Communities’ perceptions and knowledge of ecosystem services: Evidence from rural communities in Nigeria

Wei Zhang, Edward Kato, Prapti Bhandary, Ephraim Nkonya (), Hassan Ishaq Ibrahim, Mure Uhunamure Agbonlahor and Hussaini Yusuf Ibrahim

No 1418, IFPRI discussion papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: This research has been undertaken to improve our understanding of stakeholders’ knowledge and perception about ecosystem services (ES), which provides a valuable means of gaining insight into the opportunities and constraints that face ES management in a multiuser landscape. Land use preferences are influenced by a variety of motives, attitudes, and values intrinsic to every individual’s decisionmaking. Knowledge can affect attitudes and behavioral intentions, and a positive attitude toward the environment has been found to predict conservation practices.

Keywords: rural communities; senses; rural; agricultural extension; forests; land use; awareness-raising; ecosystem services; communities; knowledge; Nigeria; Africa; Western Africa; Sub-saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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