Integrating Ecosystem Services in Nature Conservation for Colombia.

ABSTRACT: The ecosystem services (ES) approach has been introduced in environmental policies and management to serve as a link between nature and society. Communication, education, and participation actions (CEPA) have the potential to facilitate this link. In this research, we evaluated how CEPA have been implemented in biodiversity conservation projects that consider ES. We used content analysis to review 182 biodiversity conservation projects executed by 33 environmental authorities in Colombia. We also used multiple correspondence analysis and cluster analysis to classify projects on the basis of the purpose of CEPA, type of CEPA, integration of CEPA, ES addressed, main stakeholders, and aim of conservation. We found that five aspects are key to fostering social engagement in environmental manag

SUBMITTER: Burgos-Ayala A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7320067 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature