Community perception of ecosystem services from commercially managed forests in Bhutan

Wangchuk, Jigme; Choden, Kinley; Sears, Robin R.; Baral, Himlal; Yoezer, Dawa; Tamang, Kelly Tobden Dorji; Choden, Thinley; Wangdi, Norbu; Dorji, Shacha; Dukpa, Dorji; Tshering, Kaka; Thinley, Cheten; Dhendup, Tashi

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101335

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“…The predominance of anthropocentrism in the participants’ views, which mainly reflects values related to the utilisation, may be because 69% of the Bhutanese population live in rural areas and depend on the forest for their livelihood (GNHC, 2009), and they believe that the Bhutanese derive rich ecological services from the natural environment (Wangchuk et al, 2021). Culturally, the importance of environmental conservation in Bhutan is upheld by the Buddhist precepts:…”

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confidence: 99%

The impacts of environmental science on Bhutanese students’ environmental sustainability competences

Mongar

2023

Aust. J. environ. educ.

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The subject of environmental science (ES) was introduced into Bhutanese schools to educate students about sustainable environmental conservation. This study aims to answer the research question: What are the impacts of studying ES on Bhutanese students for environmental sustainability? The study employed mixed methods to draw data from interviews with six principals, 14 teachers and 189 students, and surveys with 14 teachers and 563 students from six secondary schools. Participants indicated the development of students’ Gross National Happiness value of sustainable environmental and socioeconomic development. However, an anthropocentric perspective appeared to be dominant among participants, suggesting a need to develop ecocentric worldviews to support sustainability. Most students noted their changed behaviours, development of optimism, stewardship and agency towards ecological sustainability from studying ES. To prepare students to take action to address sustainability issues, teachers could leverage students’ optimism, agency and stewardship through action-oriented approaches to teaching ES.

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confidence: 99%

The impacts of environmental science on Bhutanese students’ environmental sustainability competences

Mongar

2023

Aust. J. environ. educ.

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“…1). 279 households residents for more than 15 years in the study area and located within 10 km of the INP forests are randomly sampled to obtain effective responses related to user experience (Wangchuk et al, 2021;Walle and Nayak, 2022). Proportional strati ed random sampling was used.…”

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confidence: 99%

Community Perception of Forest Ecosystem Services to Enhance Environmental Decision-making in the Ifrane National Park (Morocco)

Ismaili,

Brhadda,

Ziri

2023

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The concept of ecosystem services is increasingly seen as a tool allowing the achievement of sustainable use of forest resources. However, it is not yet sufficiently integrated into participatory forest management approaches. For this purpose, a study was conducted to assess the direct and indirect benefits of Forest Ecosystem Services perceived by local communities around Ifrane National Park in Morocco and their involvement in its management. The data are collected from 279 households between April and June 2021 through face-to-face interviews. Perceptions of use, priority, and trends of Forest Ecosystem Services are analyzed using descriptive statistics. The Chi-square test was used to examine significant associations between wealth categories and prioritization of provisioning FES. Several provisioning Forest Ecosystem Services have been identified as essential for household subsistence and cash uses. The chi-square test shows an association between provisioning forest services for subsistence and cash use and household wealth categories. Regarding the prioritization of FESs, fifteen were prioritized, showing the need for their integration into any future forest management approach. 92.8% of participants perceived change in ecosystem services using the participatory approaches, this change was almost always positive (30.9%) and often negative (27.6%). Provisioning FES experienced the greatest negative change (59.2%), requiring several interventions to ensure their sustainability. These results confirm the importance of integrating participatory ecosystem service assessment with biophysical evaluations to evaluate the benefits of forest areas for the well-being of users. Lack of involvement in forest management can contribute significantly to unsustainable resource extraction by local communities.

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“…Many factors influence the local people's perceptions of ecosystem services such as gender, availability of resources, people's knowledge, their ability and skills, and their usage of services (Iniguez-Gallardo et al 2018;Zoderer et al 2016;Wangchuk et al 2021). For example, rural inhabitants perceived high importance for medicinal value of scared sites as compared to urban inhabitants.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is widely established fact that rural people are more dependent on herbal medicines than that of urban inhabitants. The status of belief system also influences the perception of ecosystem services (Wangchuk et al 2021). For example, services associated with spiritual and religious value were perceived as highly important across the rural and urban inhabitants.…”

Section: Rural and Urban Inhabitants Highly Valued The Ecosystem Serv...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Valuing Ecosystem Services of Sacred Natural Sites in the Anthropocene: A Case Study of Varanasi, India

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Sacred natural sites (SNS) are multi-functional in nature and provide a variety of ecosystem services that contribute to human well-being and environmental sustainability. Interest in the SNS and their role in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services have grown in the Anthropocene. Researchers suggested that, besides having spiritual and religious values for local community, SNS provide provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting services. In this study, we identified and valued the importance of ecosystem services provided by SNS in the Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The methods used included field work, in-depth literature review, observations, focus-group discussions (FGD) and interviews. This study identified 35 ecosystem services of SNS spanning across four categories including provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting services. According to the informants, SNS provide a wide range of ecosystem services, with supporting services being most valued followed by cultural, regulating, and provisioning services. We recommend that a sustainable management of SNS should be based on the local people's participation in policy, planning and decision-making and utilization of hybrid knowledge system combining modern science and traditional ecological knowledge. Findings of the research contribute to a growing literature on ecosystem services and provide a basis for future studies to unearth how ecosystem services of SNS can support the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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Community perception of ecosystem services from commercially managed forests in Bhutan

Cited by 24 publications

References 52 publications

The impacts of environmental science on Bhutanese students’ environmental sustainability competences

The impacts of environmental science on Bhutanese students’ environmental sustainability competences

Community Perception of Forest Ecosystem Services to Enhance Environmental Decision-making in the Ifrane National Park (Morocco)

Valuing Ecosystem Services of Sacred Natural Sites in the Anthropocene: A Case Study of Varanasi, India

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