TY - JOUR
T1 - Ecosystem services research in Latin America: The state of the art
AU - Balvanera, Patricia
AU - Uriarte, María
AU - Almeida-Leñero, Lucía
AU - Altesor, Alice
AU - DeClerck, Fabrice
AU - Gardner, Toby
AU - Hall, Jefferson
AU - Lara, Antonio
AU - Laterra, Pedro
AU - Peña-Claros, Marielos
AU - Silva Matos, Dalva M.
AU - Vogl, Adrian L.
AU - Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad
AU - Arreola, Luis Felipe
AU - Caro-Borrero, Ángela Piedad
AU - Gallego, Federico
AU - Jain, Meha
AU - Little, Christian
AU - de Oliveira Xavier, Rafael
AU - Paruelo, José M.
AU - Peinado, Jesús Emilio
AU - Poorter, Lourens
AU - Ascarrunz, Nataly
AU - Correa, Francisco
AU - Cunha-Santino, Marcela B.
AU - Hernández-Sánchez, Amabel Paula
AU - Vallejos, María
PY - 2012/12/1
Y1 - 2012/12/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2012.09.006
DO - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2012.09.006
M3 - Scientific review
SN - 2212-0416
VL - 2
SP - 56
EP - 70
JO - Ecosystem Services
JF - Ecosystem Services
ER -