduce the percent of soil erosion and to preserve the springs, watery eyes and the drainage of the Uraim River, in the suggestion, will be, inputs, appropriate technical knowledge of land use, inputs and financially rewarded.

scholarly journals Family Farmers and Water Conservation: Learning Nature-Based Solutions as Human Based Solution

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Rita de Cassia Almeida da Costa ◽  
Azeneth Eufrausino Schuler
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Outdoor Education ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Family Farmers ◽  
Management Actions

Bringing up conservation awareness among key stakeholders is essential for water management and it requires motivation and dialogue in order to achieve local and global environmental sustainability. Water management and agriculture must be in agreement to guarantee current and future multiple uses of water. This paper presents the role of outdoor education as a way for citizens to get involved in territory demands. This study-case of participatory monitoring of Macabu River Basin has been carried out since 2012 in Trajano de Moraes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Firstly, a bibliographic review and search of historical documents offered the basis to the project “River Macabu in action: history, knowledge and life”. It was aimed at linking land use to water quality and involved students from nine different schools. The relationship between surface water and hydrologic cycle was observed through monitoring rainfall at nine pluviometers installed along 70 km of river length, and the water quality at eleven collection points. The project strategy focused on experiencing historical and geographic contexts and understanding the nature’s goods as a heritage of affective value before endowing it with economic one. The project was triggered after the agreement of various societal segments and an effective sharing for the adequacy of different ways of execution. In the first few months the farmers’ resistance to the project had been overcome as they were sensitized by relatives involved in it. After some time, most farmers got connected to territory and were able to understand the state of the river as an extension of their own choices. Then, conservation practices in agriculture became more frequent mainly in the upper part of the watershed acting as links between the urban and the rural population. The methodology developed in this project was acknowledged as a citizenship solution for water by “Market of Solutions” in the 8th World Water Forum held in 2018. The engagement of young people has been noticed in different forums such as the National Conference on Environment. The farmers’ practical knowledge associated to hands-on education and effective participation in actions for water management actions were considered fundamental to the citizens’ comprehension of the environmental conservation. The results showed the benefits from the farmers and their children’s involvement in the management of water and territory. The participation of family farmers in the River Basin Committees is considered highly relevant to the fulfilment of their legal role as core forums of the water management.

scholarly journals PAYMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (PES): CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RURAL PRODUCERS AT SENHORA DE OLIVEIRA, MINAS GERAIS

FLORESTA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 090
Author(s):  
Bruno Leão Said Schettini ◽  
Marcelo Gomes da Silva Pereira ◽  
Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine ◽  
Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha ◽  
Paulo Henrique Villanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Plan ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Payments For Environmental Services ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Payment For Environmental Services ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Rural Producers ◽  
Diagnosis Technique

Payment for Environmental Services (PES) is an important tool for environmental conservation and is a relevant practice in many countries for the maintenance of forests. Thus, the objective of the present study was to evaluate challenges and opportunities of implementing a Payment for Environmental Services program in the municipality of Senhora de Oliveira, Minas Gerais. Socioeconomic and environmental diagnosis was performed using the Rapid Participatory Diagnosis technique. The total of 20 socioeconomic and environmental questionnaires were applied in the municipality, aiming to know in detail the local reality, raising potentialities and demands. The number of members of the 20 families that participated in the rural diagnosis was 72, of which 36 were men and 36 were women, with an average of 3.6 persons per family. Of the 20 rural properties that participated in the rural diagnosis, 35% have delimited RL areas and none of them has a management plan. The exploration of Legal Reserve occurs in 15% of the evaluated properties, being the production of firewood and cuttings the predominant activity. The average value of disposition receivable by rural producers was R$ 220.00 ha-1year-1, in which the producers who did not respond to this question were not considered. The municipality of Senhora de Oliveira, Minas Gerais has the necessary conditions to implement the PES, however the producers still do not receive any incentive to provide environmental services. If this process of PES is implemented, there will certainly be advances in environmental conservation and will bring social benefits throughout the region.

scholarly journals Analisis Kesediaan Menerima (WTA) Sebagai Proksi Pembayaran Jasa Lingkungan Air Di Pekon Datar Lebuay Kecamatan Air Naningan Kabupaten Tanggamus

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Fatimah ◽  
Christine Wulandari ◽  
Susni Herwanti
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Soil And Water Conservation ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
Total Water ◽  
Payment For Environmental Services ◽  
Gathering Data ◽  
Soil And Water ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Payment for Environmental Services (PES) incentive need be applied to ensure the promotion of soil and water conservation.  It’s pro conservation attitude should be soon adopted by sharecroppers in various protected areas.  Likewise the sharecroppers in Protected Forest Management Unit (KPHL) Batutegi which their area has been degraded.  Based on the paper plan of Unit Pelaksana Teknis Daerah (UPTD) KPHL Batutegi (2014), there were critical area of 14405.10 hectares (24.77%) and very critical of 45.56 ha (0.77%).  The value of the willingness to accept (WTA) for the water PES for upstream community as a provider of environmental services was necessary to be studied towards to increase willingness of people to apply soil and water conservation.  The purposes of this study were to determine the water PES WTA value of Datar Lebuay Villages and establishment of influenced factors.  The methods used in this research were WTA survey include gathering data as follows education, income, age, acreage (land tillage), number of trees and stay duration.  The data was analyzed by double linear regression to examine the effect of these variables the WTA value.  Based on the analysis, it could be concluded: a. The estimated water PES WTA value Datar Lebuay Villages was about 4119.05/tree/year averagely and the total water PES WTA value was Rp 14,033,050/year when the 3,682 trees belong to the communities, b. Factors that significantly affected the WTA value were age, stay duration and level of education.  According to research results, it’s suggested to scalling up this research to another village included add socio-economic factors  such as gender, ethnicity and the other social variables. Keywords:  Datar Lebuay Villages, payment for environmental services, Way Sekampung   Sub-Watershed, WTA

scholarly journals ANÁLISE INSTITUCIONAL DO MECANISMO DE PAGAMENTO POR SERVIÇOS AMBIENTAIS: o Projeto Conservador das Águas em Extrema – MG

