Use and perceived importance of forest ecosystem services in rural livelihoods of Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

Ahammad, Ronju; Stacey, Natasha; Sunderland, Terry

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.11.009

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“…In the case of developing countries, fuelwood is the prime source of energy. Our case study sites concur with the findings of others studies [8,35,62]. Likewise, both water quality and quantity are of serious ongoing concern for inhabitants of Chure and Tarai, mainly due to the influx of hill migrants and increased water use coupled with the fragile topography and the low water holding capacity of the landscape [37,38,63].…”

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“…Likewise, both water quality and quantity are of serious ongoing concern for inhabitants of Chure and Tarai, mainly due to the influx of hill migrants and increased water use coupled with the fragile topography and the low water holding capacity of the landscape [37,38,63]. Similar results have been recorded in other parts of the world e.g., in the dry northern region of Kenya [61] and the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh [62]. Similarly, bequest value is categorised as a non-use value, which is a special case of option value that represents the value (to current users) of being able to bequeath the forest to future generations [64,65].…”

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Local Users and Other Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Identification and Prioritization of Ecosystem Services in Fragile Mountains: A Case Study of Chure Region of Nepal

Acharya

Maraseni

Cockfield

2019

Forests

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Forest-based ecosystem services (ES) play a vital role in improving people’s livelihoods, the environment, and the economy. Prior studies have focused on technical aspects of economic valuation such as biophysical quantification through modeling and mapping, or monetary valuation, while little attention has been paid to the social dimensions. Taking case studies of two dominant community-based forest management systems (community forestry—CF and collaborative forestry—CFM) in the Chure region of Nepal, we investigate how local users and other stakeholders perceive the valuation of forest-based ecosystem services based on proximity (nearby vs. distant users), socio-economic class (rich vs. poor users), and forest management modalities (CF vs. CFM). We found that local users and other stakeholders in the Chure region identified a total of 42 forest-based ecosystem services: 16 provisioning, 15 regulating, and 11 cultural services. While all local users prioritised firewood, water quality improvement, and bequest values as the top three services, genetic resources, hazard protection, and hunting services were valued as having the lowest priority. The priorities placed on other services varied in many respects. For instance, rich users living near a CF showed a strong preference for fodder, grasses, and soil conservation services whereas users living far from forests prioritised timber, fresh water, and flood control services. In the case of CFM, rich users adjacent to forests preferred timber, soil conservation, and carbon sequestration services but those living far from forests chose timber, poles, and flood control as their top priorities. Differences in rankings also occurred among the regional managers, national experts, and forest users. The reasons for these differences and their policy implications are discussed, and ways of reaching consensus between the users are suggested.

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Local Users and Other Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Identification and Prioritization of Ecosystem Services in Fragile Mountains: A Case Study of Chure Region of Nepal

Acharya

Maraseni

Cockfield

2019

Forests

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“…Perkhidmatan ekosistem (Ecosystem services, ES) merupakan topik yang semakin diberi perhatian dalam penyelidikan ekologi masa kini dan sering digunakan dalam bidang saintifik (Liu et al, 2012;Villamagna & Giesecke, 2014;Cruz-Garcia et al, 2017). Pendekatan perkhidmatan ekosistem penting dalam mengenal pasti kepelbagaian manfaat dan sumbangan ekosistem semula jadi termasuklah manfaat yang nyata atau tidak nyata yang menyokong pengurusan bersepadu di peringkat tempatan (Ahammad et al, 2019). Selain itu, perkhidmatan ekosistem juga dapat menunjukkan hubungan yang berlaku antara alam sekitar dengan manusia (Hou et al, 2014) dan berpotensi dalam memberi maklumat mengenai struktur dan fungsi ekosistem serta peranannya dalam menyokong kebajikan dan kesejahteraan hidup manusia.…”

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Pengetahuan terhadap Perkhidmatan Ekosistem dan Sumbangannya kepada Kehidupan Komuniti di Kuala Sepetang, Perak

2020

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Environmental destruction and biodiversity extinction have become an issue of grave concern. These threats on biodiversity are expected to continue and increase in the future if no serious actions are taken by stakeholders. Degradation and extinction of natural resources that affect the ecosystem services is not just a global issue and challenge at the global level, it also has an impact on Malaysia. Therefore, there is a need to study on the level of knowledge within the community on the contribution of ecosystem services focusing on four aspect of ecosystem services such as supply, regulatory, support and culture. A total of 249 questionnaire forms were distributed randomly to community members in the area of Kuala Sepetang, Perak. Data obtained through this survey were analyzed using the Relative Importance Index (RII) method in determining the position of items and categories. The study showed that the level of knowledge among the local community on the four ecosystem service categories are good such as supply service, regulatory service, support service and culture service. The support ecosystem service contributed the most towards the daily life of the community and indirectly enhanced their livelihood. Natural environment is proven providing a very important ecosystem service and it is a vital element of the local community daily life. Ecosystem services not only serve people but also become a quality life support system.

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“…The local communities that are near to forests ecosystem and tight to use the ecosystem forest' goods and services for their sustenance (Moutouama et al, 2019) are the most vulnerable when these ecosystems are malfunctioning. The economic importance and direct benefit that society enjoy from ecosystems for their well-being have been the subject of recent studies (Angelsen et al, 2014;Belcher et al, 2015;Ahammad et al, 2019).…”

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“…However, understanding the socioeconomic and demographic drivers and the importance of ES are critical (Ouko et al, 2018;Ahammad et al, 2019;Moutouama et al, 2019). Several studies have reported the importance of the social dimension to highlight the value of ES (Scholte et al, 2015;Iniguez-gallardo et al, 2018;Quintas-soriano et al, 2018;Yang et al, 2018).…”

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Socioeconomic factors determining ecosystem services local perceptions in two ecological zones in Benin (West Africa)

Ahononga¹,

Gouwakinnou²,

Biaou³

et al. 2020

Int. J. Bio. Chem. Sci

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Forests have been undergoing diverse threats due to human activities and these may affect their role as Ecosystem Services (ES) providers. Therefore, it becomes crucial to undertake some analysis of the current socio-economic context of ES offerings to provide valuable information for the decision-making process and policy regarding sustainable forest management. This study aimed at highlighting the local perception of ES in two contrasting ecological regions. 689 respondents distributed in six districts were interviewed through a semi-structured survey on the various ES and their assessment. The analysis in principal components is used to understand socio-cultural group perception. Then, we used Beta regression to know how socio-economic factors influence the rate of people knowledge of ES. Our results show that provisioning services were more overall perceived, followed by cultural services and regulating services. Youth perceived less regulating and supporting services. Furthermore, cultural services were the most perceived by the seniors. The perception of provisioning and regulating services is influenced respectively by education level and the poverty index. Taking into account the local perception of the different actors and the factors in the decision-making, local development can be improved in compliance with the objectives of biodiversity conservation.Keywords: Local perceptions, Ecosystem Services, environmental education, forest management, Benin Republic.

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Use and perceived importance of forest ecosystem services in rural livelihoods of Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

Cited by 78 publications

References 43 publications

Local Users and Other Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Identification and Prioritization of Ecosystem Services in Fragile Mountains: A Case Study of Chure Region of Nepal

Local Users and Other Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Identification and Prioritization of Ecosystem Services in Fragile Mountains: A Case Study of Chure Region of Nepal

Pengetahuan terhadap Perkhidmatan Ekosistem dan Sumbangannya kepada Kehidupan Komuniti di Kuala Sepetang, Perak

Socioeconomic factors determining ecosystem services local perceptions in two ecological zones in Benin (West Africa)

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