Ecosystem services research in Latin America: The state of the art
Ecosystem services science has developed at a fast rate in Latin America, a region characterized by a high biological and cultural diversity, strong emphasis in foreign investment, and high socioeconomic inequities. Here we conducted the following analyses at the regional and national scales: (1) ho...
- Autores:
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Balvanera, Patricia
Uriarte, María
Almeida Leñero, Lucía
Altesor, Alice
DeClerck, Fabrice
Gardner, Toby
Hall, Jefferson
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2012
- Institución:
- Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales U.D.C.A
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio Institucional UDCA
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repository.udca.edu.co:11158/3030
- Acceso en línea:
- https://udca.elogim.com:2119/science/article/pii/S2212041612000320?via%3Dihub
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2012.09.006
- Palabra clave:
- Service supply
Service delivery
Service value
Tradeoffs among ecosystem services
Payments for ecosystem services
Ecosistema
Biología
Economía
Carbono
Agua
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Derechos Reservados - Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales
| Summary: | Ecosystem services science has developed at a fast rate in Latin America, a region characterized by a high biological and cultural diversity, strong emphasis in foreign investment, and high socioeconomic inequities. Here we conducted the following analyses at the regional and national scales: (1) how and when did the study of ecosystem services arise in each country?, (2) what is our present understanding of ecosystem service supply, delivery to societies, and social and economic values?, (3) what is the state of the art in integrating tradeoffs among services and in using interdisciplinary perspectives?, and (4) how has ecosystem service research been connected to policy design or management for sustainability? A large literature review (41000 references) showed that in Latin America ES supply and links to policy have been the most frequently assessed. Overall, emphasis has been placed on a few services, namely carbon and water. Payments for ecosystem services have received considerable attention in the region, though with strong differences across nations and with important limitations in their application. The future of the ecosystem service paradigm in Latin America will largely depend on its capacity to demonstrate effectiveness in meeting both conservation and development goals. |
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