scholarly journals A Hybrid Approach to the Valuation of Climate Change Effects on Ecosystem Services: Evidence from the European Forests

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Ding ◽  
Silvia Silvestri ◽  
Aline Chiabai ◽  
Paulo A. L. D. Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
European Forests ◽  
Climate Change Effects

scholarly journals Nitrogen deposition and climate change effects on tree species composition and ecosystem services for a forest cohort

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. e01345 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Van Houtven ◽  
Jennifer Phelan ◽  
Christopher Clark ◽  
Robert D. Sabo ◽  
John Buckley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Nitrogen Deposition ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Tree Species Composition ◽  
Climate Change Effects

Coconstruction of Ecosystem Services Management in Tribal Lands: Elicit Expert Opinion Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 487-499
Author(s):  
Alicia Azpeleta Tarancón ◽  
Yeon-Su Kim ◽  
Thora Padilla ◽  
Peter Z. Fulé ◽  
Andrew J. Sánchez Meador
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Tribal Lands ◽  
Mescalero Apache

AbstractThe Mescalero Apache Tribal Lands (MATL) provide a diverse range of ecosystem services, many of which are of fundamental importance for the Mescalero Apache Tribe’s well-being. Managing forests on MATL, especially under climate change, involves prioritizing certain ecosystem services. We used an iterative survey of experts’ opinions to identify those ecosystem services that 1) have high utility—services that the Tribe uses, or could use, and are obtained directly or indirectly from the MATL; 2) are irreplaceable—services that cannot be provided by any other natural resource; and 3) are under a high level of threat—services at risk of declining or being lost directly or indirectly by climate change and thus are critical for management. Both scientists and practitioners identified water and cultural services as management priorities. Management recommendations to mitigate and adapt to climate change effects include reintroduction of fire in the landscape, assisted migration, creation of age/size mosaics across the landscape, and incorporation of green energy. Incorporating human perspectives into natural resource management is a critical component to maintain and adapt social–ecological systems to climate change, especially for Indigenous communities with inherent rights of sovereignty who are deeply connected to natural resources. This study demonstrates how knowledge systems are complementary: diverse perspectives related to values and threats of ecosystems can be incorporated to coconstruct ecosystem management decisions.

scholarly journals Spatial Pattern of Climate Change Effects on Lithuanian Forestry

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gintautas Mozgeris ◽  
Vilis Brukas ◽  
Nerijus Pivoriūnas ◽  
Gintautas Činga ◽  
Ekaterina Makrickienė ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Forest Growth ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Climate Change Effects

Research Highlights: Validating modelling approach which combines global framework conditions in the form of climate and policy scenarios with the use of forest decision support system to assess climate change impacts on the sustainability of forest management. Background and Objectives: Forests and forestry have been confirmed to be sensitive to climate. On the other hand, human efforts to mitigate climate change influence forests and forest management. To facilitate the evaluation of future sustainability of forest management, decision support systems are applied. Our aims are to: (1) Adopt and validate decision support tool to incorporate climate change and its mitigation impacts on forest growth, global timber demands and prices for simulating future trends of forest ecosystem services in Lithuania, (2) determine the magnitude and spatial patterns of climate change effects on Lithuanian forests and forest management in the future, supposing that current forestry practices are continued. Materials and Methods: Upgraded version of Lithuanian forestry simulator Kupolis was used to model the development of all forests in the country until 2120 under management conditions of three climate change scenarios. Selected stand-level forest and forest management characteristics were aggregated to the level of regional branches of the State Forest Enterprise and analyzed for the spatial and temporal patterns of climate change effects. Results: Increased forest growth under a warmer future climate resulted in larger tree dimensions, volumes of growing stock, naturally dying trees, harvested assortments, and also higher profits from forestry activities. Negative impacts were detected for the share of broadleaved tree species in the standing volume and the tree species diversity. Climate change effects resulted in spatially clustered patterns—increasing stand productivity, and amounts of harvested timber were concentrated in the regions with dominating coniferous species, while the same areas were exposed to negative dynamics of biodiversity-related forest attributes. Current forest characteristics explained 70% or more of the variance of climate change effects on key forest and forest management attributes. Conclusions: Using forest decision support systems, climate change scenarios and considering the balance of delivered ecosystem services is suggested as a methodological framework for validating forest management alternatives aiming for more adaptiveness in Lithuanian forestry.

