To what extent have the links between ecosystem services and human well-being been researched in Africa, Asia, and Latin America?

Most studies to date assume that there are multiple relationships between ecosystem services and human well-being, but there are few studies that quantify these relationships. Our objectives were: (1) to investigate the trends and understudied areas within ecosystem services and well-being research; and (2) within these general trends, to analyze to what extent the linkages between ecosystem services and well-being presented in empirical research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America were part of a tested hypothesis, and to assess which conceptual frameworks were used in understanding this interface. The results of this study highlighted that most publications assumed that ecosystem services and well-being were interlinked but did not analyze their relationship as part of the hypothesis to test. While different frameworks on well-being were adopted by empirical research, only one out of the 29 post-Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) conceptual frameworks that illustrate the linkages between ecosystem services and well-being was documented, and most case studies adopted the MEA. Finally, trade-offs and synergies between ecosystem services and disaggregated well-being were understudied. Considering these knowledge gaps in future studies will help empirical ecosystem services research to simultaneously contribute to improved well-being and environmental sustainability when applied at multiple policy or institutional levels.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Cruz-Garcia, Gisella S., Sachet, Erwan, Blundo Canto, Genowefa, Vanegas, Martha, Quintero, Marcela
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	eng
Subjects:	E50 - Sociologie rurale, P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières, F40 - Écologie végétale, écosystème, services écosystémiques, politique de l'environnement, bien-être social, moyens d'existence durables, sociologie rurale, communauté rurale, population rurale, stratégies de développement rural, politique de développement, protection de l'environnement, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2482, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1348040570280, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2597, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7137, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9000157, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6707, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6700, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6705, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9000140, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2228, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15898, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4221, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_666, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_165,
Online Access:	http://agritrop.cirad.fr/584308/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/584308/1/Cruz%20Garcia%20et%20al%202017%20Links%20between%20ES%20and%20HWB.pdf
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