Ecosystem services research in Latin America: The state of the art

dc.contributor.affiliationCentro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán 58090, Mexicospa
dc.contributor.affiliationCenter for Conservation Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United Statesspa
dc.contributor.affiliationDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, United Statesspa
dc.contributor.affiliationFacultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México 04510, Mexicospa
dc.contributor.affiliationInstituto de Ecología y Ciencias Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguayspa
dc.contributor.affiliationAgrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Services Program, Bioversity International, Rome, Italyspa
dc.contributor.affiliationDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, CB23EJ Cambridge, United Kingdomspa
dc.contributor.affiliationSmithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Av. Roosevelt 401, Balboa, Ancón, Panamaspa
dc.contributor.affiliationInstituto de Silvicultura, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chilespa
dc.contributor.affiliationFundación Centro de los Bosques Nativos FORECOS, Valdivia, Chilespa
dc.contributor.affiliationFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentinaspa
dc.contributor.affiliationForest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University, 6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlandsspa
dc.contributor.affiliationDepto of Hidrobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, San Carlos, Brazilspa
dc.contributor.affiliationNatural Capital Project, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United Statesspa
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales (UDCA), CII222 No. 55-37, Bogotá, Colombiaspa
dc.contributor.affiliationInstituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chilespa
dc.contributor.affiliationDept 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, Argentinaspa
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversidad Católica de Colombia, CII 47 Carrera 13, Bogotá, Colombiaspa
dc.contributor.affiliationInstituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal, P.O. Box 6204, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Boliviaspa
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversidad de Medellín, Cra 87 No. 30-65, Medellín, Colombiaspa
dc.contributor.authorBalvanera P.
dc.contributor.authorUriarte M.
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida-Lenero L.
dc.contributor.authorAltesor A.
dc.contributor.authorDeClerck F.
dc.contributor.authorGardner T.
dc.contributor.authorHall J.
dc.contributor.authorLara A.
dc.contributor.authorLaterra P.
dc.contributor.authorPena-Claros M.
dc.contributor.authorSilva Matos D.M.
dc.contributor.authorVogl A.L.
dc.contributor.authorRomero-Duque L.P.
dc.contributor.authorArreola L.F.
dc.contributor.authorCaro-Borrero A.P.
dc.contributor.authorGallego F.
dc.contributor.authorJain M.
dc.contributor.authorLittle C.
dc.contributor.authorde Oliveira Xavier R.
dc.contributor.authorParuelo J.M.
dc.contributor.authorPeinado J.E.
dc.contributor.authorPoorter L.
dc.contributor.authorAscarrunz N.
dc.contributor.authorCorrea F.
dc.contributor.authorCunha-Santino M.B.
dc.contributor.authorHernandez-Sanchez A.P.
dc.contributor.authorVallejos M.
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-09T13:16:46Z
dc.date.available2015-10-09T13:16:46Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractEcosystem 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.eng
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecoser.2012.09.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11407/1325
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEcosystem Services, diciembre de 2012, volume 2, pp 56-70eng
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212041612000320
dc.rights.accessrightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.sourceScopusspa
dc.subject.proposalPayments for ecosystem serviceseng
dc.subject.proposalService deliveryeng
dc.subject.proposalService supplyeng
dc.subject.proposalService valueeng
dc.subject.proposalTradeoffs among ecosystem serviceseng
dc.titleEcosystem services research in Latin America: The state of the artspa
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.driverinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article

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