Human Dimensions of Our Estuaries and Coasts

Yoskowitz, David; Russell, Marc

doi:10.1007/s12237-014-9926-y

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“…Within marine and coastal habitats, the term "ecosystem services" describes the provision of goods and amenities, such as food and raw materials, and numerous other environmental, economic, and sociocultural services (Yoskowitz and Russell 2015, Daily, 1997and Costanza et al, 1997. Through the use of valuation techniques, approximations of the monetary value of ecosystem services are gaining preeminence in biodiversity conservation arenas.…”

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The Effect of Marine Protected Areas on Fishers' Income in the Philippines

Samonte¹,

Ramenzoni²,

Dacles³

et al. 2016

Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics

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The fisheries sector is vital to the Philippine economy, providing substantial employment and income, contributing export earnings, and meeting local food security and nutrition requirements. To protect coastal and marine habitat and to sustain fisheries, over 1000 marine protected areas (MPAs) have been established, in the Philippines. This paper provides empirical evidence on the variance of net revenues linked with MPA establishment and the possible range of relocation costs for fishing effort displaced by an MPA. A total of 424 households were randomly selected from 18 barangays (villages) adjacent to MPAs in three regions in the Philippines. Results show that incomes decrease significantly for both fulltime and seasonal types of fishers after 1-3 years of MPA establishment. The loss occurring through MPA is higher than expected and at least on the short run (up to 4 years) the spill-over effect does not compensate. This information helped to determine the necessary conditional cash transfers for coastal communities who are highly dependent on coastal and marine resources.

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“…the benefits produced by the spatial connectivity to fishing stocks through the spillover effect (Samonte et al, 2016). In addition, ecosystem services approaches have yet to make a stronger and more effective connection to human and societal well-being (Yoskowitz and Russell, 2015).…”

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The Effect of Marine Protected Areas on Fishers' Income in the Philippines

Samonte¹,

Ramenzoni²,

Dacles³

et al. 2016

Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics

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“…In contrast, the FEGS classification excludes the ‘intermediate service’ of primary production and wood is identified as the only FEGS for which there may be multiple users and associated values. A final benefit of the FEGS classification for aquatic conservation is the extension that maps service flows to end‐users (http://www.epa.gov/research/ecoscience/eco-negscs.htm), providing policy‐makers with a tool to gauge different impacts to human well‐being resulting from different environmental management options (Yoskowitz and Russell, ).…”

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Integrating ecosystem services into conservation strategies for freshwater and marine habitats: a review

Boulton

Ekebom

Gíslason

2016

Aquatic Conservation

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ABSTRACT1. Over the last two decades, there has been increasing public and political recognition of society's dependency upon natural habitat complexity and ecological processes to sustain provision of crucial ecosystem services, ranging from supplying potable water through to climate regulation. How has the ecosystem-services perspective been integrated into strategies for aquatic habitat conservation?2. Literature on conservation of diverse freshwater and marine habitats was reviewed to assess the extent to which past and current strategies specifically targeted ecosystem services, and considered ecosystem functions, potential trade-offs and social issues when formulating protection measures for conserving aquatic habitats.3. Surprisingly few published examples exist where comprehensive assessment of ecosystem services supported development of conservation plans. Seldom were aquatic habitat conservation objectives framed in terms of balancing trade-offs, assessing social values and evaluating suites of ecosystem services under different strategies. Time frames for achieving these objectives were also rarely specified. There was no evidence for fundamental differences between marine and freshwater habitats with respect to their ecosystem services that should be considered when setting targets for their conservation.4. When an ecosystem-service perspective is used for setting objectives in aquatic habitat conservation, the following actions are recommended: (1) explicitly listing and evaluating full suites of ecosystem services to be conserved; (2) identifying current and future potential trade-offs arising from conservation; (3) specifying time frames within which particular strategies might protect or enhance desired services; and (4) predicting how different proposed strategies might affect each ecosystem function, service flow and public benefit.5. This approach will help ensure that less-apparent ecosystem services (e.g. regulating, supporting) and their associated ecosystem functions receive adequate recognition and protection in aquatic conservation of freshwater and marine habitats. However, conservation objectives should not focus solely on protecting or enhancing ecosystem services but complement current strategies targeting biodiversity and other conservation goals.

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“…Coastal communities' ability to respond to and mitigate these impacts in order to maintain a reliable quantity and quality of ecosystem services represents a critical feedback mechanism necessary for the resilience of social-ecological systems. Concepts such as ecosystem services and social-ecological systems are increasingly being used to translate many of these complex interactions into frameworks and models that describe the organization and management of natural resources (Yoskowitz and Russell 2015, Biggs 2015, Collins et al 2011. A social-ecological systems approach (Berkes and Folke 1998) requires researchers across diverse social and ecological disciplines to engage in integrated assessments to resolve natural resource management problems (Carpenter and Gunderson 2001).…”

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A Resilience Framework for Chronic Exposures: Water Quality and Ecosystem Services in Coastal Social-Ecological Systems

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Water quality degradation is a chronic problem which influences the resilience of a socialecological system differently than acute disturbances, such as disease or storms. Recognizing this, we developed a tailored resilience framework that applies ecosystem service concepts to coastal social-ecological systems affected by degraded water quality. We present the framework as a mechanism for coordinating interdisciplinary research to inform long-term community planning decisions pertaining to chronic challenges in coastal systems. The resulting framework connects the ecological system to the social system via ecological production functions and ecosystem services. The social system then feeds back to the ecological system via policies and interventions to address declining water quality. We apply our resilience framework to the coastal waters and communities of Cape Cod (Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA) which are affected by nitrogen over-enrichment. This approach allowed us to design research to improve the understanding of the effectiveness and acceptance of water quality improvement efforts and their effect on the delivery of ecosystem services. This framework is intended to be transferable to other geographical settings and more generally applied to systems exposed to chronic disturbances in order to coordinate interdisciplinary research planning and inform coastal management.

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Human Dimensions of Our Estuaries and Coasts

Cited by 17 publications

References 7 publications

The Effect of Marine Protected Areas on Fishers' Income in the Philippines

The Effect of Marine Protected Areas on Fishers' Income in the Philippines

Integrating ecosystem services into conservation strategies for freshwater and marine habitats: a review

A Resilience Framework for Chronic Exposures: Water Quality and Ecosystem Services in Coastal Social-Ecological Systems

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