Adding ecosystem services to environmental impact analyses: More sequins on a “bloated Elvis” or rockin' idea?

Presnall, Carrie; López‐Hoffman, Laura; Miller, Marc L.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.02.001

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“…Statutes passed by legislators are implemented by agencies staffed by resource professionals, many of whom know the importance of ES. However, as Presnall et al (2015) demonstrated, many practitioners will not implement an ES approach unless it is an explicit requirement.…”

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“…Implementation of an ES approach requires agencies and land managers to have both the statutory authority and the capacity to perform the analyses. However, in a survey of over 500 U.S. Forest Service employees, Presnall et al (2015) found that even when there was guidance encouraging the use of an ES approach, practitioners often felt explicit directives or legal requirements were necessary before incorporating ES into their analyses. Even with strong statutory support, such as that which is found in South Africa's Constitution, a case study in the region found that confusion from stakeholders on the concept of ES, limited capacity to perform new analyses, incentive mismatches, and conflicting policies hinder management of landscapes for ecosystem services and multiple benefits (Sitas et al 2014).…”

Section: Need For An Ecosystem Services Based Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite broad interest in an ES approach, several studies have highlighted the challenges of implementing ES in existing conservation activities (Sitas et al 2014, Presnall et al 2015, Galler et al 2016. Implementation of an ES approach requires agencies and land managers to have both the statutory authority and the capacity to perform the analyses.…”

Section: Need For An Ecosystem Services Based Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mainstreaming ecosystem services in state-level conservation planning: progress and future needs

Noe¹,

Keeler²,

Kilgore³

et al. 2017

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ABSTRACT. Ecosystem services (ES) have become an important focus of the conservation movement but have yet to be mainstreamed into environmental policy and management, especially at the state and federal levels. Adoption of an ES approach requires agency personnel to have knowledge or experience in implementing an ES approach and metrics that link potential actions to impacts on ES. We characterize the degree to which ES considerations are taken into account in setting priorities for conservation acquisitions in the U.S. state of Minnesota. We assess two core dimensions of an ES approach: (1) multiobjective targeting and (2) measuring program benefits in terms of increases in human well-being. We assess the degree to which these two dimensions occur in statute and in conservation program decision making. We find that state statute provides clear support for an ES approach in conservation funding mechanisms. However, we find that many of the programs funded through those mechanisms have more traditional habitat-centric approaches. In contrast to statutory emphasis, water quality related metrics were not prominent. We recommend expanding current prioritization systems to include a broader suite of metrics that are linked to human well-being to further mainstream ES in Minnesota. These metrics can be generated from existing data and would allow program managers to better communicate the public benefits of conservation spending.

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Section: Need For An Ecosystem Services Based Approachmentioning

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Mainstreaming ecosystem services in state-level conservation planning: progress and future needs

Noe¹,

Keeler²,

Kilgore³

et al. 2017

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“…De acordo com profissionais envolvidos na prática da AIA nos Estados Unidos, a exigência legal é citada como um dos fatores de encorajamento à incorporação do conceito de SEs na AIA (Presnall et al, 2015). Entretanto, há evidências de que, mesmo naqueles processos em que a análise dos SEs esteve inclusa no escopo, tarefas importantes foram omitidas ou mal executadas (Rosa & Sánchez, 2015).…”

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“…Alguns desafios científicos que precisam de solução têm sido apontados por Coleby et al (2012) como entraves para a incorporação de uma abordagem ecossistêmica nos EIAs, tais como: a falta de conjuntos de dados sobre os serviços ecossistê-micos, o pouco entendimento de como os serviços respondem às intervenções humanas, a ausência de métricas para mensurar alguns benefícios ecossistêmicos considerados pelas populações, dentre outros. De fato, segundo profissionais de AIA nos Estados Unidos, um fator que estaria relacionado com a baixa incorporação dos SEs na avaliação é a falta de clareza e familiaridade do público e dos profissionais com relação ao conceito (Presnall et al, 2015). Além disso, também é citada a escassez de métodos e dados para a avaliação dos SEs (Honrado et al, 2013;Presnall et al, 2015).…”

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Inclusão dos serviços ecossistêmicos em estudos de impacto ambiental: evidência empírica no estado de São Paulo

Septanil

Pinto

Campanhão

2017

Desenvolv. Meio Ambiente

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Diante do cenário recente de uso insustentável e degradação dos serviços ecossistêmicos (SEs), a Avaliação de Impacto Ambiental (AIA), em razão de seu caráter preventivo, tem o potencial de introduzir SEs na tomada de decisão. Todavia, poucos estudos exploraram essa vinculação. Assim, o presente trabalho buscou avaliar a inclusão do conceito de serviços ecossistêmicos no processo de AIA, por meio da análise de Estudos de Impacto Ambiental (EIAs) no estado de São Paulo. Para isso, foram selecionados 110 EIAs entre 2006 e 2014, nos quais foram feitas buscas por palavras-chave relativas aos SEs. Os EIAs enquadrados foram submetidos a uma análise sobre a incorporação dos SEs nos EIAs com base em 12 critérios, cuja pontuação possibilitou o cálculo de Índices de Análise dos Serviços Ecossistêmicos (IASE). Dos 110 estudos analisados, 20 apresentaram termos relativos ao conceito de SEs. A adoção do conceito foi instável entre 2006 e 2010, mas, a partir de 2011, houve um aumento no uso dos termos, que parece ter sido voluntária. Apesar desse resultado, os EIAs que citaram os SEs não os incorporaram adequadamente à análise, ou seja, os SEs foram fracamente identificados, e os EIAs em geral não apontaram possíveis impactos nestes serviços e não previram medidas mitigadoras exclusivamente resultantes dessa análise direcionada. Apesar de mais frequente, o conceito de SEs ainda não está incorporado à prática de AIA no estado de São Paulo, o que sugere a necessidade de políticas mais dedicadas a esse fim.

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Wetland Value and Protection Strategies

Krämer¹

2019

Encyclopedia of Water

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Wetlands are essential in providing water‐related ecosystem services, such as clean water for drinking, water for agriculture, flood control, and cooling water for energy. In conjunction with erosion control and sediment transport, they contribute to land formation and resiliency to storms. Yet, global wetlands continue to be degraded or lost due to agricultural production, urban development, and pollution. In many cases, policies and decision do not account for the economic value that wetlands provide through their interconnectedness with other terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Regulation of wetland protection is often limited to developing countries and, in some cases, lacks the enforcement needed to restore and protect wetland systems. Valuing of wetlands first requires an understanding of the benefits and the risk to loss of wetlands. Understanding the benefits first requires measuring the status and trends of wetland ecosystems as well as identifying and measuring the goods and services provided by wetland ecosystems. This information is used to link values and benefits with policies and decision‐making. This article provides an overview of the status and trends of global wetland, describes the connection to wetland ecosystem goods and services, and valuation techniques for these goods and services, and discusses tools for protecting wetlands and their associated benefits.

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Adding ecosystem services to environmental impact analyses: More sequins on a “bloated Elvis” or rockin' idea?

Cited by 22 publications

References 17 publications

Mainstreaming ecosystem services in state-level conservation planning: progress and future needs

Mainstreaming ecosystem services in state-level conservation planning: progress and future needs

Inclusão dos serviços ecossistêmicos em estudos de impacto ambiental: evidência empírica no estado de São Paulo

Wetland Value and Protection Strategies

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