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Rafael Eduardo Chiodi ◽  
Bruno Peregrina Puga ◽  
Oscar Sarcinelli
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
Economic Incentive ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Incentive Mechanisms ◽  
Payment For Environmental Services ◽  
Formal And Informal Institutions ◽  
Institutional Relations ◽  
Central Management

Mecanismos de incentivo econômico estão sendo acessados por políticas públicas para promover a conservação ambiental. O pagamento por serviços ambientais é um destes e, no Brasil, o Projeto Conservador das Águas em Extrema - MG é o seu caso de destaque. O trabalho analisa como a trajetória e as inter-relações institucionais determinaram a existência e o desenvolvimento deste projeto, considerando avanços e limitações do caso para a efetividade deste mecanismo. Conclui que a criação do projeto influenciou instituições formais e informais e promoveu inter-relações entre atores centrais e atores parceiros que foram fundamentais para os resultados alcançados. A estabilidade política, a experiência técnica, o interesse e dedicação pessoal do seu idealizador, juntamente com uma gestão central foram aspectos imprescindíveis à sua existência. Contudo, existem algumas limitações e preocupações no sentido do mecanismo conduzir a um reducionismo econômico para tratar de problemas complexos que tangem às relações entresociedade e ambiente.Palavras-chave: Políticas ambientais, instituições, Extrema, pagamento por serviços ambientais.INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF MECHANISMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PAYMENT: the Water ConservationProject in Extrema - MGAbstract: Economic incentive mechanisms are being accessed by public policies to promote environmental conservation.The environment services payment is one of these, and in Brazil the Water Conservation Project in Extrema - MG is its prominent case. The paper analyses how the trajectory and inter-institutional relations determinated the existence anddevelopment of this project, considering the advances and limitations of this case for the mechanism’s effectiveness. Itconcludes that the project creation influenced formal and informal institutions and promoted inter-relationships among keyactors and stakeholders which were fundamental to the achieved results . The political stability, technical experience, theinterest and personal dedication of its founder, along with a central management were essential aspects to the project’sexistence. However, there are limitations and concerns that the mechanism leads to economic reductionism to deal withcomplex problems that concerns to the relations between society and environment.Key words: environmental policies, institutions, Extrema, payment for environmental services.

scholarly journals Spatialization of soil quality index in the Sub-Basin of Posses, Extrema, Minas Gerais

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-84
Author(s):  
Gabriela C. Lima ◽  
Marx L. N. Silva ◽  
Diego A. F. de Freitas ◽  
Bernardo M. Cândido ◽  
Nilton Curi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Exponential Model ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Soil Quality Index ◽  
Payment For Environmental Services ◽  
Annual Crops ◽  
Physical Attributes

ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine and spatialize the soil quality index (SQI), in relation to chemical and physical attributes, and evaluate its use in the payment for environmental services in the Sub-Basin of Posses, Extrema-MG, Brazil, which represents the Atlantic Forest Biome. SQI values were influenced by both the replacement of native forests by stands of eucalyptus and by pastures and annual crops, reflecting in the reduction of soil quality in the sampled layer in the evaluated systems. The spatialization of SQI showed values ranging from 0.40 to 0.80, with some specific areas with high values and others with values above 1.00 (native forest). The reforestation with eucalyptus conditioned most of the soils with low chemical and physical deterioration, due to accumulation of litter. The lowest SQI values are associated with pastures. SQI adjusted to the exponential model, which allowed the use of ordinary Kriging. The SQI has a great potential of use in the payment to farmers who provide services of soil and water conservation.

Compensating for livestock killed by lions: payment for environmental services as a policy arrangement

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
NOWELLA ANYANGO-VAN ZWIETEN ◽  
RENÉ VAN DER DUIM ◽  
INGRID J. VISSEREN-HAMAKERS
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Considerable Reduction ◽  
Careful Examination ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Payment For Environmental Services ◽  
African Lion ◽  
Monetary Compensation ◽  
Private Market ◽  
Biodiversity Governance

SUMMARYTo address human–wildlife conflicts and the related threat of extinction of the African lion, in 2003, the Maasailand Preservation Trust established a fund at the Mbirikani Group Ranch in southern Kenya to provide monetary compensation for livestock killed by wildlife. In this paper, the policy arrangement approach (PAA) is used to analyse this arrangement as a form of payment for environmental services (PES). Although there has been a considerable reduction in the number of lions killed, the analysis reveals several limitations of this arrangement, including three main side effects, namely it has initiated a process that is difficult to sustain or reverse, created a new cycle of dependence and widened the gap between different groups in the community. In conclusion, the drawbacks of this type of compensation fund must be addressed by combining such arrangements with other public and private policies and initiatives. Careful examination and comparison of different kinds of experiments with PES-like arrangements are required to further build understanding of the potential and different contributions of public and private, market-based initiatives in biodiversity governance.

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