Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://doi.org/10.48548/pubdata-1421
Full metadata record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Resource type | Journal Article |
| Title(s) | Future ecosystem service provision under land-use change scenarios in southwestern Ethiopia |
| DOI | 10.48548/pubdata-1421 |
| Handle | 20.500.14123/1490 |
| Creator | Duguma, Dula Wakassa  0000-0003-4581-8351Brück, Maria 0000-0001-8656-8972Shumi, Girma 0000-0001-7386-6815Law, Elizabeth 0000-0003-4456-1259Benra, Felipe 0000-0003-2189-2186Schultner, Jannik 0000-0002-5865-7975Nemomissa, Sileshi 0000-0002-3665-0713Abson, David J. 0000-0003-3755-785XFischer, Joern 0000-0003-3187-8978 |
| Abstract | Continued pressure and transformation of land-use by humans are key drivers of biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) loss. To determine the sustainability of possible future land-use practices, it is important to anticipate likely future changes to biodiversity and ES. This can help stakeholders and decision-makers to understand and assess the viability of current development policies and design alternative future pathways. Focusing on a biodiversity hotspot in southwestern Ethiopia, we considered four future land-use scenarios (namely: ‘Gain over grain’, ‘Coffee and conservation’, ‘Mining green gold’ and ‘Food first’ scenarios) that were developed in an earlier project via participatory scenario planning. We modelled and mapped the spatial distribution of six ES (erosion control, carbon storage, coffee production, crop production, livestock feed, and woody-plant richness) for the current landscape and the four scenarios. Our results show that potential ES changes differed strongly across the scenarios. Changes were strongest for land-use scenarios involving large-scale agricultural intensification; and changes were not uniformly distributed across the landscape. Smallholder farmers specializing on cash crops (‘Gain over grain’ scenario) would likely cause little change to ES generation, but major losses in ES would result from expanding either food or coffee production (‘Mining green gold’ and ‘Food first’). Finally, the ‘Coffee and conservation’ scenario appears to be the most sustainable scenario because it would secure diverse ES for the long term. Our findings provide valuable input for decision-makers and stakeholders and could help to identify sustainable land-use options. |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Ecosystem; Services; Land Use; Large-scale Intensification; Spatial Mapping |
| Year of publication in PubData | 2024 |
| Publishing type | Parallel publication |
| Publication version | Published version |
| Date issued | 2024-03-11 |
| Creation context | Research |
| Faculty / department | Fakultät Nachhaltigkeit |
| Notes | This publication was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). |
| Date of Availability | 2024-11-06T14:42:58Z |
| Archiving Facility | Medien- und Informationszentrum (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg  02w2y2t16) |
| Published by | Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg |
Information regarding first publication
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Resource type | Journal |
| Title of the resource type | Ecosystems and People |
| Identifier | DOI: 10.1080/26395916.2024.2321613 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Number | 2321613 |
| Number type | Article |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Related Resources
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Duguma_Future_ecosystem_service_provision.pdf License: 
open-access | 8.72 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in PubData are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
Views
BibTeX
RIS
Item Export Bar
Datacite XML
OpenAIRE4
Access statistics
Page view(s): 7
Download(s): 4