Evaluating the impacts of Payment for Ecosystem Services (water supplies) in an agricultural system of the Brazilian Cerrado
Abstract In this study, we investigated the effects of the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in an agrisystem located in the Brazilian Midwest. This PES benefits the owners of rural properties that encompass springs that feed the Abóbora River microbasin which supplies water for consumption in th...
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| author | FRANCIELE DE KÁSSIA DE OLIVEIRA CAROLINA EMÍLIA DOS SANTOS MARIANA N. SIQUEIRA HAIHANI S. PASSOS ALESSANDRO R. MORAIS |
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| description | Abstract In this study, we investigated the effects of the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in an agrisystem located in the Brazilian Midwest. This PES benefits the owners of rural properties that encompass springs that feed the Abóbora River microbasin which supplies water for consumption in the city of Rio Verde, Goiás. We evaluated the percentage of native vegetation cover around the springs of the watercourses and also estimated its change over time (2005, 2011 and 2017). The vegetation cover of the Areas of Permanent Preservation (APP) increased by 2.24% on average, seven years after the implantation of the PES. There was little difference in the change of vegetation cover maintained over the study years (2005, 2011, and 2017), however, the vegetation cover increased for 17 springs, decreased for 11 springs, and was completely degraded for other two. To improve the performance of this PES, we recommend (1) expanding the program to include the APPs surrounding the springs, together with the legal reserves of each property, (2) implementing measures to ensure that properties are environmentally adequate, (3) including the properties in the Brazilian Rural Environment Register (CAR), and (4) obtaining environmental licensing for the activities undertaken within the Abóbora River basin. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cfbc40a2991d4c38bc01237cfdd5fb612023-06-30T10:53:27ZengAcademia Brasileira de CiênciasAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências1678-26902023-06-0195210.1590/0001-3765202320220054Evaluating the impacts of Payment for Ecosystem Services (water supplies) in an agricultural system of the Brazilian CerradoFRANCIELE DE KÁSSIA DE OLIVEIRAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3336-3532CAROLINA EMÍLIA DOS SANTOShttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1047-4819MARIANA N. SIQUEIRAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6603-1980HAIHANI S. PASSOShttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3105-1735ALESSANDRO R. MORAIShttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0511-5790Abstract In this study, we investigated the effects of the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in an agrisystem located in the Brazilian Midwest. This PES benefits the owners of rural properties that encompass springs that feed the Abóbora River microbasin which supplies water for consumption in the city of Rio Verde, Goiás. We evaluated the percentage of native vegetation cover around the springs of the watercourses and also estimated its change over time (2005, 2011 and 2017). The vegetation cover of the Areas of Permanent Preservation (APP) increased by 2.24% on average, seven years after the implantation of the PES. There was little difference in the change of vegetation cover maintained over the study years (2005, 2011, and 2017), however, the vegetation cover increased for 17 springs, decreased for 11 springs, and was completely degraded for other two. To improve the performance of this PES, we recommend (1) expanding the program to include the APPs surrounding the springs, together with the legal reserves of each property, (2) implementing measures to ensure that properties are environmentally adequate, (3) including the properties in the Brazilian Rural Environment Register (CAR), and (4) obtaining environmental licensing for the activities undertaken within the Abóbora River basin.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652023000301006&tlng=enCentral Brazilhotspot biomenative vegetation coverspringsWater Production Program |
| spellingShingle | FRANCIELE DE KÁSSIA DE OLIVEIRA CAROLINA EMÍLIA DOS SANTOS MARIANA N. SIQUEIRA HAIHANI S. PASSOS ALESSANDRO R. MORAIS Evaluating the impacts of Payment for Ecosystem Services (water supplies) in an agricultural system of the Brazilian Cerrado Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Central Brazil hotspot biome native vegetation cover springs Water Production Program |
| title | Evaluating the impacts of Payment for Ecosystem Services (water supplies) in an agricultural system of the Brazilian Cerrado |
| title_full | Evaluating the impacts of Payment for Ecosystem Services (water supplies) in an agricultural system of the Brazilian Cerrado |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the impacts of Payment for Ecosystem Services (water supplies) in an agricultural system of the Brazilian Cerrado |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the impacts of Payment for Ecosystem Services (water supplies) in an agricultural system of the Brazilian Cerrado |
| title_short | Evaluating the impacts of Payment for Ecosystem Services (water supplies) in an agricultural system of the Brazilian Cerrado |
| title_sort | evaluating the impacts of payment for ecosystem services water supplies in an agricultural system of the brazilian cerrado |
| topic | Central Brazil hotspot biome native vegetation cover springs Water Production Program |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652023000301006&tlng=en |
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