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ArticlePaying for cultural ecosystem services: the case of open space sects (Vapostori) in Bulawayo metropolitan province, Zimbabwe
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.While religious entities have targeted ecosystem-service producing biodiversity in cities for worship purposes, this human encroachment by the itinerant Open Space Worship (OSW) Sects in Zimbabwe has pushed the frontiers of religion-environment component of the socio-ecological systems framework to conflictual relations. Due to the importance of urban green spaces’ function of carbon sequestration, scholars posit the quality of life in cities depends on locally produced ecosystem services. To ensure the delivery of urban ecosystem services there is need for assorted, multi-functional, and accessible blue and green infrastructure throughout our cities. It underscores the importance of green spaces in cities as key components of the socio-ecological systems framework where the natural forest wood serves as the carbon sink for sequestration and therefore human wellbeing. Anthropocentric OSW activities’ encroachment within these spaces calls for sustainable socio-ecological system management through responsive policies, which can benefit from the payment for ecosystem services using lease agreements and permits for open Worship Parks within cities to control access to the broader socio-ecological system (SESF) assets. All OSW sects studied in the City of Bulawayo use one form or another of ecosystem services and benefits, ranging from the provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural ecosystem services. Open space worship sects are prepared to pay in cash for value accrued from green spaces they use. The study particularly responds to the demands and aspirations of SDG 11: Sustainable Cities, Communities, and SDGOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. Keywords: Sustainable cities, communities, ecosystem-service, socio-ecological system, pen-space worship sects ID: 3487348 -
ArticleModeling CO2 restoration potential of mangrove ecosystems in Pakistan to support urban green spaces and human well-being
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Abstract: Pakistan is facing major climate change challenges since in recent years, the annual mean temperature has increased by 0.5°C in the country. Karachi is the largest city and highly vulnerable to fatal heatwave events trolling maximum deaths and illness in recent years. Coast of Mangrove Forest (MF) plays an important role in daily temperature, local environment, and microclimatic conditions. It is a well-established scientific reality that carbon traps heat in the air, and now observing a dramatic rise in temperature. The study aimed to evaluate the vulnerability of the communities to heat-stress, and categorize the role of Mangrove Ecosystem Services to mitigate future disasters. Coupled models and GIS/RS tools were used to estimate the suitability of MF land-cover to categorize the latent status. Heatwaves during summer for three days were calibrated by the models which resulted that an inundation of CO2 stress factors, 250 (S-u=1.0) with a rise in temperature up to 44°C with 70% humidity causes more deaths under heat-periods. Our results linked heatwaves with climate warming and extreme weather events, aggravated by rapid urbanization, industrialization, deforestation, emission of CO2, degradation of MF, and land-use change. Moreover, findings revealed that there is a significant drop-off in urban greenspaces and growth in built-up areas during 1984-2016. In addition, the SILVA-model projected that MF around the city has the ability to absorb CO2 emission up to 55.4 million tons. SILVA-growth projected that 43.61% CO2 stock can be deposited by MF which contributes 19% of the ecosystem. Model showcase that rehabilitation of 30-mangrove trees per/100m2 possibly reduce the extreme tide of heat stress, tsunami, CO2, and improve the air-quality index of the city. This study provides initial assessment and policy directions to rehabilitate MF to promote sustainable cities and societies. Key Words: CO2, urban green spaces, disaster risk reduction, extreme weather events ID: 3471412 -
ArticleIntegration of InVEST-Habitat quality with landscape pattern indexes: A case study of Mondulkiri province in Cambodia
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Many attempts have been carried out to halt the biodiversity loss and deforestation, both from the management and policy side. The development of RS, GIS, satellite tracking and ecological model, quantification and visualization of the regional biodiversity evaluation at spatial scale and time scale was widely used. Landscape biodiversity was the premise foundation for identifying key biodiversity protection areas at geographical scale. Empirical studies had been conducted for biodiversity evaluation and spatial pattern based on InVEST model. Cambodia is of global conservation importance which still contain nearly intact species assemblages. The purpose of this study is to look at the spatial and temporal changes in land use and to derive patches with high habitat quality by tracking changes in habitat quality according to the characteristics of landscape metrics and changes in Mondulkiri province in Cambodia. (1) Observation of land use change patterns (2) Examine major landscape change factors, and examine the extent to which landscape patches contribute to securing habitat quality. Hoping the results could be used to support spatial planning and protection of biodiversity, especially for the fragile mountainous area. Mondulkiri has undergone a relatively strong process of land-use change. the most notable characteristic was a transformation from forest land into cropland or plantation during the 30 years. Landscape proportion reduced from 0.59 to 0.52, indicating that as the proportion of forest area patches decreased. Number of patches increased from 394 to 725 which means landscape patches become more fragmented and similarly patch density slightly increased. The northern and eastern parts of the Mondulkiri are dense crop areas with a high proportion while the southern regions have a large number of plantation land. The results could be used to support spatial planning and protection of biodiversity, especially for the fragile mountainous area. Keywords: Adaptive and integrated management, Biodiversity conservation, Deforestation and forest degradation, Sustainable forest management, Landscape management ID: 3622047
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