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Map of the study area in East Mau forest in Kenya Source: Data from Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development and own GIS mapping
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... Mau forest is located about 50 Km south of Nakuru Town at 35° 58' 00‖ E and 00° 32' 00‖ S, altitude range of 1200 and 2600m (Figure 1). It has an area of approximately 280 km 2 . ...
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... In 2005, the publication of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) Report focused the global attention on the importance of natural capital and ecosystem services -defined as the benefits humans gain from healthy and functional ecosystems -for society (MEA, 2005). At first, the scientific community has defined, classified, assessed, evaluated, and mapped the ecosystem services provided by several natural resources Stürck et al., 2014;Häyhä et al., 2015;Langat et al. 2018). Afterwards, the policy makers have started to define and implement policies and actions to maintain natural capital and to improve related ecosystem services at international, national, and local level (Larigauderie and Mooney, 2010;La Notte et al., 2012). ...
The nature-based recreational activities can be considered one of the most
important cultural ecosystem services provided by forests. They provide
benefits to local economy, human health and well-being reducing depres�sion and mental illnesses risk and increasing social interactions. The aim
of the present study is to assess the socio-economic importance of forest�based recreational activities using the travel cost demand analysis. The
study was implemented in a black pine forest in Italy (Pratomagno for�est) characterized by a multifunctional forest role and a diversified recre�ational attendance. The study on forest-based recreational activities was
organized in four steps: development and pre-testing of a questionnaire;
identification of the sample of visitors; administration of the questionnaire
to the visitors; data processing. The results show that the most important
forest-based recreational activity carried out by visitors is relaxing in the
nature, followed by hiking and picnicking. The occasional visitors prefer
more passive recreational activities (relaxing in the nature and picnicking),
while regular and loyal visitors prefer more active recreational activities
(hiking, mountain biking, picking non-wood forest products). A consumer
surplus in the range between 39 and 44 � per visit was estimated based
on the model (Poisson and Negative binomial model), corresponding to
60.5-68.3 � per hectare. The results show that nature-based recreational
activities can generate positive direct and indirect benefits for forest man�agers and local people. The local decision makers should act on forest stand
characteristics with the aim of increasing the recreational attractiveness and
the consequent economic benefits.
... In 2005, the publication of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) Report focused the global attention on the importance of natural capital and ecosystem services -defined as the benefits humans gain from healthy and functional ecosystems -for society (MEA, 2005). At first, the scientific community has defined, classified, assessed, evaluated, and mapped the ecosystem services provided by several natural resources Stürck et al., 2014;Häyhä et al., 2015;Langat et al. 2018). Afterwards, the policy makers have started to define and implement policies and actions to maintain natural capital and to improve related ecosystem services at international, national, and local level (Larigauderie and Mooney, 2010;La Notte et al., 2012). ...
Natural capital stocks generate ecosystem services flows that are directly used or enjoyed by people, providing benefits to human well-being. Anthropogenic pressures on natural ecosystems cause biodiversity loss and, in turn, affect the capability of natural ecosystems to provide flows of good and services to humans. Environmental accounting represents a useful tool to assess the value of ecosystem goods and services, also providing useful information to localmanagers and policymakers in charge of implementing management and policy strategies oriented to the sustainable use of natural resources. Given this premise, this special issue includes theoretical, methodological, and applied papers focusing on natural capital, ecosystem services, and environmental accounting.
... In 2005, the publication of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) Report focused the global attention on the importance of natural capital and ecosystem services -defined as the benefits humans gain from healthy and functional ecosystems -for society (MEA, 2005). At first, the scientific community has defined, classified, assessed, evaluated, and mapped the ecosystem services provided by several natural resources Stürck et al., 2014;Häyhä et al., 2015;Langat et al. 2018). Afterwards, the policy makers have started to define and implement policies and actions to maintain natural capital and to improve related ecosystem services at international, national, and local level (Larigauderie and Mooney, 2010;La Notte et al., 2012). ...
... Natural ecosystems provide goods and services which are beneficial for people whilst human activities have an impact on ecosystems. To increase knowledge on ecosystem services, some studies used biophysical metrics to assess them (Burkhard et al. 2012), other researches focused on the monetary evaluation of ecosystem services provided by natural capital (Langat et al. 2018), while few studies considered the socio-cultural valuation of ecosystem services by stakeholders and experts (Oteros-Rozas et al. 2014;Iniesta-Arandia et al. 2014;Nijnik et al. 2016). This last aspect concerns the investigation of social needs, opinions, and preferences -the so-called socio-cultural valuestowards ecosystem services useful to better define objectives, concerns, and priorities to be included in the participatory decision-making process (Lamarque et al. 2011;Gómez-Baggethun et al. 2012). ...
An inclusive and transparent participatory process in the Balkan region can facilitate information’s exchange between decision-makers and local community, and increase social acceptance of forest management outcomes. The study – developed in the “FOR Balkans” project – has two main objectives: stakeholders’ engagement in forest management scenarios’ development and implementation of a Spatial Decision Support System to enhance sustainable and multifunctional forest management. To achieve them, a face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted in three study areas in the Balkans: Shkrel district (Albania), Rugova valley (Kosovo), Knjaževac municipality (Serbia). The questionnaire – provided as a digital application – was administered to a sample of stakeholders in each study area. Stakeholders’ opinions towards ecosystem services and forest management practices were investigated. Results show that in Rugova provisioning services are the most important ecosystem services, that can be enhanced through a greater use of wood residues for energy purposes. In Shkrel, stakeholders consider supporting services as the most important category of ecosystem services that they can be maintained and improved through the implementation of sanitary fellings. In Knjaževac, stakeholders emphasize cultural services’ importance, which can be enhanced by promoting mixed forests and improving recreational facilities.
