Institutional challenges in putting ecosystem service knowledge in practice

• Autores: Saarikoski, Heli; Primmer, Eeva; Saarela, Sanna-Riikka; Antunes, Paula; Aszalós, Réka; Baró, Francesc; Berry, Pam; Blanko, Gemma Garcia; Gómez Baggethun, Erik; Carvalho, Laurence; Dick, Jan; Dunford, Robert; Hanzu, Mihail; Harrison, Paula A.; Izakovicova, Zita; Kertész, Miklós; Kopperoinen, Leena; Köhler, Berit; Langemeyer, Johannes; Lapola, David; Liquete, Camino; Luque, Sandra; Mederly, Peter; Niemelä, Jari; Palomo, Ignacio; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José; Peri, Pablo Luis; Preda, Elena; Priess, Jörg A.; Santos, Rui; Schleyer, Christian; Turkelboom, Francis; Vadineanu, Angheluta; Verheyden, Wim; Vikström, Suvi; Young, Juliette
• Año de publicación: 2018
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: ecosystem service assessment; stakeholders; policy-making; social capital
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

The promise that ecosystem service assessments will contribute to better decision-making is not yet proven. We analyse how knowledge on ecosystem services is actually used to inform land and water management in 22 case studies covering different social-ecological systems in European and Latin American countries. None of the case studies reported instrumental use of knowledge in a sense that ecosystem service knowledge would have served as an impartial arbiter between policy options. Yet, in most cases, there was some evidence of conceptual learning as a result of close interaction between researchers, practitioners and stakeholders. We observed several factors that constrained knowledge uptake, including competing interests and political agendas, scientific disputes, professional norms and competencies, and lack of vertical and horizontal integration. Ecosystem knowledge played a small role particularly in those planning and policy-making situations where it challenged established interests and the current distribution of benefits from ecosystems. The factors that facilitated knowledge use included application of transparent participatory methods, social capital, policy champions and clear synergies between ecosystem services and human well-being. The results are aligned with previous studies which have emphasized the importance of building local capacity, ownership and trust for the long-term success of ecosystem service research.
Fil: Saarikoski, Heli. Finnish Environment Institute; Finlandia
Fil: Primmer, Eeva. Finnish Environment Institute; Finlandia
Fil: Saarela, Sanna-Riikka. Finnish Environment Institute; Finlandia
Fil: Antunes, Paula. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Faculdade de Ciências E Tecnologia; Portugal
Fil: Aszalós, Réka. Hungarian Academy Of Sciences. Institute Of Ecology And Botany; Hungría
Fil: Baró, Francesc. Hospital del Mar; España. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Berry, Pam. University of Oxford; Reino Unido
Fil: Blanko, Gemma Garcia. Tecnalia; España
Fil: Gómez Baggethun, Erik. Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Noruega. Norwegian Institute For Nature Research; Noruega
Fil: Carvalho, Laurence. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Reino Unido
Fil: Dick, Jan. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Reino Unido
Fil: Dunford, Robert. University of Oxford; Reino Unido. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Reino Unido
Fil: Hanzu, Mihail. Romanian National Institute Of Research And Development In Forestry 'marin Dracea';
Fil: Harrison, Paula A.. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Reino Unido
Fil: Izakovicova, Zita. Slovak Academy of Science. Institute of Landscape Ecology; Eslovaquia
Fil: Kertész, Miklós. Hungarian Academy Of Sciences. Institute Of Ecology And Botany; Hungría
Fil: Kopperoinen, Leena. Finnish Environment Institute; Finlandia
Fil: Köhler, Berit. Norwegian Institute For Nature Research; Noruega
Fil: Langemeyer, Johannes. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España. Hospital del Mar; España
Fil: Lapola, David. Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Brasil
Fil: Liquete, Camino. European Commission Joint Research Centre; Italia
Fil: Luque, Sandra. ational Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture; Francia
Fil: Mederly, Peter. Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra; Eslovaquia
Fil: Niemelä, Jari. University of Helsinki; Finlandia
Fil: Palomo, Ignacio. Basque Centre For Climate Change; España
Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Preda, Elena. Universitatea Din Bucuresti; Rumania
Fil: Priess, Jörg A.. Helmholtz Zentrum Für Umweltforschung; Alemania
Fil: Santos, Rui. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Faculdade de Ciências E Tecnologia; Portugal
Fil: Schleyer, Christian. Alpen-adria-universität Klagenfurt; Austria
Fil: Turkelboom, Francis. Research Institute For Nature And Forest; Bélgica
Fil: Vadineanu, Angheluta. Universitatea Din Bucuresti; Rumania
Fil: Verheyden, Wim. Research Institute For Nature And Forest; Bélgica
Fil: Vikström, Suvi. Finnish Environment Institute; Finlandia
Fil: Young, Juliette. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Reino Unido