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- Title
An Analysis of the Worldwide Research on the Socio-Cultural Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Services.
- Authors
Velasco-Muñoz, Juan F.; Aznar-Sánchez, José A.; Schoenemann, Marina; López-Felices, Belén
- Abstract
The socio-cultural valuation of forest ecosystem services is a useful tool to generate knowledge and help balance the different interests of stakeholders with respect to the management of these services. The aim of this study is to analyse the evolution of global research on the economic valuation of forest ecosystem services through a review of the existing literature on this topic. The results show that socio-cultural valuation has gained importance in recent years. There is a wide disparity between the countries conducting the research and those being studied. Inconsistency has been observed in the definition and classification of services provided by forests, as well as a lack of unanimity on the reference framework to be applied. The main methodological approaches in the socio-cultural valuation of forest services are participatory mapping, social media analysis, the Q method and free listing. For the collection of primary information, the dominant methodologies are focus groups, semi-structured interviews and online surveys. Finally, this study demonstrates that socio-cultural valuation has great potential to improve the legitimacy of forest ecosystem management decisions and to promote consensus building.
- Subjects
ECOSYSTEM services; FOREST management; VALUATION; NATURAL resources management; ECONOMIC research
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2022, Vol 14, Issue 4, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su14042089