Stakeholder valuation of soil ecosystem services from New Zealand's planted forests

Autor: Amanda Matson, Loretta G. Garrett, Karen Bayne, Simeon J. Smaill, Graham Coker, Mathis Richard, Steven A. Wakelin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
0106 biological sciences
Culture
Biodiversity
Social Sciences
Forests
Surveys
01 natural sciences
Geographical locations
Ecosystem services
Trees
Soil
Sociology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Water Quality
Culturally Appropriate Technology
Soil health
Multidisciplinary
Ecology
Agroforestry
Forestry
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Terrestrial Environments
Geography
Research Design
Medicine
Ecosystem Functioning
Research Article
Conservation of Natural Resources
Forest Ecology
Science
Oceania
Research and Analysis Methods
010603 evolutionary biology
Indigenous
White People
Ecosystems
Stakeholder Participation
Forest ecology
Humans
Ecosystem
Indigenous Peoples
Survey Research
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Sustainability science
Biology and Life Sciences
Sustainability
040103 agronomy & agriculture
0401 agriculture
forestry
and fisheries
People and places
New Zealand
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 8, p e0221291 (2019)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: The goal of this study was to determine if there were differences among stakeholders in the values they attribute to soil ecosystem services from plantation forests in New Zealand. Groups of forest-associated stakeholders were identified (e.g. land owners, forest owners, wood processors, and recreational forest users) and surveyed to assess their cultural background (indigenous New Zealand Māori or not) and then the relative importance they placed on 10 forest soil ecosystem services. Across all survey respondents, very high importance was placed on the ability of soils to sustain forest growth across multiple plantings/rotations (sustainable production). Interestingly, this was more highly valued than maximising short-term production. Māori placed greater importance on forest ecosystem resilience, provenance and kaitiakitanga (sensu stewardship of resources), water quality, and harvest of food and/or medicines from forests than non-Māori. These results demonstrate inherent cultural differences in valuing the range of forest ecosystem services that soils support. It is important that cultural views are understood and integrated into future soil health testing schemes to reflect the needs of all stakeholders. Ultimately, this work will help increase the sustainability of planted forest ecosystems in New Zealand, ensure the forestry sectors social licence to operate, and add value to forest products by demonstrating environmental and cultural stewardship of forest products.
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