scholarly journals Assessing the Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Mountain Forests: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 453-476
Author(s):  
Giorgia Bottaro ◽  
Paola Gatto ◽  
Davide Pettenella
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Mountain Forest ◽  
Mountain Forests ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Climate Change Effects

AbstractThe effects of climate change are increasingly more visible on natural ecosystems. Being mountain forest ecosystems among the most vulnerable and the most affected, they appear to be, at the same time, the most suitable for the assessment of climate change effects on ecosystem services. Assuming this, we review the literature on the economic assessment of climate change impacts on European mountain forests. Initially, the trends in the provision of mountain forest ecosystem services are discussed. We, then, considered the effects on forest structure and tree physiology, these two being strictly associated with the capability of the ecosystem to provide ecosystem services. The results have been grouped into a table that displays the trend, the quality and the quantity of the information found. Subsequently, the main methods that can be employed to assess the economic value of the different ecosystem services have been described. For each method, some implementation examples have been introduced to better understand its functioning. Concluding, the main gaps still existing in literature concerning the effects of climate change on ecosystem services provided by mountain forests have been highlighted. Finally, some more considerations about the existing methods for the economic valuation of ecosystem services have been done.

scholarly journals Building Climate Change Adaptation Scenarios with Stakeholders for Water Management: A Hybrid Approach Adapted to the South Indian Water Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8459
Author(s):  
Mariem Baccar ◽  
Jacques-Eric Bergez ◽  
Stephane Couture ◽  
Muddu Sekhar ◽  
Laurent Ruiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Runoff Water ◽  
Indian Water ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Building Adaptation ◽  
Local Climate Change ◽  
Adaptation Scenarios

Climate change threatens the sustainability of agriculture and natural resources. Adaptive solutions must be designed locally with stakeholders. We developed the Approach for Building Adaptation Scenarios with Stakeholders (ABASS), which aims to identify adaptation policies and corresponding scenarios of natural resource management in the context of climate change. Its originality is the combination of different existing participatory methods, organized in three phases. In step 1, experts identify local environmental problems on a map and build the assumption tree of local climate change effects. In step 2, experts identify stakeholders. Step 3 leads to the construction of adaptation scenarios with stakeholders in two phases. First, in a participatory workshop gathering numerous stakeholders, the assumption tree is presented to help stakeholders identify potential policies that address the effects of climate change. Then, using the map produced in step 1, each group of stakeholders separately translates each potential policy into a detailed scenario. We applied ABASS to the context of groundwater overexploitation in South India. Two policies at the farm level emerged as consensual: (i) ponds to harvest runoff water and (ii) drip irrigation to conserve water; but their implementation highlights the differences of opinion among stakeholders.

scholarly journals Coastal Ecosystem Services Assessment in the Framework of the Climate Change Effects: Study Case Bay of Cadiz Natural Park (Spain)

2020 ◽  
pp. 185-200
Author(s):  
Alba López-Herrera ◽  
J. Adolfo Chica-Ruiz ◽  
María Luisa Pérez-Cayeiro
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Regulation Services ◽  
Protected Natural Area ◽  
Services Evaluation ◽  
Bay Of Cadiz ◽  
Bay Of Cádiz

An ecosystem service assessment in the Bay of Cadiz Natural Park has been undergone in relation to the effects of climate change. The ecosystems in the study area were analyzed and 3 different types were indentified: 1) beaches and dunes, 2) marshes and 3) marine environment (including the marine phanerogam meadows), and the ecosystem services (providing, regulating and cultural services) that these ecosystems offer have also been identified. The services state was valued to determine which ones are the most exposed and which the most vulnerable to the climate change effects and its possible future trends through climatic simulators has been made. The results allowed to conclude that most of the ecosystem services showed a negative trend, especially the regulation services which are more associated with the climate change phenomenon. Keywords: Protected natural area, ecosystem services, evaluation of ecosystems, human well-being, climate change.

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