Ecosystem services and biomass stock from bamboo stands in central and southern Benin, West Africa

Houdanon, Roël D.; Mensah, Sylvanus; Gnanglè, Césaire Paul; Yorou, Nourou S.; Houinato, Marcel

doi:10.1007/s40974-018-0084-0

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“…But the most important services can be identified by taking into account the opinions of stakeholders from several social groups [67]. These preferences can then be used for the planning of local development [68]. Provisioning services were considered the most important by the studied villages, which demonstrated the dependence of households on provisioning services [69].…”

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Local perceptions and factors determining ecosystem services identification around two forest reserves in Northern Benin

Gouwakinnou

Biaou

Vodouhè

et al. 2019

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundEcosystems provide humanity with goods and services known as ecosystem services. The value of these services represents a basis for political decision-making. To be sure that these decisions are made on a valid basis, policymakers require an understanding of the biophysical processes involved. This study was carried out around two forest reserves (Alibori-Supérieur and Ouénou-Bénou) in Northern Benin. It aimed to highlight the knowledge of the surrounding communities and their perceptions about the importance of the ecosystem services provided by these forest reserves as well as the factors that influence their knowledge and perceptions.MethodsPrimary data were collected from 25 group discussions in 25 villages surrounding the forest reserves based on predefined ecosystems services of the Millennium Ecosystems Assessment (MA). Multiple linear regression models were used to examine how socio-economic characteristics of the communities influenced the ecosystem services identification rate. Perceptions of importance, levels of satisfaction, and trends of services provided were analyzed using descriptive statistics.ResultsOur results showed that education level, poverty index, household size, and proximity to forests played an important role in the variation in knowledge of ecosystem services (P < 0.05). Provisioning services (such as crops supply, fuelwood, lumber, wild food, and medicinal plants) were mostly identified by the poorest villages located very close to the forests (P < 0.05). The importance of the provided services for well-being has been unanimously recognized. The most recognized cultural services were education and knowledge facilitation (84%) and spiritual value (76%). Climate regulation (84%) and pollination (84%) were the best-known regulating services. However, supporting services (soil formation and pest regulation) that are important for improving production systems were unknown to the communities.ConclusionEducation level, poverty index, and village proximity to the forest were important predictors of regulating and supporting services identification. But use of non-tangible services by local rural communities will require more emphasis on targeted environmental education specifically designed according to the needs of each group.

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Local perceptions and factors determining ecosystem services identification around two forest reserves in Northern Benin

Gouwakinnou

Biaou

Vodouhè

et al. 2019

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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“…Bamboo is one of the essential part of agricultural tasks and practices for most of households and a source of income for many farmers (Antonio et al, 2014) and for those who were engaged in off-farm activities (Lin et al, 2019). Bamboo as a forest resource contributes to numerous ecological (Chen et al, 2016;Houdanon et al, 2018;Mulatu & Fetene, 2014), socio-economic (Kebede, 2018 and cultural functions and benefits (Antonio et al, 2014).…”

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Indigenous management practices of highland bamboo (Yushania alpina) in West Amhara, Ethiopia

Nigatu

Wondie

Alemu

et al. 2021

Cogent Food & Agriculture

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This research was designed and conducted to explore indigenous management interventions and experiences carried out by farmers west Amhara, Ethiopia. Therefore, we choose Farta, Banja, Dega Damot, and Sinan districts purposively based on the existence of highland bamboo production to study indigenous management practices applied. A total of 180 farmers were interviewed to collect information on the management of bamboo. Key informants survey, focus group discussions, and field visit observations were taken to support, validate and triangulate interview data collected for identifying and documenting indigenous management interventions applied by farmers. Quantitative data were analyzed in descriptive statistics by using SPSS and Microsoft Excel while quantitative data were summarized and narrated by texts. Farmers in west Amhara, study areas grow two to four landraces of highland bamboo. Vegetative propagation is a common propagation technique. Farm boundary, homestead, riverbank, roadside, and woodlot plantations were common growing niches of highland bamboo. Farmers harvest culms older than two years with different harvesting season. Drying of new shoots (shoot abortion) and lack of training and extension services were identified as bottlenecks of highland bamboo production. Whereas, its adaptive nature, sustainability of yield, increased demand for products, upholding the capacity of several stakeholders in its production and marketing are taken as opportunities for them.

