Mapping potential freshwater services, and their representation within Protected Areas (PAs), under conditions of sparse data. Pilot implementation for Cambodia
Freshwater is arguably one of Earth’s most threatened natural resources, on which more than 7 billion people depend. Pressures on freshwater resources from infrastructure, resource development, agricultural pollution and deforestation are mounting, particularly in developing countries. To date, cons...
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| author | Leonardo Sáenz Tracy Farrell Annette Olsson Will Turner Mark Mulligan Natalia Acero Rachel Neugarten Max Wright Madeleine McKinnon Cesar Ruiz Jairo Guerrero |
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| description | Freshwater is arguably one of Earth’s most threatened natural resources, on which more than 7 billion people depend. Pressures on freshwater resources from infrastructure, resource development, agricultural pollution and deforestation are mounting, particularly in developing countries. To date, conservation responses such as Protected Areas (PAs) have not typically targeted freshwater ecosystems and their services, and thus little is known about the effectiveness of these efforts in protecting them. This paper proposes and pilots an innovative freshwater services metrics framework to quantify the representation of potential freshwater services in PAs under conditions of scarce data, with a pilot application for Cambodia. Our results indicate that conservation actions have more effectively represented potential freshwater regulation services than potential freshwater provisioning services, with major rivers remaining generally unprotected. Results from the framework are then used to propose a series of context and region specific management options to improve the conservation of freshwater services in Cambodia. There is an acute need for such management options, as the country’s food security depends largely on important freshwater ecosystems such as the Tonle Sap Lake and the deep water pools systems of the Mekong River. The framework proposed can be applied in other countries or large river basins to explore the degree of representation of freshwater services within PAs systems, under conditions of sparse data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8852650051f0404cabb3af0b2c1f3e202022-12-22T02:44:35ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942016-07-017C10712110.1016/j.gecco.2016.05.007Mapping potential freshwater services, and their representation within Protected Areas (PAs), under conditions of sparse data. Pilot implementation for CambodiaLeonardo Sáenz0Tracy Farrell1Annette Olsson2Will Turner3Mark Mulligan4Natalia Acero5Rachel Neugarten6Max Wright7Madeleine McKinnon8Cesar Ruiz9Jairo Guerrero10Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USAGreater Mekong Program, Conservation International, Street 95 Sangkat Boeung Trabek, Khna Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh, P.O. Box 1356, CambodiaAsia-Pacific Regional Office, 318 Tanglin Road, #01-30, Block B, Singapore 247979, SingaporeBetty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USAEarth and Environmental Dynamics Research Group, Department of Geography, King’s College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, UKBetty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USABetty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USABetty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USABetty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USAConservation International Colombia, Carrera 13 No. 71-41, Bogotá DC, ColombiaConservation International Colombia, Carrera 13 No. 71-41, Bogotá DC, ColombiaFreshwater is arguably one of Earth’s most threatened natural resources, on which more than 7 billion people depend. Pressures on freshwater resources from infrastructure, resource development, agricultural pollution and deforestation are mounting, particularly in developing countries. To date, conservation responses such as Protected Areas (PAs) have not typically targeted freshwater ecosystems and their services, and thus little is known about the effectiveness of these efforts in protecting them. This paper proposes and pilots an innovative freshwater services metrics framework to quantify the representation of potential freshwater services in PAs under conditions of scarce data, with a pilot application for Cambodia. Our results indicate that conservation actions have more effectively represented potential freshwater regulation services than potential freshwater provisioning services, with major rivers remaining generally unprotected. Results from the framework are then used to propose a series of context and region specific management options to improve the conservation of freshwater services in Cambodia. There is an acute need for such management options, as the country’s food security depends largely on important freshwater ecosystems such as the Tonle Sap Lake and the deep water pools systems of the Mekong River. The framework proposed can be applied in other countries or large river basins to explore the degree of representation of freshwater services within PAs systems, under conditions of sparse data.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989415300172FreshwaterMetricsEcosystem ServicesProtected AreasCambodiaMekong RiverTonle Sap |
| spellingShingle | Leonardo Sáenz Tracy Farrell Annette Olsson Will Turner Mark Mulligan Natalia Acero Rachel Neugarten Max Wright Madeleine McKinnon Cesar Ruiz Jairo Guerrero Mapping potential freshwater services, and their representation within Protected Areas (PAs), under conditions of sparse data. Pilot implementation for Cambodia Global Ecology and Conservation Freshwater Metrics Ecosystem Services Protected Areas Cambodia Mekong River Tonle Sap |
| title | Mapping potential freshwater services, and their representation within Protected Areas (PAs), under conditions of sparse data. Pilot implementation for Cambodia |
| title_full | Mapping potential freshwater services, and their representation within Protected Areas (PAs), under conditions of sparse data. Pilot implementation for Cambodia |
| title_fullStr | Mapping potential freshwater services, and their representation within Protected Areas (PAs), under conditions of sparse data. Pilot implementation for Cambodia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping potential freshwater services, and their representation within Protected Areas (PAs), under conditions of sparse data. Pilot implementation for Cambodia |
| title_short | Mapping potential freshwater services, and their representation within Protected Areas (PAs), under conditions of sparse data. Pilot implementation for Cambodia |
| title_sort | mapping potential freshwater services and their representation within protected areas pas under conditions of sparse data pilot implementation for cambodia |
| topic | Freshwater Metrics Ecosystem Services Protected Areas Cambodia Mekong River Tonle Sap |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989415300172 |
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