The impact of protected area governance and management capacity on ecosystem function in Central America

The impact of protected area governance and management capacity on ecosystem function in Central America

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Protected areas (PAs) are a prominent approach to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services. A critical question for safeguarding these resources is how PA governance processes and management structures influence their effectiveness. We conduct an impact evaluation of 12 PAs in three Central American countries to assess how processes in management restrictions, management capacity, and decentralization affect the annual change in the satellite-derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). NDVI varies with greenness that relates to plant production, biomass, and important ecosystem functions related to biodiversity and ecosystem services such as water quality and carbon storage. Any loss of vegetation cover in the form of deforestation or degradation would show up as a decrease in NDVI values over time and gains in vegetation cover and regeneration as an increase in NDVI values. Management restriction categories are based on international classifications of strict versus multiple-use PAs, and capacity and decentralization categories are based on key informant interviews of PA managers. We use matching to create a counterfactual of non-protected observations and a matching estimator and regression to estimate treatment effects of each sub-sample. On average, strict and multiple-use PAs have a significant and positive effect on NDVI compared to non-protected land uses. Both high and low decentralized PAs also positively affect NDVI. High capacity PAs have a positive and significant effect on NDVI, while low capacity PAs have a negative effect on NDVI.

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Main Authors: Muñoz Brenes, Carlos L., Jones, Kelly W., Schlesinger, Peter, Robalino, Juan 111340, Vierling, Lee
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Published: Universidade de Brasilia, Brasil Frédéric Mertens 2018
Subjects:AREAS PROTEGIDAS, BIODIVERSIDAD, SERVICIOS DE LOS ECOSISTEMAS, GOBERNANZA AMBIENTAL, ECOSISTEMA, ENTREVISTAS, DEFORESTACIÓN, CONSERVACION, ECOLOGIA, DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA,
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spelling KOHA-OAI-BVE:1485682022-02-19T22:48:30ZThe impact of protected area governance and management capacity on ecosystem function in Central America Muñoz Brenes, Carlos L. Jones, Kelly W. Schlesinger, Peter Robalino, Juan 111340 Vierling, Lee textUniversidade de Brasilia, Brasil Frédéric Mertens2018spaProtected areas (PAs) are a prominent approach to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services. A critical question for safeguarding these resources is how PA governance processes and management structures influence their effectiveness. We conduct an impact evaluation of 12 PAs in three Central American countries to assess how processes in management restrictions, management capacity, and decentralization affect the annual change in the satellite-derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). NDVI varies with greenness that relates to plant production, biomass, and important ecosystem functions related to biodiversity and ecosystem services such as water quality and carbon storage. Any loss of vegetation cover in the form of deforestation or degradation would show up as a decrease in NDVI values over time and gains in vegetation cover and regeneration as an increase in NDVI values. Management restriction categories are based on international classifications of strict versus multiple-use PAs, and capacity and decentralization categories are based on key informant interviews of PA managers. We use matching to create a counterfactual of non-protected observations and a matching estimator and regression to estimate treatment effects of each sub-sample. On average, strict and multiple-use PAs have a significant and positive effect on NDVI compared to non-protected land uses. Both high and low decentralized PAs also positively affect NDVI. High capacity PAs have a positive and significant effect on NDVI, while low capacity PAs have a negative effect on NDVI.Protected areas (PAs) are a prominent approach to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services. A critical question for safeguarding these resources is how PA governance processes and management structures influence their effectiveness. We conduct an impact evaluation of 12 PAs in three Central American countries to assess how processes in management restrictions, management capacity, and decentralization affect the annual change in the satellite-derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). NDVI varies with greenness that relates to plant production, biomass, and important ecosystem functions related to biodiversity and ecosystem services such as water quality and carbon storage. Any loss of vegetation cover in the form of deforestation