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“…Bamboos are evergreen perennial flowering plants that can be found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world [1]. Bamboos provide important ecosystem goods and services to people: for example, they serve as sources of food and raw materials for construction [2] and play important roles in soil erosion control, water conservation, and land rehabilitation [3]. Bamboo forests also have a potential role in climate change mitigation, acting as sinks or sources of atmospheric carbon [2,4], depending on how they are managed.…”

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“…Bamboos provide important ecosystem goods and services to people: for example, they serve as sources of food and raw materials for construction [2] and play important roles in soil erosion control, water conservation, and land rehabilitation [3]. Bamboo forests also have a potential role in climate change mitigation, acting as sinks or sources of atmospheric carbon [2,4], depending on how they are managed. Despite such importance, studies on the natural distribution of bamboos remain limited, making it difficult to assess their abundance or measure and monitor their carbon stocks.…”

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“…More than 1500 species are found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia [1]. Bamboos are considered non-timber forest products (NTFPs) with the ability to provide food, raw materials [2], and other ecosystem services to industries and local people [2,5]. Natural bamboo and plantations can be managed to mitigate climate change [3,6]: as fast-growing, high-yield plants they are capable of sequestering between 5 and 12 tCO 2 ha −1 year −1 [3,5,6].…”

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Mapping the Natural Distribution of Bamboo and Related Carbon Stocks in the Tropics Using Google Earth Engine, Phenological Behavior, Landsat 8, and Sentinel-2

Venkatappa

Anantsuksomsri

Castillo³

et al. 2020

Remote Sensing

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Although vegetation phenology thresholds have been developed for a wide range of mapping applications, their use for assessing the distribution of natural bamboo and the related carbon stocks is still limited, especially in Southeast Asia. Here, we used Google Earth Engine (GEE) to collect time-series of Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Sentinel-2 images and employed a phenology-based threshold classification method (PBTC) to map the natural bamboo distribution and estimate carbon stocks in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. We processed 337 collections of Landsat 8 OLI for phenological assessment and generated 121 phenological profiles of the average vegetation index for three vegetation land cover categories from 2015 to 2018. After determining the minimum and maximum threshold values for bamboo during the leaf-shedding phenology stage, the PBTC method was applied to produce a seasonal composite enhanced vegetation index (EVI) for Landsat collections and assess the bamboo distributions in 2015 and 2018. Bamboo distributions in 2019 were then mapped by applying the EVI phenological threshold values for 10 m resolution Sentinel-2 satellite imagery by accessing 442 tiles. The overall Landsat 8 OLI bamboo maps for 2015 and 2018 had user’s accuracies (UAs) of 86.6% and 87.9% and producer’s accuracies (PAs) of 95.7% and 97.8%, respectively, and a UA of 86.5% and PA of 91.7% were obtained from Sentinel-2 imagery for 2019. Accordingly, carbon stocks of natural bamboo by district in Siem Reap at the province level were estimated. Emission reductions from the protection of natural bamboo can be used to offset 6% of the carbon emissions from tourists who visit this tourism-destination province. It is concluded that a combination of GEE and PBTC and the increasing availability of remote sensing data make it possible to map the natural distribution of bamboo and carbon stocks.

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Ecosystem services and biomass stock from bamboo stands in central and southern Benin, West Africa

Cited by 9 publications

References 28 publications

Local perceptions and factors determining ecosystem services identification around two forest reserves in Northern Benin

Local perceptions and factors determining ecosystem services identification around two forest reserves in Northern Benin

Indigenous management practices of highland bamboo (Yushania alpina) in West Amhara, Ethiopia

Mapping the Natural Distribution of Bamboo and Related Carbon Stocks in the Tropics Using Google Earth Engine, Phenological Behavior, Landsat 8, and Sentinel-2

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