Ecosystem services research in Latin America: The state of the art
Por:
Balvanera P., Uriarte M., Almeida-Leñero L., Altesor A., DeClerck F., Gardner T., Hall J., Lara A., Laterra P., Peña-Claros M., Silva Matos D.M., Vogl A.L., Romero-Duque L.P., Arreola L.F., Caro-Borrero A.P., Gallego F., Jain M., Little C., de Oliveira Xavier R., Paruelo J.M., Peinado J.E., Poorter L., Ascarrunz N., Correa F., Cunha-Santino M.B., Hernández-Sánchez A.P., Vallejos M.
Publicada:
1 ene 2012
Resumen:
Ecosystem services science has developed at a fast rate in Latin America, a region characterized by a high biological and cultural diversity, strong emphasis in foreign investment, and high socioeconomic inequities. Here we conducted the following analyses at the regional and national scales: (1) how and when did the study of ecosystem services arise in each country?, (2) what is our present understanding of ecosystem service supply, delivery to societies, and social and economic values?, (3) what is the state of the art in integrating tradeoffs among services and in using interdisciplinary perspectives?, and (4) how has ecosystem service research been connected to policy design or management for sustainability? A large literature review (>1000 references) showed that in Latin America ES supply and links to policy have been the most frequently assessed. Overall, emphasis has been placed on a few services, namely carbon and water. Payments for ecosystem services have received considerable attention in the region, though with strong differences across nations and with important limitations in their application. The future of the ecosystem service paradigm in Latin America will largely depend on its capacity to demonstrate effectiveness in meeting both conservation and development goals. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Filiaciones:
Balvanera P.:
Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán 58090, Mexico
Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, United States
Uriarte M.:
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, United States
Almeida-Leñero L.:
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México 04510, Mexico
Altesor A.:
Instituto de Ecología y Ciencias Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
DeClerck F.:
Agrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Services Program, Bioversity International, Rome, Italy
Gardner T.:
Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, CB23EJ Cambridge, United Kingdom
Hall J.:
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Av. Roosevelt 401, Balboa, Ancón, Panama
Lara A.:
Instituto de Silvicultura, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
Fundación Centro de los Bosques Nativos FORECOS, Valdivia, Chile
Laterra P.:
Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
Peña-Claros M.:
Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University, 6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlands
Silva Matos D.M.:
Depto of Hidrobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, San Carlos, Brazil
Vogl A.L.:
Natural Capital Project, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
Romero-Duque L.P.:
Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales (UDCA), CII222 No. 55-37, Bogotá, Colombia
Arreola L.F.:
Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán 58090, Mexico
Caro-Borrero A.P.:
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México 04510, Mexico
Gallego F.:
Instituto de Ecología y Ciencias Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
Jain M.:
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, United States
Little C.:
Fundación Centro de los Bosques Nativos FORECOS, Valdivia, Chile
Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
de Oliveira Xavier R.:
Depto of Hidrobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, San Carlos, Brazil
Paruelo J.M.:
Dept de Metodos Cuantitativos y Sistemas de Informacion, Lab. de Analisis Regional y Teledeteccion, Inst. de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA), Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Argentina
Peinado J.E.:
Universidad Católica de Colombia, CII 47 Carrera 13, Bogotá, Colombia
Poorter L.:
Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University, 6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlands
Ascarrunz N.:
Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal, P.O. Box 6204, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Correa F.:
Universidad de Medellín, Cra 87 No. 30-65, Medellín, Colombia
Cunha-Santino M.B.:
Depto of Hidrobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, San Carlos, Brazil
Hernández-Sánchez A.P.:
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México 04510, Mexico
Vallejos M.:
Dept de Metodos Cuantitativos y Sistemas de Informacion, Lab. de Analisis Regional y Teledeteccion, Inst. de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA), Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Argentina
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