A New Collaborative Methodology for Assessment and Management of Ecosystem Services

Segura, Marina; Álvarez, Concepción Maroto; Belton, Valérie; Ginestar, Concepción

doi:10.3390/f6051696

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“…could be taken into consideration in a future improvement of the paper with the use of the AHP, for the calculation of the different weights of the heavy metals. The combination of AHP and PROMETHE was used in a case study in Spain in the forestry-environmental area, for the assessment of ecosystems services, taking into consideration the views of the implicated stakeholders (Segura et al, 2015).…”

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Selection of the most suitable tree species in urban areas based on their capability of capturing heavy metals: a forest policy approach

Tsiaras

Samara²

2019

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The aim of this paper is to select the most suitable tree species in urban areas, taking into consideration their capability of capturing heavy metals. Five of the most common tree species for urban green in Greece were examined with the use of the PROMETHEE method, considering as criteria the captivity of seven heavy metals: manganese, zinc, copper, lead, cadmium, chromium and nickel. The best choice among the alternatives is the Arizona cypress; a reasonable outcome, because as an evergreen species it absorbs heavy metals during the whole year, contrary to deciduous tree species. Broadleaves species with compound leaves could also capture high quantities of heavy metals. The selection of these species would have important benefits for the citizens of Thessaloniki, a city characterised by lack of urban green. Forest policy can play an important role in planning the green spaces in cities in an attempt to increase urban green.

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Selection of the most suitable tree species in urban areas based on their capability of capturing heavy metals: a forest policy approach

Tsiaras

Samara²

2019

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“…One reason for this is that the establishment of the protected area cannot be effective by itself if it is not combined with other external plans such as land use planning [54]. In addition, it does not provide tools for prioritizing management alternatives which simultaneously consider the value of ES [55]. This is further compounded by the lack of conservation programs sharing benefits among different stakeholders.…”

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Anthropogenic Decline of Ecosystem Services Threatens the Integrity of the Unique Hyrcanian (Caspian) Forests in Northern Iran

Zarandian

Baral

Yavari

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Abstract:The unique Hyrcanian (Caspian) forests of northern Iran provide vital ecosystem services for local and global communities. We assess the status and trends of key ecosystem services in this region where native forest conversion has accelerated to make way for housing and farm development. This is a mountainous forested area that is valuable for both conservation and multiple human uses including recreation and farming. It contains globally significant natural habitats for in situ conservation of biological diversity. A rapid, qualitative, and participatory approach was used including interviews with local households and experts in combination with assessment of land use/cover remote sensing data to identify and map priority ecosystem services in the Geographic Information System (GIS). Based on the interests of the beneficiaries, eight priority services (food production, water supply, raw materials, soil conservation, water regulation, climate regulation, biodiversity, and recreation) were identified and mapped. The results indicate the current typical spatial distribution of the provided services based on structural characteristics of the study landscape and their changing trends through a comparison of past, present and future land use, and land cover. Although food production and recreation have greatly increased in recent decades, the other services, in particular timber production, biodiversity, and water purification and supply are being gradually lost. The results of this study and of others elsewhere should raise awareness of ecosystem service status and trends and the value of examining these since they provide much of the information to inform natural resources policy and decision making. The declines in supply of key ecosystem services both within and outside the protected area are creating conflicts within communities as well as impacting on the integrity of the area and careful planning and conservation is required to provide win-win opportunities.

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“…Regarding ES evaluation, different studies have used ranking approaches as a tool to evaluate ES. Segura et al [28] applied a PROMETHEE-based method to obtain new composite indicators for provisioning, maintenance and "direct to citizen services". Fontana et al [29] have used PROMETHEE to compare land use alternatives considering ES as criteria.…”

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Using the Ecosystem Services Framework for Policy Impact Analysis: An Application to the Assessment of the Common Agricultural Policy 2014–2020 in the Province of Ferrara (Italy)

2018

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The objective of this study is to test a methodology for the classification of areas according to the provision of ecosystem services and for the evaluation of the effects of different agricultural policy scenarios. The evaluation focuses on the different categories of Ecosystem Services (ES) and applies a set of indicators available from secondary data sources. Two scenarios were compared, represented by the pre-2014 CAP and the CAP 2014-2020, based on the measures of the RDP 2014-2020 focused on enhancing ecosystems. The approach was implemented under two weighting solutions. First, we assumed that all indicators have equal weight. As a further step, the framework was integrated with a weighting procedure in order to account for the different importance of the various ES indicators. All municipalities offer a significant number of provisioning and cultural services, mainly connected to recreational opportunities. The indicators with higher importance in the area represent provisioning, supporting and regulating services, while cultural services have received less attention. Comparing the results of the simulation of different policy scenarios, there are no significant differences since the CAP 2014-2020 does not provide for measures likely to affect substantially the overall production of ecosystem services. While this result is plausible, the study confirms the limitations of available secondary data in providing a full account of ecosystem services provision and of their variations as a result of policy.

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A New Collaborative Methodology for Assessment and Management of Ecosystem Services

Cited by 23 publications

References 47 publications

Selection of the most suitable tree species in urban areas based on their capability of capturing heavy metals: a forest policy approach

Selection of the most suitable tree species in urban areas based on their capability of capturing heavy metals: a forest policy approach

Anthropogenic Decline of Ecosystem Services Threatens the Integrity of the Unique Hyrcanian (Caspian) Forests in Northern Iran

Using the Ecosystem Services Framework for Policy Impact Analysis: An Application to the Assessment of the Common Agricultural Policy 2014–2020 in the Province of Ferrara (Italy)

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