scholarly journals Coastal Landscapes of Peninsular Malaysia: The Changes and Implications for Their Resilience and Ecosystem Services

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamilah Mohd Salim ◽  
Maizatul Azwa Radzi ◽  
Sheriza Mohd Razali ◽  
Fadzilah Majid Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Coastal Landscapes

scholarly journals Envisioning alternative futures of cultural ecosystem services supply in the coastal landscapes of Southwestern Ghana, West Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Kankam ◽  
Justice Nana Inkoom ◽  
Hongmi Koo ◽  
Christine Fürst
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Coastal Landscapes ◽  
Future Supply ◽  
Spatially Explicit Modeling ◽  
Business As Usual

AbstractCultural ecosystem services (CES) in Southwestern Ghana evoke a strong sense of attachment of local land users to the landscape. Hence, their supply is necessary for a balanced socio-ecological system. This study explored the potential supply of cultural ecosystem services (science/education, spiritual, tourism, health and recreation benefits) under different land use planning (LUP) scenarios in Southwestern Ghana. Future LUP scenarios were developed and articulated with a diverse group of land-use planning actors (LUPAs) such as regional land use planners, environmental experts, researchers, farmers and landowners. The scenarios covered business-as-usual, mangrove ecosystem restoration, market-driven growth, and the establishment of an “eco-corridor” as green network. A spatially explicit modeling platform, GISCAME, which combines Geographic Information System and Cellular Automaton modules and multicriteria evaluation was used to evaluate the developed scenarios. Outcomes of the study revealed that in the coastal landscape of Southwestern Ghana, values, perceptions and preferences of LUPAs underpin socio-ecological interactions aimed at maintaining and enhancing CES supply. In addition, it indicated that future supply of CES is characterized by an interplay between multiple and diverse perspectives about plausible land-use futures. Perceptions of, and preferences for, CES align with land-use visions related to afforestation, infrastructure development, agriculture expansion and tourism. In the study area and similar contexts where an array and diversity of individual and societal values exist, effective negotiation and facilitation are essential for harnessing and optimizing land-use planning for CES supply.

Changes in dung beetle communities along a gradient of tropical forest disturbance in South-East Asia

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 677-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Ser Huay Lee ◽  
Ian Qian Wei Lee ◽  
Susan Lee-Hong Lim ◽  
Johannes Huijbregts ◽  
Navjot S. Sodhi
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Disturbance ◽  
Dung Beetle ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Dung Beetles ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Biodiversity Changes

With increasing conversion of South-East Asian forests to human-dominated landscapes, dramatic changes in biodiversity are likely to have ramifications on ecosystem processes (Sodhi & Brook 2006). Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) have been used to investigate how biodiversity changes affect ecosystem functions (Larsen et al. 2005, Slade et al. 2007). Dung beetles provide important ecosystem services such as dung removal and secondary seed dispersal (Nichols et al. 2008) and have been shown to be reliable indicators of tropical forest disturbance (Gardner et al. 2008, Klein 1989). Here, we determine the effects of forest disturbance on the species richness of dung beetles and ecosystem functions they perform in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. As far as we know, there has been no known study published on dung beetle ecology on the Malay Peninsula. In this study, we test the hypothesis that old-growth forests contain dung beetle communities of higher species richness, abundance, biomass and larger body size. Previous studies have shown that changes in dung beetle communities have the potential to disrupt ecosystem services in natural habitats (Larsen et al. 2005, Mittal 1993). We also investigate whether dung removal is affected by forest disturbance and test the hypothesis that dung removal is reduced in more disturbed forests compared with less-disturbed forests.

scholarly journals Evaluating ecosystem services in primary linkage 1 of the central forest spine in Peninsular Malaysia using InVEST: preliminary results

2018 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 012045
Author(s):  
Wan Abdul Hamid Shukri Wan Abd Rahman ◽  
Afizzul Misman ◽  
Shahrulnizam Kasmani ◽  
Hamdan Omar ◽  
Wan Mohd Shariffuddin Wan Mohd Ariff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Preliminary Results

scholarly journals USERS’ NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF URBAN RECREATIONAL FORESTS IN SELANGOR, MALAYSIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Norhuzailin ◽  
U. Norsidah
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Economic Benefit ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Provisioning Services

Background: Forests or woodlands provide ecosystem services including provisioning services, cultural services, regulating services and supporting services. Recreational forests in Peninsular Malaysia areas are for recreation, research and development, and for economic benefit. Objectives: This paper examines users’ needs and expectations of recreational forests in Selangor, Malaysia in relation to the maintenance and management aspects. Results: The results indicate that the respondents have various expectations related to their needs. The respondents will come more often if more facilities, activities and security provided. Conclusion: The recreational forest management should consider the users’ needs and expectations in planning programs, managing and designing future recreational forests so that potential users will feel comfortable when visiting the area. Therefore, to have frequent visits, it is important to enhance the users’ experience in the forest. Cultural aspects, gender and age of Malaysian users’ are factors to be taken into account in ensuring a sustainable use of recreational forest.

scholarly journals Conceptual Framework of Ecosystem Services in Landscape Planning, Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Bak Yeo ◽  
Ismail Said ◽  
Kei Saito ◽  
Gabriel Hoh Teck Ling
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Trade Offs

This paper presents the concept of ecosystem services and its trend, scale and gradient, through reviewing articles, books and internet sources. Result shows that evaluation of ecosystem services in small towns within urban-rural gradient in developing countries still not being scrutinized explicitly, especially trade-offs’ concern. Environmental damages in the developing countries are burgeoning. As land conversion from natural capital to built capital is also keep on rising for temporal economic interests. Therefore, it has induced changes in ecological functions and affected the ecosystem services supply. In the context of Peninsular Malaysia, ungoverned built capitals and flaw of policy further contribute to fallacious decision making. And yet, there is still no specific framework or initiatives directly deals with ecosystem and biodiversity. A conceptual framework has been proposed to assess and value ecosystem services through integration of InVEST model (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs) and bundle of ecosystem services. The framework allows stakeholders to have an insight of the pros and cons about the landscape changes, be it in ecological, economic or social-cultural perspectives. Therefore, it may help to ameliorate the trade-offs and enhance the synergies of ecosystem services that eventually can contribute to attaining human well-being, and to promote sustainable growth.

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