PLANET UNDER PRESSURE 2012 POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IN MODULE 4 OF AMAPÁ STATE FOREST
(FLOTA/AP) FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Eleneide Doff SOTTA1, Valdenira Ferreira DOS SANTOS 2, Juan Vicente GUADALUPE3 ; 1
EMBRAPA AMAPÁ, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil. Email:
[email protected] 2 INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS CIENTÍFICAS E TECNOLÓGICAS DO ESTADO DO AMAPÁ, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil. 3 UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO AMAPÁ, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil SATELLITE DATA AND FIELD WORKS FOR ANALYSING THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE AREA
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN AMAZON FOREST The loss of forest cover in tropical countries in recent decades has caused a great impact on biodiversity and ecological integrity of ecosystems and, consequently, reduced supply of ecosystem services.
Indigenous land – subsistence agriculture
Despite its great importance, the functions of these services, when related to the human wellbeing, are not well accounted in the creation of developing policies. For changing the current scenario it is necessary to give due weight for these forests.
Amazonia
Amapa State Forest of Amapa Module 4
Amazonia is a very important entity when talking about ecosystem services.
Agriculture settlements – agriculture and cattle
It supplies multiple ecosystem services for the human wellbeing in local, as well as in regional and global scales. In the context of global change, the fixation of greenhouse gases and maintenance of hydrological cycles were identified as services of great importance.
agriculture settlements
The State of Amapá contains more than 70% of its territory with preserved forests. Our main challenge now is to develop economically and keep the forest standing. The development policy of the current state is directed to develop on the border with French Guiana. Changes on current scenario of pressure on natural resources are expected, especially in areas with better road infrastructure. gold mining
The large extent of State Forest of Amapá (FLOTA/AP) - area of 2,369,400 ha – has great potential to provide ecosystems services. In particular module 4 of FLOTA/AP - border area with French Guiana.
ECONOMIC VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
PROJECT OBJECTIVES • Establish the current state of the area • Analyze the dynamics of changes in natural resources of module 4 of FLOTA/AP • Build sustainable development scenarios for the next 20 years in the study area.
INTEGRATING THEMATIC SCIENCES AND FIELD WORK RESULTS BY SIG FOR: • Diagnosing current status of natural resources
DATA RASTER (Satelite images and foto) ELEVATION (Elevation digital model) VECTORIAL (Points, lines and polygons) CADASTRAL (Tables)
The main pressures were identified (qualitative-participative assessment) as well as the type of use for each ecosystem service in order to select and apply the appropriate valuation method(s). Ecosystem Service Carbon sequestration and storage Water provision (quality) Biodiversity of fauna
Type of Pressure Deforestation from small-scale gold mining and cattle ranching Contamination of rivers by heavy metals
Type of Value Indirect use
Commercial hunting, protein source, sport hunting
Direct use
Biodiversity of flora
Commercial exploitation of timber, fruits and fiber
Direct use
Direct use
Valuation Method Opportunity cost Replacement cost Avoided cost Replacement cost Surrogate markets Replacement cost Market price
• Identifying socio-environmental dynamics • Searching for pressures over biodiversity, water resources and carbon stock
ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL FOR FUTURE SCENARIO UNDER PRESSURE Modelling future deforestation Domestic economy
Watersheds Water resources Geology Geomorphology Soil Vegetation cover Etnobotany Biomass Fauna
Modelling of identified pressures: • Deforestation • River contamination • Roads • Land-use Land-cover change • Gold mining • Commercial hunting • etc.
Mineral licensing Land use and cover Agrarian structure and situation
Global markets Popn. Size Income Agriculture Wellbeing
Calculate state defor.
Popn. Size Income Agriculture Wellbeing
Calculate município defor.
Landscape t=0
Calculate spatial distances
Static variables
Compute pixel defor. probabilities
Dynamic variables
Select point location of defor.
Pobability distribution of future deforestation
Model outcomes
Climate
Calculate total defor.
Compute size of defor. event Iterations
Landscape t=n
Rivers Protected areas Topography Climate Soil Cost surfaces Deforestation Forest cover Roads Landuse
Landscape t+1 Size distribution of defor. events
Sales et al. (em prep.)
SEARCHING BY ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVES FOR LAND USE
Socioenvironmental Ecosystem Services Valuation
SIG DATA BASE 1 :100.000
MAPS, SPATIAL ANALYSIS METADATA, REPORTS, SECONDARY PRODUCTS
The project aims to indicate economic alternatives for land use adapted to local realities and, generate essential information to support public policies that promote conservation and sustainable use. It also aims to build scenarios of use and occupation of land for the next 20 years in module 4 of the FLOTA/AP in order to determine qualitatively and quantitatively the potential changes in ecosystem services. In addition, the project is applying and adjusting methods for diagnosis and valuation of environmental services in the Amazon region taking as an example module 4 of FLOTA/AP.
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CONTACT INFORMATION: Project REDD+FLOTA Email:
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Estudo da Potencial Contribuição dos Serviços Ambientais no Módulo 4 da Floresta Estadual de Amapá (FLOTA/AP) para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável Local e Regional
