scholarly journals Peer Review #2 of "Spatial analysis, local people’s perception and economic valuation of wetland ecosystem services in the Usumacinta floodplain, Southern Mexico (v0.1)"

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Wetland Ecosystem ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
People’S Perception

scholarly journals Spatial analysis, local people’s perception and economic valuation of wetland ecosystem services in the Usumacinta floodplain, Southern Mexico

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e8395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Camacho-Valdez ◽  
Andrea Saenz-Arroyo ◽  
Andrea Ghermandi ◽  
Dario A. Navarrete-Gutiérrez ◽  
Rocío Rodiles-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spatially Explicit ◽  
Biodiversity Indicators ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Wetland Ecosystems ◽  
Local Perception

The Usumacinta floodplain is an exceptional area for biodiversity with important ecosystem services for local people. The main objective of this paper was to estimate reference values and define local perceptions of ecosystem services provided by wetlands and overlapping them with spatially explicit socioeconomic and biodiversity indicators. We used the Usumacinta floodplain as an example of a territory where high dependence of rural people on ecosystem services is confronted with development projects that threat the flow of ecosystem services, thus affecting rural people well-being. With a combination of data from remote sensing, global databases of ecosystem service values, local perception of ecosystem services and socioeconomic and biodiversity richness indicators in a spatially explicit framework, we develop a policy-oriented approach for rapid assessment to manage wetlands and maintain people’s livelihoods. Regulating and provisioning services are identified as the most relevant ecosystem services in terms of their monetary value and local perceived importance. In a spatially explicit manner, this approach highlights the most valuable wetlands and identifies rural societies that are highly dependent on ecosystem services. Our approach can be replicated elsewhere and could provide valuable information for policymakers to design policies that can contribute to conserve wetland ecosystems where under threat of development.

Using direct use values for economic valuation of wetland ecosystem services: a case of Songore wetland, Zimbabwe

GeoJournal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Precious Mahlatini ◽  
Anthea Hove ◽  
Lioli F. Maguma ◽  
Abel Chemura
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Wetland Ecosystem ◽  
Use Values ◽  
Direct Use
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