scholarly journals Trade-offs between three forest ecosystem services across the state of New Hampshire, USA: timber, carbon, and albedo

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Lutz ◽  
Elizabeth A. Burakowski ◽  
Mackenzie B. Murphy ◽  
Mark E. Borsuk ◽  
Rebecca M. Niemiec ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
The State ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals Tradeoffs between three forest ecosystem services across the state of New Hampshire, USA: timber, carbon, and albedo

2015 ◽  
pp. 150512173442001
Author(s):  
David A. Lutz ◽  
Elizabeth A. Burakowski ◽  
Mackenzie B. Murphy ◽  
Mark E. Borsuk ◽  
Rebecca M. Niemiec ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
The State ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals Trade-offs between temporal stability and level of forest ecosystem services provisioning under climate change

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1884-1896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Albrich ◽  
Werner Rammer ◽  
Dominik Thom ◽  
Rupert Seidl
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals Social Perceptions of Forest Ecosystem Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Human Ecology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 839-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aida Cuni-Sanchez ◽  
Gerard Imani ◽  
Franklin Bulonvu ◽  
Rodrigue Batumike ◽  
Grace Baruka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Hunter Gatherers ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
Bush Meat

AbstractThe forests of the Albertine Rift are known for their high biodiversity and the important ecosystem services they provide to millions of inhabitants. However, their conservation and the maintenance of ecosystem service delivery is a challenge, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our research investigates how livelihood strategy and ethnicity affects local perceptions of forest ecosystem services. We collected data through 25 focus-group discussions in villages from distinct ethnic groups, including farmers (Tembo, Shi, and Nyindu) and hunter-gatherers (Twa). Twa identify more food-provisioning services and rank bush meat and honey as the most important. They also show stronger place attachment to the forest than the farmers, who value other ecosystem services, but all rank microclimate regulation as the most important. Our findings help assess ecosystem services trade-offs, highlight the important impacts of restricted access to forests resources for Twa, and point to the need for developing alternative livelihood strategies for these communities.

scholarly journals Towards the Legal Recognition and Governance of Forest Ecosystem Services in Mozambique

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Simon Norfolk ◽  
Michaela Cosijn
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The State ◽  
Adaptive Governance ◽  
Legal Recognition ◽  
Governance Regime ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cooperative Governance

Within the context of Mozambique, this paper examines the state of forest ecosystem services, the dependency of the population on these systems for their well-being, if an adaptive governance regime is being created which will ensure the resilience of the forest ecosystem services including the legal framework, the institutions operating within this framework, the tools available and their functioning, and how cooperative governance is operating.

scholarly journals Water-Related Payment Schemes for Forest Ecosystem Services in Selected Southeast European (SEE) Countries

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 654
Author(s):  
Dijana Vuletić ◽  
Silvija Krajter Ostoić ◽  
Ljiljana Keča ◽  
Mersudin Avdibegović ◽  
Kristina Potočki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
The State ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forestry Sector ◽  
Payment Schemes ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Definition Of

This paper examines the level of payment for ecosystem services (PES) concept implementation in the financing of water-related forest ecosystem services (ES) in the Republic of Croatia, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FB&H), the Republic of Slovenia, and the Republic of Serbia. The focus is on water-related forest ES recognised by the millennium ecosystem assessment (MEA). For the purpose of this paper, the term pure PES describes schemes that comply to all five conditions set by Wunder definition and term PES like for those schemes that miss some of those conditions. In the first step, the most important legislative documents related to forests, water, and environmental protection were selected. The second consists of a content analysis; focusing on the definition of ES; the definition of fees or payments; the establishment of ‘forest funds’, ‘water funds’, or ‘environmental funds’; and the way these funds were spent. Here we looked at the flow of funding into the forestry sector recognising forest management as the main water-related forest ES provider. Research revealed existence of well-established payments schemes in forestry in Croatia for almost 30 years and in FB&H for some 20 years which were assessed as closest to pure PES. In Serbia and Slovenia, there were no PES or PES like schemes in the forestry sector. In the water sector the well-established PES like payments schemes existing in all four countries. The environmental protection sector, however, rely more on the tax like rather than on the PES like schemes. Legislation in general recognised the link between forests and water, but this was much more evident in the forestry than in the water or environment sector. The role of the state is strongly pronounced in all countries studied, and was the main driving force behind all payments. However, this position of the state represents also the main obstacle for the development of pure PES schemes, together with underdeveloped private forestry and complex socio-economic conditions. Nevertheless, there is room for further development of pure PES and PES like schemes based on EU or global experiences.

scholarly journals Stakeholders’ Opinions towards Water-Related Forests Ecosystem Services in Selected Southeast European Countries (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 12001
Author(s):  
Dijana Vuletić ◽  
Silvija Krajter Ostoić ◽  
Klára Báliková ◽  
Mersudin Avdibegović ◽  
Kristina Potočki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
Payment Schemes ◽  
High Level

Even though water-related forest ecosystem services are important for forestry and water management sectors, they have different definitions and are regulated differently in each sector, which makes them poorly recognized. How stakeholders from two main sectors (forestry and water management) perceive the importance of water-related forest ecosystem services, the trade-offs between ecosystem services and the effectiveness and implementation of payments schemes related to forest water ecosystem services were our areas of interest. We have conduct surveys with different groups of stakeholders from both sectors in four selected countries (the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia) with a lot of similarities and the potential to learn from each other. The results show that in spite of the spotted differences among analyzed countries, there is a high level of agreement among respondents on all investigated aspects. In addition, even though different payment schemes exist in three of four countries, stakeholders are rarely aware of their existence, or it is better to say that they do not recognize them as payment schemes for ecosystem services because of their names and definitions, which do not clearly define ecosystem services. Mostly, they use bundled services and non-voluntary payments and are designed and implemented by the states. Due to the strong role of states and the low transparency in the existing schemes, we looked at possible conditions reflected through stakeholders’ opinions for overcoming that obstacle for the development of new payment schemes. We found that there is a high level of acceptance of payments schemes as more effective than “command and control” schemes and of the involvement of other stakeholders in decision-making processes as those conditions that can positively influence development of new payment schemes in all four countries. These results give us hope that in spite of the strong role of the state in selected countries, the role of stakeholders will be more acknowledged and, by that, the future schemes will be more harmonized among the sectors and their goals and needs, contributing to its effectiveness as well.

Mapping the Supply of Local Forest Ecosystem Services: Based on Delphi and Land Use Scoring Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-312
Author(s):  
Jang-Hwan Jo ◽  
Moon-Ki Choi ◽  
Oh Seok Kim ◽  
Kyeong-hak Lee ◽  
Chang-Bae Lee
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Scoring Method ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services
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