Participatory ecological restoration and cultural ecosystem services: a necessary relationship
Background and Aims: Inclusion of cultural ecosystem services in participatory ecological restoration projects is scarce, despite being recognized as important. The objective of this study was to analyse the role of cultural ecosystem services associated with participatory ecological restoration pro...
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| author | González-Molina, Hilda Zolangie Trilleras , Jenny M. Pyszczek , Oscar Luis Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad |
| author_facet | González-Molina, Hilda Zolangie Trilleras , Jenny M. Pyszczek , Oscar Luis Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad |
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| description | Background and Aims: Inclusion of cultural ecosystem services in participatory ecological restoration projects is scarce, despite being recognized as important. The objective of this study was to analyse the role of cultural ecosystem services associated with participatory ecological restoration processes in the Ecoparque Sabana, municipality of Tocancipá, Colombia, by assessing the perceptions and social representations of the stakeholders of the process.
Methods: A semi-structured interview was applied to administrators, workers and visitors of the Ecopark, as well as inhabitants of the municipality Tocancipá, to assess the perceptions and social representations of the stakeholders of the process. Ecosystem services evaluated were scenic beauty, spiritual and artistic inspiration, sense of place, social relationships, ecotourism, educational value and cultural heritage. The information was analysed using text mining, discourse analysis, and multiple correspondence analysis.
Key results: Cultural ecosystem services play a key role within the participatory ecological restoration process. Participatory ecological restoration processes generated a positive perception in the majority of the interviewees (91%). Moreover, differences were found in the perceptions of services according to the group of actors to which they belong, gender and place of residence (rural/urban). The increase in the number of visits resulted in an increase in the support from visitors to the restauration process. Educational values and ecotourism gave added value to restoration processes, since they promote social relations, conservation and generate deep-rooted relationships.
Conclusions: Incorporating ecosystem services including cultural ones, in participatory ecological restoration processes is necessary. The importance of the cultural component was verified as the restoration progressed, evidencing the strengthening of the link between the recovery of biophysical aspects with cultural aspects in the generation of social context (tejido social). |
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| spelling | oai:oai.abm.ojs.inecol.mx:article-19292022-07-14T20:22:28Z Participatory ecological restoration and cultural ecosystem services: a necessary relationship Restauración ecológica participativa y servicios ecosistémicos culturales: una relación necesaria González-Molina, Hilda Zolangie Trilleras , Jenny M. Pyszczek , Oscar Luis Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad educational value photointerpretation social representations socio-ecological system wetlands. fotointerpretación humedales representaciones sociales sistema socio-ecológico valor educacional. Background and Aims: Inclusion of cultural ecosystem services in participatory ecological restoration projects is scarce, despite being recognized as important. The objective of this study was to analyse the role of cultural ecosystem services associated with participatory ecological restoration processes in the Ecoparque Sabana, municipality of Tocancipá, Colombia, by assessing the perceptions and social representations of the stakeholders of the process. Methods: A semi-structured interview was applied to administrators, workers and visitors of the Ecopark, as well as inhabitants of the municipality Tocancipá, to assess the perceptions and social representations of the stakeholders of the process. Ecosystem services evaluated were scenic beauty, spiritual and artistic inspiration, sense of place, social relationships, ecotourism, educational value and cultural heritage. The information was analysed using text mining, discourse analysis, and multiple correspondence analysis. Key results: Cultural ecosystem services play a key role within the participatory ecological restoration process. Participatory ecological restoration processes generated a positive perception in the majority of the interviewees (91%). Moreover, differences were found in the perceptions of services according to the group of actors to which they belong, gender and place of residence (rural/urban). The increase in the number of visits resulted in an increase in the support from visitors to the restauration process. Educational values and ecotourism gave added value to restoration processes, since they promote social relations, conservation and generate deep-rooted relationships. Conclusions: Incorporating ecosystem services including cultural ones, in participatory ecological restoration processes is necessary. The importance of the cultural component was verified as the restoration progressed, evidencing the strengthening of the link between the recovery of biophysical aspects with cultural aspects in the generation of social context (tejido social). Antecedentes y Objetivos: La incorporación de los servicios ecosistémicos culturales en los proyectos de restauración ecológica participativa es muy escasa, a pesar de reconocerse como importante. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar el papel de los servicios ecosistémicos culturales asociados a procesos de restauración ecológica participativa en el Ecoparque Sabana en el municipio Tocancipá, Colombia, mediante la valoración de percepciones y representaciones sociales de los actores del proceso. Métodos: Para valorar las percepciones y representaciones sociales, se aplicó una entrevista semiestructurada a administrativos, trabajadores y visitantes del Ecoparque, así como a habitantes del municipio Tocancipá. Se evaluaron los servicios ecosistémicos de belleza escénica, inspiración espiritual y artística, sentido de lugar, relaciones sociales, ecoturismo, valor educativo y patrimonio cultural. La información se analizó mediante minería de texto, análisis del discurso y análisis de correspondencia múltiple. Resultados clave: Los servicios ecosistémicos culturales cumplen un papel clave dentro del proceso de restauración ecológica participativa. Este tipo de procesos de restauración generaron en la mayoría de los entrevistados (91%) una percepción positiva. Adicionalmente, se encontraron diferencias en las percepciones sobre los servicios ecosistémicos de acuerdo con el grupo de actores al que pertenecen, género y residencia (rural/urbana). El aumento del número de visitas resultó en un incremento del arraigo de los visitantes hacia el proceso de restauración. El valor educativo y el ecoturismo brindan un valor agregado a los procesos de restauración, ya que promueven las relaciones sociales, la conservación y generan relaciones de arraigo. Conclusiones: Incorporar la valoración sociocultural de servicios ecosistémicos, incluyendo los culturales, en los procesos de restauración ecológica participativa es necesario. Se comprobó el fortalecimiento del vínculo entre la recuperación de aspectos biofísicos con los aspectos culturales en la generación de tejido social a medida que avanza la restauración. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2022-03-20 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/xml application/epub+zip https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1929 10.21829/abm129.2022.1929 Acta Botanica Mexicana; No. 129 (2022) Acta Botanica Mexicana; Núm. 129 (2022) 2448-7589 0187-7151 spa https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1929/4177 https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1929/4240 https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1929/4178 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | González-Molina, Hilda Zolangie Trilleras , Jenny M. Pyszczek , Oscar Luis Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad Participatory ecological restoration and cultural ecosystem services: a necessary relationship |
| title | Participatory ecological restoration and cultural ecosystem services: a necessary relationship |
| title_full | Participatory ecological restoration and cultural ecosystem services: a necessary relationship |
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| title_short | Participatory ecological restoration and cultural ecosystem services: a necessary relationship |
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| url | https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1929 |
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