Integrated Coastal Management System Based on Ecosystem Services

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Brazil (Coastal Sao Paulo)

Geographical coverage

Geographical scale of the assessment Single site
Country or countries covered Brazil
Any other necessary information or explanation for identifying the location of the assessment, including site or region name

State of São Paulo

Geographical scale of the assessment

Single site

Country or countries covered

Brazil

Any other necessary information or explanation for identifying the location of the assessment, including site or region name

State of São Paulo

Conceptual framework, methodology and scope

Assessment objectives

This assessment hopes attain information on how traditional and poor communities are served by ecosystems, in the buffer zone around the Serra do Mar State Park in the Juqueriquere River Catchment.

Mandate for the assessment

Conceptual framework and/or methodology used for the assessment

URL or copy of conceptual framework developed or adapted

System(s) assessed

  • Marine
  • Coastal
  • Inland water
  • Forest and woodland
  • Cultivated/Agricultural land
  • Urban

Species groups assessed

Ecosystem services/functions assessed

Provisioning

  • Food
  • Water
  • Medicinal resources
  • Ornamental resources

Regulating

  • Air quality
  • Climate regulation
  • Regulation of water flows
  • Erosion prevention

Supporting Services/Functions

Cultural Services

  • Recreation and tourism

Scope of assessment includes

Drivers of change in systems and services

Impacts of change in services on human well-being

Options for responding/interventions to the trends observed

Explicit consideration of the role of biodiversity in the systems and services covered by the assessment

Timing of the assessment

Year assessment started

2013

Year assessment finished

If ongoing, year assessment is anticipated to finish

2015

Periodicity of assessment

Assessment outputs

Website(s)

Report(s)

Communication materials (e.g. brochure, presentations, posters, audio-visual media)

Journal publications

Marone E,. Lana P.C., Andriguetto J.M., Seixas C.S., Turra A., Knoppers B.A. (2010) Coastal Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. The case of MAFU Brazil and a program in progress with India and South Africa. Forum de Sostenibilidad 4: 113-125.
Forum_de_Sostenibilidad_4_2010.pdf

Training materials

Other documents/outputs

Tools and processes

Tools and approaches used in the assessment

  • Modelling
  • Geospatial analysis
  • Indicators
  • Scenarios
  • Social (non-monetary) valuation
  • Stakeholder consultations
  • Response options

Process used for stakeholder engagement in the assessment process and which component

Key stakeholder groups engaged

The number of people directly involved in the assessment process

Incorporation of scientific and other types of knowledge

Supporting documentation for specific approaches, methodology or criteria developed and/or used to integrate knowledge systems into the assessment

Assessment reports peer reviewed

Data

Accessibility of data used in assessment

Policy impact

Impacts the assessment has had on policy and/or decision making, as evidenced through policy references and actions

Independent or other review on policy impact of the assessment

Lessons learnt for future assessments from these reviews

Capacity building

Capacity building needs identified during the assessment

Actions taken by the assessment to build capacity

How have gaps in capacity been communicated to the different stakeholders

Knowledge generation

Gaps in knowledge identified from the assessment

How gaps in knowledge have been communicated to the different stakeholders

Additional relevant information