or degradation would show up as a decrease in NDVI values over time and gains in vegetation cover and regeneration as an increase in NDVI values. Management restriction categories are based on international classifications of strict versus multiple-use PAs, and capacity and decentralization categories are based on key informant interviews of PA managers. We use matching to create a counterfactual of non-protected observations and a matching estimator and regression to estimate treatment effects of each sub-sample. On average, strict and multiple-use PAs have a significant and positive effect on NDVI compared to non-protected land uses. Both high and low decentralized PAs also positively affect NDVI. High capacity PAs have a positive and significant effect on NDVI, while low capacity PAs have a negative effect on NDVI.AREAS PROTEGIDAS BIODIVERSIDADSERVICIOS DE LOS ECOSISTEMAS GOBERNANZA AMBIENTAL ECOSISTEMA ENTREVISTASDEFORESTACIÓNCONSERVACIONECOLOGIA DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA https://repositorio.bibliotecaorton.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9539
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topic AREAS PROTEGIDAS
BIODIVERSIDAD
SERVICIOS DE LOS ECOSISTEMAS
GOBERNANZA AMBIENTAL
ECOSISTEMA
ENTREVISTAS
DEFORESTACIÓN
CONSERVACION
ECOLOGIA
DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA
AREAS PROTEGIDAS
BIODIVERSIDAD
SERVICIOS DE LOS ECOSISTEMAS
GOBERNANZA AMBIENTAL
ECOSISTEMA
ENTREVISTAS
DEFORESTACIÓN
CONSERVACION
ECOLOGIA
DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA
spellingShingle AREAS PROTEGIDAS
BIODIVERSIDAD
SERVICIOS DE LOS ECOSISTEMAS
GOBERNANZA AMBIENTAL
ECOSISTEMA
ENTREVISTAS
DEFORESTACIÓN
CONSERVACION
ECOLOGIA
DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA
AREAS PROTEGIDAS
BIODIVERSIDAD
SERVICIOS DE LOS ECOSISTEMAS
GOBERNANZA AMBIENTAL
ECOSISTEMA
ENTREVISTAS
DEFORESTACIÓN
CONSERVACION
ECOLOGIA
DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA
Muñoz Brenes, Carlos L.
Jones, Kelly W.
Schlesinger, Peter
Robalino, Juan 111340
Vierling, Lee
The impact of protected area governance and management capacity on ecosystem function in Central America
description Protected areas (PAs) are a prominent approach to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services. A critical question for safeguarding these resources is how PA governance processes and management structures influence their effectiveness. We conduct an impact evaluation of 12 PAs in three Central American countries to assess how processes in management restrictions, management capacity, and decentralization affect the annual change in the satellite-derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). NDVI varies with greenness that relates to plant production, biomass, and important ecosystem functions related to biodiversity and ecosystem services such as water quality and carbon storage. Any loss of vegetation cover in the form of deforestation or degradation would show up as a decrease in NDVI values over time and gains in vegetation cover and regeneration as an increase in NDVI values. Management restriction categories are based on international classifications of strict versus multiple-use PAs, and capacity and decentralization categories are based on key informant interviews of PA managers. We use matching to create a counterfactual of non-protected observations and a matching estimator and regression to estimate treatment effects of each sub-sample. On average, strict and multiple-use PAs have a significant and positive effect on NDVI compared to non-protected land uses. Both high and low decentralized PAs also positively affect NDVI. High capacity PAs have a positive and significant effect on NDVI, while low capacity PAs have a negative effect on NDVI.
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topic_facet AREAS PROTEGIDAS
BIODIVERSIDAD
SERVICIOS DE LOS ECOSISTEMAS
GOBERNANZA AMBIENTAL
ECOSISTEMA
ENTREVISTAS
DEFORESTACIÓN
CONSERVACION
ECOLOGIA
DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA
author Muñoz Brenes, Carlos L.
Jones, Kelly W.
Schlesinger, Peter
Robalino, Juan 111340
Vierling, Lee
author_facet Muñoz Brenes, Carlos L.
Jones, Kelly W.
Schlesinger, Peter
Robalino, Juan 111340
Vierling, Lee
author_sort Muñoz Brenes, Carlos L.
title The impact of protected area governance and management capacity on ecosystem function in Central America
title_short The impact of protected area governance and management capacity on ecosystem function in Central America
title_full The impact of protected area governance and management capacity on ecosystem function in Central America
title_fullStr The impact of protected area governance and management capacity on ecosystem function in Central America
title_full_unstemmed The impact of protected area governance and management capacity on ecosystem function in Central America
title_sort impact of protected area governance and management capacity on ecosystem function in central america
publisher Universidade de Brasilia, Brasil Frédéric Mertens
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