Multifunctionality in fisheries and the provision of public goods

Mulazzani, Luca; Camanzi, Luca; Malorgio, Giulio

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.10.037

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“…Sharks are not the target species of pelagic trawlers, but they still are commercial species, they have a price and they contribute to fishers' income. Fishers have the right to take the final decision (Mulazzani et al, 2019), but different classes of consumers (i.e. "sharks' eaters" vs. "sharks' lovers -anchovies' eaters") have the possibility to decide which between the value of sharks' meat (i.e.…”

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Consumer appreciation of a shark-free eco-label for small pelagics

Mulazzani

Piredda

Cerjak

et al. 2021

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PurposeThe objective of this study is to assess if Italian fish consumers are sensible to shark protection and if they would contribute paying more for small pelagic fishes coming from fisheries that are certified as “shark-free”.Design/methodology/approachContingent valuation is used to estimate willingness to pay with a double approach, including a dichotomous choice and an open-ended question. Inconsistency between the two answers is allowed. This allows the correction of two sources of bias (i.e. preference uncertainty and anchoring effect) and has permitted that the two estimation methods converged to the same result.FindingsConsumers show interest for the “shark-free” label. Premium price is estimated at +26%. Variables affecting willingness to pay (WTP) in the sample are age, income, environmental attitude, knowledge of organic labels and frequency of small pelagics' consumption. Results need to be confirmed by a replication on a larger (probabilistic) sample and with a different distribution of bids.Originality/valueEcosystems provide different benefits to humankind, including non-use services, such as the satisfaction to know that a species is well conserved. Generally, appreciation is higher for what are considered charismatic species. In this paper, the authors investigate if sharks can be considered charismatic species despite their “bad reputation”. The interest in shark survival is measured indirectly using a “shark-free” label on a commercial species like anchovy, allowing to increase the value added of this low-price species.

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Consumer appreciation of a shark-free eco-label for small pelagics

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Cerjak

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“…We have applied the methodological nature of our work to the Quatre-Montagnes forest to facilitate the comprehension of our approach. Although we have chosen a forest case study to highlight the multifunctionality concept, we note that this concept has recently gained popularity within managed ecosystems, i.e., rivers, streams, and lakes (Podolak 2012, Munch et al 2016, Habersack et al 2018, agricultural systems (Ricart et al 2019), and fisheries (Mulazzani et al 2019). We hope that this work serves as a first step toward the initiation of the multifunctionality concept with existing SES frameworks.…”

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Which infrastructures for which forest function? Analyzing multifunctionality through the social-ecological system framework

Houballah¹,

Cordonnier²,

Mathias³

2020

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Landscapes are subject to ecological and socioeconomic forces of change that interact in complex ways. To cope with these changes, landscape planning of natural resource management integrates sociocultural, ecological, and economic considerations in an analytic and systemic way. In this regard, social-ecological system (SES) frameworks have been developed to help analyze key factors that drive the dynamics of such complex adaptive systems. For forests, multifunctional management, which also highlights the ecological and socioeconomic roles of forests for society, has become a central objective for several European countries (e.g., France, Italy, and Germany). However, further development of methods, tools, and conceptual approaches is needed to facilitate our understanding of the arrangements behind management practices that include complex human-environment interactions. This study adopts Ostrom's SES framework and Anderies' robustness framework to highlight how forestry institutions affect forest ecosystems, forest functions, and social arrangements. As an illustration, we apply both frameworks to the Quatre-Montagnes forest, located in the south-east of France, in which multifunctionality is a major objective of forest governance. We first apply the SES framework to construct an analysis of the Quatre-Montagnes forest, specifying the first-tier and second-tier variables. From this, we describe the importance of infrastructure-related variables in shaping the interactions between components of the SES. We then apply the robustness framework, developed by Anderies, because we believe this framework enables a better analysis of ecosystem functions for infrastructure governance than the SES framework, which provides a better descriptive capacity for the variables. We discuss insights, based on our infrastructure analysis, which can be used when establishing designs for efficient forest management with heavy infrastructure dependencies.

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“…The third phase of adopters were motivated by social pressure and public acknowledgement of farmers' work, and the late adopters followed when they felt pressure from neighbor farmers rather than the public. The role of governments for setting policies and long-term pathways is repeated also for regulating public goods where PES-markets are limited, such as fish and fish habitats (Mulazzani et al, 2019).…”

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NBS Framework for Agricultural Landscapes

Simelton¹,

Carew-Reid²,

Coulier³

et al. 2021

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Entering the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, interventions referred to as nature-based solutions (NBS) are at the forefront of the sustainability discourse. While applied in urban, natural forest or wetland ecosystems, they are underutilized in agricultural landscapes. This paper presents a technical framework to characterise NBS in agricultural systems. NBS in the agriculture sector is proposed as “the use of natural processes or elements to improve ecosystem functions of environments and landscapes affected by agricultural practices, and to enhance livelihoods and other social and cultural functions, over various temporal and spatial scales.” The framework emerges from a review of 188 peer-reviewed articles on NBS and green infrastructure published between 2015 and 2019 and three international expert consultations organized in 2019–2020. The framework establishes four essential functions for NBS in agriculture: 1) Sustainable practices — with a focus on production; 2) Green Infrastructure — mainly for engineering purposes such as water and soil, and slope stabilization; 3) Amelioration — for restoration of conditions for plants, water, soil or air and climate change mitigation; and 4) Conservation — focusing on biodiversity and ecosystem connectivity. The framework connects the conventional divide between production and conservation to add functionality, purpose and scale in project design. The review confirmed limited evidence of NBS in agricultural systems particularly in developing country contexts, although specific technologies feature under other labels. Consultations indicated that wider adoption will require a phased approach to generate evidence, while integrating NBS in national and local policies and agricultural development strategies. The paper concludes with recommended actions required to facilitate such processes.

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Multifunctionality in fisheries and the provision of public goods

Cited by 22 publications

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Consumer appreciation of a shark-free eco-label for small pelagics

Consumer appreciation of a shark-free eco-label for small pelagics

Which infrastructures for which forest function? Analyzing multifunctionality through the social-ecological system framework

NBS Framework for Agricultural Landscapes

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