Adem Esmail, B. orcid.org/0000-0003-1377-565X, Cortinovis, C., Wang, J. et al. (2 more authors) (2023) Mapping and assessing ecosystem services for sustainable policy and decision-making in Eritrea. Ambio, 52 (6). pp. 1022-1039. ISSN 0044-7447
Abstract
The mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services (MAES) is key to inform sustainable policy and decision-making at national and sub-national levels. Responding to the paucity of research in sub-Saharan Africa, we conduct a pilot study for Eritrea that aims to map and assess the temporal dynamics of key ecosystems and their services. We reviewed policy and legal documents, analyzed land cover changes and estimated the potential for ecosystem services supply through an expert-based matrix approach. Our results showed that from 2015 to 2019, the potential supply of the ecosystem services analyzed (e.g., crop provisioning, water supply and recreation) increased, with the exception of wood supply. Overall, our study presents policy-relevant insights as to where to conserve, develop, or restore ecosystem services supply in Eritrea. Our approach is transferable to similar data scarce contexts and can thereby support policies toward more sustainable land development for people and nature.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | East Africa; Global Copernicus Land cover; IPBES; Land cover change analysis; Matrix approach; SEEA-EA |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Urban Studies & Planning (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2023 10:22 |
Last Modified: | 10 May 2023 08:14 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s13280-023-01841-4 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:198493 |