Hard choices: Making trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and human well-being

A review on trade-off analysis of ecosystem services for sustainable land-use management

“…The UK National Ecosystem Assessment (UKNEA) defined such trade-offs as two outcomes: one is that the quality or quantity of an ecosystem service being utilized by one stakeholder was reduced or deteriorated due to others' utilization of that or other ecosystem services; the other one is that the utilization of ecosystem services by one stakeholder would lead to the decline of others' wellbeing (UKNEA, 2011). Different stakeholders derive wellbeing from a variety of ecosystem services based on their choices of development and management of particular services, which are strongly influenced by lots of factors, such as their beliefs, preferences and experiences over time (McShane et al, 2011). Trade-offs occur among different ecosystem services due to inherent biophysical constraints in time and over space, then the divergent preferences on ecosystem services of different stakeholders will trigger conflicts (Martín-López et al, 2012).…”

Bats in the Anthropogenic Matrix: Challenges and Opportunities for the Conservation of Chiroptera and Their Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Landscapes

“…Resulting declines in calorie availability, particularly in the developing world (Nelson et al 2009), will increase the need for agricultural practices that meet both productivity and sustainability goals (Tilman et al 2002;McShane et al 2011;Tscharntke et al 2012). These trends portend major shifts in land-use patterns (Lambin and Meyfroidt 2011) and hence biodiversity, with agricultural intensification, forest and tree roost loss anticipated to have particularly negative effects on bat species richness, abundance, and functional diversity (Fischer et al 2009(Fischer et al , 2010Jones et al 2009).…”

Áreas Protegidas Marinho-Costeiras De Santa Catarina Sob a Perspectiva Das Populações Locais: Contribuições Da Literatura

“…Solutions that benefit both biodiversity conservation and the promotion of human welfare are difficult to find, because they usually involve complex tradeoffs and choices that result in losses and costs for stakeholders (MCSHANE et al, 2011). The inclusion of local people in management of PAs and conservation projects is a strategy to increase the acceptance of these areas (BROOKS et al, 2006;GERHARDINGER et al, 2009;KARANTH & NEPAL, 2012) and to improve compliance with PAs rules and regulations (ANDRADE & RHODES, 2012).…”