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...
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| author | Vera Camacho-Valdez Andrea Saenz-Arroyo Andrea Ghermandi Dario A. Navarrete-Gutiérrez Rocío Rodiles-Hernández |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3977cc4faa0d4635a816f750e9d393be2023-12-02T21:50:36ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592020-01-018e839510.7717/peerj.8395Spatial analysis, local people’s perception and economic valuation of wetland ecosystem services in the Usumacinta floodplain, Southern MexicoVera Camacho-Valdez0Andrea Saenz-Arroyo1Andrea Ghermandi2Dario A. Navarrete-Gutiérrez3Rocío Rodiles-Hernández4Departamento de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, CONACYT-El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, MexicoDepartamento de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, MexicoDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Haifa, Haifa, Haifa, IsraelLaboratorio de Análisis de Información Geográfica y Estadística, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, MexicoDepartamento de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, MexicoThe 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.https://peerj.com/articles/8395.pdfUsumacinta floodplainEcosystem servicesWetlandLocal perceptionLivelihoodsSpatial analysis |
| spellingShingle | Vera Camacho-Valdez Andrea Saenz-Arroyo Andrea Ghermandi Dario A. Navarrete-Gutiérrez Rocío Rodiles-Hernández Spatial analysis, local people’s perception and economic valuation of wetland ecosystem services in the Usumacinta floodplain, Southern Mexico PeerJ Usumacinta floodplain Ecosystem services Wetland Local perception Livelihoods Spatial analysis |
| title | Spatial analysis, local people’s perception and economic valuation of wetland ecosystem services in the Usumacinta floodplain, Southern Mexico |
| title_full | Spatial analysis, local people’s perception and economic valuation of wetland ecosystem services in the Usumacinta floodplain, Southern Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Spatial analysis, local people’s perception and economic valuation of wetland ecosystem services in the Usumacinta floodplain, Southern Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial analysis, local people’s perception and economic valuation of wetland ecosystem services in the Usumacinta floodplain, Southern Mexico |
| title_short | Spatial analysis, local people’s perception and economic valuation of wetland ecosystem services in the Usumacinta floodplain, Southern Mexico |
| title_sort | spatial analysis local people s perception and economic valuation of wetland ecosystem services in the usumacinta floodplain southern mexico |
| topic | Usumacinta floodplain Ecosystem services Wetland Local perception Livelihoods Spatial analysis |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/8395.pdf |
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