Supporting the Management of Ecosystem Services in Protected Areas: Trade-Offs Between Effort and Accuracy in Evaluation

Uta Schirpke, Rocco Scolozzi (), Benedetta Concetti (), Bruna Comini () and Ulrike Tappeiner
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Uta Schirpke: Institute for Alpine Environment, EURAC Research, Viale Druso 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy†Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestr. 15, 60200 Innsbruck, Austria
Rocco Scolozzi: #x2021;Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento, Via Verdi 26, 38122 Trento, Italy
Benedetta Concetti: #xA7;Regional Agency for Services to Agriculture and Forestry (ERSAF), Via Oliva 32, 25084 Gargnano, Italy
Bruna Comini: #xA7;Regional Agency for Services to Agriculture and Forestry (ERSAF), Via Oliva 32, 25084 Gargnano, Italy
Ulrike Tappeiner: Institute for Alpine Environment, EURAC Research, Viale Druso 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy†Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestr. 15, 60200 Innsbruck, Austria

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2017, vol. 19, issue 02, 1-30

Abstract: Integrating ecosystem services (ES) into the management of protected areas, such as European Natura 2000 sites, can improve biodiversity conservation and human well-being; yet, the assessment and application of ES remains challenging. In this study, we propose a roadmap to guide managers in the assessment of ES at multiple levels, including a non-monetary valuation in qualitative and quantitative terms, as well as a monetary valuation, and suggesting the appropriate applications related to ES mapping, communication and planning. The roadmap proceeds through four steps and along a gradient of accuracy and effort required in the assessment methods, with different levels of spatial scale, to effectively support managers. Together with the description of the roadmap, this paper provides insights from its application to terrestrial Natura 2000 sites in Italy.

Keywords: Natura 2000; ecosystem services assessment; ecosystem management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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