Wild Plants Used as a Forest Ecosystem Services by the Local Inhabitants of Champawat District of Uttarakhand to the Subsistence of Their Livelihood

This chapter deals with scientific information about the wild socioeconomic plants used by the local inhabitants of the Champawat district of Uttarakhand for the enhancement of their livelihood. During this entire study, it was observed and documented that poor rural people of this area are educationally and financially backward, and they do not have any permanent source of income; due to this reason they are unable to fulfill their necessary requirements. Therefore, they are totally dependent on various forest ecosystem services, viz., selling prepared herbal medicines, wild edible fruits, and wild ornamental plants, etc., which shares approximately 45-50% of their total annual income and plays a vital role for the upliftment of their livelihood. During this research work, a total of 63 plant species belonging to 58 genera under 46 families have been documented, which are being used as livelihood resources by the locals of this area.

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THE USE AND EVALUATION OF RIPARIAN FOREST ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN LATVIA

Proceedings of the 7th International Scientific Conference Rural Development 2015 ◽

10.15544/rd.2015.054 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Mārcis SAKLAURS

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Forest Ecosystem ◽

Forest Ecosystems ◽

Riparian Forest ◽

Research Work ◽

Riparian Forests ◽

Voluntary Work ◽

Forest Ecosystem Services ◽

Starting Point ◽

Decision Making Processes

The use and evaluation of riparian forest ecosystem services is a topical issue in Latvia involving interests of different target groups. Research work on proper management methods, their impact on biological values and production function has been started in 2014, while information on social values was missing. Particular methodology was designed and three different approaches of opinion polls were used to obtain information on use of riparian forest services and their evaluation by public in spring, 2015. In total there were 1024 questionnaires distributed out of which 418 were analysed for the research purposes along with 224 filled on the Internet. Different services of riparian forest ecosystems were used by 88 % of respondents, mostly walking along rivers and swimming were mentioned. Respondents evaluated three different scenarios of forest management and 96% of them gave preference to the scenario which required implementation of sustainability criteria resulted in high diversity of species and an increase of esthetical values. Large part (61 %) of respondents accepted the idea of voluntary work to improve the condition of rivers and riparian forests and in average there were ready to work 3.8 days per year. Willingness to pay (WTP) to improve the situation of riparian forests and rivers close to a residence place of a respondents was expressed by 62 % of respondents, in the average 28.50 Euro per year was mentioned. The current research is a starting point for evaluation of riparian forest ecosystems and provides valuable information for further analyses. Research data are used to identify factors influencing the use and evaluation of different services provided by riparian forest ecosystem. Results will be used in decision making processes related to legislation and management changes, as well as in valuation of ecosystem services and planning of public use of riparian forests.

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Mapping the Supply of Local Forest Ecosystem Services: Based on Delphi and Land Use Scoring Method

Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers ◽

10.25202/jakg.9.2.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 295-312

Author(s):

Jang-Hwan Jo ◽

Moon-Ki Choi ◽

Oh Seok Kim ◽

Kyeong-hak Lee ◽

Chang-Bae Lee

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Forest Ecosystem ◽

Scoring Method ◽

Forest Ecosystem Services

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Assessing the impacts of changing climate on forest ecosystem services and livelihood of Balakot mountainous communities

Pakistan Journal of Botany ◽

10.30848/pjb2019-4(1) ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 51 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Laila Shahzad ◽

Arifa Tahir ◽

Faiza Sharif ◽

Ikram Ul Haq ◽

Hamid Mukhtar

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Forest Ecosystem ◽

Changing Climate ◽

Forest Ecosystem Services ◽

Mountainous Communities

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Wald und Klimawandel in der inneralpinen Trockenregion Visp

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2012.0481 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 163 (12) ◽

pp. 481-492

Author(s):

Andreas Rigling ◽

Ché Elkin ◽

Matthias Dobbertin ◽

Britta Eilmann ◽

Arnaud Giuggiola ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Forest Management ◽

Forest Ecosystem ◽

Bark Beetles ◽

Forest Ecosystems ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Forest Monitoring ◽

Management Interventions ◽

Forest Ecosystem Services

Forest and climate change in the inner-Alpine dry region of Visp Over the past decades, observed increases in temperature have been particularly pronounced in mountain regions. If this trend should continue in the 21st Century, frequency and intensity of droughts will increase, and will pose major challenges for forest management. Under current conditions drought-related tree mortality is already an important factor of forest ecosystems in dry inner-Alpine valleys. Here we assess the sensitivity of forest ecosystems to climate change and evaluate alternative forest management strategies in the Visp region. We integrate data from forest monitoring plots, field experiments and dynamic forests models to evaluate how the forest ecosystem services timber production, protection against natural hazards, carbon storage and biodiver-sity will be impacted. Our results suggest that at dry low elevation sites the drought tolerance of native tree species will be exceeded so that in the longer term a transition to more drought-adapted species should be considered. At medium elevations, drought and insect disturbances as by bark beetles are projected to be important for forest development, while at high elevations forests are projected to expand and grow better. All of the ecosystem services that we considered are projected to be impacted by changing forest conditions, with the specific impacts often being elevation-dependent. In the medium term, forest management that aims to increase the resilience of forests to drought can help maintain forest ecosystem services temporarily. However, our results suggest that relatively rigid management interventions are required to achieve significant effects. By using a combination of environmental monitoring, field experiments and modeling, we are able to gain insight into how forest ecosystem, and the services they provide, will respond to future changes.

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Impact of Community Based Conservation Associations on Forest Ecosystem Services and Household Income: Evidence from Nzoia Basin in Kenya

Journal of Sustainable Forestry ◽

10.1080/10549811.2021.1944877 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-21

Author(s):

Cosmas Kombat Lambini ◽

Trung Thanh Nguyen

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Forest Ecosystem ◽

Household Income ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Based Conservation ◽

Forest Ecosystem Services

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The Value of Recreational Ecosystem Services in India

Environmental Sciences Proceedings ◽

10.3390/iecf2020-08030 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 80

Author(s):

Muniyandi Balasubramanian

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

National Park ◽

Economic Value ◽

Consumer Surplus ◽

Well Being ◽

Vital Role ◽

Human Beings ◽

Forest Ecosystem Services ◽

The Individual ◽

Mental Well Being

Forest ecosystem services have played a vital role in human well-being. Particularly, recreational ecosystem services are creating physical and mental well-being for human beings. Therefore, the main objective of the paper is to estimate the economic value of recreational ecosystem services provides by recreational sites such as Nandi Hills and Nagarhole National Park based on the individual travel cost method in Karnataka, India. This study has used a random sampling method for 300 tourist visitors to recreational sites. The present study has also estimated the consumer surplus of the visitors. The results of the study have found that (i) economic value of two creational sites has been estimated at US $323.05 million, (ii) the consumer surplus has been estimated for Nandi Hills at US $7.45 and Nagarhole National Park at US $3.16. The main implication of the study is to design the entry fees for the recreational site and sustainable utilization of recreational ecosystem services for the present and future generations.

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