Spatial analysis, local people's perception and economic valuation of wetland ecosystem services in the Usumacinta floodplain, Southern Mexico
The Usumacinta floodplain is an exceptional area for biodiversity with important ecosystem services for local people. The main objective of this paper was to estimate reference values and define local perceptions of ecosystem services provided by wetlands and overlapping them with spatially explicit socioeconomic and biodiversity indicators. We used the Usumacinta floodplain as an example of a territory where high dependence of rural people on ecosystem services is confronted with development projects that threat the flow of ecosystem services, thus affecting rural people well-being. With a combination of data from remote sensing, global databases of ecosystem service values, local perception of ecosystem services and socioeconomic and biodiversity richness indicators in a spatially explicit framework, we develop a policy-oriented approach for rapid assessment to manage wetlands and maintain people’s livelihoods. Regulating and provisioning services are identified as the most relevant ecosystem services in terms of their monetary value and local perceived importance. In a spatially explicit manner, this approach highlights the most valuable wetlands and identifies rural societies that are highly dependent on ecosystem services. Our approach can be replicated elsewhere and could provide valuable information for policymakers to design policies that can contribute to conserve wetland ecosystems where under threat of development.
Main Authors: | Camacho Valdéz, Vera Doctora autora 13289, Sáenz Arroyo de los Cobos, María Andrea Doctora 1971- autora 21175, Ghermandi, Andrea autora, Navarrete Gutiérrez, Darío Alejandro Doctor autor 8377, Rodiles Hernández, María del Rocío 1956- Doctora autora 5451 |
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Format: | Texto biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
Subjects: | Humedales, Servicios ecosistémicos, Indicadores socioeconómicos, Análisis espacial (Estadística), Conservación de humedales, Artfrosur, |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6996512/pdf/peerj-08-8395.pdf |
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