| Integrating ecosystem-service tradeoffs into land-use decisions. | |
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PMID: 22529388 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Recent high-profile efforts have called for integrating ecosystem-service values into important societal decisions, but there are few demonstrations of this approach in practice. We quantified ecosystem-service values to help the largest private landowner in Hawaii, Kamehameha Schools, design a land-use development plan that balances multiple private and public values on its North Shore land holdings (Island of O'ahu) of ∼10,600 ha. We used the InVEST software tool to evaluate the environmental and financial implications of seven planning scenarios encompassing contrasting land-use combinations including biofuel feedstocks, food crops, forestry, livestock, and residential development. All scenarios had positive financial return relative to the status quo of negative return. However, tradeoffs existed between carbon storage and water quality as well as between environmental improvement and financial return. Based on this analysis and community input, Kamehameha Schools is implementing a plan to support diversified agriculture and forestry. This plan generates a positive financial return ($10.9 million) and improved carbon storage (0.5% increase relative to status quo) with negative relative effects on water quality (15.4% increase in potential nitrogen export relative to status quo). The effects on water quality could be mitigated partially (reduced to a 4.9% increase in potential nitrogen export) by establishing vegetation buffers on agricultural fields. This plan contributes to policy goals for climate change mitigation, food security, and diversifying rural economic opportunities. More broadly, our approach illustrates how information can help guide local land-use decisions that involve tradeoffs between private and public interests. |
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Authors:
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Joshua H Goldstein; Giorgio Caldarone; Thomas Kaeo Duarte; Driss Ennaanay; Neil Hannahs; Guillermo Mendoza; Stephen Polasky; Stacie Wolny; Gretchen C Daily |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2012-04-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Volume: 109 ISSN: 1091-6490 ISO Abbreviation: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. Publication Date: 2012 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-05-09 Completed Date: 2012-08-13 Revised Date: 2013-05-20 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505876 Medline TA: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 7565-70 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. joshua.goldstein@colostate.edu |
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Agriculture
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economics,
methods* Biofuels / economics Carbon / metabolism Conservation of Natural Resources / economics, methods* Ecosystem* Environmental Monitoring / economics, methods Food Supply / economics Forestry / economics, methods* Geography Hawaii Humans Water Supply / economics |
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0/Biofuels; 7440-44-0/Carbon |
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