Emergy-based sustainability assessment of a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) production system in southern Brazil

Oliveira, Rafael Küster de; Higa, Antônio Rioyei; Silva, Luciana Duque; Silva, Ivan Crespo; Gonçalves, Maria da Penha Moreira

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.027

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“…Therefore, the use of appropriate methods to calculate the true value of ecosystem services can make these results a powerful reference for policymakers to make decisions. Compared with the nonmarket approach and other methods, emergy methods have several advantages: (1) The emergy value accounting approach considers the formation of ecosystem services as an eco-thermodynamic process and enables detailed analysis of material flows and emergy transfers, quantifying the contribution of each flow and stock to the environment [33,52]. (2) Emergy value accounting methods can provide a comprehensive description of the intrinsic natural properties of ecosystem services that are not limited by the problems of market prices As for the negative driving factors, the emergy benefit (∆EB) decreased the most.…”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Comparison With Esv Studies Based On Market Calculation Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Evaluation and Driving Forces of Ecosystem Service Change in Maqu Alpine Wetland: An Emergy Approach

Han,

Zhao,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Land

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Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing various key ecosystem services to humans and other organisms. However, an insufficient understanding of the economic value and importance of wetland resources has seriously weakened the ecosystem service value of wetlands. Thus, a more comprehensive understanding of wetland ecosystem services must be revealed in order to propose appropriate conservation policies. Therefore, to achieve the abovementioned goals, we used the emergy value accounting method to account for the ecosystem service value of the Maqu alpine wetlands, and the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index was used to analyze the driving forces affecting changes in ecosystem services. The results indicate that the ecosystem service value of the Maqu alpine wetlands showed a trend of decline and then rebound during 1990–2020; its unit area emergy value decreased from 3.85 × 1010 sej/m2/y to 3.04 × 1010 sej/m2/y during 1990–2000, and after 2010, it began to gradually rebound. Moreover, the monetary ecosystem service value of the Maqu alpine wetlands continued to rise during the study period, reaching 41.45 USD/m2/y in 2020, thus reflecting the great potential value of wetland ecosystems. Based on our analysis, the key drivers affecting the changes in ecosystem services include economic scale and emergy benefit. Rapid and intensive human activities have boosted local economic development, but these developments have come at the cost of environmental degradation. Finally, some suggestions are proposed. This study suggests that the alpine wetlands in Maqu occupy an important ecological position within the whole Yellow River basin. Therefore, it is worthwhile to invest a significant amount of funding in their restoration and protection.

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Section: Comparison With Esv Studies Based On Market Calculation Methodsmentioning

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Section: Comparison With Esv Studies Based On Market Calculation Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation and Driving Forces of Ecosystem Service Change in Maqu Alpine Wetland: An Emergy Approach

Han,

Zhao,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Land

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“…It can comprehensively analyze the sustainability of the system from different aspects such as ecological environment, society and economy. It has been applied in many different fields, such as industrial system [64], urban eco-economic system [65], forestry ecosystem [66], Land resource management [67] and so on. Emergy analysis method improves people's understanding of complex system and promoted the advancement of research [68].…”

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A County-Scale Spillover Ecological Value Compensation Standard of Ecological Barrier Area in China: Based on an Extended Emergy Analysis

Zhang

et al. 2021

Agriculture

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Ecological compensation (EC) is an important way to solve the imbalance of cross-regional economic development and realize regional coordinated development. How to quantify the standard of EC has become a hot research topic. Firstly, this paper selected the Three Gorges Reservoir Region (TGRR) as the study area, and constructed a cross-regional spillover ecological value measurement model based on the extended emergy analysis. From the perspective of the “ecology–economy–society” complex ecosystem, this paper used emergy to reflect the social, economic, and ecological function and service value of the TGRR, and estimated the ecosystem emergy supply and consumption in the TGRR. Then, comparing the watershed ecosystem emergy supply and consumption, we can judge the status of the ecological surplus and deficit of the TGRR, and transfer the spillover ecological emergy to spillover ecological value (SEV) by using the emergy currency ratio (ECR). Finally, combined with different actual payment level coefficient, we can obtain a relatively objective and robust compensation standard. The results show that the SEV of the TGRR in 2016 is 2.70 × 1011 USD, which indicates that the TGRR is in the state of ecological surplus. The TGRR should get EC about 2.85 × 1011 USD according to the ECR. Based on the research results, it is suggested to expand the transfer payment to the TGRR. At the same time, it is suggested to formulate different ecological compensation standard (ECS) according to regional differences, which has important practical significance to establish the allocation standard of EC, and provides a typical case basis for other large reservoir areas or typical reservoir areas.

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“…Indeed sustainability assessments are useful in obtaining information relating to the major sustainability issues in terms of their context and complexity (Bond & Morrison-Saunders, 2011). Sustainability assessments have been carried out in local studies, focusing on specific topics such as tourism (Choi & Sirakaya, 2006), ecotourism (Ocampo et al, 2018) and forest management (de Oliveira et al, 2018;Duffield et al, 1998).…”

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An indicator-based sustainability assessment method for indigenous communities: a case study from Mexico

Maturano

Serrano

García

et al. 2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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Indigenous and Western communities are faced with increasing issues of sustainability compromising their natural resources and cultural heritage, for example, a cross-pollination/complementary approach in relation to their current knowledge systems and discourses on sustainability. There is a need for methods that integrate different discourses relating to sustainability to identify the most pressing needs in terms of sustainability. Sustainability assessments are a type of impact assessment that focus on enhanced sustainability both now and in the future; however, the literature on indigenous sustainability assessment methods, is scarce. To address this gap, we have developed a novel Sustainability Assessment method for Indigenous Communities (SAIC). The SAIC method combines Western and indigenous sustainability objectives and principles, in order to extend the range of options for action to address sustainability. The SAIC method consists of two sections (i) values and considerations and (ii) procedure. The “values and considerations” section establishes the fundamental participatory and ethical considerations for conducting sustainability assessments in indigenous communities, and the “procedure” section establishes a set of 55 indicators in eight categories. The method was tested in a Zapotec, indigenous community in México. Results show that this community was rated highly in all eight categories. However, indicators for family planning and access to health services were rated poorly. The identified issues can be used as guidelines for decision making in future regional projects and development plans. The results reveal further areas for improvement, such as strengthening the links to national or international networks and increasing the use of renewable energies. The method presented in this paper provides an assessment approach based on Western and indigenous sustainability discourses, which is suitable for assessing indigenous communities.

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Emergy-based sustainability assessment of a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) production system in southern Brazil

Cited by 16 publications

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Evaluation and Driving Forces of Ecosystem Service Change in Maqu Alpine Wetland: An Emergy Approach

Evaluation and Driving Forces of Ecosystem Service Change in Maqu Alpine Wetland: An Emergy Approach

A County-Scale Spillover Ecological Value Compensation Standard of Ecological Barrier Area in China: Based on an Extended Emergy Analysis

An indicator-based sustainability assessment method for indigenous communities: a case study from Mexico

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