Applying integrated valuation of ecosystem services in Latin America: Insights from 21 case studies
Por:
Rincon-Ruiz, Alexander, Arias-Arevalo, Paola, Núñez Hernández J.M., Cotler, Helena, Aguado Caso, Mateo, Meli, Paula, Tauro, Alejandra, Avila Akerberg, Victor Daniel, Avila-Foucat V.S., Cardenas J.P., Castillo Hernandez, Luis Alfonso, Castro L.G., Ceron Hernandez, Victor Alfonso, Contreras Araque, Andrea, Deschamps-Lomeli, Jimena, Galeana-Pizaña J.M., Guillén Oñate K., Hernandez Aguilar, Jose Antonio, Jimenez A.D., Lopez Mathamba, Luis Angel, Marquez Perez, Lizbeth, Moreno Diaz, Mary Luz, Marin Marin, Wilmer, Ochoa, Vivian, Sarmiento M.Á., Diaz Timote, Julian, Tique Cardozo, Luisa Lorena, Trujillo Acosta, Angelica, Waldron, Talia
Publicada:
1 ene 2019
Resumen:
Recent progress in the ecosystem services (ES) approach has been made through the application of integrated valuations of ecosystem services (IVES), which emphasizes social inclusion and incorporates a plurality of values in ES valuations. Given that most of the empirical experience with IVES practice has been in the Global North, we need to understand this practice in other contexts such as the Global South and Latin America. Based on 21 studies that applied IVES approaches, we evaluated how IVES is being implemented in socio-ecological contexts in Latin America and the challenges and ways forward for implementing it in this region. Leaders of the case studies completed a questionnaire that addressed these questions based on an analytical framework. Our case studies demonstrated advances in: integrating socio-cultural and monetary valuations, developing interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, communicating results, and providing policy recommendations that go beyond economic incentives. However, more efforts are still needed to engage some of the social actors, integrate ecological values, and address value trade-offs and power relations. Challenges and ways forward for implementing IVES approaches can be grouped into five areas: (i) building a culture of transdisciplinary research; (ii) promoting holistic versus split disciplinary valuations; (iii) engaging with environmental and civil society organizations and local leaders; (iv) supporting less powerful social actors and bringing out their voices through the IVES process; and (v) generating new means of communicating multiple perspectives at multiple scales. Our study empirically shows how new paths in socio-ecological contexts in Latin America are opening up to include the complex, conflicting, and diverse views of the importance of nature. We believe that in Latin America, IVES could be framed as participatory action research that empowers less powerful social actors through transdisciplinary and participatory valuation approaches. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.
Filiaciones:
Escuela de Economía – Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia – sede Bogotá, Colombia
Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Económicas, Universidad del Valle – Cali, Colombia
Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de Información Geoespacial – Ciudad de México, Mexico
Social-Ecological Systems Laboratory, Department of Ecology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Laboratório de Silvicultura Tropical, Departamento de Ciências Florestais, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, IIES – UNAM, Mexico
Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Rurales, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Mexico
Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas (IIEC), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Universidad Pedagógica de Colombia, Mexico
Instituto Alexander von Humboldt – Colombia, Mexico
Universidad del Cauca y Universidad Santiago de Cali, Colombia
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras INVEMAR, Colombia
Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR) Unidad Oaxaca, Instituto Politécnico Nacional – México, Mexico
Centro Internacional de Política Económica para el Desarollo Sostenible (CINPE) – Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
Facultad de Ciencias Forestales – Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana – Sede Bogotá, Colombia
Jardín Botánico de Bogotá José Celestino Mutis, Colombia
Univ Nacl Colombia, Sede Bogota, Fac Ciencias Econ, Escuela Econ, Bogota, Colombia
Univ Valle, Fac Ciencias Sociales & Econ, Dept Econ, Cali, Colombia
Ctr Invest Ciencias Informac Geoesp, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Ecol, Social Ecol Syst Lab, Madrid, Spain
Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Super Agr Luiz de Queiroz, Dept Ciencias Florestais, Lab Silvicultura Trop, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, IIES, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Univ Autonoma Estado Mexico, Inst Ciencias Agr & Rurales, Toluca, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Econ IIEC, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Univ Pedag Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Inst Alexander Von Humboldt, Bogota, Colombia
Univ Cauca, Popayan, Colombia
Univ Santiago Cali, Cali, Colombia
Inst Invest Marinas & Costeras INVEMAR, Santa Marta, Colombia
Inst Politecn Nacl, Unidad Oaxaca, CIIDIR, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Univ Nacl, Ctr Int Polit Econ Desarollo Sostenible CINPE, Heredia, Costa Rica
Univ Nacl Santiago del Estero, Fac Ciencias Forestales, Santiago Del Estero, Argentina
Pontificia Univ Javeriana, Sede Bogota, Bogota, Colombia
Jardin Botan Bogota Jose Celestino Mutis, Bogota, Colombia
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