Quantifying services and identifying watershed priority areas for soil and water conservation programmes

Miguel Marchamalo*, Raffaele Vignola, Federico Gomez-Delgado, Beatriz Gonzalez-Rodrigo

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Abstract

Regional payment for ecosystem services (PES) schemes targeting hydrological ecosystem services are rapidly gaining in popularity and dominance in Central America. In some biological corridors, they have become the driving force behind forest conservation initiatives (DeClerck et al, 2010). Soil conservation and water regulation are strongly interrelated ecosystem processes that provide important services. Indeed, soil conservation influences the provision of water services in terms of quality, quantity and continuity of water supply. These relationships make soil conservation and water regulation fully integrated topics, with particular relevance to managing for increasingly needed climate change adaptation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEcosystem Services from Agriculture and Agroforestry
Subtitle of host publicationMeasurement and Payment
EditorsFabrice DeClerk, Jean Francois Le Coq, Bruno Rapidel, John Beer
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Chapter2
Pages37-64
Number of pages28
ISBN (Electronic)9781849775656
ISBN (Print)9781849775656
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

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