Protected Area management: Fusion and confusion with the ecosystem services approach

Hummel, Christiaan; Poursanidis, Dimitris; Orenstein, Daniel; Elliott, Michael; Adamescu, Mihai Cristian; Cazacu, Constantin; Ziv, Guy; Chrysoulakis, Nektarios; van der Meer, Jaap; Hummel, Herman

Abstract

© 2018 The Authors For many years, Protected Areas (PA) have been an important tool for conserving nature. Recently, also societal aspects have been introduced into PA management via the introduction of the Ecosystem Services (ES) approach. This review discusses the historical background of PAs, PA management, and the ES approach. We then discuss the relevance and applicability of the ES approach for PA management, including the different definitions of ES, different classification methods, and the ways in which ES are measured. We conclude that there are still major challenges ahead in using the ES approach in PA management and so recommendations are given on the way in which the ES approach should be integrated into PA management.

Citation

Hummel, C., Poursanidis, D., Orenstein, D., Elliott, M., Adamescu, M. C., Cazacu, C., Ziv, G., Chrysoulakis, N., van der Meer, J., & Hummel, H. (2019). Protected Area management: Fusion and confusion with the ecosystem services approach. Science of the Total Environment, 651, 2432-2443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.033

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 3, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Oct 6, 2018
• Publication Date: Feb 15, 2019
• Deposit Date: May 31, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 6, 2022
• Journal: Science of the Total Environment
• Print ISSN: 0048-9697
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 651
• Pages: 2432-2443
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.033
• Keywords: Ecosystem services; Protected Areas; Management; Nature conservation
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1136597