Quantification of ecosystem services providing socio-economic benefits to customary owners of natural resources in Pauri, western Himalaya

• DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2021.100121
• Publication Date: 2022-01-07T17:58:28Z
• Authors: Shashidhar Kumar Jha; A.K. Negi; Juha M. Alatalo
• Keywords: Ecosystem Management; Normalization; Natural Resource Management

Climate change has negative consequences for the biophysical environment and an observable impact on flows of ecosystem services. Considering high relevance services, it is imperative to analyze present status services flows, effective planning cope with natural anthropogenic catastrophes. It equally important identify drivers resource deterioration. In a study conducted among 545 randomly selected households in 91 villages along altitudinal gradient (<1200 m asl (zone A), 1200–1800 B), >1801 C)) Pauri District, Uttarakhand, India, multi-disciplinary bottom-up, indicator-based approach was applied identification normalization indicators pertaining The greatest reduction recorded zone A (0.56), followed by B (0.46) C (0.35). estimated deterioration seen supportive (0.48) regulatory (0.47) perspective provided can facilitate adaptive management ecosystems Himalayas, e.g., district-level quantification guide policy-makers planners towards more efficient adaptation help minimize gap between local requirements policy/program formulation.