The Effects of Implementing Three Climate-Smart Practices with an Integrated Landscape Approach on Functional Connectivity and Carbon Storage
Por:
Von Thaden J.J., Lithgow D., Revollo-Fernández D.A., Salazar-Vargas M.D.P., Rodríguez de los Santos A.
Publicada:
1 ene 2024
Resumen:
Climate-smart practices are actions that can be implemented without affecting agricultural activities and that can promote these activities, generating direct and indirect benefits in ecosystem services provision and increasing agricultural productivity and private income. The present study evaluated the effect of three climate-smart actions (establishment of isolated trees, recovery of riparian vegetation, and implementation of live fences) on increased functional landscape connectivity and carbon storage. Three scenarios with rates of participation ranging from 5 to 100% were tested in two watersheds with different degrees of conservation and a high priority for national food production in Mexico. The main results suggest climate-smart practices positively impact landscape connectivity and carbon sequestration. However, the improvement in landscape connectivity mainly benefits species of short displacement (50–100 m), and the increase in carbon storage is directly linear to the area implemented in these practices. Also, the effectiveness of the modeled actions depends on the landscape structure, which was implemented with the highest benefits in watersheds with intense agricultural activity. The findings can support decision-makers in selecting the best strategies to increase landscape connectivity and carbon sequestration in productive landscapes. © 2024 by the authors.
Filiaciones:
Laboratorio de Planeación Ambiental, Departamento El Hombre y su Ambiente, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Mexico City, Coyoacan, 04960, Mexico
Red de Ambiente y Sustentabilidad, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, Veracruz, Xalapa, 91073, Mexico
Área Crecimiento y Medio Ambiente, Departamento de Economía, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco/Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencia y Tecnología, San Pablo Xalpa 180, Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, 02128, Mexico
Posgrado en Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad, Unidad de Posgrado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
Dirección de Economía Ambiental y de Recursos Naturales, Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático, Picacho-Ajusco 4219, Tlalpan, Mexico City, 14210, Mexico
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